Hey, you said on one of your tags that you have some layla x warren (sky high) theories for the sequels :) Can we please please hear them? (if you're still into them and remember them, ofc!)
Hi! I think there’s been a misunderstanding, sorry to disappoint - the conspiracy theories I was talking about are the ones I went on to write about in this post, which is probably how you found me. I’ve never given much thought to how the hypothetical sequels would happen, since it’s been so long they couldn’t make them anymore.
Though now you’ve got me thinking they could do a high school reunion sequel where we get to see them all as superheroes (Ethan and Zach are clearly in denial about the fact that they’re dating), and it’s really awkward because Will and Layla broke up a year ago, and he’s trying to restart things while she’s desperately dodging him. Of course Warren is already occupying the hiding spot she finds. They’ve seen each other sporadically over the years, usually on superhero/villain business. She’s not sure which side he’s actually on, but he’s so transparent she doesn’t really believe he could be one of the bad guys. They share a platter of cheese cubes Warren stole.
I have no idea how the rest of the movie goes, I’m sure there’s a big fight and some heartwarming message (actually, you know what, it’s kind of important to me that they get the anti-establishment superhero politics right, and Layla should have been the main character in the first place, but anyway), but in the end Layla finds herself at the Paper Lantern. Maybe Will stood her up again or maybe she just wants to be alone.
Warren shows up with his awkward and sincere wisdom as usual. His grandmother, who runs the place, mentions in passing that he made her start using recycled take-out containers (whether it’s implied that Warren has been mildly pining after Layla from afar the past few years and his grandma totally knows and is intentionally meddling is totally up to you, I mean I’m not saying that’s what’s happening, but). Of course, to Layla this is the equivalent of finding out a guy likes romcoms (I’m also not saying Warren likes romcoms). She comes on to him by fake-reading his fortune, and he takes the hint, so they kiss slowly across the table. It is suddenly important to me that these shots and their positions mirror the first movie, and that there is a little plant that blooms while they kiss. Warren grabs the slip of paper as he pulls back (she protests and he calls her “hippie”) and reads out the real fortune, which is a funny joke in the context of the rest of this movie which does not exist.
They hold hands across the table as they make plans to go out. Everything is very soft.
They probably cut to whatever’s going on with Will then, etc., but we will see Warren put his arm around Layla when Will finds out about them and is totally cool with it because Layla’s his best friend. They’re already mellow and undemonstratively but OBVIOUSLY affectionate with each other like they’ve been together for years. I’m talking like she fixes his collar without even thinking about it and he casually sets things on fire when people aren’t taking her seriously.
Everyone probably suits up and charges off to a new fight in the last ten seconds while a superhero theme plays because that’s how these things work.
So. I don’t know how that happened. I was just going to quickly send off that first paragraph and then all this snuck out. Hope you got something out of it!
(Anon who sent me a very similar message god knows how long ago, if you’re still here, hi to you too. I’m sorry I never replied. I am very depressed.)
