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[yellowflamingoleaf]

I simply think EJ and Ricky should kiss. I don’t think it would solve any problems, it would probably make things even worse. However, I just think it’s something they need to get out of their system.

#hsmtmts #yes #round out the love triangle

[yellowflamingoleaf]

i sincerely think that the only reason for portwell drama is bc they wanted to include gotta go my own way and couldn’t find another way

#hsmtmts #portwell #ej x gina #pls 😭😭😭

[yellowflamingoleaf]

you mfs shitting on ej for “not being supportive of gina”????? he got this massive project thrown on him at the last second (that’s gonna be aired on Disney+ may I add), is making sure that all of the campers are still having a great experience like he used to have, AND he made time in his busy ass schedule to find flowers (and that bouquet was actually adorable i want no slander for that) and come visit gina to congratulate her. while he may not have said much and been spaced out, he has a lot on his plate and he’s trying his damndest to balance both the musical, gina, and the other campers. don’t you dare say he’s putting one of those things above the others. babes is only 18 and us totally allowed to be stressed out. no ej slander here. ej caswell is the best boyfriend stfu <3

#hsmtmts #ej caswell #gina porter #portwell

[yellowflamingoleaf]

Same energy.

#awww #my new favorite thing ever

[yellowflamingoleaf]

He knows, without knowing…

Something I love is how EJ knows Gina’s needs without her telling him.

As we all know, because of life circumstances Gina is incredibly independent. Given this, she’s not used to people doing things for her. That’s why gestures like Ricky singing a song for her melts her heart in S1, it’s someone genuinely thinking of her.

Enters EJ.

Not only does he do these beautiful gestures, but they also align with her needs at the moment.

EJ buys her the plane ticket, allowing her to grow roots and form bonds with this group of people that love her.

EJ asks her how she is feeling, at a time where she is not sure if the people around her care (especially Ricky).

Picks her up at the airport, gives her a granola bar, and offers her to bring her back the next day. This comes after an entire day where she’s not only asking for a sign but also reveals that she’s waiting for the right guy to show up.

EJ might not know it, but he has a deep connection with Gina.

He’s the boy that knows without knowing.

[yellowflamingoleaf]

my favourite thing about portwell is how they literally found themselves through finding each other.

so s1 ej was obviously very selfish and didn't care how his actions effected others. we saw him acknowledge his flaws and try to repent, but he was still only doing it to make himself feel better and to improve his image. as soon as he develops feelings for gina, we can see him find the joy in doing things for other people just because you want them to be happy. he discovers his huge heart and realises that he would embarrass himself, go out of his way and change his plans to help gina.

s1 gina was so closed off and cold because she refused to get attached to anything and risk leaving it behind. she also always put herself first and didn't care about others. ej being so kind to her, but never expecting anything in return, slowly allowed her to open up and trust people again. she is being shown unconditional love for the first time in her life and it's allowed to become her most authentic self. by the end of s2 gina is so much more confident and sure in who she is. she's learned that she does not have to perfect to be worthy of love and she doesn't have to compete for it either.

the way they treat each other has allowed them both to trust people again, and be comfortable enough to be fully themselves.

#now i’m crying #i love them #your so right #portwell #hsmtmts

[yellowflamingoleaf]

Because I am DESPERATE to get Alyson Reed as Grandma Caswell….. let EJ and Ashlyn’s grandma run the theater camp (since her Broadway dreams got cut short) and the Caswell Cousins invite the drama club to the camp. And Grandma Caswell wants to put on a SUMMER MUSICALE (said in ms darbus’s voice ofc)

TIM!!! IF YOU ARE LISTENING!!! ALYSON REED AKA MS DARBUS AS GRANDMA CASWELL! I BEG!!!

she just gives off theater camp owner vibes

#holy shit your mind 🤯🤯 #omg plz #hstmts

[yellowflamingoleaf]

dhdhdjdgewgywu GENIUS! I can totally see them passing down the alphabet of money and a J middle name, having BJ CJ then EJ so I just spent the last 40 minutes thinking of synonyms to cash and bill that start with an E, and with the help of thesaurus.com here’s what I got…😂

1) Estate James Caswell

2) Endowment James Caswell

3) Expensive James Caswell

4) Earthly-Possessions James Caswell

5) Earnings/Earn James Caswell

6) Escrow James Caswell

7) Emergency-Funds James Caswell

This is the best I could come up with, if you have others PLEASE SHARE.

I have this head canon that Ashlyn and E.J.’s paternal grandfather name is Bill Caswell because I think it would be funny since he has a son name Cash. Bill is not even short for “William” it’s just “Bill” like as in dollar bill and he was a banker before he retired. All the members of the Caswell family first name starts is at the beginning of the alphabet so following that same pattern it would be funny E.J.’s grandfather name is Bill and his mother’s name is Dolly like I said earlier.

sjhfdujekfa I'm DEAd. this is too funny, we've got cash, dolly, bill. What else? and it's the way the alphabet thing actually makes sense too lmao. your MIND anon.

#ej caswell #cash caswell #hsmtmts

[yellowflamingoleaf]

reblog and put in the tags a song you wish you could hear for the first time again

#brutal #when the song shifts and she says i want it to be like messy i just… 🤯

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[yellowflamingoleaf]

Thoughts when rewatching High School Musical

after being obsessed with High School Musical: the Musical the Series

pretty much just a bunch of parallels i noticed

Mostly how the characters in HSMTMTS match the characters they played with their season 1 arcs with a few exceptions.

1. I knew Chad carries his basketball everywhere, but boy he carries it everywhere…“She thinks I’m a Chad?!?” yeah you did bring a basketball to your audition so you sorta brought this on yourself Eej. He also just has a very Chad vibe I can’t explain.

2. Portwell in season 1 matches Taylor and Chad in just about every interaction they have from Taylor laughing at Chad up to Chad and Taylor scheming to get Troy and Gabriella out of the audition. Very wonderstudies with bad plans that don’t work out but then becoming the ones who go above and beyond to get Troy and Gabriella/ Ricky and Nini onstage for the callback/show for Breaking Free.

3. Troy sneaking through the building running around to auditions felt like a very Ricky move.

4. The only thing Seb and Sharpay have in common is that they deserved the lead and are under appreciated.

5. Alan the kid with the tie, who wrote his lines on his hands in the audition was giving me vibes of the kid who played Coach Bolton and sang Wondering in s2 auditions.

6. Ashlyn is Kelsi. Period. I love wondering for Ms. Darbus but like also it fits Kelsi too. And a Kelsi solo number would be like soooo good. The girl was frequently under appreciated I feel like she deserved it more than Ms. Darbus. Also since they are both songwriters.

7. And Ryan is not the brightest but always there with a funny one liner like Seb or Big Red, idk which he is more like.

8. Balcony scene- it mirrors the portwell couch scene so perfectlyi’m half convinced they copied the script. Also two seasons in and no one has ever gone on the balcony of the school and I want that so badly i don’t even know which couple should get it.

My findings are that Portwell season 1 is like Taylor and Chad and season 2 is Troyella. Almost like the wonderstudies got their chance to play both parts.

Also- How much time spans throughout the movies specifically between auditions and callbacks? Aren’t callbacks are usually within a week of the initial audition? the movie felt like more than a week

#hsmtmts #hsm #portwell #troyella #high school musical the series

[yellowflamingoleaf]

omg yes! so poetic! i also wanted to add they almost foreshadowed this idea about the plane taking off in 2x09 with jack saying the most dangerous part of the flight is taking off, not landing. Coming back to the lyric, “I’m safer when I’m on the run”, if running away= plane landing/going down is safer, like in hsm opening night when she is running away. then plane taking off (with ej) is more dangerous scarier and out of her comfort zone. but despite this she still takes off and takes her second chance and can fly with the right guy even if she is afraid she might fall. also making jack more of a portwell plot device to push them together. then after she takes that chance and asks ej to kiss him, taking off running toward him. like a plane on a runway. (changing the running away to running toward) even though it was dangerous and risky it was worth the risk for the chance to fly. and take off was successful because it was with the right guy!! more risk =more reward

thinking about gina’s line “maybe i’m safer when i’m on the run” and how it’s implied that she’s safer when she’s going from place to place with her mom because she doesn’t have time to open up her heart, but do you know where she runs the next time we see her running?? she runs towards ej. even when she tried to be “safer on the run” (whether that be moving in 1x10 or seeing her mom on break), ej was always the one there to bring her back from the airport where she belonged, which goes into the line “i got a second chance to fly.” airports have kind of become a portwell icon, and gina’s second chance to fly isn’t actually flying on a plane to run away, but to fly with ej and have him be her first kiss (and eventual boyfriend). she’s safer on the run because she’s running towards her person and she’s got a second chance to fly with ej instead of away from him.

#hsmtmts #they are so poetic #portwell #i love them

[yellowflamingoleaf]

No but just think of all the clubs that are going to have to find a new captain/ president now that EJ is graduating... that boy was the leader of everything he was involved in

#the caswell dynasty

[yellowflamingoleaf]

gina running towards ej instead of running away (I’m safer when I’m on the run)!!!!!!

#omg #portwell #hsmtmts #hsmtmts spoilers

[yellowflamingoleaf]

Right?!?! But I did see Jamie was on his phone when standing in the back of the theater and looking down at his phone before he talked to Ej. Idk why he would call Mazzara or if it’s connected 🤷‍♀️

okay but real question -- who called Mr. Mazzara??

#hsmtmts #2.11

[yellowflamingoleaf]

What if in that promotion picture of E.J. talking to Gina's brother's Jamie he is asking Jamie for permission if he can date his little sister Gina because he wants to make good impression with his possible future brother-in-law?

That’s totally something I see EJ doing.

I have this scenario in my head where Jamie gives EJ the big brother talk and he knows he’s graduating so he begs him to not hurt Gina or leave her since she’s been through a lot with moving around, so it’s hard for her to get close to anyone, and he says something like “Please don’t hurt her the way I have by abandoning her and our whole family. If whatever between you two is real, then fight for it. She deserves to be happy and if you make her happy then that’s all that matters”