#reader x ej caswell

[sankta-starkova]

LETTERMAN

summary: andy kennedy has struggled a lot during her life, but she struggled the most in losing EJ Caswell as a friend. when years later they are playing love interests in the play, they may end up coming back together.

pairing: ej caswell x fem!oc

wordcount: 85,000 words

notes: I started writing this when season two came out and although my writings changed a lot, I still love this fic. also, I cast Meg Donnelly as andy in 2020 before season three so just pretend val is played by someone else

SEASON ONE

— the one where ej and andy reunite after years, finally rekindling their friendship and maybe getting something else out of it as well

SEASON TWO

— the one where ej and andy realise that there may be some romantic feelings between them that hadn't been there before, or had they?

SEASON THREE

— the one where ej and andy get to spend time together in the camp until his work gets in the way, threatening to ruin their relationship

SEASON FOUR

— the one where ej and andy have to navigate the documentary outcome, him leaving for college and the rest of their lives together

𝐄𝐉 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 — matt cornett

𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — meg donnelly

𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — tom hiddleston, uncle

𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — sophie di martino, mum

𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐘 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — trevor tordjman, big bro

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — florence pugh, big sis

𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐃𝐘 — keirnan shipka, big sis

MOODBOARDS

[inej-ruination-ghafa]

LABRYNTH - EJ.C

bejeweled | karma | masterlist

summary: the one where you realise that what you thought was going on between you and ej was not real

wordcount: 1.2k

Samantha Morgans was your best friend, your next door neighbour and your confidante - at least, she used to be when you were little kids. She still seems to think that she deserves to know everything that’s going on in your life.

She had picked you up after a theatre rehearsal for dinner and she had teased you in the car about how cute EJ Caswell was.

Discussing the boy that you were obviously head over heels about was not what you wanted to do so you managed to divert the conversation to her and her time at college - she always loved talking about herself.

The train rocked back and forth as you headed into the inner city, sitting next to Samantha, hoping that she didn't bring up that subject again. But you knew her, she loved to snoop.

“So, EJ?

You felt your heart skip a beat at he sound of his name, like you always did, like a little girl with a schoolgirl crush - and you guess, in most ways, that’s all it was.

Samantha looked at your nonchalant expression, not knowing that underneath you were already drowning at the sound of his name, “He’s perfect,” she said, “Pretty guy, nice, good singer,”

“I know,” you muttered, trying not to meet her eyes.

You looked out of the window as the city passed you by. You wished she would drop the conversation.

She just stared at you, “I saw the way he looked at you,” she said.

“I know,” you repeated.

There was silence after that. This was the one subject that you did not want to discuss, especially not right now.

You had all found out about his relationship with Nini when you had returned to school and it had broke your heart. You really thought that you had a chance.

A part of you hated yourself for not asking him out before summer had started, before he ever had a chance to ask Nini out and fall for her. This was a common theme with you - you were always just a little bit too late.

You cursed yourself as you realised you were falling in love, again! He was just someone who was nice to you and paid you any attention and here you were grovelling at his feet like he had turned your whole life around.

Breathe in, breathe through.

You had zoned off and hadn't even realised that Samantha had called your name before she tapped you on the shoulder.

You looked over at her, eyes meeting hers for the first time since you had started this conversation, “What would you do if he asked you out?”

“He wouldn't,” you scoffed.

His relationship with Nini was solid. She seemed to adore him and his face lit up every time that he mentioned her. They were the leads in the play and you were nobody in comparison.

Your heart was squeezing in your chest and you had to hope that she couldn’t see the turmoil on your face.

“He’s just nice to everyone,” you said after a little while, trying to convince yourself as much as you were convincing her.

“He gave you those flirty eyes, I saw the way he talked to you,” she said, nudging your shoulder with hers, giving you a teasing smile, “You were the most important person in the room,”

There was that sharp pain again. The one deep inside of your chest as you had to listen to your friend drone on and on about how the two of you would be such a cute couple and that it was obvious that he had feelings for you.

You didn't understand why the words were caught in your throat like that. You couldn't figure out why you couldn't just tell Sam that he had a girlfriend, that he didn't see you in the way that he saw her.

Maybe it’s because if you did, if you opened her mouth and admitted it, you would yell it out.

You would scream the words out about how much you wished that he looked at you the way that he looked at Nini.

The monotone voice of the woman blasting from the speaker on the train took you out of you thoughts.

You sniffled, eyes darting away for a second to hide the way that the tears started to burn behind your eyes. You didn't know why you wanted to cry, unsure whether it was the embarrassment of the situation or your anger towards it.

“We’re at our stop,” you muttered, looking up at her with a half hearted smile that she looked past.

She held her arm out, giving you a smile. You nodded, linking your arm with hers as you forgot about the conversation.

You heard your phone beep in your pocket and looked down at the notification - EJ has posted late. You internally cursed be real for notifying you of his existence.

Samantha rushed off to look at a market stall and you pulled your phone out of your pocket, opening the notification to see him sitting on the sofa, one arm wrapped around Nini’s shoulder whilst the other side showed them watching a TV show together.

You felt your heart sink in your chest at the sight of the boy that you were completely enamoured with hanging out with someone else.

You could only blame yourself for not asking him out soon enough and for being so ridiculous about it all. You could only blame yourself for requesting to follow him, now being subjected to the torture of watching him be happy with someone else.

Samantha waved her hands at you, encouraging you to come over and join the festivities. Despite your heart sinking in your chest, you walked over.

The older girl wrapped an arm around your shoulder and led you through the stalls, “Guys suck,” she said, almost like she could see the inner turmoil you were suffering.

You scoffed. There was a silence after that, like Samantha was waiting to see how you would react to the whole scenario and whether you would finally admit it.

You watched as people walked around you, the market crowded with happy young couples, men who looked at their partners like they hung the stars. If only EJ would look at you like that.

There was a bitter seed in your chest that was planted that day, one that said that boys were not worth the trouble. You should really be focusing on the most important school year of your life rather than the gorgeous boy who you wished would look at you the way he looked at his girlfriend.

Just the thought made you sick to your stomach. Nini was your friend, why were you so envious of her?

Maybe because just like you, she was nothing special. She had no hidden talent, no star studded looks, no perfection. She was ordinary. And so were you. So why didn’t he pick you?

samantha could see the way that you had zoned out, eyes focused on a bench where a couple was sitting hand in hand, the girls head on her shoulder, “Come on,” she tugged on your hand, “Let’s go get some dinner,”

You nodded. There was a weight lifted off of your chest knowing that she wouldn't ask any more questions. It only hurts this much right now, one day, it would go away.

It won't last. This feeling in your chest that feels like you would have to spend a lifetime getting over him won't last forever.

[thealtoduck]

Masterlist: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

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Ricky Bowen:

Just A Touch Of Your Love

Cheerleaders (+ EJ Caswell)

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EJ Caswell:

Secret Love Song

Cheerleaders (+ Ricky Bowen)

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[hsmtmts-fangir1]

Give me something to do pls

Pls sent prompts. I have been wanting to get into writing.

Masterlist

[oceanblueeyesoul]

hi!! are your matchups open? i’m new here and i would LOVE to get one for hsmtmts, disney zombies and disney descendants. my name is charlie, i’m about 5’2 with short black hair and a fringe, green eyes, freckles, and braces. i love writing and watching tv, and i sing 60s music at my local open mic night every week!! i have a dog named casserole who i love very much, i’m a total dog person. i like to go out dancing even though i’m not very good. i like musicals like newsies and jersey boys, and i’m really into bands from the 60s like the monkees and the hollies. i’m also queer and genderfluid, i use any pronouns. thank you so much!!!

Hi there, sweetie! I really hope you like this a lot!

HSMTMTS Matchup

Your HSMTMTS soulmate is...

EJ CASWELL!!!

EJ would absolutely love to play with your dog Casserole a lot actually because he is a dog person as well and he loves his soft fur.

The two of you would watch Newsies together on Disney+ because the two of you have the same passion for musicals as well.

He would adore your freckles because it reminds him of the constellations that Ashlyn taught him a lot on, and he would count your freckles adorably when he needs to go asleep.

Disney Zombies Matchup

Your Disney Zombies soulmate is...

ADDISON WELLS!!!

She would love to hear you sing 60s music because she thought that your singing voice is so wonderful to hear and the two of you would do duets together.

The two of you would go dancing together and she can help you learn the dance moves to a routine and also having fun dancing together.

She would love to see you smile with your braces on because she had never seen anyone in Seabrook with braces, so she is curious about your braces a lot.

Disney Descendants Matchup

Your Disney Descendants soulmate is...

BEN FLORIAN!!!

He would absolutely adore your dog Casserole because he is definitely a definition of a golden retriever puppy who is always excited to see you as well and plus, he likes playing fetch with Casserole a lot actually.

The two of you would absolutely listen to 60s music together because Ben also loves listening to 60s music as well, and he adores you as well, so it is a perfect fit.

He would absolutely adore your hair colour because it is unique to him and different, and he likes things different and unique from the rest of the crowd.

[imogensheaneyy]

it’s the caswell curse ; platonic!ej caswell

summary: when your mom dumps you off at camp shallow lake, you make new friends and ej takes the opportunity to make up for the way he used to treat you

pairing: ej caswell x half sister!reader

word count: 1.6k

warnings: being excluded (except not really), no romance just making friends

note: gina and ej are still together (no rina), I used random names for the roommates so imagine them however you want. I’ve never been to theatre camp so everything is from the minimal about of research I’ve done, also i’m painfully bad at writing endings <3

You didn’t usually dread your birthday. It was usually a pretty good time, something you looked forward to but this year was a bit different because your mom had told, at the last minute, that you would be going to Camp Shallow Lake. 

She claimed it was because she wanted you to have new experiences and meet new people but you knew that the only reason she wanted you there was so she could go away with her new boyfriend. 

“Have fun, sweetie,” She waved out of the car window, “I’ll be back to pick you up in six weeks, try and make some friends, would you?”

You didn’t have time to respond or to wave goodbye before she was turning around and driving off. 

Mother of the Year. 

Sighing to yourself, you turned around and faced the entrance of the camp - Camp Shallow Lake - your step-brother, EJ, had been going for years and you had finally given in to your parents’ suggestion of going rather than, in their words, rotting away in your bedroom all summer.

You’re not sure why they thought being around EJ of all people would make you feel better. He was ‘too cool’ to have a little sister follow him around all summer. You remembered when you had stayed with EJ and your dad for a few weeks and they had made it abundantly clear that you weren’t wanted so, from then on, you stayed away. 

You looked down at your hands to see them shaking and your breath came out ragged. You didn’t get the chance to plan your escape route because EJ was jogging down the path with open arms and a wide grin on his face. 

“Y/N!” He exclaimed and picked up your suitcase, “I’m glad you decided to come, I promise that you’re going to love it here.”

You paused in surprise, the EJ you had come to know would’ve wanted you to stay as far possible from him so as to not risk his precious reputation. 

EJ had noticed your silence and the surprise plastered across your face and sighed to himself. He knew he wasn’t the best brother to you but he was going to take advantage of your presence for the next six weeks to try and make up for the lousy way he treated you. 

He turned to fully face you, “I’m sorry,” He said, “I was an ass back then but I’ve changed.”

“I’ll believe that when I see it,” You scoffed, and tore your suitcase from his hands, marching towards the office.

Val, who you had been introduced to at the office, opened the door to, what would be, your cabin for the next six weeks. 

“Guys,” She smiled at the other girls that were already settled in, “This is Y/N, it’s her first time so make her feel welcome.”

The door shut behind you and you tightened your grip on your suitcase. There was nothing necessarily bad about sharing a cabin with four other people but you slipped right into overthinking mode. What if I snore? What if they don’t like me? What if they talk about me behind my back? Oh not, they’re going to hate me.

Your spiralling was interrupted by one of the girls stepping forward and introducing herself, “I’m Brielle, it’s nice to meet you.” She seems nice enough but you never know.

She stood beside you and linked your arm with yours, pointing out the others, “This is Veronica, Isabella, and Abiola, it’s their first time too, it’s only my second year coming here so I’m basically a newbie too.”

You smiled and nodded, “Thanks.”

“You’ll be up there,” Abiola said, pointing to the top bunk of the bed she was sitting on, “But we can swap if you want.”

“I’m good, I prefer to up high anyway,” You said. 

Brielle took your suitcase when she noticed that you had loosened your grip on it and rolled it over to the end of the bed, “The left side of this wardrobe is yours but one of the girls cancelled last minute so the bed under mine is probably gonna be used for storage so feel free.”

“Sounds good,” You tried to sound as relaxed as possible but you still felt really anxious. 

She smiled and climbed up the ladder on the bunk opposite, and you followed her lead. Veronica and Isabella had claimed the bunk on the far side of the room, Veronica was on the bottom bunk and Isabella was on the top.

“So, what kind of stuff do we do here?” You asked, immediately regretting it. Who doesn’t know what summer camps do? I should’ve googled it before I left.

Brielle lit up at the question and the other girls groaned, “Oh, now you’ve done it,” Abiola fell back onto the bed, laughing, “I told you we should’ve waited until the last girl got here, Bri.”

Veronica saw your look of confusion and explained, “Brielle’s basically gone through the Camp Shallow Lake Itinerary for all of us when we arrived so she has it memorised.”

“Well, there’s the average summer camp stuff like regular sports and watersports, but the biggest thing is that there are classes on acting and singing and dancing and everything; then at the end of the summer, there’s a big musical that we put on for parents and families when they come to pick us up at the end.”

The idea of being on a stage in front of people was nerve-wracking and Brielle could see so she continued, “But you don’t have to take part in the musical, it’s completely optional but you could work on lighting and sound if you wanted; plus, one of the junior counsellors have introduced confidence-building workshops to help with stage fright and stuff like that.”

“They’ve got a whole sheet that covers it better than I can on the notice board by the office, come on,” Brielle jumped down and gestured for the rest of you to follow her. Abiola and Veronica rolled their eyes fondly at her enthusiasm and Isabella trailed behind with you, her head stuck in her book and she spared the odd smile when you glanced at her.

Three weeks had passed and you had ended up enjoying being at Camp. 

Brielle had calmed down a bit but she had been given the lead for the musical which had ramped her back up. Abiola was killing it at dance and kept trying to get you to join. You couldn’t pull Veronica away from the ‘Radio and Music Production’ classes for the life of you, and Isabella was a dark horse when it came to singing, no one had expected her to be able to belt out numbers as well as she did. 

You went to a few of the confidence-building workshops and realised that as long as you had people you trusted and could rely on, being on stage didn’t sound too bad so when you auditioned on a whim and ended up being cast as one of the minor characters, you were pleasantly surprised. 

Yet, there was still some part of you that felt like it wasn’t real, that Brielle, Abiola, Veronica, and Isabella weren’t actually your friends, that they were pretending. 

You didn’t want your anxious thoughts to ruin the campfire tonight but they had started to slowly creep up on you throughout the day until you were surrounded by some of the best friends you’d made but you still felt completely alone. 

Everyone was so entranced by Maddox’s scary story that no one noticed you slip out of the crowd and back to your cabin. 

No one except EJ. 

EJ looked around and frowned when he couldn’t see you. His disappointment was clear to anyone that looked at him so Gina softly elbowed him, “EJ? What are you glaring at?”

“She’s not here,” He sighed, “Y/N’s not here anymore.”

“Maybe she got tired.”

“I don’t know.”

Gina turned in his arms, “She’s probably in her cabin, go talk to her.”

“Gi-”

“You said you wanted to do better, this is your chance, go.”

“When you’re right, you’re right,” He nodded and stood up, dusted off his shorts and headed towards your cabin.

He opened to door to your cabin and it only took him a few seconds to realise that you were having a panic attack. The tell-tale signs of ragged breathing and shaking were clear for him to see.

He came to kneel on the floor in front of you, pulling your hands into his and asked you to focus on him, “Y/N? Can you hear me?”

You nodded. 

“Okay, I need you to take some deep breaths for me, do you think you can do that?”

You nodded again. 

“Breathe in for four seconds, I’ll do it with you, now hold it for seven, that’s it, and breathe out for eight seconds…there you go.”

He repeated the instructions a few more times until he could visibly see you begin to calm down.

“Thanks,” You mumbled and he didn’t say anything, he knew that you needed to compose yourself first, “How did you know?”

EJ sighed and manoeuvred so that he was sitting on the floor, “I started getting them at the beginning of the year. A bunch of stuff happened in school at the end of last year and I started spiralling and feeling like nothing I did was-”

“Good enough,” You finished for him.

“It’s the Caswell Curse, I’m afraid,” He joked and you laughed with him.

You knew that this one moment wasn’t going to be a quick fix for the feelings of unwantedness that he had caused but it was a good start. 

Maybe one day you’d say “that’s EJ Caswell, my brother” with pride in your voice but for now, you settled on “that’s EJ, he helped me” and that was good enough.

[bobastar]

hi! could I request a ej caswell imagine? I don't have anything in mind, but I would prefer it being in either season 2 or season 3!! I was thinking maybe the reader & ej could be best friends & maybe they both secretly like each other but that's all I got lol.

hi hi!! i hope you like this one (: not edited thoroughly 

"You're a nerd Caswell," you said as you laid on his stomach, giving him a yellow skittle.

"Me? Nerd? Y/n/n, you're literally giving me yellow skittles because you don't like them," he said, smiling while eating the skittle you gave him.

"They're gross," you sat up, looking at him. "Hm..?" He looked up at you, a little confused.

"Lunch is almost over we should get going."

"Why?"

"Because other kids need the auditorium..?"

EJ groaned, shaking his head. "I don't wanna."

"eeejjj, lets gooo," you tugged on his arm hoping to pull him up.

"We don't even have the same class this period," he frowned a little, pulling himself up.

"Don't miss me too much," you smiled, as he helped you stand up.

"I can try.." He put his hand on the back of your head, bringing your head to his chest hugging you.

"Can you eat the yellow skittles while you're in class, I wanna eat them peacefully."

"Yes boss," he took the pack, smiling.

"See you after class?"

"See you," EJ let go of the hug, ruffling your hair before you walked out of the auditorium.

Elton sighed, looking at the bag of skittles. He contemplated if his feelings were strictly platonic or...could it be that he liked you. I mean, you've been friends for so long and maybe it should be that way. He sighed one last time, before walking out of the auditorium when the bell rang. He sat in his class, eating the yellow skittles. EJ kept spacing out, thinking of you...are the butterflies in his stomach from the anxiety he gets from accidentally saying the wrong thing?

He asked to use the restroom, setting the bag of candies in his backpack taking it with him.

As you walked, you had a specific someone on your mind. Well, that was until you ran into a tall structure. “Watch it, EJ,” you didn’t mean to say EJ it just slipped. 

“Hey, how’d you know it was me..?,” he tilted his head to the side as you looked at him. 

You laughed nervously, “lucky guess..” 

“Uh huh.” he softly smirked “You were thinking about me, huh?” 

“Noooo,” you tried to hide your smile, turning away slightly. 

“Right right..” 

He gently cupped your face, making you turn to him. “You don’t have to lie, Y/n.” 

“Yeah?” 

“Yeah.” 

Did EJ always look like this?

 It’s probably just the lighting..

EJ smiled, thinking about how pretty you are, he kissed the top of your head as you smiled. 

“Let’s go get food, we didn’t get to eat at lunch because you were ranting about-” 

“They are the worst! Speaking of, did you finish them?” 

“I’m working on it Y/n, patience sweetheart.” 

You rolled your eyes and held onto his arm as you walked out of the school. 

[thewidowsghost]

hiii can I request an enemies to lovers with Maddox x reader? thank you!

Sure!

A/n: I went with a Season 3 Maddox on the Yellow team vs. R on the blue team :) 

Thanks for the request <3

“Rise and shine, Shallow Lake!” Corbin Bleu yells in the boys’ bunk. 

“Intruder!” Ricky screams. “Get him!” Ricky stumbles out of his bed, and charges towards Corbin. 

“Ricky, stop!” EJ grabs Ricky’s arms. “It’s Mr. Bleu.”

“What if I didn’t have a shirt on?” Carlos exclaims. 

“Looks like you have three shirts on,” Channing, the cameraman, replies.

“You. You filmed me behind the bush,” Ricky says angrily, pointing at Channing. 

“Hey, you,” Corbin blares his airhorn, looking at Jett. “Up.” A stuffed duck tumbles from Jett’s bunk. “Cute duck.” Corbin comments, and Jett jumps down, grabbing the duck off the floor.

“I’m calling it,” Kourtney comments, stepping into the boys’ bunk and looking at Corbin with disdain. “Corbin Bleu has officially lost his mind.” Then she catches sight of the duck in Jett’s arms. “Cute duck.”

“Folks, we’re two hours away from Camp Shallow Lake’s most exciting tradition. Tune in to see a bunch of theater kids get their heads out of the clouds and into the game.”

“I’m praying the game is chess,” Carlos deadpans.

“Report to the amphitheater at 8AM sharp for a day of sports. It’s Color War!” 

. . . 

“And then turn the paddle up near the ceiling near the end,” Maddox tells Gina. “Over and over again.”

“Like that?” Gina asks, mimicking the motion. 

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Maddox says. 

“Okay,” Gina keeps making the rowing motion. 

“Yeah, got it,” Maddox says. “Natural.”

Gina laughs. 

“You just gotta commit to one side,” Maddox says, and Gina looks over, seemingly bewildered. “Of the canoe. Or else you’ll fall out. You’ll be fine. (Y/n) always is, and she’s so bad at canoe racing.”

“I heard that,” two figures walking through the barn door. Gina and Maddox look at the door, and both girls�� expressions brighten. 

“She isn’t wrong,” EJ says, nudging his sister with a shoulder. 

“Yeah, I hate both of you,” (Y/n) deadpans, but she winks at Maddox. 

“Good morning,” EJ’s gaze falls on Gina. “And ahoy?”

“Oh, brother,” (Y/n) grumbles. 

“Yes?” EJ asks, and (Y/n) lets out a groan. “Come on, Maddie,” (Y/n) says. 

“Good luck, sailors,” Maddox says, and she and (Y/n) head out the back door. 

. . . 

“When I heard that the camp that’s putting on Frozen for Disney Plus has a day that’s emotionally similar to the 2006 to 2008 Disney Channel Games, I and the folks at the Mouse HQ jumped at the chance to include this in our docu-series. Dewey, you wanna explain the rules?” Corbin asks the camp director. 

“Uh, sure,” Dewey steps forward. “Yeah. Every camper is required to participate in a few challenges. There’s two teams . . .”

“And within each team are teammates,” Corbin interrupts. “Okay, I got this. Okay. You know her. You love her. The captain of the Yellow Team, Maddox!” 

The campers cheer, and (Y/n) nudges her friend. 

“Not sure everybody loves me, but thank you,” Maddox says, and (Y/n) cracks a grin. 

“Didn’t say they all did,” Corbin replies, and Maddox takes a spot at the front. “And the captain of the blue team, we’ve got the youngest Caswell, (Y/n).”

“Let’s go,” (Y/n) says, and everyone cheers. (Y/n) steps up beside Maddox. “You know my team is gonna win.” She says. “My team wins every year.”

“And every year, we’re on the same team,” Maddox says, her lips twitching. “Maybe it’s me, and not you.”

“Ha, you wish,” (Y/n) replies. 

“No, with a big smile,” Corbin says, handing (Y/n) the clipboard, “tell the camera which of your Frozen friends are on each team.”

“What about the other campers?” (Y/n) asks. 

“We had to blur their faces out for the doc, so, legally, we aren’t naming any other names unless they’ve signed the release. Yeah,” Corbin replies.

“Okay,” (Y/n) says. She clears her throat and reads. “On my team is Ricky, Ashlyn, Gina, and EJ.” The blue team cheers, and they gather around (Y/n) up front. “And on Maddox’s team, has Kourtney, Carlos, Jett, and Emmy.” When (Y/n) says Jett’s name, Maddox freezes slightly, and (Y/n) notices it out of the corner of her eye. 

“Just so y’all know,” (Y/n) hears Kourtney say, “I’m scrappy. I fight dirty, and I will cheat.”

“Hmm!” Maddox says. “So it’s in the bag.”

“I’m also incredibly afraid of heights,” Kourtney continues. 

Maddox’s smile falters. “Okay, so plus, minus.”

“Guys, if you were on a deserted island and could text one person, who would it be? Your mom? Your ex? Your life coach?” Corbin steps off the stage and up to Channing, who is still holding the camera. Tomorrow, the winning team can text whoever they want when they get their phones back.”

The campers cheer loudly, talking loudly with their fellow campers. 

“Get your team colors from the bins,” Corbin continues. “I’m Corbin Bleu, and you’re watching Disney Plus.”

. . . 

(Y/n), now clad in all blue, runs over to find Jett lying on the ground picking at the glass.

“Hey, man,” (Y/n) sits down beside him. “Gettin’ in the zone?”

“Not exactly,” Jett replies, picking up a yellow and black soccer ball and throwing it between his hands.

“I guess it was pretty intense last night,” (Y/n) says. 

“Do you think I’m the worst? For the stuff that Maddie yelled at me about?” Jett sits up, looking at (Y/n). 

“I’ve done more than a few things I’m ashamed of, dude,” (Y/n) replies. “I’m not one to judge.”

“I thought those texts came from a guy, and I was like, why does she get to date and I can’t. I didn’t even know what I was looking at,” Jett says. 

“Does Mads know this?” (Y/n) questions. 

“Not sure she’d even hear me,” Jett replies. “We used to sing together all the time as kids. Now we barely talk.”

(Y/n) crosses her legs underneath her. “So, I once knew this girl who was pretty mad at me, and I’ll tell you, I deserved it. Um, but the one thing that really helped is that I threw myself into something she cared about. Like, I joined the crew, and I worked really hard.”

“Is being a theater kid the answer to, like, everything in your world?” Jett asks.

“It doesn’t always have to be theater, but . . .” (Y/n) takes a moment, knowing that what she was about to say might make her team lose. “Look, Maddie loves camp. It’s Color War. Maybe help her win?” (Y/n) leans back. “I mean, it’s a fifty-fifty shot, dude. One team wins, or the other does.”

“Or there’s the third option, where they toss the results in a pizza oven,” Ashlyn walks over. 

“I get it, that’s good,” (Y/n) laughs.

. . . 

“How you feelin’, Maddie?” (Y/n) asks, nudging her friend. 

“Oh, you know I’m gonna win,” Maddox replies, turning to face (Y/n). 

(Y/n) looks over and watches both Gina and Ricky miss their practice shots, “Yeah, you’re probably gonna win this one.”

Maddox looks over at her friend, studying her face. She looks away quickly before (Y/n) turns her attention back to Maddox. 

. . . 

“Gina,” (Y/n) shakes her friend’s shoulder. “Gina!”

Gina sits up, her forehead slamming into (Y/n)’s nose. 

“Oh my god,” Gina says apologetically, as (Y/n) clutches at her nose.

“I’m fine,” (Y/n) replies, her eyes watering. “Are you? You collapsed?”

“I’m, uh, fine,” Gina replies and Ricky and (Y/n) help her to her feet.

“You still have a chance to be our hero,” (Y/n) says. “We’re tied. If you make the shot, we win.”

“You got this,” Ricky says. “Probably.” He hands her the basketball. 

“Back up,” Gina says, and everyone takes a few steps back. 

She spins a few times, throws the ball and it swishes into the net.

“Blue Team wins!” Corbin yells and the Blue Team cheers. 

“Nice, G,” (Y/n) offers her hand for a fist-bump. Gina accepts. 

“That was crazy!” Ricky says. 

(Y/n) turns to Maddox. “Nevermind,” she jokes. “Blue Team might just win after all.”

. . . 

“Hey, Dewey?” (Y/n) hops on one foot. “Is Simon gonna sue you for stealing his game?” (Y/n) asks. 

“I don’t know Simon personally,” Dewey replies. 

“Breaking news,” (Y/n) jokes still hopping on one foot. “Dewey Wood locks Simon of Simon Says in his basement.” 

Maddox laughs. 

“Dewey says stop!” Dewey says and the campers stop hopping. “Dewey says dance like you’re at the camp prom.”

The campers begin dancing, except for Ricky and Ashlyn. 

“What he say?” Ashlyn asks. 

“There’s a camp prom?” Ricky asks. 

Peep, says Dewey’s whistle. “You two, out,” he says. “Stop.” Gina stops spinning. Peep, “Out,” he gestures to Gina. “Dewey says spin in a circle,” Dewey says. “Simon says stop.” (Y/n) stops spinning. “Oh! I’m Dewey, not Simon! You’re out.” (Y/n) hops over the line. “Dewey says that is a great victory for the Yellow Team. Congrats, you two.” Jett and Maddox are the only two left. 

“Whoa, hello, new person who’s trying really hard today,” Maddox turns to her brother. 

“Yeah? Let’s keep it going!” Jett says, lifting his hand for a high-five, and Maddox accepts.

Jett passes by (Y/n), breathing a thank you, before he goes to stand by Carlos and Kourtney. 

. . .

“Okay. Hi,” Val steps onto the stage, all the campers having gathered back in the amphitheater, now sitting sorted to color. “Um, it’s a tie game,” Val says, “so the outcome of this cheer-off determines the fate of Color War.

“Wooo!” Ricky cheers. 

“Let’s go Blue!” (Y/n) adds, and the Blue Team cheers louder.

“Okay. So, this year, I have picked It’s On from Camp Rock 2,” Val continues. “And I’ve printed off lyric sheets, but if you don’t know the words, that means something went deeply wrong in your childhood, and you didn’t watch this iconic sequel. Oh, and as a reminder, when I stop singing, somebody has to take over. Here we go.”

“Drums,” Jett starts.

“A little guitar, please,” Val takes over. “One, two, three, four,” Val continues.

“I hope you're ready for the time of your life Just look at me, I put a gleam in your eye Buckle-up, we're gonna take you for a ride”

“Let's go, we gotcha goin' good in a vibe Everybody put your hands to the sky Buckle-up, we're gonna take you, take you high” (Y/n) takes over, passing in front of Maddox and winking. 

“Show me, show me, show me, show me, show what you got Come on, come on, come on, come on, ready or not La-la, la-la, la-la, let me see how you vibe It's on, it's on, it's on” All the campers join in.

“Get crazy, crazy, crazy, take it over the top 'Cause we, 'cause we, 'cause when we rock we let it rock Rock it, rock it, rock it, rock it, dance 'til we drop" It's on, it's on, it's on” All of the campers again.

“Okay now, are you ready? One, two, one, two, three, four” Jett takes over.

“Show stoppin' when I step in the place Before it's done, you're gonna beg me to stay Get on board, come on, let's ride the wave” Jett continues.

“Let's go, let's go, we just do what we do Watch me break and pop, I'll pass it to you You wanna rock like us 'cause we're never second place” Maddox takes over, passing by (Y/n) and doing a similar wink. 

“Show me, show me, show me, show me, show what you got Come on, come on, come on, come on, ready or not La-la, la-la, la-la, let me see how you vibe It's on, it's on, it's on” All the campers chime in once more.

“Get crazy, crazy, crazy, take it over the top 'Cause we, 'cause we, 'cause when we rock we let it rock Rock it, rock it, rock it, rock it, dance 'til we drop It's on, it's on, it's on”

“Okay now, are you ready? One, two, one, two, three” (Y/n) takes the mic. 

“Th-th-there is no competition That's why we in the number one position Your crew can't hang with us, man, we're too dangerous” Jett takes another mic.

“Ain't got the style or the stamina” Maddox takes Jett’s mic. “Just doin' my thing, get hooked on my swing” Ricky and Ashlyn take (Y/n)’s mic. 

Rockin' the place, droppin' the bass, makin' all the girls sing” Carlos and Kourtney chime in. “Yeah, we make the bell ring

It's on, it's on” Jett and Maddox sing together.

“Show me, show me, show me, show me, show what you got Come on, come on, come on, come on, ready or not La-la, la-la, la-la, let me see how you vibe It's on, it's on, it's on Get crazy, crazy, crazy, take it over the top 'Cause we, 'cause we, 'cause when we rock we let it rock Rock it, rock it, rock it, rock it, dance 'til we drop It's on, it's on, it's on Show me, show me, show me, show me, show what you got Come on, come on, come on, come on, ready or not La-la, la-la, la-la, let me see how you vibe It's on, it's on, it's on Get crazy, crazy, crazy, take it over the top 'Cause we, 'cause we, 'cause when we rock we let it rock Rock it, rock it, rock it, rock it, dance 'til we drop It's on, it's on, it's on” All of the campers finish. 

“It's on,” Jett finishes, and the Yellow Team lifts him on their shoulders. 

“America, I am so glad that the missing camper got rescued, because he just won for the Yellow Team!” Corbin announces in his mic. 

Val walks over and hands Jett the trophy-oar, and he shakes it in the air happily. 

“Whooo!” Jett says, as yellow and blue confetti explode from the confetti cannons. He steps over to his sister. “Hey. Don’t tell anyone, but today wasn’t the worst,” he hands Maddox the oar. 

Maddox looks at her brother for a moment. “Quite the turnaround, Jett.”

“We did it together, Maddie,” Jett says as (Y/n) watches the two. “We got the win,” Jett adds.

“Yeah,” Maddox’s tone softens. “Yeah, we did.”

Jett steps off to talk to Ricky and Gina, and (Y/n) steps over to her friend. 

“He’s a very committed young man, huh?” (Y/n) nudges her friend. 

“Yeah. Yeah. I’m not sure exactly what changed,” Maddox says. 

“Maybe he just wants to show you he cares?” (Y/n) asks. 

Maddox looks up into her friend’s face. “(Y/n), I think I see what you’re trying to do, and I appreciate it so much. But we’ve had good days before and . . . I just don’t wanna let my guard down and get hurt again, you know?”

(Y/n) nods thoughtfully, and Maddox wraps her in a hug. 

“I meant it when I said I appreciated it,” Maddox says. (Y/n)’s expression softens, and she returns the hug. 

. . .

(Y/n) heads down to the amphitheater and begins helping pick up some of the blue and yellow streamers off the ground. 

“You know you don’t have to do that,” Maddox says, though her tone is teasing. (Y/n) rolls her eyes playfully. 

“You say that every year, Madds,” (Y/n) walks up to her friend. “And every year I still help.”

Maddox grins, amused, at her friend. 

(Y/n) studies Maddox’s face closely, taking in her friend dirty blonde hair, and splash of freckles. 

Suddenly, both girls surge towards each other. 

Maddox cups her friend’s face, and presses their lips together. She suddenly pulls back, “I-i’m sor–”

(Y/n) snorts, and pulls Maddox back in, cupping her face this time. 

The fireworks go off overhead, and Maddox pulls away, looking at the beautiful colors in the sky. 

“Fireworks,” Maddox murmurs. 

(Y/n) laughs delightly. “Makes total sense to me,” (Y/n) looks back down, looking into Maddox’s face once more. 

Word Count: 2718 words

[sankta-starkova]

SEASON ONE

— the one where ej and andy reunite after years, finally rekindling their friendship and maybe getting something else out of it as well

001; the auditions

002; the theatre

003; the read through

004; wunderstudies

005; blocking

006; just for a moment

007; homecoming

008; what team

009; thanksgiving

010; the tech rehearsal

011; sandbags

012; opening night

013; act two

PLAYLIST

MOODBOARD

[inej-ruination-ghafa]

midnights

lavender haze;

[tommy miller] the one where you still love him even when you shouldn't, even when you know you should give up

maroon;

[logan huntzberger] the one where you finally say yes or, the four times you said no and the one time you said yes

anti-hero;

[cato] the one where he realises the true price of the games and what really happens. He can't lose you now

snow on the beach;

[caspian x] the one where you realise that there will b a change in your whole life and you have to leave to behind

you're on your own kid;

[jess mariano] the one where you follow him to california and realise that you've both always had to rely on yourselves

midnight rain;

[spencer reid] the one where you're the only one to bring him back to himself after a death, the self doubt creeps in

question...?

[scott summers] the one where you finally realise that he never loved you, even after what happened before summer

vigilante shit;

[javier peña] the one where you sit there in colombia and realise that you are in trouble with the cartel and the DEA

bejewelled;

[draco malfoy] the one where after your break up, you go to Slughorns party only to be confronted by his baggage

labrynth;

[ej caswell] the one where you realise that what you thought was going on between you and ej was not real

karma;

[steve harrington] the one where your boyfriend breaks up with you, you get revenge, sleeping with his best friend

sweet nothing;

[anakin skywalker] the one where you both realise that the end is coming, so you hold each other just a little tighter

mastermind;

[jason dilaurentis] the one where your best friends brother comes back to town and you know you can't let him go

the great war;

[gally]: the one where you realise how much you have to go through and sacrifice just to make it to the safe haven

bigger than the whole sky;

[gale hawthorne] the one where you fail to save all of district twelve but find something else amongst the ruin

paris;

[emily prentiss] the one where you have to sit there and live your life without your girlfriend after Ian Doyles attack

high infidelity;

[dean forester] the one where you and dean do something stupid after both of your partners break your hearts

glitch;

[peter hayes] the one where the boy who used to be your mortal enemy turns into the only person you can trust

would've could've should've;

[luke castellan] the one where you have to sit in the aftermath of the way that he treated you all those years.

dear reader;

[peeta mellark] the one where after you've both lost everything, you find someone just as broken as you

hits different;

[derek morgan] the one where you sit with the girls and realise that for the first time in your life, you're truly in love

you're losing me;

[dean forester] the one where you realise that your husband was starting to fall out of love with you

[p0isonyouth]

request info <3

here's who i will write for. . .

stranger things ( eddie munson, steve harrington, robin buckley, hopper, jonathan byers + kids (aged up or fluff only) )

criminal minds ( spencer reid, aaron hotchner )

marauders era ( sirius black, remus lupin, james potter, severus snape )

golden trio era (harry potter, hermione granger, neville longbottom, charlie weasley, fred weasley, george weasley )

marvel ( tony stark, loki, peter parker )

celebrities ( joe keery, finn wolfhard, gaten matarazzo, maya hawke )

misc. ( stiles stilinski, ricky bowen, ej caswell, willy wonka )

what i write. . .

headcanons

bullet lists of a certain character(s), a group of characters, or chosen character x reader. these will be based off a prompt provided in the request!

imagines

chosen character(s) x reader. a mini fic based off of what is given in the request.

drabbles

chosen character(s) x reader. a small to medium-sized fic based on what is given in the request. these may have multiple parts.

content guidelines. . .

nsfw

sfw

some dubcon

certain kinks

character x reader

threesomes, foursomes

cheating

don't be too gross <3

please don't hesitate to ask, my dms are always open!!

note that some request may be ignored !!

[hsmtmts-fangir1]

Bruise Part 2

Part 1 / masterlist

Yeah so I might’ve took a long while for a part 2 but it’s here

EJ and Y/N made their way into Ashlyn’s house. They found Ashlyn and Gina both in the living room, talking. Ashlyn was the first one to spot them.

“Oh hey, what are you guys doing here?” Ashlyn questioned, making Gina turn to see them. “Can we get some ice?” EJ spoke, not answering the question. “Umm, sure?” Ashlyn replied, looking at Gina, hoping that maybe she knew why EJ was asking for ice. 

Y/N has her head down, looking at the ground. Finally looked up to answer the question as to why they wanted ice. Gina spotted first and quickly ran to the kitchen to grab some ice for Y/N’s cheek. Ashlyn stood up and quickly guided Y/N to sit on the couch. Ej taking the recliner. 

Gina walked out and sat down next to Y/N. Gina gently put the ice on Y/N’s cheek. “Y/N what happened” Ashlyn was the first one to break the silence. Y/N just stays silent, not ready to confess that she has been getting abused by Noe. 

Gina and Ashlyn looked at each other, not knowing what to do or say. Both girls looked at EJ, hoping that maybe he could answer their question but EJ just shook his head and nodded his head towards Y/N. 

“Noe has been hitting me” Y/N spoke softly into the quiet room. “What? Ashlyn asked, not wanting to believe that her best friend had been getting abused and she didn’t see it. “Noe has been hitting me for some time now” Y/N repeated herself. “Y/N, I'm so sorry” Gina apologized, rubbing Y/N’s back.

“I didn’t want to tell anyone, too ashamed to confess. Not wanting to actually think that I could be someone that let themselves be hit. It didn’t start with actual hits. Just little comments here and there. I let it slide cause I thought maybe that was normal. He didn’t actually want to put me down. But then I noticed that he would be very serious when he would say things. It moved to him grabbing me too forcefully. He would leave a little bruise but I stayed cause I made myself believe that he didn’t intend to leave me bruised. Maybe he didn’t know his power. But before I even knew what was going on. He was actually hitting me. Punches, kicks, you name it. He would do it. Then he would tell me that even if I told anyone. No one would believe me or they would agree with what he was doing.” Y/N let out, leaving everyone in the room speechless. 

The living room was quiet for a long while, letting everything settle in with everyone.“I believe you” Gina broke the silence making Y/N look at her with tears in her eyes. “Me too,” EJ  said. “Same here” Ashlyn nodded, grabbing Y/N’s hand and putting it up to her chest. “Everyone here believes you Y/N. We’re going to help you” Ashlyn spoke again. Y/N just nods and smiles weakly. “Okay” 

After they pick to watch a movie to distract Y/N from everything that was going on. They squeeze themself to fit into the sofa and put on some Disney movies. Even though everyone in the house could sing, they sang the songs terribly with all their hearts. 

The next day, everyone was getting ready for school, Y/N knew that she needed to do something with her cheek. Y/N walked up to Gina with a shy look in her eyes. “Hey, you doing okay,” Gina asked once she noticed that Y/N was looking nervous. “Umm yeah… I just wanted to ask if maybe you could help me cover this up” Y/N answered, gesturing to her cheek. Gina gave her a tight-lipped smile and nodded. “Of course” Gina nodded and went up to where Ashlyn and she had their makeup. 

Y/N sat down on a chair and waited for Gina to start covering up the bruise. “You know, there is nothing wrong with you,” Gina said, looking at her. Y/N just shook her head and looked down. “I don’t know about that, I stayed with him. I let him do this to me” Y/N replied looking angry. “You said it yesterday, it didn't start with actual hits. You walked long enough before you even noticed that you walked a large distance.” Gina answers by finishing covering the bruise. “I guess” Y/N just shrugged. 

They finished and started to head to school, with EJ driving and Y/N in the passenger seat, and Ashlyn and Gina in the backseat. EJ would throw concern looks Y/N’s way but not say anything. No one knew what else to say or do. Soon enough, they arrived at East High. “So I know that you might not want anyone to know” EJ turned in his seat to look directly at Y/N. “But we do need to keep you away from Noe. Who knows if he is here at school? He won’t do anything if one of the girls or I am with you.” EJ continued. “I do not want to be a bother to any of you three” Y/N stopped him. “Then the good thing is that you are not. So we will make a game plan right now, so there is always someone with you” EJ answered with a tone in his voice that clearly left no room to argue. Y/N sighed looking at Ashlyn and Gina, who clearly is in agreement with EJ. “Fine” 

“Right now, You have a class with Ashlyn in the morning. Right now you will go with her and Gina. I have a water polo meeting right now. But after lunch, I will be walking you to and from your classes.” EJ planned out already having Y/N’s schedule in his mind. “Alright then” Y/N nodded. 

Finally, they all got out of the car and started to walk their way. EJ was walking towards the meeting when he saw Noe at his locker with a couple of his friends. Anger started to fill his body before he knew what he was doing. He was walking up to Noe and his friends. “Hey Noe, got a minute?” EJ questioned. Noe turned to him, about to answer him when EJ has him shoved against the lockers. “What the hell man?” Noe spat. “Get the hell away from Y/N” EJ replied with so much hate in his voice. “She’s my girlfriend” Noe replied looking equally pissed. “She was your girlfriend, She’s done with you and your abuse” EJ snapped at him. “I didn’t do anything, she’s lying to you man” Noe claimed. “That cheek print on her cheek is telling a very different story. So I’m not going to repeat myself. You will leave her the hell alone. You wanted to throw your rage. Throw it to a punching bag or something but Y/N. You’re going to leave her alone. “ EJ let Noe go and started to walk away to his meeting. 

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@life-is-a-tamasha

[oceanblueeyesoul]

hii there!! may i request a match up for HSMTMTS, TUA, Stranger Things??

(hehe new acc on tumblr, kinda getting used to the ropes here)

i'm 17, bi, go by she/her pronouns,

i'm 5'7", wear glasses and have a grown out pixie cut. i'm a first born, and an older sister which has made me mature faster than most (or so i've been told) i'm responsible, a go getter, someone who prefers to do shit on her own because ik no one can do it better than me. i need things to go my way else i get supremely uncomfortable. i'm used to standing on my own two feet and would rather cut of an arm before going to someone for help. i'm independent and can't wait to go off to college, although i love my family. i'm the "mom" of my friend group, and just in general. it's up to me in public and private settings to be the responsible mature one, and i don't usually mind it, in fact i love it. but there are times i wish i had someone else who could be the "mature" one so all the repsonsibility wouldnt fall on my shoulders. that's not to say i don't love being the "mom" it warms my heart to know my friends think of me like that, in fact i've known for while i want two kids as well as a successful career and i'm going to make that happen for myself.

although i crave affection, i bolt at the first sight of getting any. i don't know why. i love people endlessly, passionately even, but can't verbalise it to them. i can talk about how much i adore and care for person A to person B, but can never say it to person A. my love language is physical touch, if i'm touchy and clingy it's because that's the best way i can show my affection. i tend to fold into myself when people get too close, and keep my heart under lock and key because i'm scared when i fall in love, the person will leave me at any time, and once they find out who i really am they'll hate me.

personality wise i can be loud, boisterous and bossy, but also a self deprecating anxiety ridden mess. it depends on company and how i feel about myself that day, an ambivert you can say. i love reading and writing, and hope to pursue something in psychology or business while managing creative writing as a hobby on the side. my achilles heel is taylor swift, tvshows and romance in any kind of media

Hi there, sweetie! I really hope you like this a lot!

HSMTMTS Matchup

Your HSMTMTS soulmate is...

EJ CASWELL!!!

The two of you would definitely be listening to Taylor Swift songs together, dancing and singing the Taylor Swift songs and just having fun with each other.

He would definitely be helping you with handling the kids and also supporting you with your career.

He would definitely be giving you huge hugs to you just to make you better and just enjoy your company a lot.

The Umbrella Academy Matchup

Your TUA soulmate is...

FIVE HARGREEVES!!!

The two of you are definitely the mum and dad of the group and the two of you take your responsibility very seriously.

He would definitely be very good with kids surprisingly because he thinks the kids are more wiser than the adults at this stage of life.

The two of you would be reading books together in a quiet and intimate places to hear each other's voices when you read books together.

Stranger Things Matchup

Your Stranger Things soulmate is...

STEVE HARRINGTON!!!

The two of you would definitely be babysitting the party members when their parents are too busy to take care of the kids or their younger siblings of course.

The two of you would balance each other out thanks to his spontaneity and having fun and your independence as a human being and your responsibility for the kids.

He would definitely be a stay-at-home dad for you and the kids while you are doing your degree for psychology and business while managing creative writing as a hobby for you to enjoy.

[louniie]

🍓 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 —

﹒i have other priorities and therefore, i may be a little slow with writing, updates, etc. so please be patient with me.

﹒fem!reader is my default when writing requests unless specified, so please specify when requesting otherwise so i can adhere as well as i can to your vision.

﹒i am not obligated to write requests when: requests are closed, i am not comfortable writing them, or i just don’t have the inspiration or knowledge to write them.

🍒 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 —

❨ bold: most frequently written ❩

﹒celebrities: harry styles, louis tomlinson, niall horan, joshua bassett, austin butler, more to be added

﹒riordanverse: percy jackson, annabeth chase, clarisse la rue, luke castellan.

﹒hsmtmts: ricky bowen, nini salazar - roberts, ej caswell, gina porter.

﹒friends: ross geller, rachel green, monica geller, chandler bing, joey tribbiani, phoebe buffay.

﹒mcu: peter parker, bucky barnes.

i will NOT write character x character, sensitive & serious topics ❨ racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. ❩

[undercoveravenger]

Clumsy Confessions

Pairing: EJ Caswell x Male!Reader

Requested: Yes

Request: “Hi if you are still taking hsmtm requests could you do a ej x male reader where the reader is clumsy and whenever he flirts with him and he becomes a blushing mess and gets more clumsy like running into doors and all that.”

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Every Friday night since the three of you were kids, you and your best friends met up at one of your houses for a night of video games, snacks, movies, and mischief. These “Best Bro Nights” as they’d been dubbed had always been a place for you, Ricky, and Big Red to hang out and be yourselves without any fear of judgement.

When Ricky and Nini had broken up, you and Big Red spent the night curled up on either side of Ricky offering support and distractions as he dealt with his emotions. When Big Red was struggling to think of something special to do for Ashlynn for opening night of High School Musical, the three of you stayed up all night together brainstorming ideas and piecing together potential plans.

Unlike those situations though, tonight you’d just been expecting the usual action movies and popcorn fights. You were laying sprawled out on your back on the couch in Big Red’s basement, tossing a football up in the air and catching it while Ricky and Big Red argued quietly. You had shrugged it off when they started, assuming it was just over whose turn it was to pick the first movie.

“Hey, (M/N),” Ricky called out suddenly, “What do you think about E.J.?”

You nearly fumbled as you caught the ball again, hesitating for a brief second too long before tossing it into the air again. “We’ve been over this, R; I agree that him deleting your voicemail to Nini was shitty, but it’s been months. You need to let that go.”

Big Red let out a snort of laughter as Ricky scrambled to protest, “That- that’s not why I was asking- I just- we’ve all had to spend a lot of time together because of rehearsals. I was wondering what you thought about him.”

Another toss and easy catch. “He seems like a nice guy.”

“Just… nice?” Big Red prompted gently, moving toward you as Ricky slipped upstairs to answer the door.

You shrugged, throwing the ball a little higher than you had been previously, “I mean, I hear that he’s a pretty good water polo player and he’s a good actor. He’s always been kind to me, even though I can’t seem to get a word out around him unless it’s from a damn script.” You rolled your eyes, throwing the ball again, “And he’s got those stupid pretty blue eyes and-” You cut yourself off as your hands clapped back onto the ball. “Yeah,” you said sharply, launching the football higher still, “He’s just nice.”

“So, you won’t mind that I went ahead and invited him over?” Ricky asked, grinning widely as he made his way back down the stairs and into the room with E.J. trailing quietly behind him.

“Nice try, Ricky,” you replied without looking over. “I know you’re just trying to fuck with me again. You want me to get all frazzled and panicked and it’s not going to happen.”

“That’s an odd way to say hi,” E.J. called from his place beside Ricky.

The sound of his voice startled you into sitting up and looking over, eyes going wide as you realized your best friend wasn’t actually messing with you. Just then the football came down from your last throw, slamming hard into the side of your head. “Fuck-” you exclaimed as you brought a hand up to clutch at the new ache.

E.J. rushed toward you, dropping to kneel next to the couch and taking your head in his hands. He turned your head slightly so he could see the wound. “It’s not too bad; it’ll probably only bruise. Are you okay?”

Some absurd part of you that wanted to say something cheesy like ‘I am now’ but you were quick to squash it. “Fine,” you forced out after a long moment, “You just, uh, surprised me.”

There was a long moment of quiet between the two of you, before Big Red finally broke it by clearing his throat. “Well, uh, me and Ricky are gonna go grab you an ice pack. You two just, uh, have fun?”

With that he turned to head upstairs, dragging Ricky along behind him. The door clicked shut behind them, just after Ricky bit out a cheeky “But not too much fun!” and left the two of you in increasingly awkward silence.

“Did you really mean all those things you said about me?” E.J. said quietly after a long moment.

You considered denying it, but knew there was really no way to talk your way out of what you’d said. “Yeah,” you replied, keeping your eyes anywhere but on him.

“Huh,” he said, sitting back on his heels with furrowed brows. “I always just kind of figured you didn’t like me.” At your confused stare, he explained, “I just- well, I kind of assumed because you only ever respond to me with a couple words, if that, and you always seem to be in such a hurry to leave.”

You huffed out a bitter laugh, finally forcing yourself to pull away from where he’d still been cradling your face in his hands. “Well, now you know why.”

“I’m not sure I do.” He said slowly, pretty blue eyes narrowed as he looked up at you. “If you don’t hate me, then why…?”

“I like you, okay?” you snapped, drawing your legs up to your chest and resting your chin on your knees. “I like you a lot, and you make me nervous, which is why I stayed mostly quiet or left; so I didn’t make a fool out of myself.”

“You should’ve just said,” E.J. let out a disbelieving laugh as pushed himself back up to kneel before you, setting his hands on your knees to give himself enough leverage to lean up and kiss you. He pulled away after a moment, giving you just enough time to realize what was happening before it was over. “D’you think that Ricky and Big Red would mind terribly if I stole you for the night and took you out on a date?”

You laughed as your best friends whooped loudly, clearly having been listening in through the door at the top of the stairs. “No, I really don’t think they will. They’ll just make me tell them all about it during our next boys’ night.”

And really, you couldn’t help but think as E.J. leaned in to kiss you again, you owed them that much for helping the two of you finally get together.

[mellowmadds]

Candy Hearts | Ricky Bowen

ricky bowen/fem!reader oneshot

fluff :)

summary: attending camp shallow lake wasn’t your ideal summer plan. however getting to spend a few weeks of summer alone with your boyfriend Ricky seemed to make all your nerves and anxiety ridden thoughts disappear.

warnings: anxiety/anxious reader, sad reader, shy reader, ricky bowen has adhd

word count: 3076

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Attending camp shallow lake wasn’t exactly how you wanted to be spending your summer, but here you are packing all your essentials. It wasn’t that you didn’t want to be spending a few weeks of summer vacation with your best friends and almost too caring boyfriend, it’s just that your anxiety usually got the best of you. As you’re trying your best to fit everything into a small duffle bag that Ricky had let you borrow, your mother gently leaned against the frame of your bedroom door.

“Don’t forget your eyeglass cleaner, I know it bothers you even if it’s just a small smudge.” Your mother laughed while walking forward handing you the eyeglass cleaner and a small cloth.

“Thanks mom.” You said while trying to force a smile onto your face.

“What’s wrong Y/n? I can tell when you’re upset so don’t try to hide it.” Your mother stated as she sat down on your bed and grabbed the teddy bear that always sat on your pillow.

“Just nervous. I don't understand why you’re making me go.” Trying your best to not let the tears that filled your eyes spill down your face.

“Because this will be a good experience for you. Your friends will be by your side the entire time, you know Kourtney will be there for you. She understands how you feel so don’t worry she will take care of you. Besides, isn't Ricky also going to be there?” She was right, you knew that Kourt will always and forever be there for you, that's just the kind of person she is. As you looked back up at your mom she had a smirk on her face as she tightly held the teddy bear Ricky had gotten you a while back. You took the teddy bear from her arms and threw it on the pile of clothes you started folding so you could pack them into the duffle bag.

“No mother would ever be this happy that their daughter is spending a few weeks of summer vacation alone with her boyfriend, not to mention camp is also a few hours away from home.” As you stood up grabbing some more clothes to fold your mother also stood up and pulled you into a hug.

“That’s because I’m not like a regular mom, I’m a cool mom.” She said trying her best to keep a straight face.

“Okay enough with the mean girls quotes, but sure you're the coolest mom in the world.” You said hugging her back trying your best not to be so anxious about going off to camp.

Finishing up packing wasn’t the easiest trying to fit everything you were taking into that small duffle bag was a challenge however you did succeed without breaking the zipper. You were going to carpool with Kourtney, EJ, Ashlyn, and Carlos since Ricky was helping Big Red at the pizza place and was going to drive Big Red’s car to camp later on tonight. As you waited for EJ’s car to arrive you said your goodbyes to your mother and tried your best to look excited even though deep down you were a nervous wreck. EJ’s car finally pulled into your driveway making your heart skip a beat knowing there's no turning back now, you have no other choice than to attend camp. While throwing your bag in the trunk you hear Gina fighting over who gets to control the music.

“Wait so how are we all supposed to fit?” You laughed while Gina pulled you onto her lap and pushed your glasses up for you.

“Well hello to you too Y/n.” Gina laughed while trying to act as if she was hurt over you not expecting her to be in the car. Of course she wasn’t actually hurt. Gina had become the one friend who gave you the confidence you so desperately needed and the two of you grew closer since you knew she’d never judge you for being yourself. As everyone got settled into the car Gina turned the music back on and ‘Hopelessly Devoted’ from the movie Grease started playing through the loudspeakers and everyone sang along. Gina grabbed your cheeks as you scrunched up your nose as she sang the lyrics ‘But now there’s nowhere to hide’ then Carlos dramatically laid his arm on his forehead and leaned back into you and Gina as he sang the ‘Since you pushed my love aside’ lyric. The whole car ride was full of laughter and singing which made you think maybe camp would be fun. As you guys arrived at camp a girl named Maddox held out a bucket labeled ‘cell phones’ everyone placed their phones into the bucket while talking amongst themselves while you tightly held onto your phone and asked if this was a mandatory type of thing unfortunately it was and everyone had to give up all electronics.

“Camp Shallow Lake has a no electronics allowed policy in place so all campers can enjoy our activities and enjoy the outdoors, it’s only for a couple of weeks you’ll be fine.” Maddox spoke quietly to you as if she noticed how nervous you were. You gently placed your phone into the bucket taking one last look at your lock screen which was just a picture of Ricky holding the teddy bear he gifted you.

Walking towards the girls cabin Kourtney tried her best to make small talk with you as the rest of the girls walked in front of you guys.

“Please at least try to have a little bit of fun, I promise I’m not going anywhere I’ll be by your side the entire time.” She gave you a lighthearted smile and gave you a side hug as you both walked to the door of the cabin.

“Well this is certainly a choice” Kourtney laughed while pointing out every small detail she hated about the cabin.

“Save yourself the time and don’t even step one foot in the bathroom if you think the main room is horrid.” Gina chimed in with a disgusted look on her face while Kourtney covered her mouth with her hand and pretended to gag.

While the girls chatted among themselves you started fixing one of the bottom bunks claiming it as your own. While trying to unpack all the thoughts of having to stay here for a couple of weeks instead of peacefully sleeping in the comfort of your own home filled your brain. Trying to hide your discomfort you told the girls you were going to go for a walk and would be back later on.

“You guys think she’ll be alright and eventually get used to it?” Ashlyn asked worriedly, she had always looked out for you even if you two weren’t the closest of friends.

“I doubt it Y/n has never liked being away from home. It took her months to be able to sleep the entire night at my house when we were younger. She won’t even sleepover at Ricky’s even though Mr. Bowen doesn’t care.” Kourtney explained to the girls while Carlos quietly entered the cabin and joined in on the conversation.

“Y/n doesn’t look like she’s having any fun. I just passed her on the way here and she didn’t even look at me when I asked where she was going.” Carlos told the girls while giving them a sad expression.

“Wait, she really won’t sleep over at Ricky’s house?” Gina asked shockingly.

“Big Red may or may not have told me that Ricky thinks his ADHD and outgoing personality is too much for Y/n to handle.” Ashlyn chimed back into the conversation.

“Are Y/n and Ricky really having problems?” Carlos questioned Kourtney hoping she would spill every single drop of tea.

“Y/n just struggles with really bad anxiety and this is probably the last place she wants to be right now. They aren’t having problems but it just takes Y/n a while to become fully comfortable. Also Ricky has no room to talk because he is constantly getting Y/n in trouble at school for the stupid things he does like skateboarding down the dead silent hallways with Y/n trailing behind him dragging his backpack on the floor trying to get him to stop. Ricky doesn’t exactly help Y/n when it comes to her anxiety, he just makes it worse.” Kourtney says with a straight face.

“So you’re confirming that what Ricky told Big Red is correct?” Ashlyn asked Kourtney with a confused look.

“Ricky just needs to realize that Y/n struggles with being in unfamiliar places and becoming close with people. She trusts Ricky, she just needs more time to get comfortable.” Kourtney explained.

Everyone decided to stop questioning Kourtney because she seemed to be done with the conversation and decided to finish unpacking and talk about the activities happening tonight.

“Hey Y/n I’m sorry but you can’t be over here we have to start setting up for the campfire.” EJ stated while giving Y/n a small smile.

“Sorry rocketman.” EJ glared at you.

“Please don’t call me that absolutely nobody knows my camp nickname yet I’m not ready to be made fun of the entire trip.” EJ laughed. “The girls have been looking for you, you should head back and get ready for the campfire.”

“Sorry if I worried anyone, I was just trying to clear my head.” You explained and gave EJ a wave goodbye while you walked back in the direction of the girls cabin.

When you got back to the cabin none of the girls were there so you took the time to try your best to relax and find an outfit to wear to the campfire since it was going to get cold tonight. Time passed and eventually all the girls came back to the cabin with blankets to stay warm next to the campfire. Gina handed you a fluffy light blue blanket and asked if everyone was ready to start heading out. While the girls headed to the campfire Ricky finally arrived and decided to head to the boys cabin to unpack. While Ricky was unpacking in the boys cabin he quickly made friends with a kid named Jet who finally agreed to come to the campfire with Ricky after some convincing. Before heading out Ricky grabbed the candy hearts he bought earlier and quickly made his way to the campfire with Jet.

“Am I late!” Ricky yelled over EJ’s horrible singing.

“You always know how to make an appearance, Bowen.” Carlos shook his head laughing while getting up from his spot next to Y/n so Ricky could take a seat next to you. EJ continued to sing while everyone watched him and made weird faces.

“Hey love” Ricky quietly greeted you while you let him take half of the blanket. You gave him a soft smile not wanting to interrupt EJ again.

You and the girls have been sharing a bag of twizzlers when out of the blue Ricky reaches and grabs one.

“Absolutely not Bowen go get your own.” Kourtney snaps at him. She had never really been fond of Ricky but tolerates him because you love him for some reason. You looked over at Kourtney while taking the twizzler from Ricky and placing it back in the bowl. Carlos seemed to be the only one to notice your obvious discomfort and sadness that Kourt snapped at Ricky for no reason. Instead of fighting with her Ricky shrugged his shoulders and decided it wasn’t worth it to start an argument, he knew Y/n wouldn’t like that.

“Here” Ricky said while handing you a candy heart that had ‘I <3 you’ written on it. You looked up at him and gave him another smile when he started leaning in you turned to lay your head on his shoulder. The rest of the campfire was filled with laughter and happy memories being made. Although you didn’t talk to Kourtney the rest of the time you still enjoyed your time with your other friends. Eventually the campfire ended and since it was getting late everyone decided it was time to head back to the cabins and get ready for bed. Everyone said their goodbyes. You gave Ricky a hug and said goodnight to him and walked back to the girls cabin with Ashlyn while EJ and the rest of the camp directors stayed behind to clean up.

“Are you okay Y/n? Kourt shouldn't have snapped like that.” Ashlyn asked before entering the cabin.

“Yeah I’m alright I know she doesn’t like him it’s okay.” You said back shrugging your shoulders. Ashlyn just nodded and gave you a tight hug before the both of you headed inside the cabin. It was getting late and everyone was tired so you rushed getting ready for bed so the girls could shut the lights and go to sleep. Some time had passed and everyone had already fallen asleep no matter what you could not fall asleep it felt as if your breathing was getting heavier with every passing minute and no matter what you could not get comfortable instead you were tossing and turning every second. Realizing you weren’t going to get any sleep you grabbed one of your hoodies and made your way over towards the boys cabin. You don’t know where the courage came from. Maybe it was because you were tired or because Kourtney made you mad but you twisted the doorknob to the boys cabin and walked in like you owned the place. Of course the boys were still awake. It was only Ricky, Carlos and Jet since EJ was still cleaning up the campground. Ricky quickly jumped from his top bunk and pulled you into a tight hug.

“Hey Y/n are you okay what happened?” Ricky asked, letting go and looking at you.

“I just couldn’t sleep and Kourt isn’t really being the nicest person right now.” You admitted fidgeting with your hands and placing them in the pocket of your hoodie.

“You can stay here, come on take your shoes off.” Ricky said while taking one of the million pillows Carlos brought along with him.

“My pillows are the most comfortable they are made of-” Carlos was quickly cut off by you telling him thank you and Ricky turning the lights off as soon as he knew you made it safely onto the top bunk. Ricky quickly climbed back into bed and gently pulled you closer to him and wrapped his arms around you. Although this was new for you guys to be sleeping in the same bed you felt comfortable and played with the end of his t-shirt while you slowly drifted off to sleep. Unfortunately that didn’t last long because no more than an hour later the lights were being turned on by a very already pissed off EJ.

“Carlos candles are not allowed in the cabins!” He quickly ran over to the candle and blew it out. EJ was taking his new camp job very seriously which everyone found hilarious.

“We were trying to sleep, shut the lights back off it’s late” Ricky said sitting up to face EJ.

“You guys were not sleeping Jet is playing that stupid video game and Carlos has his face misting thing on.” Carlos just rolled his eyes and continued to ignore EJ. As soon as Ricky sat up EJ saw you laying there next to him.

“Y/n get up you’re not allowed to sleep in here.” EJ said with an annoyed look on his face.

“Just go to sleep EJ nobody else cares, it’s not like we are going to do anything.” Ricky replied back.

“No Ricky it doesn’t matter I’m not getting in trouble for letting Y/n sleep in your bed. Come on Y/n get up I’ll walk you back to the girls cabin.” EJ was serious this time and wasn’t in the mood to joke around or let anything slide. Ricky was starting to get angry but before he could start a fight with EJ you started to quietly explain what was going on to EJ. It was hard for you to talk about your struggles with anxiety and explained that earlier in the day when you had talked to EJ because you were sitting where the campfire was being set up you told him it was because you were trying to clear your head and calm yourself down. After some more talking EJ finally agreed to let you stay and apologized for being an asshole. You accepted his apology, you knew he didn’t hate you and that he was just tired and wanted to go to sleep after a long day. Eventually morning came and the bright sun came shining through the windows. EJ was already up and gone getting the day started with the campers while Carlos was just heading out the door to go get some breakfast.

“Good Morning love” Ricky said while pulling you closer to him. He always called you some sort of name but love was always your favorite. You gave him a quick kiss and hugged him tight while he pulled the blanket up further so you were comfortable. However your sweet but short lived moment was only to be interrupted by the one and only Dewey Wood.

“I see not one but two violations in front of me.” Dewey stated while Jet quickly hid his gaming system under his blanket. Following his actions Ricky jokingly covered you with the blanket.

“Jet, why don’t you get up and go get some breakfast.” Dewey recommended and Jet followed his instructions not wanting to get his games taken away.

“Now that it’s just us, let's have a very nice detailed conversation about why this isn’t allowed.” Dewey said while gesturing his hands towards the two of you.

You may have not had the best first night at camp and while yes having ‘the talk’ with none other than Dewey Wood was intriguing yet embarrassing you had one of the best morning’s ever getting to spend time with Ricky brushing your teeth together while dancing to music on EJ’s record player and then getting to eat breakfast together pretending it was like a mini date. Ricky may be a lot to handle sometimes but he truly does take all your worries away and you couldn’t ask for a better boyfriend than Ricky Bowen.