HSM Superheros... ON ICE
So here's what happened. I got home from work and discovered that harmonyangel had emailed me a picture of Vanessa Hudgens posing with Evan Lysacek at an Oscars after-party. Which... awesome! But why would that happen?
Leading to the following e-mail chain, which will only make sense to people who have read Wildcats: Beginnings (or heard me talk about it a lot) (or are good at picking things up from context).
harmonyangel And all I could think was, "She is apparently only allowed to hang out with dudes who are frequently orange!"
queenitsy What are they doing hanging out together?! That is amazing. I bet he's a way better dancer than Zef, gangly or not.
harmonyangel I don't know! They were apparently both at the Vanity Fair Oscars party? He also spent some time with Kristen Stewart, apparently. I really, really want to know what he and Vanessa talked about.
harmonyangel That one makes it look like he is putting her number into his phone.
queenitsy She looks pretty distressed by that. Oh Evan. Don't you know she has a boyfriend and is only being polite?
Oh. Now I'm sad.
harmonyangel But he thought he might have a chance, being orange! *pets him*
Can I pretend Evan was another of the victims of the evil organization that gave Troy powers in your superhero universe?
queenitsy Yes. You absolutely can. What's his power?
harmonyangel I guess "being awkward" isn't really a superpower. But speed and strength would certainly explain his athletic feats!
queenitsy ...that makes him the version of Troy that worked. Which is kind of awesome.
harmonyangel YES! So that picture is Strawberry Sugar on a secret mission to meet the working prototype from the shady organization in Captain Bolt's past. He is excited and hitting on her; she is reading his mind and learning all kinds of interesting things.
queenitsy YOU ARE A GENIUS. Yes. That is 100% what is happening there.
harmonyangel I am SO GLAD I managed to make that work in your universe. :D
Captain Bolt, of course, is off in a corner angsting because WHAT IF SHE LIKES HIM BETTER OH NOES.
queenitsy Of course, Troy isn't really self-aware enough to know why he's jealous of some skating dude who is NOT AS STRONG AS HE IS, okay, so it's not like his gold medal makes him SPECIAL or anything and keeps fuming. The more he fumes, the more irritated Gabi gets about it, which doesn't help any. DRAMA. (Meanwhile, Ryan just keeps mumbling, "But... you're sure he asked for your number? He swings your way, really? You're sure?" out of simple surprise.)
harmonyangel So much drama! Captain Bolt refused to brush his hair for the event in protest.
After Ryan is done being incredulous, he sneaks out to go to the Elton John party and be fabulous with Johnny Weir.
queenitsy He makes Chad go with him. Chad pulls a slightly-drunk "Wow, I am SO NOT GAY but that dude is REALLY PRETTY, RIGHT?? I mean REALLY PRETTY," and Ryan sulks all night, too. He and Troy totally bond for the only time ever.
harmonyangel I feel like the night also has to involve Chad hanging out with Apolo Ohno, so they can be bright and hyper and optimistic "inspirational posters on legs" together.
queenitsy Yeah, Chad really REALLY wants to be Apolo Ohno's new BFFie and drunkenly explains why they should hang out because they're both SUPER FAST, RIGHT? and if he weren't completely incoherent would have blown his secret identity entirely. Ryan hears this and drags him away so he can't do that, and turns around to snit at Apolo, "By the way, there's a REALLY OBNOXIOUS thing on your chin."
harmonyangel Apolo, of course, is cheerful and oblivious to criticism through all of this, and possibly goes off to find a bandanna when they leave. (My brain just naturally went to, "And he gets that bandanna from Jack Kelly," but that might be TOO much awesome to exist.)
queenitsy bwahahahahaha. CHAD MAKES APOLO AUTOGRAPH A BANDANA FOR HIM.
harmonyangel YES. YES HE DOES. There are pictures of Evan and Apolo together at this event. They are the new Troy and Chad in my brain now: http://pics.livejournal.com/queenitsy/pic/000ae79h
queenitsy :DDDDD
Leading to the following e-mail chain, which will only make sense to people who have read Wildcats: Beginnings (or heard me talk about it a lot) (or are good at picking things up from context).
harmonyangel And all I could think was, "She is apparently only allowed to hang out with dudes who are frequently orange!"
queenitsy What are they doing hanging out together?! That is amazing. I bet he's a way better dancer than Zef, gangly or not.
harmonyangel I don't know! They were apparently both at the Vanity Fair Oscars party? He also spent some time with Kristen Stewart, apparently. I really, really want to know what he and Vanessa talked about.
harmonyangel That one makes it look like he is putting her number into his phone.
queenitsy She looks pretty distressed by that. Oh Evan. Don't you know she has a boyfriend and is only being polite?
Oh. Now I'm sad.
harmonyangel But he thought he might have a chance, being orange! *pets him*
Can I pretend Evan was another of the victims of the evil organization that gave Troy powers in your superhero universe?
queenitsy Yes. You absolutely can. What's his power?
harmonyangel I guess "being awkward" isn't really a superpower. But speed and strength would certainly explain his athletic feats!
queenitsy ...that makes him the version of Troy that worked. Which is kind of awesome.
harmonyangel YES! So that picture is Strawberry Sugar on a secret mission to meet the working prototype from the shady organization in Captain Bolt's past. He is excited and hitting on her; she is reading his mind and learning all kinds of interesting things.
queenitsy YOU ARE A GENIUS. Yes. That is 100% what is happening there.
harmonyangel I am SO GLAD I managed to make that work in your universe. :D
Captain Bolt, of course, is off in a corner angsting because WHAT IF SHE LIKES HIM BETTER OH NOES.
queenitsy Of course, Troy isn't really self-aware enough to know why he's jealous of some skating dude who is NOT AS STRONG AS HE IS, okay, so it's not like his gold medal makes him SPECIAL or anything and keeps fuming. The more he fumes, the more irritated Gabi gets about it, which doesn't help any. DRAMA. (Meanwhile, Ryan just keeps mumbling, "But... you're sure he asked for your number? He swings your way, really? You're sure?" out of simple surprise.)
harmonyangel So much drama! Captain Bolt refused to brush his hair for the event in protest.
After Ryan is done being incredulous, he sneaks out to go to the Elton John party and be fabulous with Johnny Weir.
queenitsy He makes Chad go with him. Chad pulls a slightly-drunk "Wow, I am SO NOT GAY but that dude is REALLY PRETTY, RIGHT?? I mean REALLY PRETTY," and Ryan sulks all night, too. He and Troy totally bond for the only time ever.
harmonyangel I feel like the night also has to involve Chad hanging out with Apolo Ohno, so they can be bright and hyper and optimistic "inspirational posters on legs" together.
queenitsy Yeah, Chad really REALLY wants to be Apolo Ohno's new BFFie and drunkenly explains why they should hang out because they're both SUPER FAST, RIGHT? and if he weren't completely incoherent would have blown his secret identity entirely. Ryan hears this and drags him away so he can't do that, and turns around to snit at Apolo, "By the way, there's a REALLY OBNOXIOUS thing on your chin."
harmonyangel Apolo, of course, is cheerful and oblivious to criticism through all of this, and possibly goes off to find a bandanna when they leave. (My brain just naturally went to, "And he gets that bandanna from Jack Kelly," but that might be TOO much awesome to exist.)
queenitsy bwahahahahaha. CHAD MAKES APOLO AUTOGRAPH A BANDANA FOR HIM.
harmonyangel YES. YES HE DOES. There are pictures of Evan and Apolo together at this event. They are the new Troy and Chad in my brain now: http://pics.livejournal.com/queenitsy/pic/000ae79h
queenitsy :DDDDD