#tim cavanaugh

- You and Tim met when Wendy was trying to set you up with one of the boys. She had introduced you to the gang expecting that Mickey or Tommy would charm you. What she didn’t expect was you to be bashfully attracted to the “bad boy” of the group.

- You and Tim caught each other’s eye the instant you were introduced and continued to sneak glances at each other the entire time you were with the group. He manages to get you away from everyone else to talk on your own.

- Tim isn’t a stranger to flirting, in fact he’s really good at it so he feeds you some lines and wins himself a date.

- He picks you up and you go to the drive in restaurant by the beach. He buys you a coke and the two of you get to talking. You really enjoy yourself so by the end of the night you agree to see him again.

- The two of you share your first kiss that night after he opens the car door for you. It’s quick since you don’t want your parents to come across the two of you but it’s enough to make your heart race.

- The two of you go out more and more and while you really like Tim it seems like he grows distant in between your dates. He’s hot and cold with you and you aren’t sure why. Well you find out soon enough when he comes to school with a bunch of bruises littering his face. You ask Wendy about it and get told the truth.

- Tim likes you and that’s no secret but he doesn’t want to drag you into his mess of a life. So he tries to conceal his feelings hoping that you’ll get bored of him since he knows he won’t be able to stop himself from seeing you. He’s not very good at pretending since he can’t help but act love struck when he’s with you.

- You corner him after school that day and try to force him to talk to you. After some silence and him avoiding your gaze you gently turn his face to you and tell him how you feel about him, saying how you want to see him again if he’ll let you. He doesn’t respond and looks away again so you turn away disappointed.

- As you’re leaving he quickly blurts out the question of “will you go steady with me”. You freeze before you turn back to him with a smile, giving him a hug and a kiss as you agree. After that you’re much closer and there’s no more pretending.

- He has this certain smile reserved just for you.

- Tight hugs.

- Hes really clingy when you’re alone. He’s still clingy in public but considerably less.

- He likes pda but he’ll only partake when he knows his father isn’t going to show up. That is until his father finds out that your dating, after that he doesn’t really care who sees.

- Helping him get over his intolerance and bigotry. It’s really just his father talking and his own insecurities, you know that they aren’t actually his views.

- Insisting to others that he isn’t as bad as people think. When Brian comes to the school you try your best to convince him he isn’t a totally awful person. You also try to make up for your boyfriends behavior by being extra friendly and nice (at least when Tim isn’t there as to not cause even more trouble).

- Does Brian sort of have a crush on you? Yes. But he would never admit it to another soul for as long as he lives especially after him and Tim become friends.

- Stealing his leather jacket.

- Photobooth pictures.

- Sharing milkshakes.

- Get used to being dragged into helping with pranks.

- He goes to your house after his father is done with him. You patch him up and comfort him as the two of you cuddle together.

“These bruises are really ugly huh?”

“You could never look ugly.”

- Offering to let him stay with you. He always just gives you a smile and thanks you but rarely ever takes you up on your offer.

- You’ve stood up to his father at least once and it made Tims heart stop. He makes you promise that you’ll never do it again, he’s terrified that you’ll get yourself hurt.

- His father just gave you a dirty grin and flirted with you when you tried to threaten the him. Flirting is his favorite tactic to get on Tims nerves.

- Watching tv together at your house.

- Praising and complimenting each other.

- Obviously he’s pretty quick to anger so you’ll have to hold him back and stop him from making dumb decisions.

“Just let it go Tim.”

- He can be pretty smart when he wants to be whether it be in academics or “street smarts”. If you have a question chances are he has the answer.

“I’ll tell ya if you give me a kiss.”

“A kiss? Well what a bargain.”

- Joking with each other; he feels a swell of pride when he makes you laugh.

- He acts over dramatically to make you laugh usually in response to some kind of joke you or someone else made.

- Goofing off and just acting tastefully immature with each other.

- You hardly ever really fight unless it’s because of his intolerance or due to him lashing out when you’re trying to help him.

- He’s insecure after years of living with his dad and being the mans verbal and physical punching bag. He doesn’t like admitting that he’s vulnerable and when you even hint at the fact he’ll get defensive.

- When you fight he tries to push you away and tell you to “just drop it”. The two of you will argue, you might even yell a little but ultimately you just leave and give him space. After you fight he tries his hardest to make it up to you, even though he never outright apologizes.

- You can’t hold a grudge against him, you just can’t. You understand the reasoning behind his actions and you just can’t hold it against him because it’s usually genuinely not his fault. He’s a product of someone else’s evil and it wouldn’t be fair to punish him for something he’s only recently able to try and overcome. So you forgive him and don’t push the matter.

- Stealing his baseball caps.

- He dips you when he kisses you.

- Riding on his shoulders.

- Beach dates.

- Going to drive in restaurants.

- Hickeys.

- Makout sessions. A lot of them occur in his car late at night.

- Apparently he has a pretty good porky according to Cherry Forever.

- He was willing to go to a house in the middle of nowhere and strip naked to be inspected by a prostitute just to get laid. So yes, he’s a horny fellow.

- He loves when you kiss his cheek, it’s his weakness.

- He plays with your hair when you cuddle. Doesn’t matter what position the two of you are in, his hands just going to wind up in your hair.

- When he goes to hang out with you he purposefully wears comfier clothes so that you’re more likely to cuddle him.

- He also dresses like a stereotypical all American good boy to meet your parents. It’s kind of adorable how nervous he is and how much he wants to make a good first impression.

- Loves when you wear his clothes.

- Oh lord is he a jealous boy. You’re one of the only things he cares about and has all to himself so he’s going to fight tooth and nail to keep you. There’s been quite a few after school scraps because someone couldn’t keep their eyes or their comments to themselves.

- Hes one of the only guys in the gang who doesn’t particularly like pranking or teasing you. He just doesn’t like “being mean” to you in any capacity.

- Theres definitely a lot of “I love yous” after he gets over the initial nervousness of saying it for the first time.