 Ruby later becomes good friends with her music teacher Liam Murphy ( Axle Whitehead ) . They work closely together and Ruby develops feelings for him . The storyline creates many hurdles for the characters and highlights " controversial negotiation " in its themes . This sees Ruby experience a " different kind of love " than she felt for Xavier . At this point Breeds said : " She 's matured a bit and is exploring different parts of herself and love . " Through Liam she was " realising something she 's passionate about , and being encouraged in her creativity with her music . " It is the intoxication of the situation that has been misappropriated to Liam . Breeds opined they shared " really strong chemistry emotionally and creatively . " She said Ruby is ignorant to the fact he is her teacher by virtue of the fact she is feeling " headstrong and doesn 't confine herself to boxes . " Ruby was initially in denial of her feelings , she realised it was " controversial " – Yet , ultimately she decided to be true to her feelings . 
