RubyLeah

RubyLeah is the femslash ship between Ruby Kurosawa and Leah Kazuno from the Love Live! fandom.

Canon
During Saint Snow's performance, Ruby is concerned when Leah falls and their performance fails. Later the group go to a restaurant, and Ruby wanders in and finds Leah crying in her room. Leah confides in her something, that she later goes out and whispers to her not to tell anyone or else. Ruby keeps feeling down about Leah and almost spills what she's thinking about Leah and Sarah to the rest of Aqours.

Ruby later goes back to see Leah at night on her own. Ruby asks to take a walk and talk with her. Leah is cold to her and says to make it quick. Ruby starts to address Leah, and almost calls her Leah-chan but corrects herself to say Leah-san. Ruby talks about her sister, which prompts Leah to say her sister, Sarah is better, causing them to get into a bit of a dispute. Leah says that she's been trying so hard, and Ruby places her hand on Leah's arm and tells her she just has to make sure that the previous performance wasn't their last. Ruby takes Leah's wrist and starts dragging her somewhere. At first Leah is surprised, but then smiles. They stop at a tree decorated with lights and are both impressed by its sparkliness. Ruby suggests they sing a song together, for both of their sisters.

Ruby, Hanamaru, Yoshiko, and Leah go to a cafe together. Leah wasn't expecting the other two to come too. Leah is skeptical of the girls staying longer in Hokkaido because they have to prepare for Love Live, but Hanamaru says it's because Ruby wants to help her out no matter what. The three first years stay with Leah while the rest of Aqours flies back home. Ruby and Leah get into another squabble over whose sister is better. The two realize they both look up to their sisters a lot and their sisters often do many things for them. Ruby and Leah work hard to write and compose a song. When they finally finish, they put their hands in the air and exclaim gleefully.

The two go to appeal their song to the Christmas Event so they can perform in it. Ruby and Leah both don't like talking to strangers and get very quiet and nervous. Finally Ruby finds the determination and confidently delivers information about their song. Leah follows Ruby and gets her confidence up as well. Later Sarah and Dia meet up, and Ruby and Leah give each of them an invitation to their performance. Ruby and Leah dress up, and start singing  together.

Later in the year, Leah and Sarah visit the 1st and 2nd years of Aqours again. They ask for advice on what they should do now that the 3rd years are gone. Leah gets upset and tells them they have to decide for themselves instead of asking others, and runs away. Ruby runs after her to try and calm her.

The group talks about the rumour of Leah wanting to join Aqours. Ruby is against it and gives her reasoning on what she thinks Leah actually wants. Dia remarks that Ruby is probably the only one who understands how Leah feels, because they have a lot in common.

Fanon
RubyLeah is a less popular ship in the Love Live! fandom. This is due to the fact that Leah isn't a main character and doesn't interact with Ruby much. Their interactions in Episode 8 and 9 of Season 2 was most of the fuel for the ship. The ship is also liked because both are first years, wear their hair in twintails, and care a lot about their sisters. RubyLeah is Leah's most popular ship and Ruby's third most popular ship.

Fans were really excited for Leah and Ruby to sing a duet once they started writing a song together. Some were disappointed to see their performance become interrupted with the rest of Aqours and Sarah partway through, because it kind of revoked the theme of the two sending a message to their sisters and their moment together. To see the two shy idols get their spotlight was refreshing, with some agreeing that they could have had even more potential together.

Fandom
FANFICTION
 * Ruby/Leah tag on FanFiction.net
 * Ruby/Leah comics on Dynasty Reader
 * Ruby/Leah comics on Dynasty Reader

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