girl in the spider's web.

     “i know, that was the plan,” ruby laughed as she fixed her outfit. thankfully she had a secure enough bra to pull this look off, without it being able to be seen. “do you know how many bras i went through to get it perfect? too many. i don’t know why it has to be difficult to wear strapless and backless.” at cirrisu’s words, ruby rolled her eyes. “yeah yeah, i’ll sneak you some of the good stuff.” grabbing the matching red heels from their box, ruby slipped them on. did she need them? probably not, in honesty, but it was for the aesthetic. “are you at least getting any good matches on that thing?”

ruby parker / / jessica rabbit.

     at the simple ‘few more weeks’, ruby’s demeanor brightened instantly. she was practically bouncing off the walls to leave for summer --- it felt as if this school year in particular dragged on for ages. “sweet!!” she grinned lazily, in reply to summer break being soon enough and gabby’s summer plans. “oh, dude, i would love to go to disney world one day. we should totally do a road trip together, y’know? maybe even stop along the way at some super cool spots.” she paused, “are there super cool spots on the way to florida? i don’t know, i’d have to check. but anyway,” ruby then half-nodded her head in some form of confirmation. “that’s only if you wanna. or we can road trip somewhere else another time, whatever works.”

     “remind me to never go for my phd then,” ruby dramatically feigned a shudder at the thought of having no breaks. at the mention of a zoo, however, she smiled faintly. she could remember her parents taking her to one or two as a child, and the ever-so-ruby-esque webbing up into trees to get a better view. “that sounds exciting! i hope you like it. it’d suck major if you didn’t.” because where’s the fun in interning if you end up absolutely hating it? “and i don’t know yet, it’s up for debate. maybe i’ll go parkour on some bridge i haven’t yet.” it’s a personal goal to parkour on as many things as possible --- she’s done quite a few so far. “but honestly? playing video games all night and sleeping all day sounds fun too. though knowing me, i’d get myself on an unhealthy diet of coffee to stay up during the day instead.”

     “this is why i like you more,” ruby quickly moved and stood up, placing her laptop into her bag and throwing said bag on her shoulder. she was never one to turn down food of any kind, especially including ice cream. “it’s like you read my mind. this place better be as great as you claim, josh. but, i trust you.” although he encouraged many, if not all, of her stunts ( even giving her some suggestions, more so at the expense of liam ) ruby didn’t really have a reason not to trust him. despite what he might say about it otherwise. and his judgement of an ice cream place in an undisclosed downtown location was something she’d blindly follow through. “you’re paying, right?”

     rolling her eyes at the usual reply from liam, ruby only huffed. “you’re no funnnn, liam.” she whined. “what are those plans exactly? are you going to asgard? if so, can i come?” it was like twenty questions, only one person firing off every second and not allowing the other to answer until she was done. “what’s asgard like, anyway?” though ruby thought about the male’s words; she knew he was right, the sooner she finished the sooner she could do whatever she wanted. within reason, she could practically hear liam’s voice chide. “okay but,” pulling herself from her slumped, dramatic position, ruby begrudgingly reopened her laptop and pulled up her word doc. page three of six --- half way done. she could totally do this, maybe. “can we at least order something to eat? like, do you think uber eats would deliver here? ‘cause they totally should.”

     “when is it gonna be summer break? i’m so tired of doing all these assignments,” ruby sighed to herself, mumbling and clearly frustrated with the overwhelming work and lack of play. shutting her obnoxiously red laptop, the young girl folded her arms atop it and rested with a pout. “do you have any summer plans? or like, is there anything you want to do?” she suddenly asked whoever else was in the area, tilting her head to the side to see them.

     “honestly!! like, if it’s not hurting you, who really cares?” although ruby was quite active, she certainly enjoyed binge watching and eating junk food. and, at the offer of joining the other girl, she couldn’t possibly refuse. “hell yeah, what’d you have in mind? i’m down for anything, blondie. i’ll let you pick the food and the show --- it was your idea, after all.”

Ruby: you'll love it xx hopefully

ruby parker + screenshots of despair.

     even if she wasn’t majoring in computer science, ruby still would find herself spending extra time in the computer lab. she always had a knack for technology, even as a kid messing around with codes and number theory. so when she saw ( and heard ) radley affectionately call the computers her best friends, she could understand it. “oh, same,” she drawled out with a good-natured laugh, letting the door shut as she walked over to her usual spot of choice. she had left a textbook under the chair and, unfortunately, needed it back. “i mean, just don’t let my flesh-and-blood friends hear that, yeah? i don’t want them to get jealous.” it was a quick jest as she managed to slip her book into her bag, before looking back to the other. “glad to see you’re back though, rad.”