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imogensheaneyy · 9 months

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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.

#hsmtmts imagine #hsmtmts headcanons #hsmtmts season 3 #hsmtmts imagines #hsmtmts #ej caswell #ej caswell imagine #ej caswell x reader #platonic imagine #sister reader #gina porter x ej caswell #ej caswell x gina porter #gina x ej #ej x gina #portwell

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thstarsofsilver · 5 months

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you thought i was dead? wrong! i was just suffering at the hands of so many consecutive essay crises i forgot how to function

but i'm back and better than ever - 8k words worth of back!!!

if you forgot where we left off, ej and gina finally confronted each other about that summer. now

1. they each know why the other person acted the way they did

2. ej knows ricky and gina have been long broken up, and

3. gina knows ej loved her.

and amongst all that, there's a wedding to plan. easy as pie, right?

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veryberrydreamer · 2 years

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🗣THEY DESERVED ENDGAME🗣

#portwell #portwelledit #team wonderstudy #ej x gina #gina x ej #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #ej caswell #elton john caswell #gina porter #matt cornett #sofia wylie #ej caswell x gina porter

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eiectricsummer · 2 years

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I agree with you I don't understand how Gina forgave Ricky so easily who has never apologize for accidentally hurting her in Season 2 but when EJ makes a few mistakes when he is trying his best he is seen as the "bad guy." I just don't like how they ignored Ricky's past mistakes and some fans defends his behavior by saying he has a "bad home life" when so does EJ.

On top of that the main reason Ricky hurt Gina was bc he wanted to be with Nini unlike EJ just trying to impress his dad and messing up in the process.

It was also suprisngly ignored by some that EJ was having a rough time at home despite how much it was discussed throughout the season.

Honestly i think a lot of people (rinas, tim ferderle) just choose to favourite ricky over ej for reasons i will never understand.

Thanks for my first ask by the way :)

#portwell #ej caswell x gina porter #hsmtmts s3 #ej caswell #gina porter #ricky bowen

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disneylife0463 · 2 years

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#high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts s4 #portwell #ej caswell x gina porter

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dayas · 2 years

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Ong if anything happens to Portwell I’m rioting

#this goes for season 3 AND season 4 idc idc #if we can get redlynn through we deserve portwell too!!!#my rini heart wants a s4 reconciliation but ik it’s not gonna happen #also holding for ricky x therapy and getting himself together hallelujah amen in the name of musical jesus #portwell #ej caswell x gina porter #ej caswell #gina porter #hsmtmts #hsmtmts season 3 #high school musical: the musical: the series

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livskies · 2 years

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Can we appreciate how caring EJ was for Gina?I mean,303!He HANDPICKED flowers for her when she got the lead!And what was Ricky doing? Probably making a shrine costume or smth

#portwell #ej caswell x gina porter

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livelovecaliforniadreams · 9 months

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#A Travesty

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ilikestuff69 · 9 months

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There’s so much I liked about the HSMTMTS finale, but ending the show with the cast just going to Denny’s after opening night was such a perfect ending.

#hsmtmts #high school musical the series #high school musical the musical the series #ricky bowen #gina porter #ej caswell #ashlyn caswell #maddox #ricky x gina #ashlyn x maddox #benjamin mazzara #miss jenn #big red #hsmtmts jet #kourtney greene #seb matthew smith #carlos rodriguez #denny’s

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ginaporterr · 8 months

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#ricky makes gina the happiest <3

#hsmtmtsedit #hsmtmts #ricky x gina #usersnat #userelsbeth #userzaley #queenmay #ej caswell #terri porter #mack alana #rina #*#*requests #want to use that one tim quote so badly but he said amuses for gina instead of happy 😔

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enlizagilrano · 2 years

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I’m officially dead

their smiles😝his hand on her chin😜her eyes still closed after the kiss🤪Fuuuuuuhhhhh!!!!!!

#portwell #sofia wylie #matt cornett #gina porter #ej caswell #gina x ej #ej x gina #gina porter x ej caswell #wylett #ej caswell x gina porter #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsm the series #iconic duo #risotto #babette #gaston #kiss

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soursfilms · 7 months

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gina wanted someone to fight for her. (a short sort of analysis on gina porter)

ej never fought for gina during their miscommunication in the season two finale. he just cancelled the date and let her go. if it wasn’t for ashlyn talking to gina, they wouldn’t of gotten together because he didn’t fight for her. in season three he said he was doing the musical so maybe his dad can let him stay in salt lake and they could be together, but we all know his dad’s approval was his main motivation. he ditched her and made promises he couldn’t keep. he didn’t fight for her when she gave him another chance to show up at prom. when they broke up, he deflected, bringing ricky up unprovoked, and then let her go, again, without a fight. (though they only dated for two weeks and what they had wasn’t strong enough for a fight but i digress)

when gina admitted to ricky her feelings in the last episode of season three, she was prepared to walk away with her head held high, but he stopped her, and like ej told ricky in season four, gina wouldn’t be with him if she didn’t know the guy he could be. all of season three ricky continuously showed up for her and regretted what happened the semester before. gina saw something in ricky all the way back in season one and she knew that he was the one. although it took some time, due to the fact that ricky didn’t want to make the same mistakes he did with nini.

gina would’ve loved to receive a bunch of messages from ricky telling her he wishes she could stay with him unlike nini would’ve. (which is so valid for her to feel! this is just me explaining how different nini and gina receive and view love) she doesn’t see it as him “holding her back” she saw it as someone who fights for what they built and she’s always wanted someone to fight for her, and ricky did that. he showed up for her and stayed. even if she would’ve left, he sang to the world how he’s in love and how they’re forever no matter what. that’s all gina has ever wanted. growing up no one in her life fought to stay in it. jaime left. her mom leaves her alone a lot of the times because of her job. her dad isn’t there. no one fought to be in her life that way. she’s so used to leaving and moving. then ricky comes around and promises her she’ll never walk alone (puppy love lyrics reference!) that they built a sacred home forever, and showed it to her continuously all season.

also, want to mention, in the troy and gabriella scene in the play, one of her lines is, “i always do the right thing, maybe i want to do something crazy this time. i mean, everything about my life has been full speed ahead.”

while ricky was worried of holding her back, or ruining her moment and saying the wrong thing because of his past mistakes with nini, gina wouldn’t of minded that at all. she wanted ricky to finally say i love you. to know what they have is real so they could fight for their love together no matter what happens next. (she already knew he loved her though, gina just needed him to say it so she could finally do “something crazy”)

#hsmtmts #gina porter #ricky bowen #ricky x gina #rina #rina hsmtmts #gina x ricky #hsmtmts s4 #high school musical the musical the series #ej caswell

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thstarsofsilver · 8 months

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tsitp s2 might be over, but the drama over in our wedding planner au is just beginning...

that is to say, CHAPTER 5 OUT NOW! featuring a long overdue conversation and some delicious angst. go give it some love!

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veryberrydreamer · 2 years

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I've seen far too many R*nas acting all bitter in the Portwell tag for literally no reason. Y'all got what you wanted! Kindly leave us alone!! Gloating is unbecoming of you, babe🥱

#portwell #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #ej caswell #elton john caswell #gina porter #ej caswell x gina porter #gina x ej #ej x gina #team wonderstudy #matt cornett #sofia wylie

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blues-valentine · 9 months

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HSMTMTS Final Season Spoilers:

Ricky and Gina’s first relationships (Nini/EJ) prepared them for their own trials this season.

The thing about Ricky and Gina going thought similar situations as PW and Rini is to showcase not just why they’re different but that they’ve learned from their previous relationships too.

Because that’s the whole point.

Ricky’s relationship with Nini failed not just because they outgrew each other but because Nini wanted bigger things for herself and didn’t feel like she needed Ricky to get that anymore. She herself said on the pilot that being away from Ricky actually made her come out of her shell and pursue leading roles. And Ricky wasn’t ready to accept that change so in order to protect that relationship he started to become too attached and making Nini feel pressured about balancing YAC and Ricky. He thought he had to put Nini’s dream on hold only to realize not only did it made him selfish but not a version of himself he wanted to be. This is why he corrected all of those mistakes with Gina when presented with the same issues. Not just this final season but last season as well. (X)

It was stablished last season, Ricky’s love for Gina changed what he thought he knew about love. Gina is the representation of change.

For Ricky, the idea of Gina and him growing apart and walking different directions terrified him — he has seen this before and it didn’t end with people choosing him. But he wasn’t going to be the old Ricky that would delete Instagram posts and be like “I want you to leave the movie and stay here with me” and that’s because he now knows that’s not how you love. And he isn’t going to make Gina feel guilty about living her dreams. And that’s why he was the most supportive and attentive boyfriend she could’ve asked for. And Ricky knows it could cost him losing Gina but he is ready to deal with that as long as Gina is doing what she’s meant to do.

For Gina, she was living her dreams but Ricky is also part of her dreams. Gina’s arc has never been just about finding success but finding a place to belong and she found that (with Ricky, with East High). By holding the whole movie offer from Ricky, she understood why EJ did what he did last season and I think it was a very good learning experience for her and closure for the two of them. Gina was very naive and new in her relationship with EJ and going thought that allowed her to understand other points. I feel like if she hadn’t been in a relationship with EJ first she wouldn’t have known how to handle this issue with Ricky. But as opposed to Nini, who basically told Ricky she didn’t come back for him. Gina would fight for Ricky. Because she wants both the fame and him and I’m glad they didn’t have her compromise on either of those.

The contrasts and differences in all of those relationships needed to happen. It would’ve been too easy if Ricky and Gina were just in a perfectly honey moon stage even with all of those circumstances. And I would say they handled it gracefully and better than others would have (including PW and Nini). The thing about Ricky and Gina is not just that they both give the other something they need (stability, propose, ambition, understanding) is that PW and Rini gave up on each other too easy. Maybe because they just weren’t the right person. And if anything the season shows is that whatever happens next Ricky and Gina will find a way to make it work together and unlike Troyella (“who are not a real couple”) Ricky and Gina are.

#hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsmtmts season 4 #hsmtmts s4 #gina porter #rina #ricky bowen #ricky x gina #ej caswell #nini salazar roberts #text post

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