Riley + Disney

Riley could measure their entire relationship in Disney (and other) songs

How Do You Measure the Life

Someone's Waiting for You

Be brave little one, make a wish for each sad little tear, hold your head up though no one is near, someone's waiting for you

Riley was a very sad child, for a while. For the first six years of her life, she was. Her parents used to tell her to wish on her tears, to keep her head up through it all. She tried, she really did, but it never helped. She stopped being sad when she made her first friend.

They were about to start first grade, and their parents decided to introduce them. So one day Riley's parents told her that their friends were coming over, and they were bringing a boy her age. Riley agreed to be nice, but she wasn't expecting the sweet little boy to become her best friend. But he did. And Riley decided that being sad for a few years was okay, because he was here and he would make her happy for the rest of their lives.

I See the Light

Standing here, it's all so clear, I'm where I'm meant to be

They hadn't expected high school to start the way it did. Their group nearly broke up, Riley and Farkle both had their hearts broken, and their group nearly broke up again. But when the two of them stood in front of the cast list for Grease and saw that they, two unknown sophomores, had gotten the leads, it was all worth it. Riley would go through it all a million more times just to end up right where she was.

So This Is Love

So this is love, so this is what makes life divine

They were sophomores when Riley realized that she was in love with Farkle. It wasn't a big revelation, they were just sitting, reading their scripts, and she looked up at him. There was nothing special about it, they had been in that situation countless times, but Riley realized it. Oh, there you are, I'm in love with you.

I Won't Say I'm in Love

Who'd ya think you're kidding? He's the earth and heaven to you

Of course, just after Riley's realization, Farkle and Smackle got back together. She was happy for her friend, she really was. His happiness meant more to her than her own, it always had. But it was hard. He was still the center of her life, and being around him was not helping her get over him. But she was happy for him. She was.

At the Beginning

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you

Riley and Farkle had been through it all. This was just another moment of that. They had just finished the bows for their final night of Beauty and the Beast, their senior musical. Everything was normal, until it wasn't. Until Farkle grabbed her gently and kissed her. Riley kissed him back- she had never managed to get over him. Riley no longer cared what the future would bring. As long as she had Farkle, she knew she'd be fine.