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          lonely.  it was the best description he could come up with for what she was saying.  looking down at their joined hands, fernando pulled them up to place a kiss on the back of her hand, lingering.     “  stay with me.  spend the night here.  ”    as long as they were together, he never wanted her to feel that way, he wanted her to feel safe, loved, and most of all not alone.  if that was a way to give her that he would gladly do so.  not that he’d mind her company in his bed either, but the intention were completely different.  but fernando knew she thought him to be a man she could trust; never would he want to break that given trust.

          leaning into him all the more she placed her head on his shoulder in response.  she’d never understood the word swoon before but she was starting to.  there was something in the way he spoke  -  in the way he looked at her like  ...  she was only woman in the world.  precious somehow.  it had her heart doing all kinds of crazy acrobatics.   “  if you want me to.  ”   she answered quietly,  trying to hide her smile.  in truth,  she’d been waiting for him to ask for a while but he seemed like the traditional kind so she wasn’t going to push it and risk him thinking less of her. 

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     @ciienfuegos   !!

          soft notes leak from his lips like sweet honey   !   and however pleasant to listen to   ,   gaze continues to wander   ---   not towards any man   (   of course not   !   )   ,   but towards one woman in particular   .  just look at her   !   sizing him up as though he is some variety of appetizer   .   and thus   ,   ultimately   ,   she is inclined to interrupt  handsome company’s  tale   ---    

         ❝   ---   do you  know  her   ?    ❞

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✦･ﾟ･ﾟ﹡@ciienfuegos ❱ cont.

                              the  CONCEPT  of  having  a  father  --  one  that  was  there,  real,  in  the  flesh,  was  something  akin  to  STRANGE  to  the  blonde,  for  after  nearly  FIVE  DECADES  of  not  having  one,  nobody  could  blame  her  for  that.  &&  she  wanted  to  be  angry  at  her  mother  for  not  telling  her  who  he  was,  ---  but  she  couldn't,  for  she'd  done  the  SAME  to  her  own  daughter,  she  was  no  better  in  that  sense.  ❝    you  haven't  DISAPPOINTED  me,  you  didn't  even  know  i  existed  ----  that  wasn't  your  FAULT,    ❞   words  were  soft,  smile  ebbing  'cross  the  expanse  of  her  features  as  her  gaze  settled  'pon  that  of  the  other.  &&  donna  knew  that  the  TIME  that  were  able  to  spend  with  each  other  now  would  be  even  more  PRECIOUS,  even  more  important  than  they  would  have  been  before.  however,  with  her  mother  here  now,  she  had  no  idea  how  LONG  either  of  them  planned  on  STAYING  now.  ❝   i  suppose  you'll  be  going  with  her,  when  she  LEAVES  again  ??    ❞  

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      the sound was terrifying   -   gunfire and what she thought was a canon but she couldn't tell where it was coming from,   it felt like it was surrounding her in every direction.   ruby had always been a gentle girl,   she’d never even seen a fight let alone heard a gun go off before today and the chaos had her heart beating almost out of her chest,   tears spilling from her eyes so fast she could barely see as she ran   -   running nowhere in particular just away  -   that was until she ran straight into another body. 

        “   lo siento,  señor.   i’m sorry,   i’m sorry.  ”   she cried,   barely looking up as she tried to back away.

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          lazy lines were drawn on her bare arm, his own one hugging her from behind as they laid in his bed.  it hadn’t been much he could have offered, but by some miracle it had been enough for her.  to him, it had felt utterly right to have her in his arms, as if they had never done anything else.  had it been up to him,  he could live like that for the rest of his life.    “  that is all i could ask for, cariña. i want you to feel comfortable. eres lo más precioso en mi vida. ”    kissing her shoulder, he then nuzzled her neck.    “  it is late, you should sleep,  ”    he suggested in a hushed tone.

           smiling as he kissed her neck,  ruby shifted so she was pressed even tighter against him.  she’d never felt this way about a man before  -  hell,  she’d never felt this way about anyone before.  they’d only known each other for about a month and half but it felt like she’d known him all her life and for several lives before that.  like she was born solely to love him.  well,  to love him and to sing.  she almost rolled her eyes at herself she was being so ridiculously romantic.  thinking things she’d never thought before.  it was all his doing,  of that she was sure.    “  but i don’t want to sleep.  cuando estoy contigo nunca quiero dormir,  mi amado.  ”   her spanish was still a working progress,  she understood mostly but her speaking needed work.  still,  she always tried at least.  taking his hand in hers she threaded there fingers together,  wondering how many nights like this they had left before they got to the rio grande.  

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       two weeks had passed since their first dinner together. he had been so eager to learn as much about donna as he could, wanted to hear what she liked, what she disliked, wanted to hear about her hobbies.  there were so many aspects.  it had been quite surprising that he hadn’t been too forward to ruby’s liking.  but he enjoyed it.    

                   “  it’s only been two weeks.  ”

         it had been the first time he and ruby were alone since they started their three-nights-a-week-dinners;  with him usually leaving while donna was still around.  this time, however, ruby didn’t seem to mind his company for longer than usual, for that he was more than glad.  he had missed their time together, even if it was merely as friends;   he could live with that.    “  but i can’t say i feel any different.  she’s absolutely amazing.  she’s our daughter, i shouldn’t expect anything else.  ”    a smile crossed his lips as he looked at ruby,  emotions more than clear in his eyes.    “  i   …   i cannot thank you enough for letting me part of her life.  ”    for as long as he managed to go without messing it up.

                 it’s only been two weeks.  two weeks and yet it felt like an eternity. like some sort of dream where she finally had him back and everything was beautiful but as soon as she reached out to touch him, she would wake and the dream would end. seeing him with donna only made it worse  -  seeing how happy she was, seeing his eyes so full of love as he talked about her like she was some sort of angel fallen from the sky, it only made her want him more. 

             it was her rule and yet she seemed tempted to break it almost all the time. it was why she’d been avoiding being alone with him  -  trying to be friendly with fernando was like torture to her, the kind reserved for those trapped in purgatory. 

           but why should she wait, he’d proven himself hadn't he ?  he’d been there every day he was supposed to   -   on time or early, he was still the same man she fell in love with. and with the way he looked at her, ruby thought surely, even if he thought about leaving her again he wouldn’t leave donna. ignoring his words, ruby stepped closer to him   -   far too close for a friendly conversation.

“   what would you say if i told you you were allowed to be charming ?  ” 

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✦･ﾟ･ﾟ﹡ @ciienfuegos  ❱ cont.

                              it  wasn't  OFTEN  that  the  blonde  found  herself  unable  to  sleep,  for  when  she  did,  it  was  typically  late  &&  with  LONG  DAYS  came  exhaustion,  but  as  of  late,  she  was  finding  it  increasingly  difficult  to  find  solace  in  sleeping.  what  she  hadn't  EXPECTED,  however,  was  to  find  señor  cienfuegos  sitting  atop  the  rooftop  she'd  found  herself  on.  the  man  was  a  MYSTERY,  but  if  she  were  to  be  completely  HONEST,  donna  wasn't  in  the  utmost  certain  what  she'd  do  without  him  these  days.  what  with  the  hotel  undergoing  RENOVATIONS  &&  sophie  still  off  seeing  the  world  with  sky,  for  once  in  her  life,  donna  sheridan  was  glad  of  the  help.  for  it  hadn't  been  EASY,  letting  go  of  the  CONTROL  here  &&  there,  but  it  was  something  that  her  husband  had  convinced  her  to  do,  but  it  often  left  her  with  more  time  than  she'd  like  to  THINK,  something  she  always  liked  a  distraction  from. 

                              ❝  memories  ??  only  GOOD  ones,  i  hope,  ❞  she  smiled  softly,  taking  the  seat  beside  the  other  as  she  spoke.  but  it  was  as  her  gaze  came  to  settle  'pon  the  dark  sky  above  her  that  his  question  greeted  her,  &&  in  TRUTH,  she  wasn't  entirely  certain  what  it  was  that  was  keeping  her  up  as  of  late,  but  she'd  like  to  get  to  the  BOTTOM  of  it,  for  her  SANITY'S  sake,  if  nothing  else.  ❝  would  you  BELIEVE  me  if  i  said  i  just  couldn't  sleep  ??  ❞  she  questioned,  light  shrug  rolling  from  her  shoulders  as  ocean  gaze  turned  toward  the  man  currently  sitting  beside  her.  ❝  i  usually  go  down  to  the  BEACH,  but  sitting  up  here  seemed  more  apt  this  evening,  ❞  she  explained,  gaze  dropping  as  she  came  to  toy  with  the  WEDDING  BAND  on  her  finger.  

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                   RUBY SHERIDAN : HEADCANON 003 : FERNANDO

Since they first met, Ruby has always admired Fernando’s bravery and his calming energy. She’s always considered him a saviour of sorts since they ran into each other in the middle of chaos.

Ruby never liked the idea of marriage. From what she’d seen of it the whole thing seemed like becoming some sort of willing prisoner and her dreams were far too big to be held down by a husband. It wasn’t until she met Fernando she felt that being a wife might not be the worst thing in the world. 

It may not have been the best song she’d ever heard, but the song he wrote for her has always held a special place in her heart. She often hums it to herself absentmindedly though she denies thinking about him. It’s become enough of a habit that Donna knows the tune by heart.

While Ruby knows he’s not looking at anyone but her, she can be incredibly possessive and tends to put on a show when she notices another woman’s eye lingering on him too long, much more so when she was younger but she hasn’t mellowed much with age.

Carrying on from the last point she loves making him jealous at any opportunity.

Ruby has always preferred his family to her own, she loved his parents the few times they met and was always fond of his brother whilst never being close with her own.

When she figured out he wasn’t coming back, Ruby stopped trying to learn Spanish.  she didn’t speak a word of it again until after they found each other. 

Once reunited on the island and the two of them get to talking, Ruby buys Fernando a boat to replace the one he had to sell. 

When Fernando asks Ruby to marry him, he presents her with his grandmother’s ring - it’s not extravagant but she loves it and she never takes it off. When they marry she wants the ring she gives him to be equally sentimental so she melts down the first gold bracelet she could afford to buy herself into a ring for him with the words ‘ Amandote Siempre, Ruby ’ engraved on the inside.

While Ruby will never be completely satisfied with a simple life, Fernando keeps her happy enough to live somewhere quiet like the Island when she isn’t on tour and when she is, he’s her favourite companion - she’s even pulled him out on the stage to sing with her a few times.

Ruby’s relationship with Donna is significantly improved when Fernando is around to keep her grounded which is something that she’ll always be grateful for.