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[rickybowxn]

HSMTMTS SEASON II | EJ CASWELL & GINA PORTER

#portwell #gina porter #ej caswell #portwell canon portwell canon PORTWELL CANNON!!!!!!! #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s2 #high school musical the musical the series #sofia wylie #matt cornett #user:rickybowxn #my gifs #they really got me back into giffing lmao

[bottoms-movie]

characters of color meme: [3/5] supporting characters → Gina Porter

“My mom always says that if you can’t be number one at something, it isn’t worth doing. Which isn’t at all intimidating.”

#hsmtmtsedit #bbelcher #chewieblog #userstream #filmtv #tvedit #disneyedit #hsmtmts-source #userluz #user:rickybowxn #usersamanne #dailyshowbiz #filmstreams #hsmtmts #gina porter #** #hsmtmts* #cocmeme*

[aces-drew]

a christmas rini hc bc the hsmtmts special revived me <3

just a cute lil christmas rini fim my bros, just some mushy christmas love shit for y’all hehehhe (not proofread sorry, it was just a braindump lmao)

ricky loved mistletoe growing up.

no seriously, he loved it. 

ever since he was little, year after year, mistletoe was associated with everything that made him the happiest - the holidays, winter, ugly sweaters, being snug with someone you love, his parents happy and in love, and the best kind of warmth to overwhelm all the cold

his earliest memory of his parents truly in love was when he held some mistletoe up to their knees and they kissed above him with smiles on their faces and teeth clashing.

it seemed to evolve as sort of a tradition. every year since ricky was 5 years old, he held up the mistletoe for his mom and dad while the entire house smelled of nutmeg while the cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies baked in the oven;

eventually his dad nagging him to do it once he hit double digits while he visibly (fake) gagged at how endearing his parents were for kissing under the mistletoe 

until this year, there was nothing that could ruin the innocence of a kiss under the mistletoe 

but here he was, winter break of junior year, with half a christmas tree up, his parent’s divorce finalised, his mom celebrating christmas with ted in chicago, his dad drunk on his days off work, and him eating microwaved thanksgiving turkey lunches (that are somehow still a thing) alone 

if he wasn’t so fucking angry at all the exhaustion and sadness he was feeling, he might’ve has the emotional availability to cry about it (hint: he didn’t)

so he just resorted to the monotony of waking up every day, doing his homework (yeah it surprised him too dw), facetiming nini, and gaming to keep himself as distracted as he could, actively avoiding the holidays all together

and obviously nini knew the extent to which this all sucked for ricky :( 

in addition to the guilt she was feeling leaving for denver in a few weeks, she hated the way ricky’s festive spirit was non-existent this year 

she remembered them every year growing up, ricky resembling a puppy getting ready for a walk in the park with each day they got closer to christmas

ricky, even before them dating, having 4 christmas movie marathons planned for every saturday of the month for them to watch on nini’s couch

(die hard of course being one of them because YES, it is a christmas movie, and no, he didn’t take criticism) 

her excitedly looking forward to cuddling with him underneath the only non-christmas coloured blanket he didn’t complain about nini keeping on the couch because he knew that it was her favourite blanket that they would inevitably end up cuddled under together

her moms obviously found them passed out on the couch snuggling, nini resting almost on top of ricky, them soundly sleeping with their stomachs full of hot cocoa and their hearts filled with love for each other (and yes the cheesiest and warmest christmas cheer)

god, they fucking loved each before they even knew what love was; if nini wasn’t already the hopelessly hopeless romantic she was, she could scream into a pillow about it

she was so thankful for ricky and the holidays, and ricky during the holidays. she always thought her favourite season was spring but seeing how much ricky loved winter, it was hard for it not to slowly become her’s too

so now as she sat facetiming him and he looked the saddest he’s ever looked, it was impossible for her not to scheme

after a few searches on pinterest and a re-watch of all the new girl christmas and thanksgiving episodes, she got her plan together

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two days later, while ej, kourtney and big red took ricky out for a movie and some pizza, unbeknown to ricky, she used the hidden spare key to get in (break in) to his house

she knew that his dad had been working pretty late everyday this winter so she bet that some quality time with ricky was highly likely 

after raiding ricky’s gummy worm stash from the second last drawer beside his kitchen counter, she got everything ready 

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‘this really is so nice of you guys, really’ 

ricky was incredibly thankful for his friends. he didn’t even know what he would do without them, but it was hard not to feel the sting of nini foregoing the movies for a workshop that her denver school was hosting

and of course he tried not to be bitter about it, he was so incredibly happy for her, she was the most talented person he knew, but it also sucked that he would have to do the rest of high school without his girlfriend, the person he loved most in the entire world

‘dude, don’t even sweat it... we know it’s been a rough winter’

and again, if two months ago you were going to tell ricky that ej was more an acquaintance to him, let alone a friend, he’d think something was perpetually wrong with the universe

but here he was, even empathetic

they had eaten, watched an overplayed zombie movie at the theatre and spend some good time together. and even though he was incredibly grateful for the quality time he’d spent with his friends, his social battery was low and his tiredness unrelenting.

so within twenty minutes, he was back on his driveway, taking a deep breath before bracing the Utah snow

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once he walked through the door, he didn’t really even realise the entire living room re-arranged until the smell of his mom’s cinnamon rolls hit him

and then he processed all of it at once; a fort was set up in the middle of the room, the fully decorated christmas tree gleaming in its designated corner and christmas decor uplifting the entire space. fairy lights hung around the fort and the tv had been moved to level with it as muffled christmas sintra rung through the air

the entire gesture winded ricky. 

‘hi’ nini’s voice piped shyly from the kitchen

‘hi’ 

it was safe to say that rick was indeed short-circuiting right now

‘oh my-’ ‘ricky i-’

he didn’t really wait, ‘no me first. what the actual fuck nini? what the actual he-? oh my- i don’t eve- oh my-’

luckily, nini wasn’t as winded, ‘i know christmas sucks this year, i know that everything seems wrong. but i love you and gina, ej, big red and kourtney love you, we’re here. i’m here. i wanted to something for the holidays, ya know? take some agency and plan the festivities for once.’

ricky was still pretty starstruck, ‘by the looks of it, i should definitely do this more.’

her soft giggles were only matched with tears pooling in ricky’s eyes. tears he was desperately trying to control from sliding down his cheeks. nothing had managed to lift this unnerving pressure he had pressed up on his chest till now. and now? now, he was elated. he felt like a fucking cloud. he was so relieved, and so so fucking thankful.

‘this-nini this? this is everything.’ and he meant it. the earnestness in his voice seemed to surprise nini, her eyes suddenly matching his glossy ones. 

‘i love you.’ was all he managed to say as he rested his forehead on hers after hugging her, breathing in more of the nutmeg candles she’d lit. 

‘one more thing.’

‘what?’

‘look up!’

and surely enough, mistletoe stared right back at ricky, ‘i know this is hard. i know it is,’ she said almost reading his mind, ‘so we make our own traditions y’know, new ones. happy ones. so i thought i’d start with this.’

and that was enough for him to kiss her; he tried to convey all the love and great-fullness and integrity and warmth and honesty he felt, how much she made him feel like he had a home in her, how comfortable she was, how indispensable. most of all, he wanted her to know how lucky he was to be loved by her.

when they finally broke apart, nini raced to the kitchen counter, and when she returned with her favourite non-christmas sunshine yellow blanket and a copy of the die hard dvd, he knew that this winter break was something he could survive. 

#christmas rini #you hear me? CHRISTMAS RINI #this is my whole heart #yep yep yep #my entire heart #ricky bowen #nini salazar roberts #user:rickybowxn #rini #hsmtmts s2 #hsmtmts #hsmtmts hc #high school musical the musical the series #ricky x nini #nini x ricky #olivia rodrigo #joshua bassett #big red #ej caswell #kourtney hsmtmts

[rickybowxn]

HSMTMTS SEASON II | EJ CASWELL & GINA PORTER

#portwell #god this ship is so elite #the longing stares? the loving smiles? speaking of them in awe and respect? #we can all only dream #gina porter #ej caswell #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s2 #high school musical the musical the series #portwell canon portwell canon PORTWELL CANNON!!!!!!! #gina x ej #ej x gina #sofia wylie #matt cornett #hsmtmts spoilers #my gifs #user:rickybowxn

[rickybowxn]

RICKY BOWEN in HSMTMTS SEASON II: 'NEW YEAR'S EVE'

(aka #smileybaby)

#ricky bowen #hsmtmts s2 #i'm back on my white man bullshit #why the fuck does he look this good this ep #i'm mad can you tell? #genuinely didn't think i'd simp for him again but here we fucking are lmaoo #i feel like the biggest mfing clown #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts spoilers #user:rickybowxn #also look!!! i know how to make gifs better now lol #joshua bassett #hsmtmts 2x01 #why do my gifs look awful on tumblr WHY

[rickybowxn]

hot take that nini wasn’t an empowered young women + boss bitch when she said things like ‘i love you ricky but i didn’t come home for you’ bc she was actively ignoring ricky’s initiatives to communicate that there was something wrong/a disconnect in their relationship and that this kind of behaviour was both toxic to the growth that she wants for herself and ricky as a vulnerable teenage boy + someone she loves (also noting this take’s dichotomoy with the fact that although ricky’s s1 arc was all about learning how to communicate in a healthy matter, nini’s arc focused much more about her standing on her own two feet and so she’s not very well versed in how to do it well BUT ALSO that them breaking up was the worst way they could have handled her blatant selfishness and her pseudo-gaslighting of ricky’s character) sorry not sorry

#nini salazar roberts #ricky bowen #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts s2 #nini x ricky #rini #ricky x nini #joshua bassett #olivia rodrigo #user:rickybowxn

[rickybowxn]

nini: i’m done with boys

*gina and ricky interact*

nini: i’m not done with 1 (one) boy

#she really said pained heart eyes this entire episode huh #nini salazar roberts #ricky bowen #gina porter #rini #rickini #nini x ricky #ricky x nini #user:rickybowxn #gina x ricky #ricky x gina #rina #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts ep6 #high school musical the musical the series

[rickybowxn]

the hsmtmts kids  (cinnamon roll edition)

looks like a cinnamon roll but could actually kill you:

looks like they could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll:

looks like a cinnamon roll and is actually a cinnamon roll:

looks like they could kill you and would actually kill you:

cinnamon rolls to good for this world, too pure:

sinnamon roll:

(not my gifs)

#yep i said it #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #Nini Salazar-Roberts #ricky bowen #ej caswell #big red #kourtney #gina porter #carlos #olivia rodrigo #joshua bassett #matt cornett #sofia wylie #Dara Reneé #julia lester #Larry Saperstein #Frankie A. Rodriguez #user:rickybowxn

[rickybowxn]

peter parker?

#the effortlessness of that jump? the flavour?? #unparalleled #the closest and best thing to a spidey hsmtmts crossover #someone hc ricky bowen/joshua bassett as peter parker #i could do it but i would just die #its just so great #my two fav people #ricky bowen #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts ep6 #user:rickybowxn #my gifs

[rickybowxn]

We’re breaking free!

#THE UNGODLY SOUND I MADE #LIKE THE PURE WHOLESOMENESS CAN I DIE NOW THANKS #rini #ricky bowen #rickini #nina salazar roberts #richard bowen #ricky x nini #nini x ricky #nini salazar roberts #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts spoilers #high school musical the musical the series #user:rickybowxn

[rickybowxn]

hsmtmts + showing love and support in episode five   

#this show is sooooo important #im so incredibly glad that kids have it bc i wouldve LOVED this in high school #user:rickybowxn #ricky bowen #big red #big red x ricky #ricky x big red #kourtney #nini salazar roberts #nini x kourtney #kourtney x nini #ashyln caswell #carlos #carlos x ashlyn #ashlyn x carlos #seblos #seb x carlos #carlos x seb #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts ep5

[rickybowxn]

he’s bringin’ the mince, i’m bringin’ the moves. oh boy.

hsmtmts really said fuck toxic masculinity huh

#what a show #i love it more and more every week #i love these two with all my heart #big red x ricky #ricky x big red #ricky bowen #big red #hsmtmts #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts ep5 #user:rickybowxn

[rickybowxn]

this episode was also comedy gold:

carlos: but, ms. jenn says that's a life in the arts. well that... and almost constant unemployment!

kourtney: nini you've been in there for 10 minutes, do i need to call the nurse?

nini: too big... to go.... down

kourtney: top 10 things i never want to hear in a public bathroom

ricky: he's bringin' the mince, i'm bringin' the moves. oh boy.

#god this show is golden #these are some of the many golden parts of the ep #hsmtmts #hsmtmts spoilers #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts s1 #ricky bowen #user:rickybowxn #nini salazar roberts #kourtney #carlos

[rickybowxn]

Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett perform “The Start of Something New” live in New York 

#they are so cute #and their voices are so so so great in this #olivia rodrigo #joshua bassett #high school musical the musical the series #high school musical #the start of something new #rini #rickini #nini salazar roberts #ricky bowen #ricky x nini #nini x ricky #user:rickybowxn #hsmtmts #hsmtmts s1

[rickybowxn]

the purest boi there is: big red 

#he is the best character on this show #i literally love him #its big red stan hours in this house rn #big red #larry saperstein #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #user:rickybowxn #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts ep5

[aces-drew]

can we just talk about this scene for a second? 

i know i’ve already made a (shitty) gif set about ricky’s inability to express his emotions, and just how much he struggles with explicit verbal communication about what he feels bc he’s consistently dealing with both internal (general insecurities, low esteem bc of ej, letting nini down) and external (his parents, his lack of familiarity with theatre, his inability to cope with nini continuously rejecting him) shit, but the hsmtmts writers are so so good with the writing of his character - especially with non-verbal cues. 

honest to god, this scene is heartbreaking in so many ways bc that part of ricky is established so well in just the first episode itself. we understand that ricky is a complete mess and he does not have a support structure (big red is one vertebra - he’s missing a lot of affection, love and support) especially from his parents. what’s so skillfull is that we know that his parents are present and loving, we as an audience know that he’s not abused. but it is very safe to say that he is most definitely neglected. 

now, even though he made the call to end things with nini, it’s very evident that he is a scared, lonely and misguided teenage boy. that’s what really hits home here, he has close to know self worth. when he tells carlos that they are better off without him, it just about shows how regressive and just neglecting of himself he is. like this boy almost hates himself for things he can not necessarily control in the present. so this is just literally one huge oof

this is so heartbreaking, i love him, he deserves all happiness and hsmtmts is great is my conclusion thnx 4 coming to my ted talk bye

#im mumbling #but his character id being done rlly well on the show #i love him #ricky bowen #also joshua is a grEAT actor #joshua basset #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts ep2 #hsmtmts s1 #hsmtmts spoilers #rin icons #rickini #ricki x nini #nini x ricky #joshua bassett #user:rickybowxn