Reubean

Reubean (Reub/en and D/ean) describes the frenemies to friendship dynamic between Reuben Fisherman and Dean Ford in the web television series Wild2ide.
Due to the characters as well as the actors' ages, it should be noted that this pairing describes strictly a friendship relationship as opposed to a romantic one.
==Relationship==
===Season 1===
Reuben and Dean first meet in Jobs Come and Go, when the pair are both candidates for a product innovation role at the gaming company Ur Platform. Despite being in competition with one another, the two appear friendly towards each other as they happily introduce themselves to one another. Dean also appears thrilled when he learns that Reuben was related to his teenage-hood best friend Gary Fisherman. After a little while, the pair end up interviewing for the role at the same time, where Reuben evidently shines. Despite this, the pair both end up getting hired at the company, however Dean gets hired as Reuben's assistant. During the first day of the role, Reuben's requests for Dean ends up bothering him, so much so that he ends up quitting. Reuben chases after Dean before he leaves the building and eventually convinces him to stay.
In Make Up a Lie, we learn that the pair has developed quite a competitive/frenemy-like dynamic (due to events that occured in I've Got a lot of Hair on My... Head; produced before this one but aired later) when Reuben jokingly asks Dean to perform an original song at Ur Platform's benefit dinner. When Dean puts on a horrible performance later, Reuben is seen snarking about it with his other co-workers.
In I've Got a lot of Hair on My... Head, Dean accidentally eats Reuben's sandwich, which suddenly makes Reuben view Dean as an enemy as he threatens him "revenge". He achieves this by locking Dean out of his office and pranking him by filling the filing cabinet outside with garbage and honey. A while later Dean retaliates by rigging a cat toy trap in Reuben's office and covering his chair with cat hair. Reuben expectedly gets caught in the prank, causing him to become furious. He then threatens to release a bee on Dean, and after a chaotic series of events it ends up transpiring. Dean ends up getting stung by the bee, causing him to faint and the pair taking a trip to the hospital. While on loopy gas and while off of it, the two apologise to each other about their prank war.
In No One Finds That Funny, Dean invites Reuben to a trip to the History of Music museum with his friends. At one point, the pair share a conversation about their romantic/sexual tastes in people. Reuben even mistakes Dean for having a crush on him, which Dean automatically declines. The pair also share a musical number together called Uptown Girl, which evidently demonstrates their competitive nature. At one point Reuben saves Dean from stepping out in front of a car, showing that he somewhat cares about him (this sequence of events also cruelly foreshadows the events from I'm Never Speaking to You Again, listed below). The musical number is quickly revealed to be Reuben's dream, however.
In That is Not Chocolate, Dean enters Reuben's office with the intent of living in there, however he soon gets startled by the sight of Reuben living in there instead. It is soon revealed that the pair lived in the office together for around two weeks, however this part is displayed off-camera. Many fans believe that this was the moment where Dean and Reuben officially become friends.
===Season 2===
In Does That Happen to Normal People?, Dean grows concerned at Reuben when he appears upset and asks him about what was bothering him. Reuben reveals to him that he was homeless, so Dean agrees to let him live in his bedroom in secret. When Reuben gets caught, Dean and his ex-wife Rachel end up sharing an argument about the justification of Reuben living in Dean's bedroom; citing that she didn't believe that Reuben considered Dean an actual friend. Reuben eavesdrops on this conversation and agrees to move out, however before doing so he mentions Dean's birthday from a few months back. We soon learn that Reuben anonymously gifted Dean a rare DVD box set for his birthday, and that he travelled to another country in order to purchase it. When the cashier as the DVD store questions this, Reuben simply states that he actually truly cared about Dean as a friend. Reuben ends up getting invited back into the house by Rachel, where he and Dean continue to share a bedroom. Their relationship is soon established to be a friendship that plays a vital role in the rest of the season.
In Your Sister is a Nightmare, Reuben asks Dean to a Monster Trucks on Ice event, however Dean appears disinterested in it. He also quickly learns that Reuben didn't have a driver's license, and later pitches the idea for him and all of his friends to teach him how to drive. When Reuben eventually has his lesson with Dean, Dean is the only one who appears to pay full attention to him. At one point the two spot a guy with a moose helmet on the road, making them swerve. This eerily foreshadows the events at the end of I'm Never Speaking to You Again.
==Moments==
==Episodes with a Reubean Main Plot/Subplot==
*Jobs Come and Go (M) - Reuben and Dean meet for the first time when they are both shortlisted for a product innovation position at Ur Platform. They end up being interviewed at the same time, and eventually they both get hired at the company in different roles. Dean ends up becoming Reuben's personal assistant, which takes an unfortunate turn when Reuben makes him do ridiculous things. Dean ends up quitting the role at one stage, however Reuben convinces him to stay.
*I've Got a lot of Hair on My... Head (S) - Dean accidentally eats Reuben's chicken sandwich at work, which makes Reuben furious at him. He ends up swearing "revenge" to him, and the two engage in a cat-and-mouse like prank battle that results in Dean ending up in hospital. The two end up making up at the end of the episode.
*Does That Happen to Normal People? (M) - When Reuben is revealed to be homeless, Dean allows him to live in his bedroom without the knowledge of his housemates (particularly Rachel). Reuben ends up making ludicrous renovations to the bedroom, eventually leading him to get caught by Rachel. As Reuben leaves, Dean and Rachel share an argument about Reuben's loyalty to Dean. Reuben ends up eavesdropping on the conversation and agrees to move out. Before doing so, he reminds Dean about his previous birthday, where it is revealed that Reuben travelled to Canada to purchase a rare DVD box set for his birthday. The reminder allows Reuben to stay as Dean's roommate for the rest of the season.
*Are You Gonna Light a Cigarette With That? (M) - Reuben convinces Dean to smoke a joint with him. While on the high, the two end up crashing Alexa's movie audition and cause havoc with each other.
*I'm Never Speaking to You Again (M) - Dean and Reuben end up spotting a rare Better Battles card at a garage sale at different times, however Reuben ends up being the one to purchase it. The two end up sharing an argument and make woeful attempts to steal the card from each other. Towards the end of the episode, Reuben ends up stealing the card back and leaving the house with it in order to sell it to a collector. Dean chases after him for it and the two share an argument. Reuben eventually throws the card onto the road as Dean goes to pick it up. In doing so, a van seemingly comes out of nowhere and knocks Dean unconscious in front of Reuben.
*This, This and This! (S) - When Reuben catches Dean dressing up fancy for a date, he tells him that he preferred to put in a laid-back approach when it comes to dating. The two end up placing a slap bet on whoever could make their upcoming Tinge dates last with these methods. When their dates end up going horribly, the two end up placing another slap bet on who could have their relationship ended first. The two end up getting dumped by their dates on the second date. In the end, the two end up slapping each other.
*You've Bruised All the Apples (S) - Reuben convinces Dean to allow him to attend a father and son fishing trip with Dean and his father Robert. While on the trip, Reuben and Robert end up developing a close relationship, leaving Dean feel neglected and betrayed. Eventually Dean storms off on his father twice, and after the second time, him and Reuben share an argument that nearly ends their friendship. Reuben apologises for the day, and he assures Dean that he was lucky to have two people that cared about him in his life.
==Trivia==
Category:Wild2ide Pairings