#ruby x stan

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High-school AU l Beth x Rio

First - Beth tore her eyes from the field to look at the game clock.

Last - It was that time again – fundraising season.

Ranch AU l Roman x Gerri

First - Gerri tapped her foot impatiently, hoping that would somehow bring the elevator faster.

Last - Nobody wanted to deal with Logan Roy.

Circus AU l Beth x Rio

First - Her love of the biz started early, somewhere around five years old.

Last - “Think that's the last of them” Mick said, stuffing a costume bag into the RV.

Imposters AU l Beth x Rio

First - “Can you state your name for the record?”

Last - Beth emptied the safe's contents into a duffle bag at her feet; cash and jewelry, leaving nothing behind.

Ride-Along AU l Ruby x Stan

First - Stan was quickly learning that being the new guy on the force had more downsides than perks, but the worst, by far, had to be the ride-alongs.

Last - He understood there were rules, but what was he to do? The call was only a block away.

But it's so fucking nice to see a big woman have a relationship that's so beautiful, pure and just so good with a man who loves her so much that there's no doubt he'll ever cheat on her even when he's working with half naked dancers..

Like very casually ruby and stan have this great love between them that doesn't need to be justified as to why does this fat woman get to have it..

Idk all of this might sound little awful of me to say but I've just seen very few if not only a couple of fat female character and they rarely get to have this kind of love, they rarely get to exist without their weight being brought up every two seconds

strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree

I totally agree, anon. I found it pretty infantilising and it really robbed Ruby of her agency and personhood. It also felt really regressive narratively to me – Ruby took ownership of her decision way back in 2.02 in the iconic 'I'm THAT bitch' scene – and so it felt like a real backwards slide in both Ruby and Stan's respective character arcs and in their relationship growth together throughout the series.

I didn't actually mind it as a narrative beat (in fact, I think it could've been a really interesting way to explore the way even loving couples can have false images of each other), but it should've come way, way earlier than it did which I talked about a bit in this post if you're curious to read more! ;-)

Part 12 of Drabble per Episode

Ruby Hill/Stan Hill | Teen And Up Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply

Additional Tags: Drabble, POV Third Person, POV Ruby Hill, Canon Compliant, Episode: s02e02 Slow Down Children at Play

beth and rio hanging out alone in the back room of paper porcupine

a timeline joke

rio calling beth out on her fake pregnancy (when did he figure that out huh???? why is he just ADMITTING HE KNOWS HE COULD'VE KILLED HER HUH????)

beth threatening dean that if he doesn't hurry up and do what she wants she's going to her crime husband for help instead

rio saying the words pantydropper and seeming jealous that his lil crime empire with his crime wife is named after her legal husband

beth desperate for rio's validation

beth asking to buy rio a drink and then when he said no asking him to buy her one

F L I R T I N G

rio swerving hard in shock when beth asked for no alcohol and no caffeine

rio being in a sour mood and then telling beth why when she asked

beth outsmarting rio and rio being here for it

annie x mick friendship 4ever

good news for the hills

I’m the crazy-ass bitch that robbed a grocery store to save her child and protect her family. Your child and your family.