I'm so glad my pain provides you with such inspiration. Well here's a new song for you. I miss him a lot already. And you. How do you write a song about that?
Even all of the girls at East knew I was gay, didn't they.
You're right. You could write the next modern version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You." When do I get to choreograph a dance routine based on YOUR relationship issues?
They all wanted you as their gay best friend, yes. But it was fun, actually, best hair, most gorgeous eyes, nicest ass, stuff like that. You'd have had plenty to contribute.
I can choreograph that all by myself, since it would consist of staring at the ground, keeping all limbs to myself and shifting slightly from one foot to the other. ;)
And you still dated me anyway? You're a saint. I guess I should have broken into the girls' bathroom when we were at East.
Oh come now. That's not choreography, that's insulting. By the way we're picking up dance lessons for you when I get back! I want to teach you how to do the foxtrot.
I don't know about saint, but no one at all of East High could compare with your smoothness. I was the queen of getting asked to prom, mine was the most romantic. I didn't even know that was a category.
How very nice to know that you think my dating life is insulting! ;) And I can dance. But yes, that sounds like fun, let's do it.
I was raised to be a gentleman thank you very much. But I think it also helps that I genuinely did have a crush on you for a while. It was a weird, weird time in my life. Not that you're weird. Or that we were weird. You know what I mean.
I think a lot of things are insulting when it comes to dating and dancing and if you would just let me help a little I could enhance your dating life a lot. I seem to be better at fixing everyone else's problems but not my own. It'll be great. I'm not back in town until right before Christmas though, I think our last show is actually in New York on Christmas Eve.
You are a perfect gentleman! Or were with me, anyway, you might be kind of a dirty bugger otherwise. It#s alright, Ryan, I know what was weird and what was great.
I don't think I really want to date, but I'd never say no to you teaching me something to do with dancing. Within reason, some things are out of my league. And oh my God, is it really? I'll have to be back in Albuquerque with my parents but maybe Chad can be there and maybe it snows and you can kiss in New York for the first time when it snows on Christmas Eve!
Hey, I say please and thank you in bed. That sort of thing carries over :P But I'm glad you understand that you were a strange phenomenon in my life…
What sort of things are out of your league when you have me as a partner, Kels? Come on.
…hahaha. And everyone says Troy and Gabi are the Disney couple? I don't think it's going to magically work out that way, as much as I wouldn't mind. We'll see. That's a little too perfect.
I'm sure your parents would be proud of your manners if they knew. And no worried, I'm fully aware of my strangeness. ;)
Anything that requires a lot of bendiness, for one thing.
You'll be the second Disney couple. Though maybe with a higher rating. Just wait and see! I guess it would depend a bit on if he'll go see his family for Christmas.
Probably, but I'm keeping up the illusion that I'm still a total virgin. The last thing I need is my parents trying to be supportive about gay sex. I adore your strangeness though.
People can learn how to bend! I did.
Hopefully he does. I don't want him to be awkward around his family now that he's out to them, you know? Especially since he ran away to California after that and now is planning on running away to New York. We'll probably talk about it in a few months.
What are you gonna do if your parents ever get on Facebook? But your parents probably would be supportive. I can just see it. It's hilarious, but it's not my parents, so that helps.
You've been practicing since kindergarten!
Yeah, that's a good idea. You can ask him about it in October or November, if he doesn't bring it up himself. I don't really know how his parents are with the whole gay-thing, I think not even Troy knows.
They would be, that's the sad part. Sharpay already threatened to email them a lot of pictures of me and Jack but she won't.
So?? Irrelevant!
He sort of vaguely told me but I'll ask him later when we're not still on thin ice. I don't feel like crashing and burning when we just started something again, you know? I want to be careful this time.
It means you have a head start! I know I didn't grow much since kindergarten, but I actually am as old as you.
That's probably a good idea. Talk it out if he brings it up, but don't force it. I don't really know his parents, but, well, no one in Albuquerque is like your parents, I'm pretty sure. I just know they're friends with Troy's parents and remembering how Coach Bolton freaked out over Troy just wanting to do anything other than play basketball at first...
I happen to like that you're tiny, for the record.
Yeah that's probably my best bet to not making him uncomfortable. I want to make this as easy as possible and if that means not talking about a lot of the obvious issues, so be it. I think it helps that a lot of our relationship is going to be based on not seeing each other for a while. And I know…my parents are great. I could probably tell them I wanted to get a sex change to be more like Sharpay and they'd just deal with it. It's sort of horrifying.
But if Chad's parents are anything like Coach Bolton…yikes. I don't remember if I ever told you this, but one day when Shar and I stayed late to run a rehearsal for something we were passing the gym and heard Coach Bolton and Troy actually yelling at each other about Troy's future. It's not surprising he totally veered off on a different path in the end.
I like it sometimes, sometimes it's terrible. Very context-based.
You can ease into it all. I'd say you ought to discuss most things before December, but you have time until then. Become a bit more secure in what you're doing first. Did your parents say anything about you kissing Chad, actually? Just curious.
It was kind of the thing with him wanting Troy to become everything he would have wanted for himself, it's always scary when parents do that. I'm glad Troy found Gabriella, because he's so much more and he should be able to be. But yeah, Troy and Chad are practically brothers, so I imagine even if his parents are less like Coach Bolton, it's pretty obvious Chad looks up to him.
I think it's great all the time, so my opinion trumps yours xoxo
I know…we'll have to. I'll talk to him maybe around Thanksgiving, see where we are. As for my parents? Mom literally looked at me and told me that the interpretation of Link having a thing for Seaweed was very unique. My own mother was making fun of me. I think that means they're okay with it. Why my parents are so cool and yet so freaky I don't know.
This is why I'm glad Mom and Dad said Sharpay and I could be anything we wanted to be. But yeah, Coach Bolton watched Chad grow up too. I can only imagine he's terrified of his opinion, too. I hate the idea of him being terrified of anything though. Gabriella's been great for Troy…hopefully I can be just as great for Chad.
That's a good idea! Maybe you can fly him out to wherever you are for Thanksgiving? And me. I'm very important. Your mother is hilarious, I love when she makes fun of you or Sharpay. Especially Sharpay. In that calm yoga voice. Your parents are great, Ryan! Not that mine aren't. They just aren't, you know. Out of this world.
I'm sure you can be. I'm already pretty proud of all of the Wildcats still sticking together through it, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.But, yes, it makes sense that Chad went to California right away.
Obviously I'm kidnapping you for Thanksgiving I MISS YOU SO FUCKING MUCH KELSI WHY AREN'T YOU HERE? Okay, I'm fine. But yeah…maybe! If he doesn't have plans I might ask him or I might just make him wait until Christmas…Christmas is a little more romantic than Thanksgiving. There's nothing sensual about a turkey. My mom's the best. Dad…Dad's still trying to accept it, I think. He accepts it enough but I know he's still a little wary about the whole thing. Telling me to straighten my hats isn't just fashion advice, I'm afraid. Mom's great at making fun of Sharpay. It's a tag-team in our house. Dad and Sharpay versus me and Mom. Mom usually wins. And your parents are lovely but you're right, pretty much nobody's like my family. I think that's for the best.
We all got really close, I'm not too surprised. United we stand, blah blah blah. I'm just…glad. That he's got a support system when I'm not around. Even if it means you guys are talking about us behind our backs.
You're right, Christmas is more romantic. Thanksgiving is just closer, so I'm definitely not waiting for that. And your dad will get used to it. I think fathers often need longer to accept it, because they are trying to see themselves in their sons or something. And your mother probably has a better gaydar than him.
We actually all kind of became closer over it, I think, because suddenly everyone needed to know what everyone else knew and thought. We're the most open-minded high school class in America, by the way, I'm pretty sure.
I know a thing or two about romance, believe it or not. You're coming to me whether you have plans or not okay? I need you. It's been too long without you. Dad will have to get used to it, but I think he's just glad I can't get anybody pregnant. It's pretty obvious he favors Sharpay and Mom favors me though. I'm 90% sure Mom knew I was gay as soon as I came out of the womb.
I'm pretty sure that's true. We probably have the lowest bullying rate in America, maybe that's why I didn't think any of this was weird. I like that we became closer though because now I know everyone's secrets.
She probably listened to way too many showtunes while she was pregnant to avoid that. :P My dad still gets weird every time he sees me dressed up, I think no one is happier that you're gay than he is, not even Chad. Just don't let him know there are other men in the world.
We really do, Chad should have come out in school, it would've been way easier. But this is like the next best thing, I love how we're suddenly all talking so much again.
Probably. If I'm gay, everything is my mother's fault. And in being gay I think that means Dad feels like he has to strap chastity belts on both of us.
Chad didn't know he wanted me when we were in school otherwise I probably would have dragged him out. I don't know if this is TALKING or if it's all of us just being a bunch of nosy jackasses. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world though.
By the way, speaking of talking…I heard a certain something about a certain someone you might be interested in~
My mother's an old hippie, she's totally disappointed I don't have three boyfriends and five girlfriends or something, seriously. What I don't get is how my parents ended up together, it's a hilarious concept.
We're being a bunch of nosy jackasses who also care for their friends, so we're a bunch of nice and nosy jackasses and it's the best thing in the world.
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I'm so glad my pain provides you with such inspiration. Well here's a new song for you. I miss him a lot already. And you. How do you write a song about that?
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Oh, come on, Ry. That's what all the greatest love songs are about, longing. We can definitely work with that.
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You're right. You could write the next modern version of "Hopelessly Devoted to You." When do I get to choreograph a dance routine based on YOUR relationship issues?
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I can choreograph that all by myself, since it would consist of staring at the ground, keeping all limbs to myself and shifting slightly from one foot to the other. ;)
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Oh come now. That's not choreography, that's insulting. By the way we're picking up dance lessons for you when I get back! I want to teach you how to do the foxtrot.
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How very nice to know that you think my dating life is insulting! ;) And I can dance. But yes, that sounds like fun, let's do it.
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I think a lot of things are insulting when it comes to dating and dancing and if you would just let me help a little I could enhance your dating life a lot. I seem to be better at fixing everyone else's problems but not my own. It'll be great. I'm not back in town until right before Christmas though, I think our last show is actually in New York on Christmas Eve.
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I don't think I really want to date, but I'd never say no to you teaching me something to do with dancing. Within reason, some things are out of my league. And oh my God, is it really? I'll have to be back in Albuquerque with my parents but maybe Chad can be there and maybe it snows and you can kiss in New York for the first time when it snows on Christmas Eve!
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What sort of things are out of your league when you have me as a partner, Kels? Come on.
…hahaha. And everyone says Troy and Gabi are the Disney couple? I don't think it's going to magically work out that way, as much as I wouldn't mind. We'll see. That's a little too perfect.
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Anything that requires a lot of bendiness, for one thing.
You'll be the second Disney couple. Though maybe with a higher rating. Just wait and see! I guess it would depend a bit on if he'll go see his family for Christmas.
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People can learn how to bend! I did.
Hopefully he does. I don't want him to be awkward around his family now that he's out to them, you know? Especially since he ran away to California after that and now is planning on running away to New York. We'll probably talk about it in a few months.
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You've been practicing since kindergarten!
Yeah, that's a good idea. You can ask him about it in October or November, if he doesn't bring it up himself. I don't really know how his parents are with the whole gay-thing, I think not even Troy knows.
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So?? Irrelevant!
He sort of vaguely told me but I'll ask him later when we're not still on thin ice. I don't feel like crashing and burning when we just started something again, you know? I want to be careful this time.
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That's probably a good idea. Talk it out if he brings it up, but don't force it. I don't really know his parents, but, well, no one in Albuquerque is like your parents, I'm pretty sure. I just know they're friends with Troy's parents and remembering how Coach Bolton freaked out over Troy just wanting to do anything other than play basketball at first...
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Yeah that's probably my best bet to not making him uncomfortable. I want to make this as easy as possible and if that means not talking about a lot of the obvious issues, so be it. I think it helps that a lot of our relationship is going to be based on not seeing each other for a while. And I know…my parents are great. I could probably tell them I wanted to get a sex change to be more like Sharpay and they'd just deal with it. It's sort of horrifying.
But if Chad's parents are anything like Coach Bolton…yikes. I don't remember if I ever told you this, but one day when Shar and I stayed late to run a rehearsal for something we were passing the gym and heard Coach Bolton and Troy actually yelling at each other about Troy's future. It's not surprising he totally veered off on a different path in the end.
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You can ease into it all. I'd say you ought to discuss most things before December, but you have time until then. Become a bit more secure in what you're doing first. Did your parents say anything about you kissing Chad, actually? Just curious.
It was kind of the thing with him wanting Troy to become everything he would have wanted for himself, it's always scary when parents do that. I'm glad Troy found Gabriella, because he's so much more and he should be able to be. But yeah, Troy and Chad are practically brothers, so I imagine even if his parents are less like Coach Bolton, it's pretty obvious Chad looks up to him.
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I know…we'll have to. I'll talk to him maybe around Thanksgiving, see where we are. As for my parents? Mom literally looked at me and told me that the interpretation of Link having a thing for Seaweed was very unique. My own mother was making fun of me. I think that means they're okay with it. Why my parents are so cool and yet so freaky I don't know.
This is why I'm glad Mom and Dad said Sharpay and I could be anything we wanted to be. But yeah, Coach Bolton watched Chad grow up too. I can only imagine he's terrified of his opinion, too. I hate the idea of him being terrified of anything though. Gabriella's been great for Troy…hopefully I can be just as great for Chad.
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That's a good idea! Maybe you can fly him out to wherever you are for Thanksgiving? And me. I'm very important. Your mother is hilarious, I love when she makes fun of you or Sharpay. Especially Sharpay. In that calm yoga voice. Your parents are great, Ryan! Not that mine aren't. They just aren't, you know. Out of this world.
I'm sure you can be. I'm already pretty proud of all of the Wildcats still sticking together through it, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.But, yes, it makes sense that Chad went to California right away.
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Obviously I'm kidnapping you for Thanksgiving I MISS YOU SO FUCKING MUCH KELSI WHY AREN'T YOU HERE? Okay, I'm fine. But yeah…maybe! If he doesn't have plans I might ask him or I might just make him wait until Christmas…Christmas is a little more romantic than Thanksgiving. There's nothing sensual about a turkey. My mom's the best. Dad…Dad's still trying to accept it, I think. He accepts it enough but I know he's still a little wary about the whole thing. Telling me to straighten my hats isn't just fashion advice, I'm afraid. Mom's great at making fun of Sharpay. It's a tag-team in our house. Dad and Sharpay versus me and Mom. Mom usually wins. And your parents are lovely but you're right, pretty much nobody's like my family. I think that's for the best.
We all got really close, I'm not too surprised. United we stand, blah blah blah. I'm just…glad. That he's got a support system when I'm not around. Even if it means you guys are talking about us behind our backs.
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We actually all kind of became closer over it, I think, because suddenly everyone needed to know what everyone else knew and thought. We're the most open-minded high school class in America, by the way, I'm pretty sure.
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I'm pretty sure that's true. We probably have the lowest bullying rate in America, maybe that's why I didn't think any of this was weird. I like that we became closer though because now I know everyone's secrets.
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We really do, Chad should have come out in school, it would've been way easier. But this is like the next best thing, I love how we're suddenly all talking so much again.
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Chad didn't know he wanted me when we were in school otherwise I probably would have dragged him out. I don't know if this is TALKING or if it's all of us just being a bunch of nosy jackasses. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world though.
By the way, speaking of talking…I heard a certain something about a certain someone you might be interested in~
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We're being a bunch of nosy jackasses who also care for their friends, so we're a bunch of nice and nosy jackasses and it's the best thing in the world.
Oh, what did you hear?
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So…we're Wildcats. Got it. I never thought I'd miss high school so much but it's kinda nice that things carried over.
Something about a certain Mr. Cross.
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