#countryroads

To clarify no Ben is not romantically involved whatsoever. No, it’s not queer platonic either. However. As a fellow guy who is also fundamentally built into their sapphic friend’s couple dynamic as a third wheel. In the kindest way possible:

This relationship is a goddamn tricycle.

Ben helped get them together, they drag him around everywhere to third wheel, Sammy uses him to test run date locations before she actually takes Yaz there, Yaz goes to him for advice (especially when it comes to getting gifts for Sammy), when they’re too tired read: burntout workaholics to come up with plans they make him do it, Ben’s the one taking half their cute couple photos-

I could go on! Half of this is shown in canon! All of this is lived experience! Actually hold on I have one more let me just edit-

Here: LONG DISTANCE THIRD WHEELING

Like, after two drinks she's got to be touching Yaz in some way, either pulling Yaz into her lap for the rest of the evening, or sitting next to each other really close so they're touching, or tossing her legs over Yaz's lap.

She gets super giggly too and Yaz just looks at her with those heart eyes and is just like "ok, cowgirl, how about we get you home?"

And Sammy's just like "hehe, you wanna take me home~"

and just boops Yaz in the nose while giggling.

The second they're home, Sammy's just demanding cuddles and ready for bed. She's eepy and wants to snuggle with her girlfriend, but her girlfriend is trying to make sure she "stays hydrated" so she's gotta drink watered-down apple juice (she won't drink regular water when tipsy, she never gets really drunk, but Yaz still worries about hangovers and tries to make sure her girlfriend is hydrated dispite her suddenly not liking water. "it's got no taste, Yaz!" "Babe... it's water.")