#louwheeze

When Louise and Rudy are in their early twenties, Rudy briefly grows a beard. Louise hates it for many reasons, not least of which is that now she gets carded everywhere they go and he doesn't.

Rudy, stroking the beard: It's because of the beard, it makes me look sophisticated

1. "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" Bowling For Soup

2. "Girlfriend" Avril Lavigne (obvs Chloe is the "girlfriend")

Trying to make sure these are moments and not just listing whole storylines/episodes and not repeating episodes:

Walking back to restaurant at the end of "The Amazing Rudy"

The Kiss in "Bob Actually"

Rudy's fake allergic reaction and Louise's response in "The Kids Rob A Train"

Rudy, Louise, and Bob on the bus at the end of "Carpe Museum"

"Adventure" (Day 2, Roudise Week 2023) by @dianadeadwing: I would buy a print or poster of this if I could.

"Sweet Girl We Got There" by @ink-pocket: Ditto.

"The Way Home" by @neothebean: So cute! I've been toying with writing a fic about it ever since it's been posted.

"Happy Anniversary (Whenever it Is)" by @devilh0rnsinc: The first art ever inspired by one of my fics!

"Be My Thrill" and "heaven help the fool who falls in love" by Courtney Courtney aka @daddygrandpaandthebeaver : The granddaddies of them all! "Be My Thrill" is the first great Roudise fic I came across, and as far as I can tell, kind of the first great one there was. It recently turned 10 and actually predates the Roudise kiss in "Bob Actually"! It's a testament, to both the fic writer and the show itself, that it doesn't feel old, it still feels true to the characters and the universe. On a personal note, if it wasn't for that fic I probably wouldn't even be on AO3 or Tumblr.

"A Call to Ears" by @the-knightmare: One of many cute, short, fluffy, funny fics by this writer. Her writing is very much an inspiration to me- it made me realize I could just write short stories about meaningful moments rather than a years-spanning epic.

"Bittersweet Reunion" by @nixknacks0-0: The best fic I've read so far in the "Louise and Rudy reunite as adults" subgenre! I remember eagerly awaiting for next chapter to come out.

"i hate accidents (except when we went from friends to this)" by @theangrypomeranian: I remember reading this on the train while going to visit my mom for the holidays and almost starting to cry because it was so beautiful.

Louise/Rudy: We all knew I was going to say that.

Bob/Linda: "Bob's Burgers" (both the show and the restaurant) would never have lasted that long if it wasn't for how great these two are together.

Tina/Jimmy Jr /Zeke: The obvious solution to this love triangle (I mean, Tina's poly and Zeke and J-Ju clearly love each other).

Gayle/Mr. Frond: Two hilarious characters who totally make sense together. Wish the show had handled this a bit better.