can you do head canons on what it would be like to date Layla keating? Preferably female reader but gender neutral is also good! It’s okay if you don’t want to ofc!
HEADCANONS DATING LAYLA ・❥✧.* ・❥・
A/N: why not? It’s nothing too long but there’s some cute moments in there. I think present Layla…like end of season 5 Layla would actually make a good girlfriend once she knows what she wants that is! But let me take that back, most of the previous relationships kinda did her dirty so she was somewhat valid. Anyways we’re talking about Layla with a fem! Interest here and I wrote this pretty quick which is why I love HCS so thanks for this request, hope you like it!
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It takes a minute for the relationship to kick off since Layla’s been lost in love before while also feeling like her previous relationships didn’t value her as a person or really get her they way that they should.
With you, the love was patient and kind and Layla’s actually the first to initiate your very first kiss.
She’s horrified by the impulse she’s pulled and a stuttering mess, “oh my god, I can’t believe I just did that, especially when you were just mid-sentence—I—I don’t even know what that was—
“Yeah, how rude.” You comment, lips swollen and Layla almost appears as if she wants to melt into a puddle and crawl away like a 90s cartoon, which makes a smile spread over your own lips, “Nobody should ever cut me off when I’m trying to show you Rihanna’s iconic pregnancy photos but—if it’s only by your lips, I’ll let it slide Keating, so come here.”
And now she’s shocked because you’re actually kissing her!
You establish what the relationship is going to be that same day after the first kiss, not making any assumptions and always laying it out on the table.
The communication between you two? *Chef’s kiss*
Patience is all grins and prideful when she gains knowledge of the relationship when you stop by with lunch one day, “you bitches! Am I the first one out of the Vortex to know that this is actually a thing?”
You did greet Layla with a kiss and a cup of her round face that she almost forgot Patience was even in the studio (she was practically melting by your touch) with you so yeah!
Layla’s all starry eyed as she rests her neck into the palm of her hand, lounging on the couch beside a curled up you, your hand on her thigh, smiling.
“Yup! But just know, she’s mine and I don’t plan on sharing her with you, or Coop.” Layla warns, not daring to envision a break up with you and the glare she sends Patience let’s the raspy girl raise her hands in surrender.
When coop does find out she’s all for third wheeling dates, hanging out with you guys—which is fine sometimes but ofc you also love your alone time as well.
Layla is the protective gf, someone staring at you weird in public? she makes sure to stay close and block you from their eye sight.
Taser is never too far from her reach, believe that!
If someone upset you? She’s ready to call them up and cuss them out/read them to filth or locate their whereabouts? She’s pulling up, might even throw a restraining order in their face—if it’s harassment status because hello business woman about her shit who doesn’t play!!! especially when it comes to you!
She loves your nose kisses, especially if you’re shorter than her.
Staying over at her place? She likes cold sheets and room while you prefer warm no matter the weather in California (yeah it still doesn’t make much sense to her either, maybe you’re anemic) and it’s no different in her bed. So ofc you’re gonna use her long legs as body heat.
She also likes playing footies and sleeps with fuzzy socks on?
“Layla! Why are the fuzzies in the bed?” Your eyes are wide with bewilderment while Layla chuckles, replying to one last text message before placing it back on the night stand and turns around so you’re face to face.
“Is there a problem?” “Yeah! Who goes to bed with socks on?” “Your girlfriend.” Layla blinks, waiting for you to challenge her more. “I think we should break up.” “Is the break up in the room with us right now?” Basically she knows you’re not going anywhere and will learn to love her quirks, which you already do and it’s likewise on her end so the both of you fall into laughter.
Lots of pillowtalking. Y’all love to just talk with each other about any and everything. If you get to do it laying down somewhere? You’ll be the first two to sign on the line!
Queens of taking naps as dates for 10 points Gryffindor!
She’s the big spoon! Occasionally she’ll let you spoon her if she’s under the weather or having a bad mental health day.
You do have to remind her to take breaks now that she’s reaching big heights as a record producer.
When she’s really stressed out about a track or anything circulating around a certain artist, you take her mind elsewhere for a mental break for at least an hour—usually giving her some sense of direction on how to handle the problem.
Both great at problem solving but mainly Layla is—you’re always team “I’ll figure it out later!” While Layla’s mind is always running until it reaches the edge and slamming right into a brick wall—but it works for her somehow.
The both of you enjoy board games with Layla liking games like scrabble, puzzles, and monopoly and you like clue, LIFE, and card games. If the both of you are on the same team with the rest of the vortex? You’re always the top two couple that’s hard to beat.
Lots of hand holding and chin pressed into your shoulder.
She likes having you as her passenger princess, enjoying the thought of you being beside her and she looks just as gorgeous whipping her ride around with ease, hand in yours.
She’ll spoil you with shopping sprees and always wants your opinion when she’s trying on clothes. She loves trying on clothes while you hate it but do it because she hates the return process since most high-end stores have shitty policies.
Idk I can see Layla getting involved with someone who wants to go into the medical field so while she’s got her career figured out, she’ll help you study for all your lab exams.
“I can’t wait to have my own personal Cristina Yang…or are you more of a Miranda Bailey?” Layla wanders while you just laugh tiredly at the dining table, head collapsed along your arm.
Definitely a supportive gf: will encourage you with clues that she’ll relate to any of your obsessions to help you get the answer right, massages, kisses, and strip teases.
Loves you in her clothes but she actually steals more of yours.
Always has you help her curl the back of her hair with her curling wand when she wants to wear it curly.
Starts wearing it more that way when you tell her how pretty in curls she looks, which you notice.
You’re the most active gf out of the two (you were a complete gym rat in high school and gave the boys a run for their money. You were also on the volleyball team back then and loved the whole gains aspect and working on your arms) and layla tends to only turn to exercise when she’s having a bad day.
You’re not as deep into the gym now thanks to declaring biomedical sciences as your major but you kept your workouts to at least three times a week and doing at home workouts every now and then.
You’ll have to drag Layla to take hikes with you—she rather do the hikes since the scenery is quite beautiful and you in cycling shorts?! is always a great sight to witness but 🤫
She prefers hot yoga or Pilates tbh.
The always busy couple who never find a reason to be bored and definitely keep each other entertained.
Want to go on a road trip or night drive? Layla only questions if it’s going to be a 24 hr thing or a couple of days so she can pack accordingly and make sure things will be handled at the studio in her absence. Any chance she gets to spend one on one time with you? She’s doing it.
You come up with spontaneous adventures, Layla just needs to know how far and the weather so she can prepared.
Whatever she wears, you’ll be sure to tell her how much you love something on her.
Words of affirmation are big in this relationship. 
I do feel like she’s more physically affectionate and you may be more verbal, perhaps that has to do with your professions/desires with Layla always having her hands in music and you constantly thinking out loud when it comes to the sciences and simple human nature—if we’re looking into it deeply.
You’re always reading world science articles to her btw and even if she doesn’t quite get it…she listens just like you do when she lets you listen in on the beats that get sent over to her by the engineer.
She doesn’t mind PDA at all, most of the time she’s always the one touching you and finding some way to touch you unconsciously.
Layla’s never felt like this before, a fresh love that didn’t have to feel complicated, questionable, or suffocating. She could be herself around you and knew she was falling in love whenever she would daze off just staring at you while you talked or just simply listening to the sound of your voice.
“You’re my favorite person, I hope you know that.” Layla finds herself saying on one of your many drives.
You pause in your balled up side of the car, “I’m starting to believe you…why else would you listen to me damage my vocal cords to a Whitney Houston song?”
Layla snorted, “…you have a nice tone.”
“Sure but I’m no Whitney.”
“You can be my Whitney. Because I’ll always wanna dance with you, my somebody who loves me.” She lightly sings
Gagging at Layla, you slap her thigh, “the cheese! I can’t take it!”
“Oh you love it! Don’t you wanna dance! Say you wanna dance!”
You wiggle your shoulders and flip your hair forward and over your face making Layla whoop and snap her fingers, twinkles in her dark eyes.
Laughing you smooth your hair back and reach forward to meddle with the staticky radio before looking for the aux cord.
The silence was just as comforting with the both of you driving down the dirt road, side by side but it was even better singing the lyrics to songs declaring your love for each other.
A love that’s worth it, deserves to be screamed together into the sky, to be felt and genuine
and you were sure a love with Layla Keating was just that.
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In AA, the vortex is obviously severly intertwined, and i can't help but think of the sub-groups within that friend group. Even though they're all friends, i'd love to know your thoughts on who you think each character is closest to in said vortex and why, if you don't mind sharing.... There's just so many intra-dynamics within that same group and i find it interesting.
Fun question! I'll do top 3 of each and include Jaymee because she's been welcomed into the Vortex at least twice now. And it was pretty official in 5x10.
Asher: Jaymee, JJ, Jordan – Jaymee's his partner for life prob, and JJ and Jordan have been his best friends forever. Bonus is Coop because they developed a very fun, close friendship.
Coop: Patience, Spencer, Asher – Patience is her ride or die, Spencer is her soulmate, and she grew very close to Asher.
Jaymee: Asher, Layla – no clue about the last person. I think we'll have to see her interact with characters to figure that out. But Asher's her person, and we've seen several one-on-one scenes with Layla, now. She confided in Layla when she found the ring!
JJ: Asher, Jordan, Spencer – his boys! Bonus might be Olivia because he seems to have a real soft spot for her.
Jordan: Layla, Olivia, Spencer – his partner, his sister, his brother. Pretty evident who his top three are. Each relationship has been richly developed. Bonus is Asher. He's been his best friend since they were six years old.
Layla: Jordan, Olivia, Patience – the Baker twins are her whole world, and I think she grew really close to Patience through working together.
Olivia: Spencer, Jordan, Layla – love of her life, brother, best friend. She needs these three people in her life always.
Patience: Coop, Layla, Olivia – she loves her ladies. And she loves loves loves Coop.
Spencer: Olivia, Coop, Jordan – he'll do anything for Olivia, Coop is his soulmate, and Jordan is his brother.
I'm with you, Anon. I think the intra-dynamics of the Vortex is super interesting, too!
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