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rocks at your window pt 5 - ricky bowen x reader

disclaimer: this series contains smut and chapter by chapter warnings, so as with all nsfw works, ricky is aged up to 18 and he and reader are both 18 and in their senior year!!

additioanlly we're working towards a ricky x therapy plot, so as the series goes on he'll start expressing more symptoms of mental illness and bpd, and he gets worse before he gets better. also obviously i'm not a professional and this is for entertainment purposes only, I have done research but PLEASE take this with a grain of salt or several.

!! contains spoilers for season 1 of hsmtmts and previous chapters of this fic !!

wc: 7.8k

genre: slice of life, hurt/comfort, smut

pairing: ricky bowen x (afab she/her) reader

warnings: actually proof read thanks cici, anti nini/nini being a pick me, one sided angsty gina pining, reader has professional theatre experience, brief vague mention of your parents marriage falling apart, carlos is struggling, a few paragraphs of ricky spiraling about his mom/wondering if she ever loved them, ricky has some flashbacks about that, nini is a self centered bitch, nini writes sad songs about heartbreak in her little mitchie's song book, reader was in matilda annie and hairspray when she was younger (unspecified as to who), one good boy, a GRATUITUOUS amout of titties/nip play, partially clothed sex, cockwarming/cum plugging, subby boarderline puppy boy ricky, ricky's in subspace a little bit with you, cuddling as aftercare, ricky's mommy issues are so bad (sorry freud), slowburn red x ashlyn, nini is an unprofessional menace

summary: after a fun, only somewhat chaotic photoshoot, you're gearing up for the blocking of when there was me and you, until rehearsal grinds to a halt with the release of some troubling news. ricky finds solace in your arms once again, and is enamored with the way you always know how to solve whatever problems are thrown your way.

song recs: I can't handle change - roar, truth justice and songs in our key - hsmtmts cast, you're my world - atlas

a/n: I finished the second half of this in like a day because I was so anxious about a check up because I hate medical stuff but the chapter's done and it went well. I'm getting my wisdom teeth out next week so I'll probably be so busy distracting myself from that I knock out like 5 more chapters /hj

anyway this was supposed to be short and it's almost 10k cause I have no self control lol anyway ENJOY <333

tags: @yesv01 @afidiofobia @aliyahsutherland @hopefullhearts @pikzel @demirunner @matiere-detoiles @ifilwtmfc @uselesssapphickitten @nxstalgicnxbxdy @ggclarissa @n-slayaaaaa @stormi-ames

You exit the girls dressing room, running towards Seb, who just left the boys dressing room.

"Oh my god!" You exclaim, floored by his costume. It's pink and sparkly, and fits perfectly - even the heels. It's everything he was imagining.

"I know!" He replies, matching your energy perfectly. You’re so happy that Seb loves his costume. Miss Jenn even added in a subplot and solo about Ryan finding himself beyond being Sharpay’s brother. He’s absolutely killing this role, breathing new life into it, and you couldn’t be happier for him. He’s still a little nervous, so you and your friends are making sure to hype him up.

You hear it before you see him, a hush falls over the room as everyone on stage around you falls silent. Someone tries (and fails) to hold back a loud snicker while a few people gasp.

“Alright, let’s do this!”

You turn around at the familiar sound of Ricky’s voice, and he’s happy he got your attention. He’s met with a myriad of reactions at the questionably styled wig, but he only cares about yours. He’s only looking for yours. He gives you a look, a little quirk of his eyebrow that silently asks what you think. You smile radiantly, overjoyed to see him in costume for the first time. You feel like a mother sending her kids off to the first day of school. You have the urge to get pictures before the day is over.

Standing downstage of you, Nina stares at him with her mouth open in a dramatic gasp, eyes following him as you move closer to each other.

“Oh… my… god. There is so much to talk about.” She says. She watches Ricky closely, waiting for some kind of reaction to her words, but his eyes are glued on you. She tries again, letting out another very loud laugh, “I literally can’t even.”

“I think he looks great!” you say with a sincere bubbling smile. You reach up, adjusting the alignment of his wig, the way the hair falls. He’s sure it looks much better than it had when he’d tried to put it on by himself. You tug gently on his hoodie strings, making them even lengths. He watches you closely while you do. He loves the feeling of you fixing his hair and clothes, he wishes there were more things for you to fix. You smile up at him, and irritation prickles in Nina’s chest at how close you are to him.

“You gotta get the hair flip down,” you say, jerking your head to the side in example. He follows your lead, copying the gesture, and you go back and forth like that for a minute, quoting Troy Bolton and making each other laugh. Your eyes widen as realization strikes.

"Oh my god, I know what this reminds me of…" you gasp, pulling out your phone to search for something, “I’ll text it to you.”

"Okay…" Ricky chuckles, smiling in anticipation and watching you type. You glance up when you hear Carlos telling Seb how amazing he looks. You pause typing and walk a few feet closer to them.

"I know, he looks fucking amazing!" You say with a radiant smile, and Carlos thoroughly agrees.

Spotting an opening, Gina makes her way over to Ricky.

"Wow," she says with a smile, really taking him in. "You look great, Ricky." Just as she’s working up the nerve to playfully nudge him on the arm, he smiles, motioning over to where you’re talking to Carlos and Seb.

“Yeah, she said the exact same thing,” he smiles, greeting you as you walk back over, “Gina agrees with you.”

“I know!” you smile, radiant, “Not a lot of people can pull off the whole 2007 Mitchel Musso look, but you’re really making it work.”

His heart pounds when you talk like that. Your words, your praise, your attention give him a sort of high he’s never felt from anyone else before. He craves it, and he always craves it more than he expects to.

“You think so?” he asks. Part of him knows he’s fishing for your attention, but the sweet look you give him, so excited to see him in costume for the first time makes it worth it.

“Yes!” you exclaim, vibrancy rubbing off on him, “You look fantastic, Ricky.”

His heart pounds loud in his chest, cheeks flushing at your words. Behind you, Gina’s stomach sinks. Old feelings of discouragement get more and more stirred up inside her the longer she stands there, watching the way he looks at you. It’s almost too much to bear by the time she cuts her losses, making up an excuse about getting something from her bag that she’s not sure either of you hear.

Nina watches this, her gaze flicking between you and Gina. A gross feeling coats her stomach. She expected to stay friends with Ricky, expected to still be close to him. More importantly she didn’t expect so many girls to just throw themselves at him. It’s disrespectful. It’s disrespectful to how long they were together. She and Ricky have been friends since kindergarten, they have history. They’ve known each other forever, and… it’s just funny, she thinks, that you and Gina think you can just swoop in and replace her like that. Before she can fester in this feeling much longer, Big Red has everyone line up.

“Okay, Chad,” he calls, pointing stage left, “Taylor, Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan… good.”

Everyone gets lined up and spaced out correctly, as Red lines up the shot.

“Jump on the count of three.” he states, and begins to count down. The sound of everyone’s feet hitting the floor at very different times echoes through the auditorium. Red squints at the result on camera, which is nothing short of a complete mess.

“Wait, what happened?” he mutters.

“Where to begin.”

“Where do I start…”

You and Ricky say at the same time. You lean forward a little to share a look, a silent conversation exchange you both understand, both of you leaning past Nina to do so. She looks between you for that split second, then Ricky gets right back in line without even looking at her.

“I think you went early,” Seb says to you.

“Wait,” Gina interjects, “are we jumping on three or after three?”

“Yeah, the count of three. Ready?” Red replies, doing nothing to clear up the confusion.

“Red,” you say, and he looks up at you. Ricky watches you with a little smile, knowing you’ll no doubt know exactly what to do to get things back on track. “Are we jumping on the third or fourth beat?”

“Third,” he says, like it should be obvious, “on the count of three.” You nod, and turn to the others. “It’s one two jump.” you clarify, hopping as you do so to demonstrate. Your hair bounces and your skirt flounces and your heels make a little clicky noise as you land, and Ricky thinks it’s the cutest thing he’s ever seen. He’s ready to try again, now fully confident the photos will turn out perfect thanks to you. Next to you, Seb lets out a puff of air.

“I think I broke a heel…” he says, and you turn to take a look. Something itches at the corner of your mind, then it clicks.

“Hold on, I saw some glue back here somewhere…” Red flashes you a thumbs up as you run into the wings, searching for the bottle of gorilla glue you remember seeing earlier. After digging around in the stage right wing for a minute, you see it on a shelf, next to what looks like a bucket of old paint. You stretch up as far as you can, but even in these heels, you can’t reach it. Before you look around to see if there’s something you can knock it down with, you turn back to the stage.

“Ricky?” you call. He looks over at the sound of your voice like a puppy, scurrying over to you without a second thought.

“Yeah?” he smiles. You point up to where the glue is.

“I found it up there, but I can’t…”

“Oh, I got it.” he smiles, touching your arm. He reaches up and hands you the mostly full bottle. You thank him, squeezing his arm appreciatively.

“Thank god you’re tall,” you chuckle. His chest puffs up at your words, a soft heat creeping up to his cheeks. He watches you as you and Kourtney fix Seb’s shoe, how cute you look when you’re focused.

“There,” you state, “as long as the glue holds…” Seb puts his heel back on, and does a few test jumps. The glue seems to hold, and Kourtney sends you back in line, adjusting one last part of Seb’s costume. You type something into your phone, texting it to Ricky as you head back to the front of the stage. Ricky catches the last half of what Carlos is saying. He’s clearly frustrated at the lack of productivity.

“...You leave the earth, you land.”

“We just need to get back on the same page,” you say. Ricky pulls out his phone at the familiar sound of your ringtone he set. You must have sent him the thing you remembered. As he passes by, Nina sees your name at the top of his phone, framed by hearts. His screen is full of texts between you, but the last text Nina sent him got left on read? Ricky never leaves her on read. She scoffs at how oblivious he is to your blatant attempts to steal his attention from her.

“Uh,” she says loudly, a performative smile on her face as she holds back a laugh when he gets closer to her, “I can’t look at Ricky, is that a problem?”

He doesn’t look up, instead he looks at the text you sent him. It’s an image accompanied by the caption ‘you today’, and when it finally loads, he recognizes it instantly as a gif from the Elijah Wood ‘will you wear wigs’ interview. It catches him by surprise, and a loud screaming laugh tears from his throat. It’s so sudden, so sincere it brings a laugh out of you too. Everyone else either starts laughing with you, or looks completely shocked.

He slaps a hand over his mouth, trying to stifle the noise without much success. A smug satisfaction settles over Nina before Ricky starts to type something into his phone. He starts laughing again, tucking his phone back in his pocket, and when he shares a look with you she realizes it wasn’t her that made him laugh like that. It doesn’t sit well with her. You’re biting your lip, trying in vain not to laugh too loudly or obviously while everyone stares at the two of you, small chuckles echoing through the room.

“Okay.” Carlos says curtly, very clearly done with this bullshit, “Let’s take five.”

“Thank you, five.” you say automatically, and Ricky puts his hand on your back as you start to walk offstage to get some water.

“On five or after five?” he mutters, basking in the laugh you let slip out. Behind you, Nina lets out a shrill laugh at the comment, clapping her hands together in a way she’s sure will get Ricky’s attention. Her smile grows stale and evaporates as you sit next to each other without looking back once.

“So, why are you supposed to say thank you five?” Ricky asks as you take a sip from your water bottle, today filled with lemon and cucumber slices.

“It’s a call and response so the crew knows you got their instructions.” you say. He nods, and you continue, “You usually say it after a break is announced, when places are called, when they tell you how long until curtain, that kind of thing.” you conclude. Your knowledge about theatre never fails to amaze him. Hearing you talk about it makes him want to learn even more.

“When I was in Annie it seemed like something technical was always going wrong, so the call times were all over the place. It was a hot mess, but it was still so fun.” You reminisce with a smile. That’s not the first show you mentioned you’ve been in, Ricky recalls. He can tell you have… probably the most experience of anyone here, but he doesn’t think he’s ever asked how many shows you’ve been in. He would have remembered if you told him.

“How many shows have you been in?” he asks, watching your expression carefully.

“Uh…” you look over to where your castmates sit scattered about, then back to Ricky. You give him that look that means you have something to tell him when it’s just the two of you. “A lot. It’s a long story, though, I’ll tell you later.” You finish in a hushed voice. He loves when you talk to him like that, he loves the closeness between you in these moments.

You know you should probably mention you used to do professional theatre in New York before you moved here, but you always hesitate to bring it up. The last thing you want to do is sound like one of those theatre kids. Besides, you haven’t been in the professional circuit since middle school. You stopped in between shows a few years back when your parents' marriage got really bad and your dad left, and you couldn’t exactly perform while moving across the country, but you’re so deeply glad to be back in theatre now that you’re settled in.

Your mom was also worried about how much pressure was on you, being in a professional environment so young. She promised you that after you graduate, once you’re older, she’ll drive you all the way back to New York herself if you still want to do theatre professionally by then. You couldn’t argue with her, it was a lot to deal with that young, and your shitty dad didn’t make it much easier. She’s been able to watch the joy return, see your face light up when you tell her about how rehearsal is going, the progress you and the cast and crew are making, and you can’t deny she made the right call.

You think it’s good for you to act just because you love it for a while. You want the full suburban high school theatre experience, so if that means keeping a low profile and not being one of those douchebags who always brags about “doing professional shows” then you’re happy to keep that under wraps, but as you watch Ricky’s face while he rambles to you about how much more fun it is to be in costume than he expected, you feel like you can tell him. He knows you well enough to know your intentions, know that you’re not bragging about it.

At their next rehearsal, Red is relieved at how relieved Ricky seems.

“It worked! I just… I really made sure she knows how much I like her, and…” Ricky laughs, running a hand through his hair. “Thank you, for the advice, bro.” he lets out another bubbling chuckle, his mind clearly somewhere else. Red squints, wondering if it means what he thinks it means.

“Did you guys…” he starts slowly, not even needing to finish the sentence. The flustered look on Ricky’s face is the only answer he needs.

“Uh…” he says through yet another flustered laugh, the feeling of your mouth around him, the way you taste still fresh in his mind. He locks eyes with you from across the room, and feels his pulse speed up. “Yeah. I’ll fill you in later.”

Red playfully punches Ricky’s arm.

“I’m glad it went well! Cause I care about you, but also because I live vicariously through you.” They both laugh.

“Believe me, there’s plenty to catch you up on.” Ricky says, a wistful smile on his face, watching you talk to Natalie.

“Maybe we should get started. Or at least start warming up.” you say. Everyone’s wondering why Miss Jenn and Carlos aren’t there yet. You can sense her hesitance. It's not surprising, this show is new territory for almost everyone.

"You're the stage manager, you're third in command when Miss Jenn and Carlos aren't here. Why don’t you and Seb get everyone warming up, that way when they get here we can jump right in.” you offer, and she nods, gaining a little confidence.

“Yeah, you’re right.” she says, walking over to Seb, who’s sitting at the piano. You’re sure the only thing Miss Jenn and Carlos would hate more than starting rehearsal late is wasting time, especially with how tight of a schedule you’re on. Natalie and Seb are discussing said warmups when Carlos enters in a hurry, clearly frazzled, announcing that Miss Jenn won’t be here. One look past his chipper facade and you know whatever’s going on his bad.

“Miss Jenn had a… small personal matter to attend to, and won’t be here today.” in spite of the confidence he’s trying to project, you can see right through it. You’re sure the others can too.

“Is everything alright?” Nina asks, only now noticing that Carlos seems off. He laughs a forced casual laugh.

“Everything is fine.” he says, trying to convince himself, and you know that this is really bad. The next few minutes are spent arranging the blocking for when there was me and you. He introduces it as a forest of boys, and you think it could work really well if you execute it right. Instead of a giant poster of the basketball team to sing to, something in a tableau style will translate much better to the stage. It’s dynamic and expressive, while still making the same point, keeping the integrity of the message made in the movie. It’s also vaguely reminiscent of when Meg sings to the statues and the muses in Hercules, which adds to the whole Disney magic feeling. Overall you think it’s a great plan.

You’re about to express this, when you hear an all too familiar voice pipe up.

“Uh, Troy just broke Gabriella’s heart,” you resist the urge to roll your eyes, having a feeling you know where this is going, and Nina continues, "why would she want to see four more versions of him?"

You're somehow still shocked that she not only can't recognize that her character would handle a breakup differently than she would, but now she's trying to change a fundamental point in the show for no reason. Ashlyn, Kourtney, and even Natalie jump in and agree with her. This isn't the first time Nini has used her character as a thin veil to talk shit, and you're amazed at how bad she is at treating Gabriella like a character she's playing. For someone who wanted the lead so badly, she doesn't seem to care too much about it now. In all your years of acting, you don't think you've ever seen someone so unable to create a distinction between what they would do and what their character would do, and it’s very fucking weird.

Before she gets literally everyone else to agree with her, you jump in.

"Actually, I love this, Carlos. I think it’s really dynamic and effective without taking away from the song. Also," you turn to Nina, "it was 2006, so girlbossing your way through heartbreak wasn't really a thing. Plus, you're right; she did get her heart broken, she should be allowed to be sad about it."

"Yeah," Ricky agrees, looking over at you when you speak, "totally dynamic." He loves the way you talk about theatre, how brilliantly you analyze details or staging and character interpretations. He wishes he could hear you talk more about it, and makes a mental note to pick your brain later.

Nina looks at you, mouth agape, as Carlos gestures to you. Another perfect example of Ricky following you around like a lost puppy.

"Thank you, Sharpay, exactly." Carlos states as Nina scoffs, shocked at your response. He lets out a small sigh, grateful for the backup. "Gabriella is heartbroken, she can't stop thinking about Troy, about the guy she thought he was."

Ricky walks back over to his seat to set down his script. He leans down close to you before he does, wanting your opinion before he shares the idea he got.

"Maybe she could do, like, an acoustic guitar version. You know, strip it down." His voice is quiet, meant only for the two of you. You smile at him with such warmth before your gaze flickers to Nina. You hum, considering.

"I think you're the only one who could pull off an acoustic guitar ballad in the middle of such a… high energy show." A small, knowing laugh is shared between you, and as every kind word from your mouth does, your message comes across loud and clear, bringing a warmth to his cheeks and a puff to his chest. A rush of good happy chemicals hits his brain. As he heads back to his box, he ruminates on the sentiment. Not only do you think he could totally pull it off, you think he’s the only one who could. He fights a smile, trying to pay attention to the suggestions everyone starts giving Carlos.

“Or,” Kourtney jumps in, “she could be surrounded by a forest of supportive sisters.” she shares a look with Nina, and you resist the urge to roll your eyes. You hope it’s not only obvious to you that no one’s even really talking about the show anymore. A few other girls agree, and you can tell Carlos is losing patience. You walk across the room to check on him when he snaps.

“Okay, guys, this is not a democracy!” he yells, hands falling to his side before one rests on his hip, the other pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Are you okay?” you ask, sincere and quiet, but not cloying, with a situationally appropriate level of concern on your face.

“Look, it’s not that deep,” Nina says, and you’re glad she’s finally backpedaling - or at least trying to - even though it took her this fucking long to realize she should. “We can just wait till Miss Jenn comes back and-”

“Well, she’s not here, and I don’t know if she’s ever coming back!” Carlos spits, relieved to finally get the distressing information off his chest.

Ricky’s stomach sinks, and he’s met once again with that disgusting cold feeling frying his nerves. It’s been a while since he had felt it this strong, this fresh. There were bad moments, sure. Like when he caught the family portrait of the three of them in the laundry room. He felt so sick looking at his mom’s smile. It seemed so genuine, and he hasn’t been able to stop questioning its integrity since. He’s spent every spare moment he’s not thinking about you or the show reanalyzing every conversation, every interaction, every passive aggressive remark and dish towel thrown too hard against the counter top, trying desperately to figure out if hers was the face of a housewife slowly losing her sense of self, unsupported, taken for granted and growing resentful, finally pushed to the edge.

Or did she never love them to begin with? Was everything out of obligation? Did she make him tea when he was sick or stressed or sad because she wanted to or because she had to? Maybe she loved them at some point, when he was too little to remember it clearly, or even know what he was supposed to be looking for. Old memories flood back, and he finds himself scouring them for a time when her tea might have started tasting different. Maybe that’s when she stopped loving him. Loving them.

He’s dragged into the undertow without warning, breath knocked out of his lungs by the force of it all, by the spike of anxiety that shoots up and stays there at the thought of Miss Jenn leaving.

“Wait, what?” he manages to choke out after that split second of spiraling, his stomach churning. Your hand finds and grabs on tight to his before he even speaks. You’re next to him in an instant, and he latches onto you, for once feeling like he has a buoy in this relentless sudden storm he always seems to get dragged into. Right when he thinks it’s going to be okay, right when he starts to get a handle on everything, he’s knocked off his feet.

You hold his hand with both of yours as he steps off his box, tighter and warmer and more reassuring than anything, and you rub your thumb against his skin while Carlos begins to tell you guys everything that’s going on. You listen with rapt attention, while keeping a close eye on Ricky. Everything is deteriorating so fast, and soon Nina grabs her backpack, storming to the exit and claiming she ‘needs a minute’. Kourtney follows her, then everyone else, and you feel Ricky’s hand shake in yours. His breaths get quicker as he watches everyone around him, his castmates, his friends, leave without a second thought.

“Rehearsals are officially canceled until further notice!” Carlos calls out, before leaving, defeated and fighting tears.

You continue to brush your hand over Ricky’s. The gesture is comforting.

“Well,” Gina says, grabbing her bag, “that fell apart fast.”

“Nothing fell apart.” you and Ricky say at the same time, yours sure and deliberate, his desperate to be true. Gina lets out a singular breathy laugh, unable to ignore how in sync the both of you are.

“Everything’s going to be okay. We’ll work this out.” you state, and Ricky latches onto your words, how assured you seem, throwing himself and all the belief within him that you’re right.

“Yeah,” he agrees, “it’s all going to be okay.”

Gina’s stomach twists at the way he repeats your words.

“Do you know something I don’t?” she asks Ricky. You send her a look, clearly asking what the fuck. Before you can call her out, Ricky jumps in.

“She’s Miss Jenn. She’s unstoppable. The whole show’s unstoppable.”

“But, what if-” she ignores your glares, demanding she knock it off. “What if it does stop?”

Ricky squeezes your hand tighter.

“Gina-” you say, a warning tone to your voice.

“Let’s not go there…” he says, a begging tone to his voice.

“Yeah,” you agree, “let’s not.” You turn back to Ricky, your free hand resting on his arm, rubbing gently. He wants to cry - both at the situation you’re both struggling to deal with, and the catharsis, the comfort he feels when you touch him like this.

“The show must go on.” You say firmly, “There’s no chance something as trivial as a mistake on Miss Jenn’s resume is enough to do any actual harm to the show.” there’s a light chuckle to your voice, one that he mirrors.

“Yeah,” he agrees, needing you to continue, which you do.

“When I was in Matilda when I was younger, the entire basement full of props got flooded the week of opening night.”

His eyes widen in concern, and you continue.

“Everything was soggy, and completely covered in mildew by the time we got back to the theater. You know what we did?” you ask Ricky rhetorically, who’s looking at you so intensely, hanging on your every word. “We paired down. We went for an abstract, minimalistic set design. Even threw in some shadow play for effect until the props and sets were all fixed.”

“Really?” he asks.

“Yeah,” you state, “and the critics loved it. They were raving about how genius it was, a brilliant way to showcase Matilda’s imagination and view of the world around her.” you say, quoting one of the more memorable reviews.

“So,” you say with a new lightheartedness to your voice brought on by the anecdote, “the point is, everything will be fine.” your sincerity is palpable, and you watch as he lets out a small, shallow breath. Gina doesn’t miss the way he relaxes when you put your hand back on his shoulder, the way he mirrors your expressions and body language and words without even realizing. He’s beginning to calm down from the worst possible news they could have gotten just because he’s with you.

“Y’know what?” she says, swallowing the lump in her throat, “I’m gonna head out, so…” she points toward the door. Ricky glances up, then back at you.

“Get home safe.” you say with a polite wave before continuing to reassure him. You talk a little more, and you’re relieved that you can see he’s starting to feel better. The distraction is helping him, you realize, as you stroll around the empty theater hand in hand. “Why don’t you show me that guitar version of when there was me and you?” He laughs nervously.

“I don’t know…” he mutters. A hint of concern flashes over your face. If he doesn’t even want to play guitar, it must be really bad.

“C’mon, pretty please?” you say, causing butterflies to swirl in his chest, “I want to hear it stripped down, and you’re so good at guitar…”

He lets out a flustered laugh, butterflies fluttering in his chest as he accepts the guitar you hand him, taking a seat. You watch him attentively as he begins playing the first chords, humming along.

In the hallway, a few feet away from the door, Nina sighs.

She can’t bring herself to walk away, not this time, not when she knows he’s probably wallowing, waiting for her. Letting out a loud, dramatic sigh, she decides to be the bigger person. She turns and walks back to the rehearsal room, hovering in the doorway when she hears familiar strumming. She watches Ricky, his back to her while he plays. She starts to enter the room, pausing when she sees that he’s singing to someone. Not just anyone, but you. You’re looking at him fondly, chin resting in your hand. She doesn’t have time to roll her eyes before you start singing along, noting how his voice stops shaking when yours mingles with his.

She’s having the worst day ever, EJ keeps texting her, and there’s Ricky, serenading you. She can’t even talk to him alone for five minutes without you hovering. She feels sick. She hates this, hates the way you ogle at him. She should be the one in there, the one duetting with him.. She’s known him since kindergarten for god’s sake, she has the right to comfort him. Tears welling up in her eyes, she storms off, pulling her song book from her backpack to pour everything into its pages. She’s ready to fill it with songs of betrayal and heartbreak.

After some more singing, wandering around, and examining old props from former shows, you and Ricky find yourselves on a stiff couch that’s been hidden in the back of the prop room for ages. Just being around props, costumes, old playbills and other paraphernalia makes Ricky feel better. There’s a restorative quality in theaters he never knew about until now. It’s like he can pretend that nothing is different than it was yesterday, like everything is still the same.

“Can… can we just stay here for a while?” he asks, hugging a basketball and leaning into you.

“Yeah,” you say softly, “‘course. As long as you want.” you press a kiss to the top of his head, and you both settle deeper into the couch, rough woven texture rubbing against your arms. He rests his head on your shoulder while you play with his hair, telling him more stories from your time in Matilda. Most notably how nice the person who played Miss Trunchbull was, and how tangled everyone’s hair was from being teased and styled so much. It smelled more like hairspray than when you were actually in Hairspray.

You trace shapes on his back while you talk. His breath is warm on your neck, and he can smell your perfume, the same peachy perfume you wore to homecoming. He’s flooded with memories of how beautiful you were that night, how you touched him, how you tasted. He lets out a soft sigh at the memory. He’s craving more than holding you, he needs to be closer, needs more. He needs to be inside you. He gives a fleeting thought to your location; it’s late, and he’s sure no one will come sniffing around the prop room in the guts of the theatre department. It’s enough justification for him, and he indulges his desires, beginning to press kisses to your face and neck. He grabs at your waist, drawing an anticipatory giggle. The noise soothes him, and he wants more.

“I-” he tries not to let his voice waver, but you know him so well by now it’s impossible to hide, “...just need you close. Need you with me.” he sighs into your skin, desperate for your smell, your touch, you you you. You rub his back, your touch so cathartic it makes him want to cry.

“I’m not going anywhere, Ricky.” you state gently, and he latches onto your words, wanting desperately to believe them. You pull him in to kiss you more, and he shoves his tongue past your lips, sighing into your mouth at how much better he already feels from that alone. He was right, he really does just need to be inside you, be as close to you as possible.

He climbs on top of you as you lace your hands through his hair, embracing the taste of your tongue against his. He lets out a shuddering sigh as you place your soft thigh between his, and he grinds against you, unable to stop his hips from rutting into you. He whines at how good it feels, how much better you make him feel. He tugs at the waistband of your pants, and you smile a little at how eager he is for you. You reach into a pocket deep in your bag, zipped up tight, to grab a condom while he makes quick work of shimmying both your pants down.

“Will- will you put it on for me?” he whines quietly into your neck, and you nod, humming and running your hand through his hair in response.

He’s already moaning and you’ve barely started to put it on. He’s so needy, so desperate for you that it brings a smile to your face. You can’t deny how cute you find it. He pushes into you, trying not to go too fast, and the air is knocked from both your lungs as he works his way deeper into your wet, welcoming cunt. He fucks you needy and desperate, whining cutely like a little puppy as he humps into you. He grinds his pelvis against your clit, needing to be closer to you, and the noises you let out are like a warm shower after a long day.

“F-fuck, Ricky, just like that… good boy…”

He speeds up, whining and panting into your mouth as you praise him, and he feels little tears begin to prick at the corners of his eyes. Both for how fucking bad today has been, and how fucking good you make him feel. Your touch, your words, the way you call him a good boy and reassure him as he tries to pull you closer to him even though you’re already as close as you can possibly get, it’s all so addictive. You’re so wet; tighter and warmer and more reassuring around him than anything. You feel so soothing, like aloe on a sunburn, and he wants more and more and more of it.

The head of his cock keeps rubbing against that spongy part inside you, drawing out more gasps and moans, more noises that make his heart pound. He can’t get enough. He’s grabbing at your clothes and clinging to you, begging, whining your name over and over like a prayer. He feels you tighten up around him, feels the way your legs shake, and it sends him over the edge. He had been sucking a hickey into your chest, but now his teeth and tongue graze your skin as he moans, rutting deeper and deeper into you as he spills all of himself into your welcoming embrace.

A few moments when he would normally pull out and get up, instead he buries his face in your neck. “Can we… just stay here for a minute?”

There’s still a fragile quality to his voice, and you begin running your fingers through his hair again, before pressing a kiss to his temple.

“Sure,” you say, nodding. You play with his hair as he sucks on your tits, his arms wrapped tight around your waist. He runs his tongue over the soft flesh, reveling in the taste, the way your walls flutter around him when he plays and sucks on your hardened bud. He finds comfort in the gesture, the way you taste. You stay like that for a little while, and Ricky feels his brain go fuzzy with how good you feel and taste, how sweet you are to him. If he could live between your legs - and with his face in your tits - he would in a heartbeat.

Your phone buzzes, pulling you slightly out of the warm little bubble you’ve created. It’s Ashlyn. You know she’s upset, she has to be after today. Ricky freezes, looking up at you to see what you do. You bring your finger to your lips, gesturing for him to stay quiet, then place your hand on the back of his head, bringing him back down to your soft chest.

You pick up the phone, chatting with Ashlyn, listening as she vents and worries to you, gently scratching Ricky’s back the whole time. You have such a casual, nurturing energy, and being squished between your tits, still deep inside you while you idly chat on the phone makes Ricky’s head spin. He can’t get enough of you, can’t stop thinking about how good you treat him, how nice your attention feels. When he wants a little more, he’ll grind his hips against your twitching clit, just to feel the way you throb and squeeze around him, to hear the little hitch in your breath that you try to conceal.

You send him a warning look, but you can’t keep a straight face, not when he’s looking at you like that.

“Hey, what if we did a song?” you ask into the phone, Ashlyn silent on the other end as she listens, “Like, what if we did a huge, original, show stopping number, and, like… a flashmob at the meeting tomorrow. You know, show them what we can do when she’s the one directing us.”

“I… love that. Oh my god, I’m dead. Yes.” she states, and you smile. “I- god, I’m already getting ideas. Uh… okay, can you meet me at Big Red’s?” she spitballs, excited to work on this.

“Yeah,” you say, gaze flickering back down at Ricky, “we’ll be over in a few, text everyone else - we’ll need as much backup as we can get.” you chuckle.

“Oh,” she says, a knowing tone to her voice, “is… Ricky with you?” Dammit. Now you have to play this off.

“Uh, yeah, we were just-” you trail off, fighting a giggle as he grinds against you. He chuckles into your tits, feeling them jiggle around his mouth.

“We were just hanging around the theater,” you finish, “he didn’t want to leave yet.”

“Yeah,” she says, thinking about earlier, regretting leaving so soon, “tell me about it. Anyway, get here as soon as you can so we can work on this.”

She hears a light, flustered giggle distantly through the speaker, and knows it’s him making you laugh. She could let it slide, but calling you out is too tempting.

“...Hi, Ricky.” she says. It’s silent for a minute.

“Hi, Ashlyn.” his voice is sheepish, and she hears you both giggle. She’s glad you know she knows you’ve been hanging out together, flirting too, no doubt. You hang up shortly after, then begin the process of finally detangling yourselves from each other, and cleaning up enough to look presentable. Ricky’s chest squeezes when you adjust his hoodie strings and fix his hair. He returns the caring gesture by helping you to his car, your legs still wobbly.

By the time you get to Red’s, Ashlyn already has some lyrics she’s working on, and part of a chorus. Red looks at Ricky, nodding toward you. Ricky looks at him pointedly, gaze flicking to Ashlyn, noting the flustered look on Red’s face. Red gives him a look that screams HAHAHA WHAT? NO! Why is it obvious?? Ricky makes a mental note to grill him on it later.

They watch you and Ashlyn work together, brainstorming lyrics and choreo as everyone else arrives, and Ricky is thrilled to see you in your natural habitat like this. By the time everyone else is there, you, Ashlyn, and Carlos have made great progress, with everyone else helping to bounce around ideas and iron out details.

“You know,” Nina starts, a performative tone of wisdom to her voice, “I think we should go for a power ballad.”

“Uh…” you look over at Ashlyn, who you can tell is feeling defensive over the work you’ve already done. You look at Carlos, who doesn’t seem to want to do a power ballad either. You choose your words carefully.

“I totally see where you’re coming from, a power ballad would be really impactful, but I think in this case we need to go for something with more wow factor.”

“A power ballad has wow factor!” she says. Even she realizes how flimsy that sounds. She lets out a contemptuous sigh, “But a power ballad would show how much she means to us.” she’s clearly trying to tug on the heartstrings, and it’s not working on you. You check the clock. You don’t have time to debate with her.

“Realistically,” you start, a decisive tone to your voice, “I don’t think we have time to rework all this into a power ballad. I think we should stick with the direction we’re going in, and commit-”

“Oh, so you want to play it safe?” she asks, seeming like she caught you in something, “I thought music… was about taking risks.”

You hold back the biggest sigh of your life, when Ricky jumps in behind you.

“I think we should listen to her.”

Nina starts to thank him, the sees that he’s pointing to you. The words dry up in her throat.

“She is like,” he continues, “the most talented person I’ve ever seen. She really knows what she’s talking about, guys.”

Everyone seems to agree, except for Nina. You can feel the pissy aura radiating off her already. You send him a grateful look, then turn back to her, trying to be professional.

“A power ballad is still a great idea-”

“No, no.” she says, passive aggressive and dismissive, “you go ahead. I’ll just be quiet.” everything about her is making your irritation spike, but you know you don’t have time to babysit her or her feelings. If she thinks she can make you feel bad for that, then she’s wrong.

“Okay, as long as you’re sure.” You state, before getting back into it with Ashlyn.

As soon as you finish holding out the final note, you’re met with cheers that turn into roaring applause. Your mom and Ricky’s dad both advocated for Miss Jenn, tipping the scales for Principal Gutierrez to agree, letting her keep her job. Ricky finds you immediately, picking you up and spinning you around. He holds you so tight, and you both giggle, elated. You can’t believe it really worked. When he pulls away you can see it on him, the electric energy, the rush of a good performance. He doesn’t even need to say anything because you’re feeling the same thing, and the silent understanding is shared between you.

“This will be nothing compared to opening night.” you say, your smile infectious, and he can’t wait. Like, he genuinely can’t wait for opening night. He’s never been more motivated for anything than he has for this, performing alongside you again. He’s gotten a taste, and he wants more.

Nina hugs Seb. When she pulls away, she sees you and ricky talking animatedly - and very close together. She deflates at the sight before her. You’re holding each other and laughing, absolutely beaming at each other. A knot forms in her stomach.

“What are they even talking about?” she scoffs.

“Probably some cute story about when the basement flooded when she was in Matilda.” Gina mutters. Nina hadn’t noticed she was there, but something about that rings a bell she can’t place. It’s scratching around in the back of her mind, and she wonders why that sounds familiar.

Across the room, Ricky catches his dad and Miss Jenn talking real close together too. You follow his gaze, eyes widening. You see how his brow furrows, and think now would be a good time for a distraction.

“You know,” you start, drawing his attention back to you, “if you want to this weekend, I can show you some of the shows I’ve been in.” you offer.

“Are you kidding?” He asks with a chuckle, his whole face lighting up, “Yes! Yeah, absolutely!” You smile, your expression mirroring his.

“After we catch up on our sleep, though,” you say, exhaustion setting in from both the all nighter and the high energy performance you just pulled off. You rub your eyes, bleary. “Cause I am about to crash, dude.”

“Same,” he laughs, and it quickly turns into a yawn. You both giggle, making your way to Ricky’s dad’s car so he can drop you off before you take Ricky home. Your mom has a meeting starting ten minutes ago, so she had to rush over to city hall right after you got the good news, and Mike offered to give you a ride. He drops you off, watching the way you and Ricky talk. You’re still having a good time together even when you’re this tired. It’s a positive sign, he thinks. Soon they’re turning into their driveway, and he knows he has minutes before Ricky’s out like a light.

“She seems nice,” he starts, expecting Ricky to brush it off or act all embarrassed, demand you’re just hanging out, or whatever the kids are calling it now. Instead, he’s met with a wistful sigh.

“Yeah… she is.” he says with an exhausted, sincere smile. The openness of his answer surprises Mike. “She’s… the best.”

Ricky’s inside and falling into bed before Mike can ask any follow up questions, but he intends to a little later. He doesn’t know if it’s because of Jenn, or the show, or you, but he’s so glad to see Ricky smile like that again.

#ricky bowen #ricky bowen x reader #hsmtmts ricky #hsmtmts #hsmtmts smut #hsm x reader #rocks at your window #good news about the doctor thing is some stuff looks like it might happen way faster than i expected #which i'm happy about #also not going to think about #just going to write more rocks lol

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itsasweater · 10 months

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HSMTMTS thoughts before season 4 pt. 2

So this is my second part after my re-watch of season 1 through 3 before the final season airs. After giving my thoughts on the seasons in general I thought I would talk about the ships on the show since a lot of new content dropped. The discourse has been interesting to say the least lol

Warning!!! I am going to be brutally honest about the ships on the show because I don't mind discussion, discourse or pushback. I'm not going to put any anti tags because I think the fandom could use some brutal honesty right now, especially with the severe lack of media literacy when it comes to this show and it's ships.

Rini (Ricky and Nini or is it Nina lol):

So I would categorize them as a typical Disney ship, pretty cookie cutter and unoriginal. It's the typical relationship that was formed because of childhood and growing up together. This type of pairing has been done before and will certainly be done again. So for a new show it is understandable to promote this relationship to bring in the audience.

During season 1, the show placed a lot of easter eggs that would forecast the downfall of this relationship, re-watching season 1 definitely helped me catch more of them. As curtsies-from-princess-ashlyn pointed out, throughout season 1 Ricky is looking for comfort and emotional support from Nini but he doesn't get that from her because she doesn't understand what he is going through when it comes to his home life with his parents. Obviously Ricky spends the first half of season 1 trying to get Nini back with her not giving him the time of day, until the homecoming episode changes everything for him because of a certain new girl (Gina). He kind of forgets about Nini while building this new relationship, a relationship that both Nini and EJ notice. The show eventually has Ricky and Nini come back to each other towards the end of the season 1. The thing that stands out to me the most is that in order for them to be put back together, they literally had to remove Gina from an episode for it to happen. Shows tend to do this a lot, when they want a certain pairing together they remove another character so that the pairing can stand alone without any competition in the scenes. But to me this is something that always makes me go hmmmmm you had to remove a character and stop total interaction in order for this pairing to get back together. Ricky and Nini have the moment in the finale where he confesses to her bringing up all these moments from childhood and bam end of season. I think a major reason why that confession scene did nothing for me is that he mentions all these moments that he has had with her from their childhood and we the audience didn't see any of it so it kind of falls flat. How am I supposed to be invested in that speech when I didn't see those moments. I also think putting them back together just regressed their characters. I always have a hard time watching that scene because the acting was just off, I think it was mentioned that they let Josh improvise it and maybe they shouldn't have.

Season 2 starts with Rini back together and in the very first episode Ricky looks directly at the camera and says that him and Nini are never breaking up ever again lol. I don't know if needing media literacy is necessary for that line because the show is spelling it out for the audience foreshadowing that they are going to be over again. That line was not a mistake, it was telling the audience to be prepared. Nini starts the season by not being truthful to Ricky about leaving and going to YAC until she just blurts it out with everyone around. The communication with these two has just always been non existent. Nini doesn't even know that Ricky moved, she goes to his old house yet Gina knows his new address, that's another thing that made me go hmmmm and wonder. Nini starts feeling held back by Ricky and that he doesn't like/love her for the right reasons, which makes her write the Rose song that is clearly about Ricky even though she denies it when he asks her. Ricky gets all excited when Nini comes back and thinks she came back for him but in a brutal way tells him that she didn't. She was already off the bus when he called. Where having media literacy comes into play is understanding that with everything else in Ricky's life changing which is something that he hates, his relationship with Nini and Nini herself represents something the same. He clings on to Nini because he wants at least something to be the same and not change like everything else in his life, which is unfair too Nini. Midway through the season they break up with Ricky initiating it with him saying he doesn't like who he is/becoming while with Nini. The breakup scene was honestly done really well. Obviously the relationship was needed in the end so that the characters could grow and understand what they actually want.

It surprises me how many people in the fandom still cling to this relationship because they were truly miserable with each other during season 2. If you truly cared about the characters you would not want them back together, they clearly outgrew each other and just didn't work anymore. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised though that people still cling to them because of the weird Jolivia stuff that I still see. Liking Rini and wanting them back just seems to be a cover for Jolivia's, like seriously people.

Lastly, people in the fandom like to say that if Olivia didn't leave the show or that if the drama didn't happen Rini would have been endgame yet season 2 was already written before all of that. Like I said at the start, the easter eggs were already planted in season 1 for the downfall of the relationship. I certainly think Rini was definitely endgame if the show was a limited series having only 1 season because of how season 1 ended with them together, they couldn't end it on a cliffhanger with no resolution. They did not know if they were going to be picked up for another season, once they did, they were able to go in the direction they wanted too.

I was planning on going over all of the ships in one post but by the time I finished my thoughts on Rini it was already too long lol so I might just do a post everyday leading up to the new season on the other ships.

Thanks for reading if you did! If you just read the title, thank you!

#hsmtmts #highschoolmusicalthemusicaltheseries #rini hsmtmts #ricky bowen #nini salazar roberts #ricky and nini #rini

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portwellmakesmeweep · 2 years

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i now present to you,

“a dramatic post about why ej caswell is my favorite hsmtmts character (and yes, i mean in season one as well) and why i am irritated at the show as a whole”

i think a lot of ej hate comes down to people not understanding the use of ej’s character in season one. ej is, for lack of a better term, the anti-ricky. where ricky is the likable underdog, ej is the popular jock. where ricky is the guy we are supposed to root for, ej is the guy in the way.

but something hsmtmts did really well in season one was develop ej outside of nini. when ej and nini eventually broke up, he was no longer the anti-ricky, but now just another character. so, in order to keep viewers interested in ej, he needed to grow, they needed to give people a reason to like him. so, they had him try to become a better guy.

i also find it shallow to look at ej (from the perspective of season one) and call him a “bad boyfriend” or an asshole. was he both of those things at one point in the show, yes. but was ricky, yes. was nini a bad partner at times, yes. remember that this is a show about teenagers. they’re only learning how to be in relationships so give them the room to mess up. nini breaking up with ej was completely justified, but ej had solid reasoning behind the things that he did. and we are starting to see that the jealousy and anxiety aspect of ej were not just toward nini (because he clearly has some level of fear of abandonment), as he is starting to display those characteristics again in season 3.

so let’s not hate on ej because he’s annoying but rather dig into the complex character that he could be if the writers did him justice. ej, in my opinion is the epitome of a mess of contradictions. he is popular, but disliked by a lot of people. he’s confident, but severely anxious. he’s a COMPLEX CHARACTER. and to be honest, hsmtmts tends to lack those.

i think that i can understand how ej’s arc can feel a little cheesy and forced, with him practically doing a personality 180 between season one and two, but i’m interested to see what they do with his character this season, blending together both the 1.0 and 2.0 version of him (similarly to gina).

1.0 ej was confident, driven, hard-working, romantic, loving, clever

…but he was also selfish, untrusting, overbearing, blunt, short tempered

2.0 ej is happy, friendly, open-minded, more trusting, supportive

…but he is also anxious, unsure of his future, sometimes clingy, jealous,

everyone loves to say that gina needs to find ‘balance’ between the old her and new her. give ej that chance.

ej has issues that go far beyond just a girl. his father is practically forcing a life that he doesn’t want down his throat, he was forced to direct a musical at the summer camp that he just wanted to experience one last time, his girlfriend is flirting with an old fling (no hate to my girl gina, but she is kinda flirting), and literally NO ONE is listening to anything he has to say.

ej is not an asshole. ej is not a bad boyfriend. ej is not a loser. ej is not a villain.

ej is the most complex, most interesting, and most fleshed out (debatably, besides gina) character that hsmtmts has given us. and not only are the fans of the show doing him dirty but the creators are.

i am irritated as a fan of ej and hsmtmts. this season has been so frustratingly repetitive and childish.

(i might be the only person who cares about this, but i could talk about this for hours)

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it’s kinda crazy that pws WANT ej to get a job at the school line do they really think that if somehow they make it out of s3 still together or back together they’ll make it out of s4 together? he may not be her teacher but he’s going to be a 19 year old teaching assistant and working at the school his junior gf GOES TO. that is weird no matter how you look at it

Exactly! Like I said in the previous post, she even stated herself that it creates this weird power dynamic between them. So not only is he an adult, but it could also create bias in casting. On the other end of that, I worry because they’ve broken up, if it isn’t mutual that it could still cause issues with EJ helping with theater. I say this because I don’t know that it will be mutual. The difference between R*ni and P*W is history. Ricky and Nini knew each other since kindergarten. They had this deep bond that helped them to understand each other a lot better than most people. (Gina still holds the torch for understanding him the best though ;) he said so himself when they discussed being the only people they could talk to about certain things). So their fights, while still very hostile, were because they wanted to care for each other but Ricky cared too much and Nini wanted to give more to herself. That care and deep history made their break up a lot more amicable. They will always love each other, but I think in a much more platonic way. P*W, on the other hand, was fast and used to heal deep WOUNDS. There wasn’t a lot they knew about each other and when push comes to shove, they couldn’t even communicate that. At least Ricky and Nini sort of… yelled their hurt at each other? P*W has no insight into each other as to why they act or react certain ways. They haven’t had the hard conversations or seen the sticky sides… they only know a shallow infatuation. This could cause more aggression in the break up and not as mutual of a close. If that happens, there could be some very hurt feelings portrayed by EJ as a director, which is still biased!

Also, he is an adult trying to figure out his life. I think him being in the drama department can help with that. But I would hope that he WANTS to go to college and date college girls and just pursue more of an adult life. By the time I was 18, I was SO excited to be an adult and on my own. I still had friends in high school I came back and visited a couple of times, but it was like this unexplainable mentality that happened when I got to my senior year that I was at the end. It was like I just knew it was time to grow up and move on. I felt disconnected from high school and ready to start the next phase of my life. So I am surprised he doesn’t feel more that way because a lot of seniors do, even if they don’t know what is ahead. They just know they’re ready to move on.

And lastly, she’s a minor!! She’s 16 and he’s 19 and I’m tired of Mickey Mouse shows trying to say that’s ok because it’s not (cough *josh*ya* cough). <- that shouldn’t need further explanation though.

And I know what antis could say: what if it was Ricky?? What then? I’ll tell you what. I wouldn’t want him working at the school. I would want him off discovering himself and learning who he is. Which is a little heart wrenching to say. When Gina graduates, I would pray they find their way back to each other. I don’t find it AS drastic of a difference with their ages because she’s 17 and he’s 18, but they are technically in different life stages if Ricky has graduated and she hasn’t. Am I sad thinking about them breaking up for a year so Ricky can experience adult life? Yes. But do I believe that people who are meant to be together find a way? Especially in a show where the narrative can literally be written? Yes. Maybe him being on his own post high school and then her for a little bit after she graduates is what they need to solidify they want to be together no matter what. Even as adults and making permanent life decisions. That place in their heart lingers for each other no matter what and they find their way back after doing literally everything that could distance them. They still come back together. I think Rina was always meant to be long game. And by long game, I mean til death do us part long game.

#ricky bowen #high school musical the musical the series #gina porter #rina #hsmtmts #sorry a little ranty #i got in my feels in that last paragraph #Ricky x gina #asks #send me asks

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laylakeating · 2 years

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it’s funny because the same people who say that gina is ricky’s second choice are the same people who’d be mad if he actually went and pursued her somehow while being with nini (which ik he wouldn’t, but still) like what the fuck do you want him to do? he can’t win. they’re also the same people who, back then, said that their dynamic was platonic whilst in the same breath saying he was leading her on and that she was his second choice. and on top of all that they’re choosing a ship that is literally built on the other not feeling hurt and confused about things anymore. no chemistry, compatibility, genuine connection or anything at all, let’s be honest. rina antis confuse me.

YES THIS EXACTLY ANON !!

like. what. do we want ricky to cheat on his girlfriend? of course we don't! he made the best out of a really sucky situation like we need to cut my boy some slack he is TRYING !!

yes again. anon i am literally applauding you!! the double standard is INSANE. rina are just friends but also ricky is leading gina on?? make it make sense?? because it doesn't ?? the arguments genuinely fall apart the moment you try and dissect them because the narrative supports rina. the text is backing us up !!

also yes, yes again. i do not like pw i will never like pw (also i love how one of the main arguments for pw and against rina was that ej never made her cry like ricky did. well. look what happened. AND i'd argue it was worse because ej did it intentionally.)

#rina antis confuse me too like you have the perfect ship and you're choosing to root for a ship that got mistaken for being SIBLINGS ??#how does anyone ever come back from the big brother line HOW #there was no rina in 211 yet em and i were on cloud 9 bc of it #just an excellent ask anon THANK YOU you made so many wonderful and valid points !!#asked and answered #anonymous #hsmtmts #rina

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inspotlight · 2 years

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✰ INSPOTLIGHT — INDEPENDENT, PRIVATE, AND SELECTIVE NINI SALAZAR-ROBERTS of disney+'s high school musicial: the musical: the series, written as an original character, penned by hales. exploring themes of stardom, finding your place in the world, leaving the comforts of childhood, and more.

ballet slippers, seeing your breath in the morning air, highlighted scripts, bows in curled brown hair, stargazing with your love, sleepless nights, an arrow shot from cupid's bow, spritzing perfume upon a love letter, late nights dancing in the moonlight, long hair pulled into a braid, the overwhelming desire to be perfect, an intense need to take care of the ones you love, lyrics scribbled hastily on a napkin, a playbill tacked to your wall

disclaimer: although nini is 18 in s3 (as confirmed by you never know & the lottery ticket), i will not be writing anything explicit on this blog. inbox: 7 queue: twice a day thread tracker. verses.

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heavily affiliated and exclusive/single-ship with kenna’s ricky @melodyplucked

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plainconfusion · 3 years

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HSMTMTS SPOILERS/ LONG RAMBLE

I feel like there was so many things that should've been fleshed out more this season, especially the later episodes. This episode especially was so meh. I wish we could've seen more of Big Red as LeFou, EJ as Gaston and Ricky's transition. And Kourtney and Howie's little thing was cute, but a bit anti-climatic. Big Red and Ashlyn's thing was also weird and seemed kinda thrown in there. Don't get me wrong, Big Red is a romantic and its adorable, but something about that scene was boring. I am Glad Mazzara and Ms. Jenn have addressed their chemistry though, but not Ricky giving his blessing at the wrong time 🙄😂. And Ricky and Lily, I just hate so much, I get it's for Drama and stuff but I still hate her and French dude. And wtf happend with Lily and the harness?! I'm glad Ricky and Nini are finally getting "on the same page". They deserve to heal. I'm also happy for Nini looking to go further with her music! She is so kind and awesome, and it really showed these last two episodes, and she really deserves the world. I'm glad she and Gina addressed the chocolates thing and how it really wasn't about Ricky that made Nini upset. Also, as much as I have shipped Portwell this season, Nini and Gina had a little chemistry there, and you disagree you're homophobic (/j). And I love the support the characters give to each other and love and appreciation they have, but the dropping of the competition is kind of boring but I totally see why it happened and its definitely for the best. All in all, I feel like they just dumped a lot together and it was a bit rushed, but there was still some good things that happened.

#hsmtmts #whats gina and ninis ship name yall??#hsmtmts spoilers #portwell #rini #rambles #will there be a season 3?#do we know yet?#i wanna know what y'all think about this season

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daydreamingandchill · 3 years

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So there is something that has been intriguing me about Gina ever since the start of the season, I thought I was seeing things but with the latest episode I feel I am understanding her a bit better.

Now this is really just my interpretation and I could obviously be wrong but still felt like sharing.

For me it seems obvious that Gina has never had real friends. We have known that sure. But little things here and there had pointed out how shocked and touched she was whenever one of the group showed they cared for her. She never had that before so all of it is strange and she is clearly still getting used to.

Now comes her deal with Ricky. I am not saying I am anti them or anything, I truly never saw anything but I wasn't going to be mad if it was, lowkey was interested in seeing that. So while most may disagree I gotta say I don't think Gina is really in love with him. (I am not gonna touch what he feels cause that isn't the point here).

Does she have a crush? Sure. I mean I wouldn't blame her. But what I have gathered is that is a crush that grew over not exactly the right reasons.

The way I see it is that Ricky was the first straight guy that actually showed he cared for her, the first one that truly wanted to befriend her and with whom she could relate to and share some stuff. That's how her feelings started. Because before I doubt she met another guy like that.

Sure she kinda met EJ first but they were both just using each other in their "evil" schemes. EJ was more focused in getting Nini back and didn't really pay attention to her. Ricky was the one that followed her after her plan failed at the homecoming and took her home and they found out they shared stuff. He was the first that actually wanted to know her a little more.

That's why with this episode there was that moment with EJ and Gina that for me made everything click. When EJ was asking how she was feeling, he meant it because he cares, because he considers her a good friend (and now maybe more? Idk that was confusing). And when she realized that he genuinely wanted to know how she was feeling, she looked clearly confused and shocked. Probably because it hasn't happened before beside Ricky(at least with straight cute guys).

It also explains why she also mentioned how she didn't know where she stood with other guys in the school. I think that the entire time Gina has truly being thinking that Ricky wanted something else with her. He has been there for her after all. And that's also why she seemed confused and hurt whenever Ricky seemed like a lovesick puppy with Nini, always talking about her and asking Gina for advise. Maybe in her mind she thought how could he seemed interested in her and afterwards go running after another girl.

In the end I may be completely wrong with this, but right now I feel it sorta makes more sense. Maybe all of it is just something for Gina to learn more about friendships and also find what she really wants. But well, only time will tell.

#hsmtmts #gina porter #idk random theory thing #i clearly should be working and not theorizing over characters in a disney show

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stubbornness-and-spite · 3 years

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the ink on our skin and the blood in our hearts (are intertwined): Chapter 3

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Fandom: HSMTMTS

Notes: We're moving into non-canon territory so there will be fewer time skips between scenes. However, there will be more places where the same situation is told by different characters. (ie. a scene is told from one perspective and when the next perspective is introduced, the scene jumps back a few minutes) I think the POV switches and scene retellings are clear, but let me know if any are confusing. (I forgot to add chapter titles on tumblr because they’re not super important, but I’m adding them now.)

Warnings: swearing, blood mention

Word Count: 1302

Chapter Summary: the musical is over. unfortunately, that means it's time to actually process revelations and emotions

Story continues under the cut. Reblogs are greatly appreciated!

second chance, gotta grab it and go

EJ POV

For everything that went wrong, the musical was… good. EJ didn’t think he’d ever thoroughly enjoyed a performance that hadn’t been nearly flawless before and even then, he kicked himself for the fact that it wasn’t actually flawless.

He sat in the green room and looked over the mess of makeup and costumes. They’d come back to strike later, but for now, the room existed in the timeless void that was a show.

“EJ,” called a voice from the door. “You joining us? We’re heading to Denny’s and then my house. A few people are planning to stay the night.”

EJ lifted a hand and waved Ashlynn off. “I’ll catch up. Text me when you leave Denny’s if I’m not there yet and I’ll meet you at your house.” Ashlynn didn’t respond. “Ash?” EJ turned around. “What’s up?”

“What’s on your hand?” Ashlynn asked quietly. EJ looked down at his hand as Ashlynn made her way over. There was a small heart that looked like it was underlined.

“I thought you weren’t going to use your soulmate bond,” Ashlynn said, grabbing his hand roughly and looking it over.

“I’m not,” EJ hissed. “That wasn’t me. I didn’t even know it was there.”

“EJ,” Ashlynn scolded, pushing up his sleeve and flipping his hand around to examine his arm. “That looks like someone testing a bond! Did you talk to Ricky?”

“Not about this!”

EJ yelped and yanked his hand back. He jerked his sleeve back down over his wrist. “I definitely didn’t talk to him about this! Last I saw, it looked like he and Nini were going to get back together!”

“You have to talk to him,” Ashlynn said, leaving no room for discussion.

“Absolutely not,” EJ snapped. “I don’t have a soulmate, Ash!”

“Sorry.” Big Red leaned in the door. “Didn’t mean to interrupt, I was just looking for Ashlynn.”

EJ dropped his face into his palms. “How much of that did you hear?”

“You should talk to Ricky and you don’t have a soulmate,” Big Red replied quickly. “I don’t have to read into that if you don’t want me to.”

“Soulmates suck,” EJ groaned. “Why can’t we just be happy? Why should happy people break up because their skin doesn’t share ink? Why should people force themselves to be with people they don’t love because someone decided before they were born that they were supposed to be perfect together?”

“Yeah, man,” Big Red agreed. “My parents aren’t soulmates and they’re one of the sappiest couples I know. On the other hand, my uncles are soulmates and they definitely rival my parents for sappiest couple. Family gatherings are fun.” EJ dropped his hands and sat up to look at Big Red.

EJ blinked at him in confusion. “I’ve never had someone agree with me about soulmates before.”

“Huh,” Big Red mused. “Maybe you should talk to Ricky, then. He used to be totally on the soulmate train because of his parents, but they’re divorcing so he’s having a bit of a ‘come to Jesus’ moment.”

“I’m not talking to Ricky fucking Bowen about soulmates,” EJ snarled.

“Okay,” Big Red replied with a shrug. “Wanna talk to my parents? They’re insisting on driving me to Denny’s if I’m planning on spending the night at Ashlynn’s with everyone else because they want to congratulate me, but they’re always down for teaching kids to fuck the system.”

“Yeah,” EJ said, surprising himself. “I would like that.”

“Cool,” Big Red chirped. “I’ll meet you out front.”

Ashlynn cleared her throat. “Weren’t you driving me to Denny’s?” she asked pointedly.

“Was that why you didn’t want to leave without me?” EJ asked. “I knew I was forgetting something.” He tossed her his keys. “Here. Don’t wreck my car.”

Ashlynn stared at him. “EJ, are you okay? You’ve never let me drive your car without you there to backseat drive.”

“I’m fine!” EJ insisted. “I’ll meet you at Denny’s!”

EJ felt suddenly out of place and a bit like a little kid as he met Big Red and his parents outside of the school and followed them to their car.

“I’m EJ,” he said abruptly. “Caswell.”

“Big Red’s mentioned,” Big Red’s mom said kindly. “Call me Amy, sweetheart.”

“I’m Papa Red to any friends of Big Red!” Big Red’s dad declared.

“Dad,” Big Red groaned. “Don’t be weird.” He looked at EJ. “Sorry about them, but you said yes when I asked.”

“Kiddo,” Amy asked, ruffling Big Red's hair. “Was there a reason you wanted EJ to get a ride with us or did he just need a ride?”

“Oh!” Big Red smacked his forehead. “EJ’s anti-soulmate.”

“Oh?” Big Red’s parents said in unison.

“Yeah?” EJ said a bit hesitantly. He rubbed at the back of his neck. “Some people’s share marks on their skin. It doesn’t mean they’re perfect for each other.”

“That’s what I always say!” Big Red’s dad thundered. “My soulmate is my best friend, but I could never imagine marrying her! I love my wife far too much for that!”

“I’m friends with my soulmate too,” Amy said. “We tried a romantic relationship, but it was so tense. She’s a better friend than she was a girlfriend and I think I am too. Some people are platonic soulmates and some people just don’t fit with their soulmates. Not every set of connected people are meant to stay in each other’s lives.”

“My parents are soulmates,” EJ admitted, running a hand through his hair. He scoffed. “They spend more time avoiding each other than they do anything else. They don’t usually show up to my shows or games because they’re worried the other might be there.”

“Do you want us to go to your water polo games?” Big Red blurted out. “Like, the drama kids. Because we totally would.” EJ's head turned on a swivel to look at Big Red. He blinked blankly a few times before his lips twitched upwards and he shook his head.

“I don’t really care anymore,” EJ said. “I used to, but I don’t anymore. It’s just to look good on college applications at this point.”

“We’re going to your next game,” Big Red decided. “You can text me your game schedule or I can get it from Ashlynn, but then I’ll have to explain to her why I want it.”

“I’ll send it to you tomorrow, okay?” EJ said, feigning exasperation and rolling his eyes. He sighed and changed the subject. “I know who my soulmate is. He doesn’t, but he’s dating someone else and he’s happy. I’m not being an asshole by not telling him, right?”

“Does he care about soulmates?” Big Red’s dad asked. “Your boy.”

EJ shrugged. “I think he did, but not anymore.”

“Do you think he would want to know?” Amy asked.

“Maybe,” EJ admitted. “But I’m pretty sure he can’t hate me any more than he already does, so what does it matter.”

“Don’t tell him,” Big Red said quietly. “He’ll freak out. He’s confused about soulmates right now and he’ll think he’s obligated to date you even if neither of you want it. Because he doesn’t hate you. He doesn’t love you either, but he cares about you and Ricky’s way too self-sacrificial when it comes to people he cares about. He’ll make you both miserable.”

"Self-sacrificial?" EJ asked with raised eyebrows. "Ricky fucking Bowen?"

Big Red laughed. "I didn't say he did it well," he protested. "But that audition was supposed to show that he was willing to be vulnerable in front of a crowd and show an interest in what Nini cares about. Ended up embarrassing you and Nini more than him, but the thought was there."

EJ winced and nodded. "Which is why you think he'd try to date me if we were soulmates."

"If he knew you were soulmates," Big Red corrected.

EJ protested, “I didn’t say my soulmate was Ricky.”

“Right. It's totally not too late to backtrack now." Big Red rolled his eyes. "And Ricky just happened to have a bond mark on his lip right after he smacked you in the face with a basketball.”

“So he doesn’t know?” EJ asked, turning back to what Big Red had said before EJ had tried to deny that Ricky was his soulmate.

“No,” Big Red confirmed. “He doesn’t. I suggest you keep it that way unless you want to actually be there for him. He’s had enough people who should have stuck with him leave him behind. Don’t be another one.”

“Okay.” EJ nodded, not making eye contact with anyone.

“Honey,” Amy cut in. “You can tell him if you want to. It’s your bond too.”

“I don’t want to,” EJ stressed. He blew out a long breath. “I just don’t want to make things worse by not telling him.”

“You do what’s right for you,” Big Red’s dad said. “It’s your bond and your life. There’s nothing you’re ‘supposed to’ do with it.”

“Also, we’re here,” Amy added. “Are you good to head in, hon?”

“Yeah,” EJ said. “Thank you.” He hopped out of the car and headed towards Denny’s, catching Ashlynn’s eye and waving as he opened the door.

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ayankun · 3 years

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Got a lot done today, rewarding self with hsmtmts S1 (who am I kidding, this was going to happen regardless) just starting ep 3, thoughts that contain S2 spoilers below

It's not as awkwardly zany as I feared! I think its mockumentary style is certainly more stylized than it's become, but the jokes still land. Even though some of said jokes are based on their characters' archetypes rather than the people they're going to grow into. What can you do, it's only been an hour of runtime, everything's gonna be different by hour 10.

Gosh the kids are so young! But they're all doing so so so well. I've also now seen an hour or two of cast interviews, and the age differences of the actors is pretty wild. Like I think Frankie is one of the older ones, but for the first time I paid attention and found out Carlos is supposed to be a sophomore like Gina (but now it makes more sense that he's only just turning 16 lolololol)

I'm feeling really bad for Ricky, remembering that his home life troubles are specifically what are causing him to react and over-react and generally be a drama-maker on behalf of the plot. Like on one hand, it's such an interesting choice to have your leading man be the anti-hero of his own story, 'cause he hecks up ALL the time and is sometimes hard to root for, but taking a step back to observe that this is a fiction and everything is designed with intent, Ricky's character isn't really a hero or villain, he's a personification of a message, which is that sometimes you gotta dig deep and identify the root of your problems first before you can start applying beneficial solutions. And you might just keep hecking up until you get there. The stuff with his mom in 2x09 is sosososososo important and a long time coming, the character's going to have to be a different person going forward because he's finally been able to address some of his issues that have been festering since 1x01.

Semi-related, I'll always show up for a good redemption arc. Ricky, the hero, is going to need one! Nini might even get one (1000% I don't believe she needs one, keep self-actualizing, queen!), but anyway the S1 antagonist trio of EJ, Gina, and Mr. Mazzara is so fun/frustrating to watch, knowing that in S2 they're literally all going to become not just protagonists but also my favorite ones.

ALSO seeing evil!Gina and villainous!EJ interact keeps giving me chills. Those poor kids have NO IDEA what they're in for!!!!!

Similarly, Matt Cornett has grown on me a lot. Even first time through, I thought he was the weakest of the cast (lol he's the oldest, he's ridiculously old for that baby face) and just now in One Billion Sorrys I was like, isn't EJ supposed to be leading man material? Why is his performance so bad for comedy reasons? Oh... it's less comedy reasons and more Matt Cornett doing his best? Also why is he so white-washed this season! The makeup they've caked on him makes him look sickly. ANYWAY he's really come a long way, and especially with the stuff they've been giving him in S2, his scenes where EJ's successfully engaging with Gina as a human being are sosososo effective and I'm looking forward to getting back to that point.

Clocking some callbacks S2 has made to S1, like Kourtney talking to Nini about how she's avoiding talking to Ricky about something important and then Ricky comes up, or Nini needing to keep her phone out of the hands of her insecure clingy boyfriends so they don't jealously delete things. EDIT: just finished S1 and there was another major parallel I noticed but since noticing I have somehow forgotten :<<<<< OH COULD IT HAVE BEEN 1x08 is where Ricky and Nini rekindle things and 2x08 is where they call it quits????? (also Ricky getting earth-shattering home & family news on holidays and having to bottle it up b/c someone's on his doorstep and he has to perform Emotional Stability) (found another one, Miss Jenn's "Trust the process" vs Dean Patel's "Trust the outcome.") (Miss Jenn giving Nini a voice and YAC literally taking it away)

I guess also Ricky's mom problem and Nini's decision to put her dreams first were the inciting incidents for these two characters' arcs -- like, the narrative's inciting incident is "I think I kinda you know," and it plays out in the spaces where the Ricky/Nini romance storyline provides conflict for the success-of-the-show storyline, and vice versa, but the CHARACTERS' STORIES are about the mom thing and the dream thing, and are actually the root of all the interpersonal drama.

Not sure that I have a point, it's more of a comment of appreciation.

Another good thing about S2 is that it opens up to include more stories for the supporting cast, kinda like how HSM2 does and makes Ryan your favorite character. So even in retrospect, in S1 my faves are Gina and Mazzara and Seb & Carlos and Ashlyn, and Nini and Ricky are just Also There.

Different thought: my singular major complaint when I watched this the first time was that the show (accidentally? Due to unyielding adherence to the conventions of the genre?) uniformly conflates personal success with romantic success. As in, you know you've finally achieved your dream when you are handed a SO as a trophy. The sole SOLE exception to this in S1 is Kourtney, and look how that's played out in S2. :/ especially since one of my favorite favorite things was Start of Something New recast as Nini's romance-free self-actualization ballad, I really thought that was a premise that would make an appearance s o m e w h e r e in the show. SO IM SO HAPPY THAT'S FINALLY PAID OFF FOR NINI. LIKE IN 2x09 WHERE RICKY'S DROWNING IN HIS UNSHED TEARS AND THEN IT CUTS TO NINI SCROLLING COMMENTS IN HER INSTAGRAM HOLY SHIT. There's a read where she's the bitch or whatever for not being as broken up as Ricky is, but gurrrrrrl this has been her true character aim since day one!!! Her story is not! About! RICKY!!!!!

(I wanted my ace!Taylor HC to magically transfer into Kourtney, whose canon feminist self-affirming character core might prevent her from getting roped into a romance storyline. Like I don't want to begrudge a character a romance plot if that's what the character wants, but GOSH wouldn't it have been cool if this rom-com genre could find room to accommodate aspec stories. ALSO where my trans teens at!!! Fingers crossed, S3.)

In conclusion, I identify with Mazzara what with his autism and his robots and his AV club and his green gingham button-up that I also have; I love love love his look of consternation with himself when he sends that email. 10/10. But also, if we were in high school, I'd have been a grade ahead of his actor sooooo guess that means I'm just a crusty old grandpa

(Started writing this going into ep 3, now I'm headed into ep 6 lololol. HOMECOMING SEBLOS AND DONT WANT NO SCRUBS KOURTNEY CASTLES IN THE SKY MY BELOVEDS)

#hsmtmts #aya's hyperfixated

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nebulouswinds · 4 years

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seventeen questions tag.

tagged by: @ourbastardofsorrows (it won't let me tag you?)

1. nickname: tia you're not gonna believe this but... it's "tia". my cousin calls me "nini" tho!

2. zodiac: virgo sun, libra rising, sag moon (I always forget which is which for the rising and moon tho. had to look it up)

3. height: so apparently I've grown almost two inches since high school. 5'9"

4. hogwarts house: ravenclaw/slytherin (if you use @/sortinghatschat's sorting system I'm a slytherin primary and ravenclaw secondary)

5. last thing googled: "firefox new xkit" because I just migrated from google chrome and forgot how broken this site is without it

6. song stuck in my head: it's literally just the goldfish jingle "the snack that smiles back. goldfish!" I've also been alternating a lot between a catholic song I can't remember the name of rn and shalom aleichem

7. number of followers: I must have picked up a few more. 85

8. hours of sleep: I just got sleep meds and I can happily say that instead of spending 4 hours trying to sleep and then needing to sleep 14 hours to function, I am getting by on 8-9 hours! much better for school

9. lucky number: 17

10. dream job: ah basically anything with good insurance. I'm currently spending $50 a month on meds with insurance soooooo don't want to lose insurance when I turn 26

11. currently wearing: fitted black ribbed crop top that's really long in the back for some reason and tied in the front, and a pair of jean shorts that are supposed to be cuffed but I can't be bothered

12. favorite song: atm "hurts like hell" by wrabel

13. favorite instrument: I'm a sucker for acoustic guitar (Am learning! on a children's guitar...), piano (I played for years and want to get back into it), and flute (which, you guessed it, I've studied in the past). I just love music a lot

14. aesthetics: pastel and earthtones studying vibes. really in the studying mood

15. favorite author: uhhhh let's go with Rupi Kaur bc I've been using quotes from her for every day in my bullet journal

16. random: I read my first graphic smut scene in a book my dad gave me to read when I was 14 and sitting in the principal's office, because I was the office helper. I was utterly mortified, as a little not-out-to-self ace kid raised in a very very very catholic, anti-sex town

17. tagging: my tagging abilities have been taken away from me so I can't actually tag! if you see this and want to do this, please do and tag me (if your tagging system works!)

#tag games #ourbastardofsorrows #thank you tia!!!!

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swiftlylivie · 4 years

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hsmtmts for your fandom ask lmao

send me a fandom!

my favorite female character: it’s probably obvious from my url and who my blog is themed around but it’s nini. i dunno, she was originally my first favorite from the show and she’s adorable and i love her lots.

my favorite male character: definitely ricky, without a shadow of a doubt. he’s not only my favorite male character, but my favorite character in general i just like my url and am too lazy to change my icon or anything. but i legit love that boy so much. he is my baby. he is my son.

my favorite book/season/etc: well... we only have one season so far... so the first season lol

my favorite episode (if its a tv show): i honestly really like the last two episodes a lot. especially the last one. but also ‘tech rehearsal’ is one of my fave episodes humor-wise. and ‘the read-through’ too.

my favorite cast member: uh... i dunno. i love them all a lot. maybe olivia? just because i’ve followed her since like bizaardvark days? but i really don’t know. they’re all super great kids.

my favorite ship: rini. i’m freaking trash for them. like oh my gosh, i love them so so much... which was probably seen coming given my answer for ‘favorite female’ and ‘favorite male’. but i just adore them so very much.

a character I’d die defending: ricky, again. my freaking baby boy. i would do anything for him tbh. like i just really love ricky bowen okay.

a character I just can’t sympathize with: i... don’t know? no one? lol lynne bowen maybe?

a character I grew to love: hm. i kind of feel like i’ve loved them all since they beginning. like i truly adore all these kids so much. maybe... ej? i don’t know. my feelings towards him have always been the most complicated and he frustrates me a lot. but i do love him. i don’t know, man.

my anti otp: i don’t really have one, tbh. like there’s stuff i don’t ship and don’t really like but nothing is like at notp status... yet.

#{pluto answers}#{show: hsmtmts}#nini salazar roberts #ricky bowen #rini #{about me}

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kaisooficrec · 5 years

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aaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!! helloooo mods!!!!!!!!! SO! instead of a specific AU, I thought about an author shoutout! what are each mod's fave kaisoo authors? and maybe you could give us one of their underrated stories and/or your favorite that they wrote! Ps: you are all amazing and beautiful and I love you!

HELLOOOO~ this is a great idea annonie uwu. Here are our fav authors (both ever and at the moment) with our fav + underrated fics that we love from them.

I’m excited because this is my first time talking about my fav authors so here it goes~

timefortea

My favorites: Something I Gotta Say (Tom and Jerry) (enemies to lovers au clair de lune (wolf au, royalty au + topsoo, iconic) and Anti-Climax (just read it it’s real hot)

Underrated: What’s Good, Princess? (hs au, crack, please im still laughing), Who You Gonna Call? (ghost busters au, TRULY UNDERRATED GO READ IT)

w_anderingheart

My favorites: Amid Shadows (hitmen + mafia au, one of the first fics i read and still so good), there are no wrong mistakes (college au, puppy love nini and nerdy soo, so cute and amazing)

sooblushes

My favorites: run batted in (college + sports au, baldsoo will forever be legendary), deep tissue (i am drooling jongin is soo’s new massage therapist :-))

Underrated: pause, rewind (this baeksoo but its soooo good and sexy)

jongnugget

My favorites: Love Me Right (hs + sports au, if you haven’t read this yet… where have you been?), Kiss and Cry (figure skater au, one of the most beautiful fics i’ve ever read), and of course The Devil Wears Gucci (fashion au, the devil wears prada inspired and a masterpiece)

Underrated: Break a Leg (college au + drama club au, this is SO good i love it so much), Carpe Diem (salem witch trials inspired, so unique and so good Bite Me (vampire au, we are so blessed this exists)

verseau

My favorites: lately all i want is you on top of me (college au, ~discovering their sexuality~, this is already one of my fav fics ever), spreading inside of me (college professors au but like, really sexy and beautifully written)

Underrated: by my side (love this, see admin w’s commentary. go read it

at1stsoo

My favorites: Campaigning for Your Heart (college au + enemies to lovers, politics, but like it’s too good i’m in love ALSO THE SEQUEL), A Slice of Summer Love (college au, pizza delivery guy au, so cute and the pining i love love love), Lawyer Up (My Ass) (you were all expecting this one and here it is bc im still shook and amazed by this lawyer au), What the Nightingale Spies (spy au, legendary)

Underrated: Push the Pedal Down (hs au where bffs kaisoo escape the school to go on a small road trip Birthday Roulette (this so cute and funny i love it, go read it)

indigomini

My favorites: Pay Me Some Mind (pretty sure this is the first fic i read from her and i’m still in love! college au, fwb to lovers Dark Shadows (Are Woken Inside of Me) (oof wolf au and jong discovers he’s an alpha and soo is in heat and jong is obsessed), Puppy Love (bartender nini is hot asf and soo thinks so too) and finally! Yes, Alpha (wolf au again with soo being nini’s personal in-house chef, fucking love this fic i can’t get enough even after every update)

Underrated: Romantic In Theory (im crying i love this so much jongin is so cheesy and its like crack but the smut is good and they’re just goals)

I have to add parkourdeer because he was one of the first authors I loved and I still love his fics very much.

- Admin Macaroon

t_dragon - is on a roll, so many kaisoo fics and still counting!

SM Origins: Kai - x-men au. it’s slightly more jongin-centric but i personally love the bestfriends-to-love dynamic he has with kyungsoo here :’)

Perfection - hurt comfort but also fluff, jongin is training so hard to become the best dancer but he only hurts himself in the process and kyungsoo is having none of it

coppertears - one of the classic authors (been around since 2012/13 yet!!) and all their kd fics are perfect, I defo recommend reading them all!

landfall - stripper!kai + office worker!soo fall in love with each other (the push and pull rls ufgh)

maybe in hell, there is a heaven - umm this is not for the faint-hearted :’) it’s a war au with some graphic scenes, jongin is a prisoner, kyungsoo is one of the commanders, but he always is there to protect jongin much to jongin’s surprise

mercuryretrograte/brujadelmar - amazing amazing amazing, i hope they’ll write more

fav: begging you to keep on haunting me - hybrid au, bodyguard au. jongin is a famous dancer but he’s also a swan hybrid and one evening, he receives a death threat. feared for his life, he hires the best bodyguards also hybrids to protect him day in day out

underrated: Ursae Minoris - game of thrones inspo. i dont watch GoT but i’m sure this fics is only loosely inspired by it. and it’s bomb! jongin got married into a new family and he learns about their different culture (ongoing)

xingnini- angst is good but comedy is the real mvp!

underrated: Itaidōshin (Army of Two) - zombie au + comedy au aka when they try to escape the zombies and fight as one but they AREN’T IN SYNC AT ALL also farmboy!jongin bless and chanhun are so fUNNY

Jjeut Jjeut (Tsk, Tsk) - college/enemies to lovers nerd/straight A’s jongin pisses kyungsoo with his unnecessary questions in class so much he wants to fight him but jongin just made him accidentally agree to go on a date instead HAHA freshman jongin is sooo qt

tinylittlepaws - cute, will they write more? ;_;

Say Hi! - omegle!au and the whole shebang :D in which Jongin is bored and alone on a sunday night and decides to try something new with a Random Stranger on the internet.

Tonight is The Night - het is not many ppl’s fav, but this one is really nice OTL girl!nini is feeling brave one night with soo and makes him go down on her :))

ladyLiliah - they only have a few kaisoo fics but they slap!

Dunes - non au, smut, exo visits dubai again but this time with kyungsoo and jongin is ecstatic c:

Afloat - slice of life non au, smut, both train together and de-stress together yup

kaichocosoo - sooo many great kd fics idek what to rec first tbh! their spn au is gold!

Golden - vampire/werewolf au, kyungsoo is a vampire who has dated many times before but now baek convinces him to go this one with someone he thinks could be ‘the one’ for kyungsoo c:

Hunt Me Not - jongin is determined to be a good vampire hunter but he’s very much into his mentor hunter prodigy kyungsoo (shy!jongin hehe)

AbsoluteZXING - has a number of kaisoo fics and theyre qt :’)

Afterlight - first fic i read, this is celebrity au/ bestfriends au…the ending just reminded me of Trees of Heaven drama, i love this :(

No Promises - jongin is not happy he had to leave kyungsoo (he is now an angel), but fate has a different plan for them

potslooshi - a few but very nice kd fics uwu

Chances: The blind side - blind!soo is recovering from an accident and kai, who is junmyeon’s brother and soo’s doctor promises jun to pretend to be soo’s husband to help him heal

Videre - non au smut with some cute moments of them travelling overseas (hj, dirty talk)

lovelyairi - from fluff to angst to smut this author can do it all c:

Make Me Love You - jongin seeks pleasure in a club but he gets more than expected - a pureblood vampire royalty ;) kyungsoo’s shaved head + purple eyes is a wonderful concept

Gentleman - kyungsoo goes to watch Hyung (yeees the movie he’s starring in) in theatres but there’s a person who’s sobbing loudly next to him which is quite annoying!

Minty_Pixie - the queen of Garnet Hearts! but also of many other incredible fics *u*

Read Me Right - superpowers/abilities, kyungsoo can read people’s minds by a simple touch and he respects jongin’s boundaries (until one day he touches him in an attempt to wake him up from a nightmare)

Through Fire and Ashes - 84k zombie/post-apocalypse au oh em gee!!!! if you are into zombie au and survival theme w lots of heartbreak and action and kd being in love so much they withstand literally everything, what are u waiting for!

life_not_knife - people stop sleeping on this author!!

Hybrid Hyperbole - wolf au, the history of wolves has been always been full of violence, and mistreatment. it is a challenge for both to defy even if it means they’ll have to deal with repercussions

So Damn Hot! - d/s elements, sub!ks and dom!jongin well done uwu

kxdlola120 - nearly 40 kaisoo fics of various genres and aus? thank you for your service :’)

Crimson pink - vampire au, jongin sacrificed by his town to save them from extinction but the vampire he was sold to has seet his eyes on him long before. ongoing!!

Blue - hello angst :’(( jongin is always by kyungsoo’s side and would follow him everywhere, but he doesn’t get to follow him home… (w for terminal illness)

I’ve listed my favourites several times before and that pretty much still stands, these authors are my faves but also who I feel aren’t talked about much! I’ll make sure to rec more authors when I rmb ^^ - Admin J

strange-seas

Faves: The Loneliest Place to Be, Through the Midnight Streets, A Heart at Peace

Underrated: Somewhere Only We Know (it’s SeKai but it’s underrated AND IT’S FRIGGIN BEAUTIFUL)

unfinishedpages

Faves: Do Overs and Second Chances, Something Lost, Something Borrowed.

Underrated: Tahanan, (Watch me make them bow) One by, one by one

jongnugget

Faves: Kiss From a Rose, The Devil Wears Gucci

Underrated: Peace of Mind

verseau

Fave: spreading inside of me

Underrated: by my side (THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY NICE & A SOFTER, MORE ANGSTY TAKE ON THE USUAL MAFIA AU OK MORE PPL SHLD READ THIS)

Have to put these in cuz they’ll always be my faves: changdictator, uponinfinity, rainbowtoxicity, w_anderingheart, curryramyeon, and of course arosoo

- Admin W

#kaisoo #authors #admin w #admin macaroon #j

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swifteforeverandalways · 2 years

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I posted 456 times in 2021

189 posts created (41%)

267 posts reblogged (59%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 1.4 posts.

I added 207 tags in 2021

#my writing - 52 posts

#wwe - 25 posts

#jade okaia - 21 posts

#bobbi morse - 20 posts

#rhea ripley - 19 posts

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My Top Posts in 2021

I am CACKLING at how supercorp shippers have, and still are, baiting themselves. I mean hell, I knew the chance of Karamel having a happy ending were slim but I still hoped. But the fact that supercorp shippers are still talking about how they wish Melissa and Katie (not even Kara and Lena, but the actresses themselves) kissed…..congrats on being the worst and most disgusting fandom I have ever seen!

28 notes • Posted 2021-11-10 03:24:15 GMT

First ever NXT UK Women’s Champ.

NXT Women’s Champ.

And now Raw Women’s Champ.

I love her so damn much.

40 notes • Posted 2021-04-12 02:31:12 GMT

I am cackling about how salty supercrap shippers are with Mon-El returning. Especially supercrap shippers on Reddit. Karamel is a toxic ship? Lena is more toxic that Mon-El ever was.

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I love how Hope and Lizzie went from enemies to friends (even though the entire reason they were enemies was because Josie fucking lied about Hope making fun of Lizzie for having a breakdown). Season 2’s ‘Screw Endgame’ is literally so fun to see Hope and Lizzie becoming friends. And while I ship Handon and they are my OTP, I also love Hizzie.

43 notes • Posted 2021-01-06 00:00:27 GMT

My thoughts on this week’s episode of HSMTMTS:

Ashlyn is a pure bean and deserves everything good and will make an amazing Belle.

EJ as Gaston is perfect, even if him and Ashlyn being cousins makes it a bit weird

Ricky being there for Big Red was sooo adorable!

Big Red’s tap dancing is On Point.

Gina putting that bitch Lily in her place.....I love it

Speaking of Lily, she is obviously the antagonist and I want to punch her in the face

Miss Jenn going all Mama Bear and protecting the other kids against her was just amazing

NINI NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE YAC

THEY DON’T APPRECIATE HER

GIRL GET OUTTA THERE

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huffle-dork · 6 years

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Control (Part 1)

(Warning! This story will get darkkk, we got a little carried away, so read at your own risk! Warnings for gore, anxiety attacks and a general bad time)

Rolepay with TeFA and @jurassicraptorcat

Juri fought back tears as she hurried to find medical cream in her bathroom cupboard. Things had gone from ok to nightmarish last night and now Huffle was hurt. Juri didn’t know what had happened last night but from the destroyed bedroom to Huffle’s wounds she could only imagine.

Find the medical cream Juri grabbed it and hurried out of the bathroom. She refused to even glance at the destroyed bedroom as she passed by it. Entering Huffle’s room Juri spoke, “So I guess we should talk about last night.”

TeFA rubbed her skin where she swore she could still feel the rope entangled in her skin, her muscles, her bones… She shuddered at the thought of it. “This is my fault. I know I have anger issues, especially when it comes to protection, but that went too far. Heck she even betrayed my trust and took full control of me! She used her illusions and made her fully appear, and I just sat back and watched, unable to help. … Why am I like this…” TeFA sat and hugged her legs, and hid her face from the other two, unable to look at them without feeling terrible guilt.

Huffle groaned and bit back a pained whine. Her skin was covered in thick scabbed burns and she gritted her teeth. And she thought sunburns were bad, this wasn’t even close.

“Please TeFA,” Huffy croaked, “we all know who’s fault this is… I mean just look at me.” She laughs somewhat bitterly but mostly cuz she just laughs when things get uncomfortable. “Unreal has too much power over me and ya’ll almost got hurt…” She bites her lips to keep herself from crying but she feels the wetness behind her eyes.

“I’m just glad it’s me who has to suffer…not you guys.”

Juri hurries over when she hears Huffle groan and checks the scabs she can see. “Calm down guys, “Juri says, “guilt over the past isn’t gonna help us figure out what happened last night.” Unsure if Huffle needed help or not Juri set the cream down near her hand.

“I don’t know much about my ego anymore,” Juri admitted while pulling a blanket over TeFA, “She’s not-she’s not as aggressive as yours are.”

TeFA looks back up and feels tears well up in the back of her eyes, but then she remembers Anibase and shuts them back down. She then clutches the stupid butterfly that's been resting in her hand and slams it down into the ground. “I wish this couldn't have to happen to us.” TeFA mutters wetly. She looks up at Huffle especially. “First things first is that we need to heal you and quick.” She feels her heart beat quicker and she lets out a rushed sigh. “What more could we do to heal you?”

Huffle coughs slightly and sits up before stiffly reaching for the cream and applying it to her burning shoulders.

“You’re right Juri… guilt won’t help.” She takes a deep breath as she rubs, trying not to visibly wince.

“I don’t know how else. I mean we might have dark sides but we’re not super humans…. might just have to let these things heal on their own?” Huffle sighs and shifts so she can reach the hard to reach places, “maybe they’re just like giant sunburned patches and they’ll go away within a couple days,” she giggles nervously.

Filled with nervous, restless energy Juri begins to tidy up the room and fiddle with little knick knacks before setting them down just so. She glances around the room for something more to do with her hands and spots the few unused towels she had given Huffle and begins to fold them.

“You said Unreal and Anibase teamed up together right?” Juri asked, “What if they convinced mine to join them.”

TeFA looks back down at the floor and starts to visibly shake a little. “I guess I'm the only one that remembers the damages…” TeFA looks back up Juri. “They have, and- and-” TeFA suddenly felt her stomach churn and she stopped, her eyes bulging as she felt a longing to gag arise in her throat.

‘UmVtZW1iZXIgd2hhdCBJIHNhaWQgYWJvdXQgdGFsa2luZyBhYm91dCBtZSBpbiByIEUgYSBMIGxpZmUuLi4/IE9yIGRvIEkgbmVlZCB0byByZW1pbmQgeW91IGEgRyBhIEkgbi4uLj8h ((Remember what I said about talking about me in r E a L life...? Or do I need to remind you a G a I n...?!))’ TeFA heard Anibase’s voice in her head, and she quickly wrapped herself deeper in the blanket, trying to calm her panic attack. She felt so sick, and she struggled against the feeling.

‘Not now!!!’ was all TeFA thought as she curled herself even more, hiding herself more to the best of her ability. ‘They can't see you, don't make them worry.’

“TeFA?” Huffle asks as she sees her younger friend hide deeper, “you okay dear?” She doesn’t push her though and can tell this might be an attack so she bite her lip and addresses Juri, “I mean I’d be surprised if they all teamed up. Last time I remember unreal wanted to kill ouros. Well… unreal wants to kill a lot of things.” Huffle shrugs and leans back on the bed, “I dunno where she gets all that anger from but it’s certainly not from me!”

“That’s true,” Juri agrees, “And they both hold grudges…” Juri winces at that reminder. She sets down the towels she was folding to go and grab another blanket from the pile in the corner. Setting it on top of TeFA as the only form of comfort she knew how to provide.

“Do you need anything TeFA?” Juri asks while looking around for one specific object she knew was in there.

TeFA starts breathing in and out too loudly, and a bit quickly for that matter. She bursts out of her blanket and her arms start shaking and flailing themselves about. She almost screams.

“EARBUDS, HEADPHONES, ANYTHING!” TeFA wants to just knock herself out, end the pain she feels in her lower organs. It drives her insane: she so desperately wants to throw up, but she's insanely scared of that, so her mind and body are in a fight against one another right now. She needs to distract herself, listen to something, just get her mind off of it.

Huffle startles back then quickly grabs her backpack from the ground and digs through the contents. Sketchbooks, computer gadgets, markers, ah! Headphones! She quickly kneels down by TeFA and hands them to her, before lightly touching her hand.

“Hey sweetie, just breathe with me okay? Breathe in and out slowly… in for 8, hold for 4, out for 7… okay?” Huffle then demonstrates for TeFA to follow and moves her hand to follow the motion.

Juri scrambles to the other side of the room and grabs the object before slowly approaching TeFA and setting the stuffed dog lightly in her lap. She wasn’t good at dealing with these types of situations.

TeFA follows along with Huffle, and starts to feel the pounding in her chest subside little by little. She quickly plugs in the headphones into her phone (which was in her pocket) and turns on her SoundCloud app, looking for one of her Lofi Hip Hop Mixes. She clicks on volume 1 and lets her brain do a complete shutdown, and she closes her eyes and droops her head, almost to her lap, and lets the sound swirl in her head of gentle clinking and soft EDM. She slowly reaches for the dog and holds it close to her, and lets out a deep sigh. She was fine, for now, she just needed more time.

Huffle smiles and squeezes TeFA’s hand lightly. “There you go!” The older girl digs into her backpack again and pulls out a green bear with a big red neck scar and offers it to TeFA. “Anti bear isn’t so good with hugs but he is soft!” She grins then waves over to Juri go join them on the floor for their own little floor party.

“I also know what’ll make you feel better! Tell Anibase to fuck off,” Huffle laughs.

Juri quickly grabs all the blankets and drags them over sitting next to Huffle and TeFA. She raises an eyebrow at Huffle. “Are we really gonna tempt fate right now?” Juri asks with a pointed look down to Huffle’s burns.

TeFA laughs a bit as she hears Anibase let out a small growl. “She didn't really like that, haha.” She pulls off the headphones and grabs Antibear as well. “Oh!” she then reaches out behind her and grabs her own bag full of objects, and pulls out Nini, and brings all three of them together.

“Three stuffed animals and three friends!” TeFA giggles at her comment and smiles as she realizes she's calmed down, and no longer feels sick. She lets out a sigh and looks back up at her friends. “I love you both, I'm sorry that I had a little thing there.”

“Hey friends stick together no matter what!” Huffle grins and gives them both each a half hug, Then she leans back and sticks her tongue out slightly at Juri, “these little pests don’t scare me. I got you guys!”

Juri snorts and knocks her shoulder into theirs lightly. “And who here is supposed to be the adult?” She teases lightly, “And don’t worry TeFA. After what we woke up to from last night I think we all freaked out a little.”

TeFA laughs again and smiles. “Now let's just hope that we don't experience any more of these problems.” She hugs all three of the stuffed animals together, and then looks at the others. “So… we got any plans for today?” She ends with a sheepish chuckle.

“Mmmm” Huffle hums aloud, “I dunno! I’m up for anything. As long as there’s not a lot of arm moving,” she laughs with shimmying her shoulders slightly, giving a big grin. She then turns to Juri, “you’re the resident expert here, what’s there to do?”

Juri grinned, “Well we have hiking,exploring abandoned hotels and skating. Take your pick.” She pulls out her phone to check the weather just in case.

“Oh God, last time I went skating I nearly died, so I'm down for the first two.” TeFA recalls as she remembers she fell down the one time and her head slammed against the ground. That, was not fun.

“Am I the only one concerned that exploring abandoned hotels is an option?” Huffle laughs nervously, “but hm I hate hiking and I’m bad at skating…”

“How dare you be concerned about exploring abandoned hotels. I'll have you know that they are perfectly haunted thank you very much,” Juri teased. “Abandoned hotel it is.”

After stretching and standing Juri declared, “Hope you guys brought a good pair of shoes.”

TeFA pumped her hands into the air. “WHOO! This is gonna be so exciting!!!” She then looked into her bag to see if she grabbed her sneakers. “C’mon…” TeFA muttered as she put her entire arm in to reach the bottom. Then she felt her fingers grace her brown, rope-y laces and she pulled both her sneakers out! “There you are!” She then returned to her bag to find her socks.

“Please Juri,” Huffle teased, grabbing her blue pair of sneakers, “all my shoes are good!” She begins to tie them and get ready, hiding any wincing she may be doing by moving her arms too much. “Just to let ya’ll know I’m brave watching let’s plays but I’m a huge scaredy cat irl so don’t be mad if I cling to you when ghosts come get us…”

“It’s not that bad Huffy. Just some old buildings that nature’s taking back,” Juri reassured, “Although Briarwood…”

Juri tugged on her shoes and quickly shooed the others out the front door. “To adventure!” She yelled.

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TeFA collapsed onto the floor as soon as she sat her sneakers aside. “As much as I look fit, according to people, and for how much I go to Disney World, I cannot handle walking and running out of worry something is there for that long.” She pushed herself up onto her elbows. “There are reasons why I'm an artist.” TeFA laughed.

Huffle collapsed on the bed as soon as she was near and groaned into the covers, “you said it Tef. I was not made for walking and now I crave deathhh” Huffle sprawled out on the covers and stared at the ceiling.

“There was a suspicious lack of ghosts though…”

Juri rolled her eyes playfully at the both of them. She was perfectly fine having done that walk a hundred times. “You guys...if this makes you tired I guess I can cross visiting the Erie canal off the list of things to do,” Juri commented

She toed off her shoes and sank to the floor next to TeFA feeling a bit sleepy. “Can always visit the Lockport caves though. Or the Locks,” Juri muttered.

“I'm sorry that I don't believe in a thing called ‘physical activity.’” TeFA said with a slight sarcastic tone. She patted Juri’s shoulder and with a grunt, sat up, crossing her legs. “Welp, I'm lacking a bed, but I do have a spare blanket in my bag. Should I just crash on the couch or something?”

Huffle laughed and rolled over on her stomach so she could flick Juri’s head playfully. “I’m pretty small I could fit in a couch easier if you want this bed TeFA!” She tries to get up but then flops back onto the mattress and buried her face in the covers, “orrrr on second thought. My body is failing me.” Huffle slowly reaches for anti bear without lifting her head and cuddles him to her chest.

Juri was already cocooning herself in the nest of blankets left on the floor from earlier with a huge yawn. “You can take my bed TeFA. It’s across the hall. Bed’s under the ‘blanket fort and the switch above the pillow turns on the purple twinkle lights for a night light’,” Juri said sleepily. She made grabby hands at InuYasha, the stuffed dog, who was just out of her reach.

As soon as TeFA hears purple she's pretty much out of the room, before quickly giving Juri InuYasha and grabbing her bag. “Night all!” she yells as she quickly dives into Juri’s room. Anytime she hears “purple,” she knows she’s gonna LOVE it.

TeFA enters her room and immediately falls in love. This screamed her aesthetic. She dived under the blanket fort without ruining its structural integrity and huddles in. She flicks the light on and immediately feels cozy. It reminded her of her stars that hung from the framework of her bed back home. Grabbing Nini, she prepared to fall asleep.

Huffle opens one eye to see Juri cuddle on the floor and puffs out a small laugh. She then curls up to the side of the bed and cuddles Anti closer, hoping and praying for a restful sleep so they could all continue having fun.

Unreal, of course, had other plans. It wasn’t long until Huffle was shoved into the back of her mind and Unreal took the stage. She staggered upwards and cracked her neck, letting her ink settle and fall. She then groans and sends a slightly soft kick to Juri’s shoulder.

“Hey, wake up Ouros! Got stuff to do.”

Ouros takes over Juri with little resistance but frowns at the blankets trapping her. Using a wiggling maneuver Ouros clambered out while trying to ignore Unreal groaning behind her.

“What's with the infernal groaning Unreal,” Ouros asked.

TeFA fell back into her dreamscape, face to face with a very, and unusually, happy Anibase. She looked down onto the child-like version of herself and glared. “You betrayed my trust and took full control of me! You conjured up such a large illusion to make it look like it was you there, but you weren't! And now you, you, you're teaming up with THEM?!” TeFA realized she had been shouting at the dream demon and quickly covered her mouth. “N-No, please don't-” but Anibase wagged her finger and giggled.

“T2ggZG9uJ3Qgd29ycnkuLi4gSSdtIGdvbm5hIG5lZWQgeW91IGEgTCBpIFYgZSB0b25pZ2h0LCB0byB0ZWFjaCBhIHZlcnkgc3BlY2lhbCBsZXNzb24gdG8gc29tZSBuZXcgZnJpZW5kcyBvZiBvdXJzLi4uIg== ((Oh don't worry... I'm gonna need you a L i V e tonight, to teach a very special lesson to some new friends of ours…))” Anibase teased, and crossed her arms. “SG9wZWZ1bGx5IHRoZXkgc2hvdWxkIGpvaW4gdXMgaW4gbyBVIHIgd29uZGVyZnVsIGRyZWFtc2NhcGUgc29vbi4uLg== ((Hopefully they should join us in o U r wonderful dreamscape soon…))”

Unreal adjusted the shirt Huffle was wearing to let her ink breathe before dropping her feet heavily to the floor.

“What’s with your whining?” Unreal teased back to Ouros as she stretched and let herself wake up to her body. “We gotta go meet the brat, so get up.”

Without waiting for Unreal, Ouros stood straight up and walked out of the room. TeFA was curled up on Juri’s bed frowning in her sleep. Kneeling next to her Ouros heaved a sigh and reached for TeFA’s mind.

She appeared next to Anibase with a groaning Juri collapsing next to her. “I made it,” She informed Anibase with a blank face.

Anibase jumped up and down with excitement. “WWF5IQ== ((Yay!))” Anibase then cocked her head. “V2hlcmUgaW4gSW5reSB0aG91Z2guLi4/IFdlIG5lZWQgaGVyIGhlcmUuLi4= ((Where is Inky though…? We need her here…”

TeFA’s eyes widened upon seeing Juri. “Oh no, no no no! You better not lay a finger on her Anibase!” Anibase just giggled in response.

“Tm8gcHJvbWlzZXMuLi4= ((No promises…))”

Unreal dropped her way in holding the form of Huffle up by her hoodie. She then tossed her next to Juri and dusted off her hands.

“Jeez you don’t wait for anyone do you?” She said, giving a pointed look to Ouros before lightly kicking Huffle’s arm. “Had a hard time getting this one to cooperate and show up here, so apologies or whatever.” She crosses her arms and glanced at Anibase.

“So what’s the plan pipsqueak?”

Ouros looked down at Juri and Huffle who were starting to get up and crossed her arms. Juri looked up and began scooting back straight into Huffle.

“Oh my god,” Juri whispered tugging desperately at Huffle’s arms, “Huffy what is going on?”

#unreal #ouros #anibase #darksona roleplay #lauren attempts to write with friends #huffle #tefa #juri #this isnt the bad part but it is gonna get badddd

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