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{Riggins ♥ Garrity} #54: "Lyla and Tim had more passion than most cookie-cutter high school relationships." - EW
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Welcome to the Timothy Riggins ♥ Lyla Garrity Appreciation Thread Tim Riggins was the town bad boy, a womanizer and alcoholic in the making at 16, a womanizer who also used girls to do his schoolwork, a tough guy, the true strong and silent type. To the outside world, it would appear that all he cared about was getting drunk, getting laid, and playing football. But in reality, there were two people who meant more to him, his best friend and the star QB, Jason Street, and Jason's girlfriend, Lyla Garrity. Lyla was the captain of the cheerleading squad, daughter of one of the most prominent families in town, a beautiful Christian girl planning to spend the rest of her life with Jason. The three friends had already spent most of their lives together, it was all they knew. The whole town expected Jason to go all the way to the to the NFL, and Tim's only ambition was just to sit back and ride Jason's coattails, then settle with Jason in Texas at the end of his football career. Whatever feelings he had for Lyla were kept hidden until tragedy brought them together, when Jason injured himself in the first game of his senior year, ending up permanently paralyzed. Lyla offered her support to Tim as he avoided dealing with his pain over the accident, but she needed help herself. She was still trying to be the perfect girlfriend and stay optimistic, in denial about Jason's condition. After Jason blew up at her about how this was affecting him, she ran into Tim and blew up at him for not visiting Jason and helping her. It was an emotional outpouring that ended with her sobbing in Tim's arms and then grabbing his face and kissing him as if she were dying of thirst and needed his saliva. After that night, Lyla told Tim she didn't have feelings for him and that nothing would ever happen between them again. But when he showed up in her bedroom to tell her he couldn't stop thinking about her, she turned into an animal in heat once again. what happened between them was wrong but it was the product of the confusion and suffering of two friends who cared for each other. And it was undeniably d a m n h o t .
"why won't you help me?"
Tim was happier than he'd ever been seen before with Lyla, but the guilt over betraying Jason was eating away at her. She broke off the affair, only to have Jason witness their g o o d b y e embrace. He confronted Tim and Lyla and it wasn't long before the whole school knew. Lyla was tormented by catty girls at school, and devastated over losing Jason. He was still the one she wanted, even though the experience had shown she needed Tim. And Tim still needed Jason's friendship, but he wanted Lyla too, and all he cared about was fixing things for her. Tim convinced Lyla not to give up, and even urged Jason to forgive her, helping in part, to get them back together. He caused himself unhappiness to save Lyla from it, proving for the first of many times that his love was t r u e .
In the next school year, Tim and Lyla were ready to start over fresh. After a failed engagement, Jason and Lyla had broken up for good. Lyla had learned that they couldn't get through anything and that their childhood dreams were not meant to be. She became born again, trying to use religion to find the sense of belonging and security that she had been missing the previous year. Tim had returned to his old ways, even worse than before, having spent his entire summer in a drunken stupor. But even with all the sleeping around he was doing with other girls, now that Lyla was free and available, he was sure to let her know she was still the only girl for him, still his "number one". Lyla still didn't want to be more than friends with Tim, both because she was trying to lead a clean Christian life and because another reason she had become more religious was because she still felt great shame over hurting Jason by being with Tim before. The idea of being with him again scared the hell out of her. However, Tim did fill an unofficial boyfriend capacity while they rebuilt their friendship. He helped her the night her father got drunk he could barely stand, he helped train a former delinquent turned football player at her request, and he even went to church with her once as she tried to save him as well. When Tim went down to Mexico with Jason and got worried by his planned risky stem cell surgery, he called Lyla for help, thinking her history with Jason could make the difference in changing his mind. Tim ended up convincing Jason not to get the surgery himself, and on the way back to Texas all three of them stopped for a drink. First, Lyla danced and kissed Jason, for old times' sake, then she and Tim danced together. And when she kissed Tim, it affected her so much she had to stop and go pray. The bond between the trio of friends was still strong but the dynamics had shifted. Jason was Lyla's past, Tim was now her present. Unfortunately, by the time Tim decided to start seriously courting Lyla, she had another boyfriend. When he got her flowers only to see her kiss another guy, our h e a r t s broke along with his. Tim declared his love for her and dared to say she didn't feel the same way if she wanted him to move on. She did say exactly that, but Tim didn't move on. He knew as well as everybody else that she wasn't telling the truth, and in time he would be able to wear her down with his endless love and irresistible charm.
"i gotta go pray now."
By their senior year Tim had f i n a l l y succeeded in wearing Lyla down. The only problem was, that after six weeks together she wasn't ready to acknowledge him as her boyfriend. Despite being told by his brother that he was just "a rebound from Jesus", Tim knew what they had wasn't some fling. He got Lyla to admit that his reputation scared her. He'd still show up to school drunk or hungover, still didn't do his own homework and had never had a committed relationship. So Lyla asked how she could take him seriously when he didn't even take himself seriously. So, that Friday night, in the first football game, Tim played his best to prove he did take himself seriously, but he let Lyla know they could stay a secret however long she wanted. She responded by kissing him in front of everyone, including her father, Buddy. Buddy didn't approve of Tim as a boyfriend for Lyla, but she defended him every time, saying that he was a good guy, that he did have potential. Tim and Lyla overcame their differences together, she wasn't trying to change him, she believed in him and wanted only the best for him. Tim accepted a football scholarship because of Lyla. And when her own future was in jeopardy after learning Buddy squandered her college fund, Lyla turned to Tim. When it mattered, Tim turned out to be pretty much the best, most supportive boyfriend ever. She stayed with him for weeks and he got her out of her slump and promised to be there for her no matter what. When Buddy did find a way to pay for Lyla's college, Tim encouraged her to take it, even though it meant they wouldn't be going to the same school, because as always her dreams and her happiness were what he care about most. Once again, he proved how much he loved her by setting her free.
"lemme get drunk now. i'm on board."
Tim ending up dropping out of college soon after he started, coming home to work in his brother's garage. His brother was expecting a baby with his new wife and kicked Tim out of the house. He was living in a trailer behind the house of lady bartender he'd slept with, having to fight off the advances of her underage daughter. The o n e bright spot was when Lyla returned for a brief visit on her mid-term break. Tim and Lyla quickly picked up where they left off as if no time had passed, making it clear how much they both missed each other. Lyla spent almost all of her time staying with Tim. He didn't beg her not to go, but let her know she could have a place there and make a life with him. When she asked him what he wanted, he just replied "you". When she asked what else he wanted, he could only give the same answer and look away from her despondently. The only thing he'd ever been sure of wanting was to be with her, but Tim knew they were on different paths now. And so they said their goodbyes and Lyla went back to college. But was it their final goodbye? No one knows what the future holds, but one thing is certain, Tim Riggins had never loved a girl like he did Lyla Garrity. and no one could ever take her place. And their history shows that Lyla a l w a y s comes back to him.
"you missed me."
"you have no idea."
Shippers
[1-200]
201. Banna
202. montana_rosalie
203. PrettyGirlsMakeGraves (Jade)
204. karevlovesstevens85 (Nikki)
205. missygurl88
206. upthemorning (Gab)
207. funsponge (Steph)
208. SpicyAshley
209. mslat92
210. AlwaysBL (Sara)
211. rainydreams
212. CrashAndBurn9
213. emerald_city
214. ++Audrina++
215. RickyandChucklover1
216. iheartBtVS
217. LetMeBe
218. *~Sophia~*
219. LiVenLoVe902
220. tsforever
221. Willow Fabian
222. Emღ
223. dreaming out loud
224. quin611
225. julyhsm
Honorary Shippers
Minka Kelly
DW Moffett
JC McCoy (pre-McDick)
Mindy (Collette) Riggins
Buddy Garrity
Reasons
[1-65]
66. Because he misses her
67. Because it didn't take long for them to fall back into old ways
68. Because she spent her whole visit with him
69. Because you have no idea how much he missed her. No idea.
70. Because she's all he wants
"look, i know you're not exactly a chatterbox
when it comes to your feelings,
but if you need to talk, i'm here."
"so you're done with me?"
"i don't hate you lyla, it'd be a lot easier if i did."
"you're in love with her."
the moments
top scenes
“i care about you, tim. i care about you and i see
that you’re lost, which is exactly how i felt.”
"are you, in any way, shape, or form,
trying to screw lyla garrity?"
"is this your way of telling her you like her?"
the moments
top scenes
“please don't make a fool out of me.”
"i won't."
"how many girlfriends do you have?"
"just one, mccoy."
"i only wanna celebrate with you,
'cause i wouldn't be here without you."
"no, the honeymoon is not over.
tim and i are doing great, actually."
the moments
top scenes
"do you miss lyla?"
"you missed me."
"you have no idea."
"thanks for coming back."
"you're welcome."
"was she the love of your life?"
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you missed me.
you have no idea.
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Last edited by Nothing Else Matters; 09-05-2011 at 03:20 PM
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