This might be my favorite drabble yet! It's low on dialogue, but I loved writing it :D

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Info:

Fandom: Riverdale
Pairing: Sweet Pea/OC
Rating: T
Word count: 1751
Chapter count: 10/15

I need… sleep?... no, you…

Ruby's feet pattered around the kitchen of the Wolfe house, her soft fluffy socks slipping on the old hardwood floors occasionally. Chili sat next to the door, a proper meter or so away from the table, mouth drooling and eyes following each move that his mistress made. Ruby finally gave in, tossing him a piece of bacon which he caught midair effortlessly.

"Dad spoils you rotten, you know?" She told the dog in a semi-stern voice with a shake of her head. The teen continued fixing the small snack, arranging a plate of bite-sized treats. Knowing her study-buddy, he had quite the appetite and she was feeling famished herself. So, Ruby had decided to get a bit creative with her arrangement while Sweet Pea revised the notes one last time before she quizzed him. She had a couple of sandwiches which were made with chicken and bacon, cut into small pieces and coupled with lettuce and mayo. The second salty arrangement was a simple tuna mix, with some lettuce, mayo, and paprika, as the two teens had discovered that they both liked the taste of it. Her final combination for salty sandwiches was the spiciest. Breaded chicken goujons, lettuce, crème fraiche, and chili put together into small perfections on the plate. She even stuck a toothpick through each tiny sandwich, for convenience.

After a moment of deliberation, Ruby went to the cupboard again, getting another plate. She also grabbed the jar of peanut butter from the counter and some strawberry jelly from the fridge, making a sweet arrangement. She simply knew that Sweet Pea would ask for that after he was done burning his tongue on the chili. With a small laugh to herself, the girl returned the ingredients back into their proper places, poured juice into two glasses and placed everything on a tray to carry it upstairs. The one thing which Ruby really loved about her great-grandfather Wolfe was that he was meticulous when it came to serving guests. There was always a wide arrangement of dishware, occasion-appropriate, and additional items to choose from. The old tray, made in dark wood with a delicate pattern of emerald woods and silver running wolves on the sides was no exception. To top it off, it had little legs underneath it, which could be opened as a small table, if one wanted breakfast in bed.

Ruby nudged the door of her room open with her foot, instructing Chili to stop following her. He looked positively dejected as he went back downstairs, realizing that there would be no more bacon for him. The girl set the tray on her desk, turning to the bed where her study-buddy was. That was when she realized a small problem. Her study partner was fast asleep, a book open next to him, her notes on his chest. Instantly, Ruby's eyebrows furrowed and she prepared to slap his chest until he woke up. However, when she walked over and raised her arm, she actually looked at him, her temper cooled instantly.

Sweet Pea had laid down on Ruby's bed as soon as he'd walked into her room like he owned it. He had admitted to her that he liked the fact that it smelled like her. A mixture of the perfume she preferred, a deep rich warm vanilla with almonds, plum and apricots, along with her fabric softener. Ruby didn't mind him lounging on her bed as long as he was working, of course. But, that day, apparently his concentration had slipped.

Her eyes trailed over his large body, looking completely out of place on her teal and white sheets, clad in black and leather. She'd managed to get him to start taking off his boots at the door with the promise of warm floors, so her pet peeve of shoes on covers wasn't a problem any longer. Yet, she couldn't tear her eyes away from the sight in front of her.

Sweet Pea wasn't a beautiful man. Handsome, maybe. He had a certain hot factor which was undeniable, but he wasn't Ruby's type, at all. She usually preferred men with light-colored hair and blue eyes, along with pale skin. Like Lucas, from junior year. Sweet Pea was the exact opposite. His hair was as black as night, usually messy from a recent bike ride and taking off his helmet. Those dark eyes she'd come to associate with a clever quip or an off-handed snarky comment always had a mischievous look in them. But, boy, did they become passionate and heated whenever they shared an intimate moment. She'd also seen them ignite with, not anger, but pure rage, on numerous occasions. Sweet Pea didn't do like or anger. He did love and rage. It was always some kind of an extreme with him. She supposed that that passion was part of what she loved about him, but also what annoyed her very often. And, finally, his tanned skin from mixed heritage, tattooed and calloused in places from various battle scars or working on different odd jobs for extra cash. Sweet Pea was the definition of tall, dark and dangerous. And, Ruby loved all of it. She loved all of him.

The petite girl slowly sat next to the sleeping teen, watching the way the mattress dipped so that she wouldn't wake him. She closed the book and took away her notes, placing them on the nightstand before taking her blanket and covered him with it. He looked positively ridiculous, the usual furrow of his brow gone, head snuggled into her pillows and covered with a fluffy sheet with pink unicorns and rainbows, courtesy of Ruby's best friend, Mattie. Yet, to the girl, he still looked quite attractive. She raised her hand and brushed his messy bangs back, noting that he hadn't gelled his hair, like he usually did. It was very soft, probably because he'd been stealing her conditioner on occasion.

Ruby's eyes trailed over Sweet Pea's face slowly. He looked younger when he slept, she realized. She'd never had the chance to actually take a good look at him while he was asleep. Normally, it was her who fell asleep during their study sessions while waiting for him to work out a problem. Then, she would hear from her father, how Sweet Pea would cover her small body and give her a soft kiss before spending some time downstairs with Jo and Chili. And then, the boy would leave, telling her father that she was tired and not to wake her. More than often, Ruby would find a note on her desk, scrawled quickly in his small shorthand, telling her that he'd finished studying, left his work for her to check and taken off. Those notes seemed very impersonal to any onlooker. However, to her, she knew that they were written because she cared. She wanted him to study, to work hard and get his diploma and then go to college like he wanted. It was a secret. A little dream of his which he'd shared with her and her only. And, she wanted it to become reality.

His eyelashes were really long, Ruby realized, her eyes still going back and forth over the biker's face. Longer than hers. She was kind of envious for a second because she knew that Sweet Pea simply rolled out of bed, threw on some random clothes and gelled his hair, still managing to look that good. She, on the other hand, had to spend an hour or so in the bathroom, listening to Mattie's instructions over facetime as her friend gave her a live makeup tutorial. But, Ruby was willing to make the sacrifice if it meant seeing Sweet Pea's eyes widen whenever he saw her. She was willing to go out and buy a flavored Chapstick only to see him kiss her, lick his lips and then proceed to guess the taste of the day. She was willing to be girly if it was for him.

Ruby knew that she should wake him up. He still needed to get quizzed on the material for the test. Yet, she couldn't help looking at him for a few more moments. He looked too comfortable, asleep like that, without any worries like usual. Sweet Pea seemed very at home in her bed, safe and sound. So, Ruby decided not to wake him. Instead, she grabbed her pajamas, turned off the lights, went to the bathroom to change and texted her father that Sweet Pea would be staying over in her room. She got a message back, telling her to be responsible and not do anything he wouldn't, which made her shake her head with a small smile. There weren't a lot of things that Jo Wolfe wouldn't do.

She managed to get in another hour of writing notes and revising under the light of her desk lamp, before glancing back at Sweet Pea became too much. Ruby undid her bun, letting her hair cascade down her shoulders and crawled into the bed, joining her study partner. The movement jostled him and his dark eyes opened, looking up at her.

"Did I fall asleep? What time is it?" He groggily asked her, voice deep. Ruby leaned down and kissed him gently, which he sleepily reciprocated.

"Don't worry about it. It's bedtime." She whispered to him.

"Shit, Jo's gonna kill me." Sweet Pea scrambled to get up, a little confused that he had to untangle himself from the unicorn blanket on his way up.

"Jo says it's okay for you to stay over," Ruby replied, plopping down onto her pillows with a sigh. "He'll wake us up for school tomorrow." They smelled of leather and musk. They smelled like Sweet Pea.

"Oh," Sweet Pea froze, sitting on her bed with a slightly dazed expression. "Do you still have that T-shirt you stole from me?" He asked the girl.

"Wardrobe, third drawer." She sleepily replied, ready to call it a day. Sweet Pea stood, shuffling in the dark as he shed his clothes and tossed them over Ruby's desk chair. She heard the drawers open, one by one, until he found his shirt. Then, there was chewing as he grabbed a few of the sandwiches from her desk. Finally, his warm body was next to her again, strong arms circling her waist and pulling her to him. They huddled together underneath the fluffy unicorn blanket, legs intertwining. Soon, she was asleep, the soft breaths of the biker behind her making her feel completely at home.

That's all for now folks!

My thanks goes out to valerie, When I Make It Shine and Vulvarity for all the support on this fic :D

valerie: Hello! Thanks for yet another awesome review :D They're food for the soul, really :) I'm glad that my chapters are all different :D I was aiming for these drabbles to be a bit wild, across the timeline and their relationship, just for kicks hahahaha I'm super happy that you like Ruby and how I portray Sweet Pea :D He's a difficult one to write, but I'm getting the hang of it xD
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