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ftm-megamind · 2 years

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what do you know!!! Chad and Ryan headcanons part 3!!!

(part 1 / part 2)

eventually Chad's hopeless crush on Ryan got a bit too annoying for his team

because all they ever heard was about the Evans boy

no matter whether it was at work, in their free time, or at their basketball games

about the basketball games, seriously

Chad loved to show off

whenever Ryan was watching them play

so like, always

whenever Chad had the chance he would take the ball and say "this one's for you Ryan!"

and even though most of the times he missed, Ryan still thought he's cool

after the games Chad explained the actions he and his teammates were doing

but Ryan's basketball knowledge stopped at an alley oop

so now every time they play, he asks Chad to do an alley oop with someone

so, as estabilished, the Wildcats are getting tooth rot from the way Chad and Ryan look at one another

they even asked directly one time

"so are you guys dating?"

and of course the two of them got all nervous and blushy and said no but still exchanged longing looks

and Troy decided he needs to get things into his own hands

one day, after work, he stopped Chad from leaving so they could talk privately, like bros

the conversation didn't start well

"dude, i know you're into Ryan"

Chad started denying it, of course, but he wasn't doing a very good job, and Troy wasn't buying any of it

so after Chad finally shut up, Troy gave him some romantic advice

he said that it's also very obvious that Ryan reciprocates the feelings

and eventually Chad agreed to take Ryan on an official date and see how things go

and sure enough, the following day, after work, Chad asked Ryan whether he wants to go to the movies, just the two of them

but he chickened out of mentioning it's a date

but worry not, because Ryan had a very similar conversation about Chad with Kelsi

so he gathered up the courage and after a minute of awkward silence in the car as they drove

"hey, Chad, is this... a date?"

Chad glanced at Ryan, his face immediately flushing and unspeakable fear momentarily filling him

"um, yes? i mean, if you'd like it to be?"

Ryan's grip on the steering wheel tightened as he sighed shakily, also looking at Chad

"i would. would you?"

"yes. i'd like that a lot"

then both of their fears just... evaporated?

the rest of the night went like usual, whenever they hung out, which only affirmed their feelings for one another

they got into a small argument while waiting for their popcorn, over who was going to pay

they both insisted, but ultimately Ryan complied and let Chad pay (what a gentleman)

they picked either a horror or a romcom, nothing inbetween

and around halfway through the movie, Ryan decided it's time to make a move

so wordlessly, without prying his eyes away from the giant screen, he reached with his hand to Chad's side, seemingly to grab some popcorn kernels

but instead, he took Chad's hand in his, trying to ignore the sudden heat he felt on his entire body

the other boy, meanwhile, tensed up and started sweating (like he usually does around Ryan, honestly, damned hormones), but didn't want it to seem like he doesn't like this, so he returned the gesture

then, they briefly looked at each other, and smiled knowingly, both feeling swarms of butterflies in their chests

but they never let go, not even when the movie was over and they left the building

and even though such a small gesture felt so special and made them so nervous, it didn't stop them from communicating effortlessly, as if it wasn't their first time on an official date doing official date things like holding hands

when Ryan was supposed to drive Chad home, he took the longest route possible and drove in circles, just so they could talk for a few minutes more, singing along with the radio

but eventually, he had to pull up to Chad's driveway, because he didn't want him to get grounded for missing his curfew

but before Chad left the car, he took Ryan's hand again, this time looking into his eyes, swallowing the lump of anxiety in his throat and smiling warmly instead

"thanks for tonight," he said, unable to contain his blush when he saw Ryan look back at him with what he could only describe as love

"yeah, it was really fun," Evans admitted, squeezing Chad's hand slightly and caressing the back of it with his thumb

"i'll see you tomorrow"

after Chad had finally left, as he was at his door, he turned around once again to wave at Ryan with a smile

when Ryan got back to Lava Springs, he and Chad texted the entire night

which was exactly the reason Chad was so tired when he showed up to work the next day

#high school musical #hsm #chyan headcanons #ryan evans #chad danforth #hsm chad #hsm ryan #chad danforth x ryan evans #chad x ryan #chyan #hsm headcanons #high school musical 2 #high school musical headcanons #autizzy

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percicosoftcore · 3 months

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Percy, singing dramatically, clutching his chest: What about us?! What about everything we’ve been through?!

Nico, singing along, melancholically: And what about trust?!

Percy, teary-eyed, reaching for Nico’s face: You know I never wanted to hurt you…!

Grover and Rachel, watching from afar: …

Grover: What the hell are they doing…?

Rachel, nonchalantly: One of the Euterpe kids cursed them and now they’re using it as a way to have a talk about their feelings… Like people do in musicals.

(Nico, hitting a high note in the background: AND WHAT ABOUT MEEEEeeeEeeEeeEEeeE?! 😭)

#percico #pernico #nicercy #nico di angelo #percy jackson #pjo #rachel elizabeth dare #grover underwood #otp #headcanon #high school musical

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lemurzsquad · 1 month

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Haikyuu High School Band AU (Karasuno)

I know I've seen this before, but I just HAVE to make my own version of this!!

Haikyuu High School Band AU!! Or at least headcanons on the characters

Starting off strong with Karasuno as a starting point (as much as I want to just do all my favorite characters first TvT), including the entire team and coaches and managers

Please lmk if you want to hear more about this au, and I'm happy to take asks for more headcanons or even story ideas!! (I do plan on writing more and for doing some of the other teams, albeit maybe not with such in depth headcanons and maybe not the entire teams)

(Also, small disclaimer, this is based almost exclusively on personal experience, and a lot of this is based on things that have actually happened to me/in my band gkhsbkj)

Karasuno:

#1 - Sawamura Daichi

Leadership: Band Captain/Section Leader

Concert: Tuba

Marching: Sousaphone

Jazz: Trombone

I feel like he'd totally play tuba and be in jazz on trombone, as well as being a band captain and section leader for the low brass (or just tubas if the band is big enough). Definitely gets "That's my band captain!!" yelled at him a lot, no matter what he does, and he's totally sick and tired of it. He is single-handedly the only reason the band hasn't fallen apart because he actually keeps close contact with everyone in leadership and makes sure stuff is organized. He also brought back running laps as a punishment, but he somehow made it such a thing that people would just join in pre-marching rehearsal laps.

In concert, he's probably first chair tuba in the highest band and thankfully actually knows his parts and is consistently called on to play shared parts with other sections by himself as an example.

As for jazz, I imagine he might not be in first chair, maybe even being on bass trombone, but he knows his part. Not perfectly, but he knows it well. He's also not the most flashy soloist; his solos are simple and solid and well-thought through (if they're improv-ed).

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#2 - Sugawara Koushi

Leadership: Head Drum Major

Concert: Bassoon

Marching: Flute

Marched flute his freshman and sophomore years before becoming a drum major his junior and senior years. While he tries (sometimes) to be serious and a good example, being in executive leadership, more often than not he's adding flourishes and shenanigans to his conducting whenever he feels like it and stealing Daichi's tuba, sousa, or trombone mouthpieces upon request from the non-low-brass underclassmen who aren't allowed in the low brass room where they're stored.

He also plays bassoon in concert in the highest band mostly because of a lack of bassoon players. Not to say he's bad---he is good at his instrument---but he also didn't have much competition. He's known for walking around the band room with a bassoon reed in his mouth and occasionally crowing on it (or putting multiple in his mouth and being almost as obnoxious as some of the other brass players). He always seems to have a pair of pliers or sandpaper during rehearsals, constantly adjusting his reeds whenever he's not playing---for better or for worse, especially when he overadjusts and doesn't have time to fix it before he has to play again.

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#3 - Azumane Asahi

Concert: Percussion

Marching: Front Ensemble (Mallots)

He managed to fly under the radar in terms of skill level until someone caught him practicing an insane marimba solo for fun when he thought no one else was in the band room. And then obviously he got stuck getting tons of mallot solos, quickly becoming the band's most prized percussionist. He's always terrified when doing solos, especially in front of judges by himself, but is absolutely in the zone when he's performing in concert or marching band, entirely focused on playing and nothing else.

At some point, the pressure got to be too much and he quit band for a year. Prior, he had been assigned primarily to more auxilary percussion instruments, so when he was suddenly expected to be this amazing player after one encounter, he caved and dropped the class. Fortunately, when the underclassmen discovered he used to be a great player, they managed to drag him back, and Takeda happily got him a schedule change to bring him back into band.

Now, he spends a lot of time hidden away in the percussion room, often interrupted by Noya, with headphones on and practicing his mallot parts. The band relied on him, after all, and he couldn't let them down.

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#4 - Nishinoya Yuu

Concert: Percussion

Marching: Lead Snare

Jazz: Rhythm (Drumset)

One of those crazy good percussionists that just seemed to show up one day with an insane talent for drumset and drums in general. While he struggles in concert to read rhythms (often improv-ing them instead, which often gets him a stern look from their band director, Ukai), he has a natural knack for drumset and setting up the jazz band with a solid backing.

In concert, he loves to play the big percussion instruments, like gong, bass drum, or timpanis, but he's content with anything that's loud and stands out (slapstick, flexitone, castanets; if you know, you know). He seems to always be late for rehearsals, usually with a snack, smoothie, or full on fast food meal that he brings into the band room and immediately gets chewed out for for bringing open food into the band room.

He somehow ended up on lead snare for marching despite wanting to play tenors or bass drum because they needed someone with really good tempo and feet timing, as well as skill on the drums, in order to line up with and help the drum majors keep the band in time out on the field.

In jazz, he essentially only plays the drums, having no particular skills on vibraphone or piano. So when rhythm rotates and someone else is on drumset, he often has to sit out if there isn't another set of drums needed for the chart.

He seems to never leave the band room, similar to Asahi, except he doesn't actually seem to do anything except cause problems. If he's not confined to the percussion room, spending time with Asahi, he's on a drumset somewhere in the band room or helping the underclassmen pull pranks (no he definitely was not the reason there were tons of stickers of Ukai's face now being distributed among the band).

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#5 - Tanaka Ryuunosuke

Concert: Alto Saxophone

Marching: Alto Saxophone

Jazz: Alto/Soprano Saxophone

Ah yes, the bane of every band director's existence: that one loud alto sax player. Is he good at his instrument? Yes. Does that make him any less obnoxious? Absolutely not. He practically carries the entire marching alto section out on the field with how loud he plays (for better or for worse) and is constantly told to play quieter, play less aggressive, soften the articulation, just chill out a little bit. He is, shockingly, usually the first to marching rehearsal (sometimes throwing a ball with some others on the field before it starts) and probably the most hyped out of anyone. This does not, however, stop him from being late to stretch block despite being there earlier than anyone.

He is very well known for trying to play every instrument that isn't his. At least once a week, he's trying to convince someone to let him play their trombone, bari sax, trumpet, bass clarinet. Many times has he been lectured by Daichi for playing other people's instruments, especially when Band Plague (tm) is circulating.

He plays lead alto in jazz. It's a miracle they let him play soprano sax in jazz, but they really couldn't pick anyone else that had the same skill for jazz and improv as he had. He and Noya are a duo that should not be messed with or underestimated, especially if they're assigned to the same combo.

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#6 - Ennoshita Chikara

Leadership: Quartermaster, eventually Band Captain/Section Leader

Concert: Euphonium

Marching: Trombone

Getting the instruments right for him was hard, but I could honestly only see him playing trombone and euph. It's kind of a mystery how he ended up as a quartermaster after putting in his leadership application, but him lugging around equipment and setting things up quickly became a very common sight. He proved himself to be extremely reliable, and Daichi would often go to him for advice and to make sure everything was set up and ready to go. When he becomes band captain and section leader, it was very natural; the irony was having two low brass band captains in a row, which isn't the most common sight.

He's probably what would be considered the model band student, which is most likely the reason he is assigned to executive leadership. He's always on time, always the last to leave after helping clean up the band room and put chairs and stands away (that no one else bothers to). He diligently practices his concert and marching music, which does land him with his fair share of solos. He's the best euphonium player they have in the highest band simply due to his dedication. He does, however, seem to have a sixth sense for misbehavior, and he's scared a number of band kids when he suddenly appears just as they're breaking the rules.

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#7 - Kinoshita Hisashi

Concert: Alto Saxophone

Marching: Alto Saxophone

Jazz: Alto Saxophone

Kind of just your average, quiet alto player. The problems lie in who he has to be around consistently: Tanaka. Their lockers are next to each other, and he's always second to Tanaka. He really doesn't mind, he just wishes when the "altos" get yelled at, they would specify "just Tanaka." Fortunately, he's a decent player---albeit often told to play louder on his second alto part---so the attention usually isn't on him very much.

He's often found outside the band room by the vending machine, usually doing homework or chatting with Narita (and Ennoshita if he's not practicing, which he usually is). He prefers to practice at home, so he brings his instrument almost everyday. Even if he is (definitely) a better concert alto than Tanaka, he doesn't bother challenging him for his chair because he knows he will never hear the end of it. Better to keep the peace, he thinks. Second alto isn't such a bad part to play.

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#8 - Narita Kazuhito

Concert: Oboe

Marching: Baritone Saxophone

Jazz: Baritone Saxophone

Another quiet but strong player, he's a very reliable oboe and bari sax player (the double reed to saxophone pipeline is very present). Initially, he never expected to play bari sax after spending middle school playing oboe and alto sax for concert and marching, but when Ukai became band director, he decided they needed more low reeds. So, he ended up picking up bark sax when he joined jazz in sophomore year and really enjoyed it, enough to start marching it.

While he's still second chair oboe behind Kiyoko in the highest ensemble, he does often end up being the only oboe when she switches to English horn for some pieces. He's had to learn a lot in terms of being confident in his part and not leaning on more experienced players. Jazz band helped with this as well given the standard big band only has one bari sax; he can't always rely on having Daichi on bass trombone sometimes to back him up, especially not in sax features.

His locker is actually next to Kinoshita's despite it being one of the massive bari sax lockers, and seeing a tiny oboe case on top of a giant bari sax case is always entertaining. He also probably rarely uses an actual school locker with how much space he has in his band locker (even if he's not there super and they're technically not supposed to store non-band things in there). I imagine he doesn't spend more time in the band room than he has to most of the time---no particular reason against it, he just doesn't see the need to be there.

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#9 - Kageyama Tobio

Leadership: Section Leader

Concert: Clarinet, Bass/Contrabass Clarinet

Marching: Clarinet, Mellophone

Every band has that one person that can play way too many instruments and takes the "give me five minutes and a fingering chart" phrase way to literally. That person at Karasuno is Kageyama. While his primary instrument is---and always will be---clarinet, he picks up other instruments pretty quickly given the chance: piano, saxophone, flute, trumpet, and mellophone in particular. In concert, he is the best clarinet player the band has, which gives him opportunities to play bass clarinet (if they don't already have one) and contrabass clarinet when it's needed, at least when the parts are particularly vital and they need a solid player.

During marching season, he marched clarinet as well, becoming section leader in his junior year. He did, however, start investing in playing mellophone with the intention of going into DCI---essentially professional marching band---when he graduated. While some of the woodwinds gave him flack for starting to learn a brass instrument, they couldn't deny that he did get pretty good at it.

He is always in the band room, practicing or otherwise, and if he's there, then so is Hinata. They constantly seem to be competing about something even though there's no real basis of comparison considering they don't really play the same instruments. This does not stop them, however. Often, they will have to be yelled at to go home and get out by Daichi (and eventually Ennoshita and Yamaguchi) and their band directors so that they can also go home.

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#10 - Hinata Shouyou

Concert: Trumpet

Marching: Trumpet

Jazz: Trumpet

(As much as I loved the idea of giving him bari sax,) I had to give him trumpet because this kid is absolutely obsessed with DCI. He wants nothing more than to be the absolute best so that he can march out there with the best of the best. His playing style is overzealous most of the time, but he has skills built up from years of teaching himself. They are far from the conventional methods of a classical private teacher or band director (since his middle school essentially had no real band class and barely enough to keep the class on the roster). He joined jazz as just another chance to play trumpet during the day and have more pieces and charts to play. Any excuse to be playing.

He is very loud, to the point where his playing is instantly recognizable even from outside the band room. He actually struggles quite a bit to play proper swing in jazz, to Ukai's frustration. If he's ever given solos, it will be on a Latin or shuffle or any chart without a strong swing. In concert, however, he is given almost every trumpet solo under the sun, especially with Ukai picking pieces specifically to cater to giving both him and Kageyama solos and features.

Hinata takes every opportunity to try and compete with Kageyama, to the dismay of everyone around them. Made worse by the fact the underclassmen ended up with last pick of lockers and the only available ones were next to each other, they always seem to be bickering about something. Kageyama had tried to ignore it, but eventually gave into the competitive spirit, and both are known to be constantly practicing to show up the other. Every cracked note is met with a perfectly in tune melody, and every solo is met with a perfect rendition of the background part.

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#11 - Tsukishima Kei

Concert: French Horn

Marching: Clarinet, Mellophone

Arguably the weirdest combination of instruments, he prefers to play a few instruments that he can get really good at than be like Kageyama who is very good at a couple and pretty okay at a handful of others. He never really showed insterest in leadership, preferring to focus on himself. Being in the highest band, especially in first chair, means he constantly has to see Hinata and Kageyama, but he doesn't mind as much since Yamaguchi is also there. Why he started marching clarinet as opposed to mellophone is a mystery to most, although Yams will claim it's because he didn't want to have to hold up a brass instrument out of the field so his arms would hurt less.

Unfortunately, marching clarinet meant he had to be around Kageyama, but as long as they didn't have to sit next to each other in concert band, he was fine with being in the same section out on the field. Until Kageyama became section leader and gained some level of authority over him, which led him to switch to the standard french horn alternative: mellophone. Some called him petty, but he just shrugged it off.

His indifferent attitude---and the fact that he never seemed to be in the band room---might have led to assumptions that he didn't care, but others were not aware of the personal french horn he practices on regularly at home, away from the prying eyes in the band room. He opted, rather, to use a school-owned horn in class, only bringing his own for concerts (not that anyone paid enough attention to notice aside from his own section, but they want nothing to do with any backlash from anyone for revealing this).

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#12 - Yamaguchi Tadashi

Leadership: Uniform Staff, eventually Band Captain/Section Leader

Concert: Tenor Saxophone

Marching: Tenor Saxophone

While entering high school as a perhaps below average tenor sax player, he managed to distinguish himself as a very perserverant player by the time he got to his junior year. Rather than relying on natural talent, he put in the work to get to be one of the top saxophonists---not the best, but he was certainly not to be looked down upon. Especially when he made up for what he lacked instead with his leadership skills. He practically redefined the role of uniform staff (a role that initially just meant "know how to fold uniforms and check that they're put away correctly") into something that actually took initiative in managing uniforms and allocating duties.

If anyone had met him in his freshman year, they would never have said he would become such a good leader or player, but he became that regardless. He and Tsukki tended not to spend excessive amounts of time in the band room until their senior year when Yams had to be the first there and the last to leave as band captain, so Tsukki often assisted and stayed with him so he wasn't by himself once the other section leaders had left.

He actually made it a point to learn bari sax and bass clarinet (at least in terms of knowing the basics and how to transpose from concert pitch to Eb and vice versa) to be a better low reeds section leader. He may seem sweet, but he has more than earned the respect of his band---and there is a reason they don't mess with him because it can never end well. It's also how the band room is spotless by the end of every day.

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Shimizu Kiyoko

Leadership: Librarian

Concert: Oboe/English Horn

Marching: Front Ensemble (Keyboard)

Jazz: Rhythm (Piano/Keyboard/Vibraphone)

The absolute model student and kid in band (not to be confused with a band kid). She plays oboe and English horn in concert, but her skills from years of piano lessons still landed her on piano parts. As a librarian, she constantly organizes and finds music and makes copies for all of the bands for the band directors and even occasionally the orchestra; when Yachi also became a librarian, she did her best to train her, and they were able to split up the workload much more reasonably.

She is easily the best oboe player not just in the school but the county. Oboe and English horn solos are commonplace in the pieces that are chosen for the highest band specifically for her. In jazz, she typically plays piano or keyboard but branched out into vibraphone when percussion did their instrument rotations. In marching, she stands in the front, headphones on, playing keyboard with the rest of the front ensemble.

Despite not being on executive leadership, she is still well-respected and very rarely left out of the loop on important issues and discussions, being a somewhat honorary member of upper leadership.

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Yachi Hitoka

Leadership: Librarian

Concert: Flute

Marching: Flute

Jazz: Trumpet, Flute

Poor Yachi, she was not ready for how intense Karasuno's band would be and how seriously they take the program. But she quickly got used to it, practically adopted into the main group, namely when she joined jazz after her first year and became a librarian. Since there typically isn't a designated flute player in a big band set-up, she opted to learn trumpet with the help of Hinata when he found out she joined the lower jazz band as a beginner. With his help, she got to be a decent intermediate player, occasionally playing flute on the off chance a chart called for it in the instrumentation.

She became more outgoing slowly but surely, somehow suddenly ending up with friends and acquaintances in almost every section and ensemble---Kiyoko thinks it's because the boys are rubbing off on her. Becoming a librarian also really helped in learning names and faces so she can get music and dot cards to the right people. By the end of her time in high school, it seemed that everyone at least knew her name or face with how much time she spent in the band room doing homework, helping out band kids and the band directors, and keeping everything organized.

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Takeda Ittetsu

Position: Assistant Band Director, Orchestra Director

Teaches: Orchestra, Symphonic Winds (2nd band), Music Theory, Jazz Band (lower)

Instrument: Cello, Trombone

Band was certainly not his first calling, considering he played cello in high school. When the previous Director Ukai retired, Karasuno struggled to find another teacher to replace him, thus their orchestra director took the place for a time until he managed to track down the current Ukai. With the extent of his experience with band being the instruments he learned for his degree in Music Education, he struggled, to say the least. But with the help of the students and other staff members (and the temporary band director that filled in for a while), he made it work the best that he could. He did start to get better at trombone (the wind instrument he enjoyed the most in his college music ed classes) so he had at least some band experience.

He did a lot for the program in terms of finding places and gigs for them to perform at, adding more marching competitions to the schedule and finding more performance opportunities for the bands and individuals. Despite the couple of years of transition that led to the band program losing many members, especially experienced players who graduated, it was eventually built up again.

After he brought Ukai on board, he had more time to invest in the orchestra program like he had before while still teaching the middle level band, the lower jazz band, and the Music Theory class. His insight on and relationships with the band members was invaluable, however, to help make decisions on leadership and ensemble placements.

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Ukai Keishin

Position: Head Band Director

Teaches: Concert Band (3rd band), Wind Ensemble (1st band), Jazz Band (upper), Percussion

Instrument: Trombone, Euphonium

It took a lot of convincing for him to get on board with becoming a band director, but it was one of the best things that could have happened to Karasuno. Having a solid band director who had lived and breathed band when he was younger (and a father who was the previous band director at that very school for many years) was exactly what the program needed to finally rebuild. He may not be the best conductor or organizer, but he does pick challenging and achievable music to push the bands to be better. The jazz band in particular soared, many joining to get a taste of its success under new leadership. Despite not getting to choose leadership the year that he joined (that being established the year prior), he was not afraid to keep a tight reign over those that were not doing what they needed to in their positions.

Through high school, he played trombone, being a skilled jazz and concert trombonist. He picked up euphonium for concert band in late high school and college and for some community ensembles he joined. He is also very knowledgeable of marching band, helping write one of the best shows the band had had the chance to perform in years.

He teaches the lowest and highest bands as well as the top jazz band and the percussion class. Takeda makes it a point to get him to organize joint band and orchestra events in order to bring the programs closer, specifically having a full orchestra (something students from both always asked about and looked forward to) and concerts where they both perform. The jazz band also got many opportunities for gigs and other performances, and the wind ensemble got chances to be a showcase band at band events and camps on more than one occasion. Parades were also events they got chances to perform at because of him (and Takeda's persistence, of course).

Thank you for reading!! <3

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we-are-inevitable · 11 months

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btw in the restaurant au. if you even care. jack goes to culinary school because growing up, his dad always made incredible food, and he started puttering around the kitchen with him when he was like 5 years old. he always wanted to try better recipes and newer things, and his dad- though they didnt have much money- would always save up for good ingredients so jack could cook whatever his little heart desired. cooking was their time; i imagine his dad was a line cook or something, not at a fancy restaurant or anything but at a little diner, and cooking was Their thing. jack would spend all day with his mom, and as soon as his dad came home- no matter how tired he was of cooking, no matter how much he wanted to just go lay down- they would go to the kitchen and he would supervise jack as jack made dinner for everyone.

when jack’s mom gets sick, he’s 10 years old, and his dad has to cut back his time at the diner to take care of her, since jack is in school and can’t be there. this means they bring in less money, so they can’t really afford to pay for the fresh ingredients now; most of their meals at home are dollar store staples. hanburger helper, microwavable TV dinners, sandwiches- they genuinely don’t have the money to spend on fresh produce anymore, and even buying ground beef and chicken breasts is splurging that they can’t often afford.

they live on a shoestring budget until jack can get his first job at age 14. his mom beats cancer the first time, but they’re drowning in medical debt, so jack finds a job that will actually hire him despite not being 15 yet, and his first real job is working as a dishwasher at a restaurant down the street. he works nearly every day, and all of his money is given to his father, despite his father insisting that he doesn’t need a job, he shouldn’t have a job, he’s just a kid and his money should be going toward kid stuff and not paying his parent’s medical bills.

but jack refuses, so they keep it up. i think the only non-mom-related expenses jack has are food related,, sometimes he’ll stop in the little grocery store he would go to with his dad when they were younger and buy fresh vegetables and a little two pound roll of hamburger meat, just so they can at least have one meal that isn’t ready from a box. jack continues this until he’s fifteen, and by the time he turns 15, his mother’s cancer is back, even after only been beaten for a year, and it’s a lot worse.

jack drops out at 15, after having long conversations with his father, and though it breaks his father’s heart to see jack doing this, it’s unfortunately what needs to be done. jack drops out and gets another job on top of the dishwashing, and he ends up as a line cook at a fast food place. they’re able to pay the bills on jack’s paychecks, and get groceries with the little that jack’s dad makes from the days he’s able to work.

jack’s mom passes when he’s 16, leaving jack and his dad to cover both funeral and medical expenses. they’re drowning after that, both grieving in their own ways. jack’s father can barely get out of bed for weeks, but jack is back at work the day after his mother’s funeral because he knows they can’t risk falling behind on bills.

jack’s dad loved his mom so much. they were such a happy family before she got sick, which wasn’t her fault, none of this was ever her fault, but after she passes he’s completely out of commission. he can’t keep a job, he barely talks anymore, he drinks and drinks until jack can’t recognize him. it’s terrifying to watch, but jack gives him his time- he knows that eventually, his father is going to get back on his feet, and he’s going to be okay, and he’s going to go back to work and they’re going to get to relax and things will be fine again.

jack’s dad dies a few days after jack’s 18th birthday. they didn’t see it coming. the paramedics say it was a heart attack. jack likes to think of it as his mom needing his dad. it’s easier to stomach that way.

but that’s fine. everything is fine. jack, freshly 18, plans his second funeral and again, he’s back at work the day after putting his dad in the ground. he sells most of the furniture to have some extra cash. he finds a cheaper apartment in the bad part of town because he can’t afford a two bedroom when he’s just one kid. he has a bed, he has photos of his parents, and he has a kitchen. that’s all he needs.

the next few years pass with jack climbing the ranks in whatever restaurants he can get his hands on. he’s finally in a place where he can save for school, culinary school, and he has more restaurant experience under his belt by the time he’s 21 than most of his older coworkers do. he busts his ass and works so hard to put himself through school, and when he finally gets his certificate after everything, he can rest. he starts applying to different high end restaurants, and he works as a cook in a nice steakhouse for a while, but he doesn’t like his coworkers and knows he deserves more than being miserable.

when he hears about a new restaurant opening in the area, some “high end” burger joint called Pulitzer’s, he throws his hat in the ring with an application and is hired on as the lead chef at the age of 25.

he’s 26 when a new server named David Jacobs is hired, and things start looking up.

#this is why jack is so fiercely defensive of his cooking #and why david getting pissed at him makes him so angry #jack also is able to get his GED before going to culinary school and he just wishes he could tell his dad he finally finished high school #this is so much longer than i meant it to be but fuckkk bro jack loves his dad so much #jack kelly #newsies #davey jacobs #david jacobs #livesies #newsies musical #jac txt.#jac’s headcanons #restaurant au #javid

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galaxysharks · 9 months

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EJ jealous hate carves cliches into a tree after camp-prom, cause by God if he can't get the girl, his Cousin/Camp!Sister will.

EJ: took this useless lesbian 6 years and a black eye to start dating last time. Damnit, I'm just gonna expedite this process.

#Hsmtmts #hsmtmts #high school musical the musical the series #hsm the series #hsmtmts maddox #hsmtmts season 4 #hsmtmts ej #ashlyn caswell #madlyn #headcanon that Mad and Mad got together after Madison accidentally gave Maddox a black eye while building sets #ej is in an awkward spot if this doesnt go well #on one hand cousin #on the other pseudo-baby sister #tree carving is a hail mary #and also kind of risky given how much time Maddox spends wandering the woods

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ajgadgets · 4 months

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Characters I Think Are Autistic

(not canon)

Princess Mia, Princess Diaries

Elsa, Frozen

Gabriella Montez, High School Musical

Sam I Am, Green Eggs And Ham

#autistic headcanon #princess diaries #frozen #high school musical #green eggs and ham

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marvuk · 3 months

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And I told you that this isn't the last picture according to @lightningstorm115 idea!! >:D

Okay, have you ever watched a series based on a Hish School Musical from 2019 ? You should not. I got excited about the idea of a crossover of these universes, so I watched the first episode and I have some curious observations!

Interestingly, the new generation of HSM is also pretentious and at the same time insensitive, like the new generation of racers in Cars 3. It's really funny to watch how much pathos and audacity there is in both rookies, so it seemed to me a good idea to draw Storms in the role of E.J. Caswell

#cars 3 pixar #cars fandom #cars fanart #cars pixar #pixar cars #cars #cars disney #cars 3 #cars 3 (2017)#cars human au #cars humanized #cars headcanons #humanization #jackson storm #high school musical

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illogicaldisplay · 2 years

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chad danforth from high school musical is a bisexual icon. at first, he struggles with his own identity and, as seen in the I Don’t Dance scene, he’s in denial and doesn’t want to accept his queerness, but he learns to love himself thanks to the support of the wildcats. ryan evans, again from high school musical, is a gay icon. he struggles with finding his place next to his sister, but he learns to come forward and show off his talents. together, the two of them create a power couple that has not been replicated in the almost 15 years since the trilogy concluded. in this essay i will-

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siriusthirdcousin · 1 year

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jegulus is sooo troy and gabriella coded.

“You’re a jock and I’m a geek!”

is equivalent to “You’re a Gryffindor and I’m a Slytherin!”

and Dumbledore’s army vs death eaters.

(gabriella breaks up with Troy because of this in hsm1) (it’s the most regulus scene ever)

#regulus black #regulus is gabriella #jegulus #james is troy bolton #james potter #regulus headcanon #marauder headcanons #marauders au #high school musical au #potter headcannon #starchaser #sunseeker #marauders #slytherin skittles

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ftm-megamind · 2 years

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part 2 of Chad and Ryan headcanons because im still exploding (here's part 1 and part 3):

so then summer at Lava Springs happened

you know how Sharpay specifically asked for Troy to carry her golf bag?

well I think Ryan definitely specifically asked for Chad to be there too

and when they got left behind by everyone else on the golf field, they definitely started a conversation

neither of them expected it to go so smoothly but it did, and after that day Chad often invited Ryan to hang out

soon they found out there's more to them than being a jock and being into theater

Ryan gave Chad a ride home every night (even though Taylor could just drop Chad off while she was going home herself, but she let them be)

sometimes, they went to the cinema, or to the bowling alley, or took long walks around the town getting to know each other better

everyone knew these were dates.

when Ryan and Sharpay got into an especially rough fight, Ryan didn't really feel like spending the night at Lava Springs, so Chad invited him over without hesitation

at first Ryan was a bit wary and thought Chad's family wouldn't like him, but they did, obviously

the sleepover went great and they felt like little teenage boys, having a pillow fight and gossiping, watching their favorite movies and eating candy until they felt like throwing up, playing board games and making a karaoke contest- you name it, they did it all

it was very late when they finally decided to get some sleep

Chad was about to head to his basement to get a spare mattress for Ryan, but then

"um, i can sleep in your bed with you," Ryan said, avoiding Chad's eyes "if you don't have a problem with that, of course"

he didn't have a problem with that

instead of going to sleep, they talked about everything and nothing for a bit more

sometime during the conversation, Chad's sweaty hand ended up on Ryan's, but neither of them mentioned it

they liked it, but they were too scared to do anything else, especially Ryan, because he was scared Chad was just experimenting

after that night, they were pretty much inseparable

Ryan visited the kitchen every morning and evening to see how the Wildcats are doing

but he wasn't fooling anyone, they knew he was there to see Chad

and oh my god the way Chad anticipated Ryan's visits and was excited about them every single time

everyone was sick of their mutual pining

also, Chad often invited Ryan to eat lunch together outside, and Ryan made sure Fulton wouldn't fire Chad for it, even if they were on off-limit areas sometimes

and then the baseball thing happened

and look, i'm not saying they fucked after the game

but they went to the locker rooms and exited with their clothes switched

so just connect the dots

anyway, after the game, they sat at the tables together and ate some burgers for lunch

they were really close to each other, their legs and shoulders touching and Chad leaning slightly onto Ryan

they were talking about Ryan's amazing baseball skills when suddenly Zeke and Jason walked up

Ryan didn't want Chad to get teased so he wanted to scoot away, but then

Chad wrapped his arm around Ryan's shoulder and kept him close, grinning at him

and it was probably at this moment that Ryan realized he's head over heels and there's no going back, no matter what

so he smiled back and leaned into the embrace

anyway, back to Zeke and Jason

they asked Chad whether he wants to join them in a 2-vs-2 basketball game

Chad smiled but said that he has plans with Ryan

which wasn't entirely true, they haven't made any elaborate plans, but Ryan just stayed quiet and couldn't help but smile - Chad just admitted to his jock friends that he wants to spend time with him

Zeke and Jason just looked at each other and exchanged some meaningful glances and smirks, shoving Chad's shoulder gently

"sure, have fun you two"

when they left, Ryan looked at Chad again, only to see him blushing furiously

"what was that about?"

"no idea, they're just being stupid"

Chad couldn't help but think about getting teased the next day for being very obviously into Ryan, but for now, he didn't care - he had a crush to romance

#high school musical #hsm #chad danforth #ryan evans #hsm chad #hsm ryan #chad danforth x ryan evans #chad x ryan #chyan #autizzy #expect a part 3 sooner or later #high school musical 2 #high school musical headcanons #hsm headcanons #chyan headcanons

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puffin-smoke · 6 months

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Hey you know how American schools have animal mascots and names for their sport teams? What's the mascot for DAMN?

Id like to propose a few potential animals:

Dahlia Dragons - It's alliterative, it's a magical creature, and it's dragon these nuts all over your face

Dahlia Rabbits - Because these people are fucking like rabbits

Dahlia Demons - Might be funny for the unempowered schools in Dahlia for the sheer irony

Dahlia Dodos - Damien thinks this one is very fitting and will go head to head with anyone who disagrees

Dahlia Dogs - Was supposed to be intimidating but just lead to other schools yelling "PUT THOSE DOGS AWAY"

#Did this because I watched Heather's and #They had the Westerburg Rottweilers #High School Musical's East High has the Wild Cats #Dahlia has to have something #redacted audio #redactedverse #redacted headcanons

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toffyrats · 4 months

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dating ryan evans headcanons- x fem!reader

he leaves you for a man

#there are so many characters i could have done this with but he seemed most appropriate #hsm #toffy flavored shitposts #high school musical #ryan evans #headcanons

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just-being-all-by-myself · 4 days

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I have one theory (if you can call it that?) About Maddox and Ashlyn ..

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So you remember the time ashlyn gave the carved tree trunk to maddox..?

I was confused and probably thinking.. "Why did she give that to her?? I mean, it's a sweet gesture but still..why..?? "

And then I was rewatching the show and realised something..

In season 4, the scene where Big Red and Ashlyn break up, Big Red says something like, "Bringing you flower on opening night last summer was one of the best decisions" And then proceeds to convince her to talk to maddox...

So basically...

Ashlyn was trying to give a present to Maddox on Opening Night that would be something special to both of them and trying to show her that Maddox was really important for her...

Through her actions..

It was like a deja vu... !

Am I being too delusional??

Probably..

Am I gonna stop??

Definitely not..!!