In A Good Way ━━ Ruby Matthews

In a Good Way,

did you get enough love?

my little dove,
why do you cry?

MOORDALE wasn't the same without Ezekiel ─ according to Ruby. His brawny figure, his booming laughter, his perfectly articulated words resounding in their english classroom. Truth is, Ruby didn't know the up-and-coming footballer. (Not on a deeper level, that is.) Their relationship was a mere exchange of, 

You alright, Rubes?
Doing swell, Ziggy. Yourself?

And that'd be it. If she was lucky, perhaps, a lingering look in the hallway, or a side hug when greeting the Untouchables. Somehow, the Dream Boy was one of the very few Ruby didn't mind. As the two hottest to ever strut the bleak corridors of Moordale, the duo were bound to be a thing, but with Zeke getting signed by his dream football team, time was running out, fast. Who knew where this fortunate opportunity could take him?

It was 2am, 
and Ruby wanted to stay in this moment forever.
Giggling, drinking, dancing
at the farewell party of the boy who made her heart throb with each word that spilled from his lips. 

One kiss was shared.
A drunken mess of plump, cherry-red lips colliding,
Boy, were they both addicted.
But with Zeke's life moving at lightning speed, they settled with being good friends whilst he was away.

Now he's back, and for once, the permanent scowl on her face can't help but falter. 

JACOB ELORDI,
EZEKIEL ZIGGY ZEKE HINTON

SEVENTEEN. FOOTBALLER. GOLDEN RETRIEVER BOY. DOMINANT ENERGY. NERD. RICH BOY. 

MIMI KEENE
RUBY RUBES MATTHEWS

SIXTEEN. SILK SHEETS. LIPSTICK. DESIRED. MISUNDERSTOOD. 

(Julia Roberts) , JOCELYN (nee Franklin) HINTON
(Tom Holland) , MASON RAMSEY