thrashin', mid90s.

nail polish - ruben

"i can't believe i'm letting you do this," ruben sighed, taking a seat on the floor, leaning against his girlfriend's bed.

"you'll be fine, you drama queen," the beautiful teen grinned widely as ruben scoffed at the name she called him. to be fair, the skater could be a little overly dramatic sometimes.

he begrudgingly held out his right hand for her to take. (name) held his larger hand into her own, legs crossed as she reached for the clear polish that was placed next to her. she coated his nails with translucent polish to prep for the color polish she was going to be using.

ruben, though he tried his best to keep a stoic expression, he found it humorous as his girlfriend blew at and fanned his nails to make them dry quicker.

"that should be dry enough," (name) muttered to herself, grabbing the pretty, glass bottle that accompanied the clear polish. the color was gorgeous, it was a simple dark purple but it sparkled whenever light hit it.

(name) shook the bottle before she unscrewed it, the color seemingly coming to life. she made work of carefully coating ruben's glossy nails with purple.

ruben couldn't help but crack a small smile; his girlfriend looked so cute as she stuck her tongue out in concentration, her eyes trained and focused. she has to be extra cautious or excess polish could end up painting his skin and it might be a pain to get off.

when she was done, she capped the nail polish tightly. ruben carefully spread out his fingers against his lap, trying his best not the smudge the polish.

"so, what do you think? did i do an okay job?" (name) asked hopefully.

ruben stared down at his newly painted nails for a moment, humming to himself. finally he replied, jokingly, "nah, i could've done a better job.

his girlfriend playfully hit his shoulder and laughed dryly, "oh, ha ha."

"you're lucky i love you, otherwise i wouldn't have let you do this," ruben knew he'd probably have to go skating with the guys like this, he knew they'd make fun of him, but he wasn't going to let his girl's work go to waste. besides, he had a girl he loved and they didn't.

"i am lucky," she sent him a look of admiration, "and i love you too."

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it's been a hot minute since i've updated or seen the movie, so i'm sorry it's hella short but ya'll wanted me to update 🤠 also, should i start writing for estée?