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@pscentral​ event 43: childhood favourites @giftober 2025 | Day 25: the arts

Close enough… welcome back Troy Bolton and Chad Danforth

a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEORY

that chad liked troy in the first movie, which is why he came up with the plan with taylor of aplitting gabriella and troy, and taylor got closer yo chad and gained a crush, but chad didn't reciprocate that crush, but is pretending he does bc he doesnt wanna let people know hes gay, which is why he is the NUMBER ONE CONTROBUTOR TO STICK TO THE STATUS QUO

so he starts dating taylor to fit in, and taylor doesnt know hes gay

and eventually he gets over troy, but finds RYAN and hes like "YO THIS CHANGES THE ENTIRE BALL GAME" pun intended

and starts hooking up with ryan, but still dating taylor, and ryan has no shame on letting people know hes gay and that he wants chad and chad wants thag cookie so effing bad but doesnt wanna let people know hes gay, whoch is why "i dont dance" happens

and ryan is trying to convince him to accept himself but chad is so prominent on fitting in that he cant

ryan loves chad and chad loves ryan but he CANT be gay because SOCIETY

and they hook up at the end and switch clothes bc chads like "....okay maybe" and hes willing to drop more subtle hints, but doesnt wanna break taylors heart

which is why his promposal to her was so weak at first bc he doesnt really want her like that

and is forced to do it more elaborately, and now ryan is more focused on college so they slowly split since ryan is going to be on the other side of the country and chad was mad, and UPSET BC KELSI GOES TO KISS RYAN

AND THATS WHY CHAD TUNS OFF TO THE BASKETBALL COURT BC HE REALLY JUST- UGHHHDKDLELLF