#pov u havent written in a month and ur first post back is for Ruggie Bucchi

[tr6polla]

summary : with an s/o who’s royalty ! ; gender neutral

character : ruggie

warnings : none !

though ruggie isn't too big on using nicknames, the occasional royalty based endearment slips out every so often. ranging from “your majesty” to “my liege”, each of the titles he throws around in jest are never meant to be taken seriously, all said with a lighthearted lilt to his voice

ruggie thrives off of equality between the both of you. the difference in social class between the two of you isn’t something that can always be ignored, but he would much rather see you for who you are rather than what you are. at the end of the day, ruggie would still leave his heart in your care whether you swam in money or not

he doesn’t exactly put you on a pedestal for your social standing nor does he allow himself to look like someone to be pitied by you. coming from virtually two different worlds brings issues that would need to be worked out over time, namely concerning ruggie’s frugality and your seemingly abundance of wealth

even with the knowledge of you being well off, he’d still like to be able to provide for you when the time calls for it. sometimes he can’t help but feel awkward to be able to not return gifts rivaling yours in lavishness. as much as he loves to be spoiled by you, there’s only so much he can do to return the love. instead of pricy gifts, ruggie finds himself hand making little trinkets for you

surprise gifts are handed to you out of the blue, accompanied by a sheepish grin and his quiet huffs of laughter. they range from hand crafted flower crowns to bracelets he’d been saving to sell for a handsome price

( ruggie figures that sacrificing a few sale items for you is worth being able to see your smile )

that being said, he makes sure to save up loose change to be able to specially treat you for special occasions. money is spent sparingly on most occasions, but he tries his best to chip in on your birthday and anniversaries !!

it’s not difficult to sway him away from his resolve to pay though - just say the word and the bill for dinner’s all yours ! he acts innocent, once more insisting to cover the price even if his fingers were itching to stash away the stack of money in his pocket back into the safety of his piggy bank. a final decisive nod was all it took for ruggie to break out into a grin, lips soon after hastily pressed to your cheeks as a silent thank you

from his experience with the wealthy, ruggie view on your background melds into the concept of you having a pampered lifestyles back at home. he takes it upon himself to teach you a few “practical survival tips” that he’d bet you’d never learned from life as a noble. he means well, but there are times where he can’t help but mess with you a little bit - your reactions are just too cute to him !! he introduces you to new slang terms you’d never heard of before, only to twist the meanings around to get you to say something that gets you weird looks from people passing by

his little lessons of “practical survival tips” dont come without proper compensation!! even as his beloved s/o you’re still pestered to pay him the proper dues for his kind work!!

you always seem to overpay him when the time to pay up comes,, something ruggie’s learned to accept without questioning. he’d spoken up during your first overpayment, but he’d soon realized that there was nothing he could do to get you to budge on the situation

leaching off of your wealth is the last thing ruggie wants to do. your position in his life was to be his sweet s/o, bound to him by heart and not by obligation to care for his monetary needs. your relationship is more than a give and take to him, and he continuously makes sure you’re both on the same page whenever your positions in society clash

small bits of reassurance from you goes a long way to reaffirm your bond. doubts do tend to seep into ruggie’s mind at the worst of times, but they’re usually things he can manage to brush off to come back to you with a smile on his face. the simple gesture of you reaffirming where both of you stand together is enough to squeeze at his heart