Rotis

Rotis is the het ship between Ruby Matthews and Otis Milburn from the Sex Education fandom.

Season 1
"You and that weird sex kid who looks like a Victorian ghost."

- Ruby to Maeve about Otis

Ruby and Otis both attend the same school. At first, they don't interact much, until an comprising photo of her is sent around the school. She goes to Maeve and Otis for help. Otis comforts her, and tries to make her feel better about her body. They find out the culprit is Ruby's friend Olivia.

Season 2
A year later. During a party, Ruby and Otis have sex. Otis wakes up, hungover, and hazy of his memories. They are unsure if they used a condom. So they decide to go to the pharmacy to get a morning after pill. Ruby is reculant to enter the pharmacy, so asks Otis to go inside instead, but he is unable to get it since he's a male. So they get it together. During the questionnaire to obtain the pill, Otis learns about Ruby's father who is suffering from "multiple sclerosis" (MS).

They sit in the forest and talk for a bit. Since his memories are hazy, Otis is concerned that Ruby didn't consent, but she confirms she did and has a thing for nerdy guys. She also says he was not great at sex, but not terrible either. She thanks him for checking up on her, and takes the pill. She rides on Otis bike and returns home.

Season 3
The next year at Moordale. Ruby and Otis start having casual sex on a regular basis. At Olivia's party, Otis was dressed as macaroni cheese and Ruby as early 2000s Christina Aguilera. They have sex, and then start hooking up reguarly over summer and during the start of term. They hook up in the abandoned bathroom, and Kyle finds out about the pair hooking up. Otis threatens to report Kyle for being the "Sex King" and giving out false advice to students, but in return, he threatens Otis to tell the school about him and Ruby. This would be embarrassing to Ruby so they keep it a secret.

They have sex in a car, but it doesn't work, and they start to argue. Ruby admits she's embarrassed by him, and doesn't want to be seen is public with her. Otis hates this, and they decide they are done. It is revealed to the school that Ruby and Otis have been hooking up. Later on, Ruby realises that being embarrassed was wrong, and asks Otis if they would like to continue having sex. She kisses him in public and they hold hands.

Ruby gives Otis a makeover and a new look, though he is more uncomfortable with it. At first, she is bossy and attempts to change Otis' behaviour. She starts calling him "OT" as she finds "Otis" kind of "babyish". They have lunch together at school, though Otis does not quite fit in with Ruby's friends. He wants more than just a sexual relationship with Ruby, one that has an emotional aspect too, and less controlling. He tells Ruby that he wants to get to know her better, and thinks she's an intersting person. They decide to start a proper relationship, and call each other boyfriend and girlfriend. Ruby also becomes more kinder as a person with Otis.

They decide to have a double date with Eric and Adam. They have food and decide to play bowling together. Though at first awkward, the double date goes well, and Ruby bonds with Adam's knowledge of the Kardashians. Afterwards, Otis asks why he's never invited to Ruby's house. She admits to being embarrassed by her house, but reluctantly invites Otis to her house. Something she has never before even with her friends.

They visit Ruby's house, and Otis meets Ruby's father who is suffering from "multiple sclerosis" (MS), a disease affecting the central nervous system and which can lead to permanent physical incapacity. Otis is very supportive of Ruby and her father. Her father admits that Ruby talks about Otis all the time, and is happy to meet him. Ruby has fallen more in love with Otis, on a phone call says "I love you", to which he replied "Oh.. that's nice, g-good night then." This making it obvious that he doesn't share the same feelings. "Anyway, thanks for helping me out. You're the best [...] Okay. Night then, Otis. I love you."

- Ruby to Otis

The next day at school. Ruby acts distant and clearly annoyed at Otis. They talk later at Ruby's house, and Otis admits to not loving her yet. They decide to break up. Later on a school trip France, Ruby witnesses Otis and Maeve having an intimiate moment causing her feel visibily distraught. While Otis and Eric are showing the sex-positive video to the press, Ruby comes to their aid, and fights Hope, allowing Otis and Eric to continue the video.

Fanon
After the release of Season 2, the Ruby/Otis ship started gaining popularity. Many enjoyed their interaction and praised Otis support towards Ruby. They have an almost opposites attract relationship, with Ruby being the popular girl, and Otis as a more dorky character. The support for this ship increased even more after Season 3 where the pair gained a relationship.

This ship commonly rivals the Motis (Maeve/Otis) ship. There are many fans who prefer Ruby/Otis over Maeve. Some find Maeve a more boring character to be paired with Otis, and find Ruby more interesting. Despite this, there are a lot of fans who dislike the pairing, since Ruby is often a mean character towards Otis, and therefore not the most healthy pairing. Despite this, a lot of fans enjoyed how both characters find development and growth in the relationship. Ruby becomes a more kinder person, as she learns to accept Otis for who he is, instead of feeling embarrassed. As a result, a lot of fans were sad at the breakup between the pair, and were annoyed with Maeve/Otis for being pushed as the main couple, and having a long drawn out "will they, or won't they" relationship. Some were also disappointed that we didn't get romantic scenes of them during the Paris trip.

A ship name hasn't been popularised for the ship, though Rotis is used occasionally or simply "Ruby x Otis". As of June 2022, Rotis has over 70 fanfictions on Archive of our Own, and is the fourth most popular ship in the Sex Education tag.

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