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What Hurts the Most - read 07/30/08 (3:40 am)
Ryan says goodbye before leaving for college. Chad and Troy have a talk.

Serious - read 07/30/08 (12:08n)
Sharpay gets her way and Chad can’t get Ryan to focus. No real plot, just some fluffy humor.

The Way it Makes you look - 08/08/08 (1:08am)
Ryan Evans sighed and checked his watch as he hurried across the baseball field.

Chad versus the Kissing Booth - 08/08/08 (4:15am)
For the record, Chad was against the whole thing from the beginning.

Chord Progression - 08/08/08 (4:52am)
Ryan plays the piano. Sometimes he does it when other people can see.

Happenstance (AO3)- 08/08/08 (7:51pm)
"I'm, like, the normal, focused, straight-down-the-middle jock. How'd I end up in the psychotic, orgiastic, stoner, trust fund, drama kid group?"

As Long As We're Here - 08/08/08 (8:18pm)
Chad's being jumpy, and Ryan can't figure out what it is. Sharpay provides helpful ideas that for some reason Ryan does not heed.

This Year's Prom King - 08/17/08 (3:23am)
[Zoom in] until you get to the guy slouched in the middle of the nice beige loveseat... That's me. I'm telling the story; I get the establishing shot.

Community Service - 08/24/08 (4:20am)
“In what way am I a tease?” he whispered. “You came onto me. I blew you. You came.” He paused for a moment, then shrugged. “You’re just pissed off because I didn’t call you the next day.”

Summer Time - 09/08/08 (4:01am)
As high school lets out for the last time, Chad and Ryan spend more time together.

The Other Side Of You - 10/30/08 (1:44pm, 2:40, 3:35, 4:36, 5:50, 6:36pm)
“I’m not big on the whole… twinkling thing.”

A Cure For Homesickness - 11/02/08 (8:43am, 8:48, 12:21pm)
Ryan may be living his dream and he may be glad to be done with high school but there's a lot that he misses.

Rivers in Egypt - 11/02/08 (12:46pm)
Chad isn’t jealous. And denial is just a river in Egypt.

Out and Proud - 11/02/08 (7:02pm)
Sharpay challenges Ryan’s pride. This is not okay. But there’s more to the situation than meets the eye.

Tools of the Trade - 11/02/08 (11:25pm)
The black skinny jeans had started as an experiment, and quickly evolved into Ryan’s favorite undefeated seduction tool.

Of Winter Breaks, Those You've Known, and How Much Can Change in Two Weeks - 11/06-07/08 (1:55pm, 12:18am, 12:07pm)

Eating Cherries - 11/07/08 (2:48pm, 3:24, 3:32)
At the first get-together after graduation Ryan and Chad each have some news for the others. But Chad may be a little late with his information… perhaps too late?

Even Maids Divinely Fair… - 12/07/08 (5:36pm)
Ryan's surprise visit to Sharpay at the U of A holds a few surprises for him as well.

Boy Disease - 01/02/09 (6:49pm)
Chad realizes his relationship with Taylor hasn't gone anywhere and tries to figure out why while his friendship with Ryan intensifies and strains his friendship with Troy.

As Planned - 01/07/09 (3:06pm)
A thousand miles away, Ryan Evans might be the best friend Chad's got.

Long Distance - 01/07/09 (3:26pm)
Prompt: Chad and Sharpay become close friends while attending U of A and Ryan misinterprets this as them dating

Ryan's Three Rules - 01/09/09 (5:20pm)
Ryan has three rules he lives by: One, always wear a hat; two, only trust an Evans; and three, never, ever get involved with someone in the closet.

Prompts From Without - 04/02/09 (4:34am)
One of Chad's U of A teammates is an idiot, and Sharpay spills some beans.

Start of Something New - 04/21/09 (8:43am)
If there was no Gabriella, "Twinkle Towne," or merging peer groups, would Troy and Ryan ever have crossed paths on their own?

Best-Laid Plans - 04/07/09 (8:49am)
You don’t say it aloud, but it’s true, and the only difference you’ve ever been able to see between Gabriella and Sharpay is in grasp of subtlety and fashion sense.

Homemade Gifts (Nearly Always Suck) - 04/07/09 (9:09)
Coming out is the easy part. Chad opens with that.

Unholy Alliance (AO3)- 04/07/09 (9:42am)

he was looking at Chad's hand like its existence on his bag was incomprehensible. Then again, lots of things seemed to be incomprehensible to Ryan, like that boys shouldn't wear pink, so whatever. "Hey, dude. Favor," Chad said, only slightly winded. Ryan's eyes flicked to his, he blinked, and his confusion was a thing of the past. "Talk to me," Ryan said.

Waltz - 04/07/09 (10:11am)
“Wow,” Ryan says, a week later, feeling as demoralized as Chad’s hair. “You really don’t dance.”

Tipping the Kinsey Scale - 04/07/09 (2:00pm)
Chad is straight. No, really. Ryan is not straight, and this doesn’t bother Chad at all. No, really.

A Series of (Un)Fortunate (Mis)Understandings - 04/23/09 (9:15am)
Zeke frowned. “You’re saying I should date some random girl and make Sharpay jealous? No offense, man, but I don’t see that working.” Ryan shook his head. “Not some random girl.”

Awkward Guy and Barista Boy - 04/23/09 (3:03pm)
Plotless fluff in which Chad runs errands and chats with Ryan on the phone. Absolutely nothing happens.

Body Shots and Broom Closets - 04/23/09 (3:28pm)
Ryan was supposed to be visiting Sharpay, but ended up at a frat party doing a body shot off of Chad. Um, whoops?

Light Bulb Moment - 04/23/09 (3:58pm)
This is something of a sequel to Body Shots and Broom Closets (NC17), taking place about a month later -- though it deals mostly with Chad and Troy's friendship.

Thanksgiving Break - 04/23/09 (4:08pm)
If Chad had made a to-do list for Thanksgiving break, having sex with Ryan would definitely have been somewhere on it, right after eating a giant meal and watching football. Or maybe before.

I Will - 04/23/09 (4:53pm)
It's Valentine's Day. Chad is dateless in Albuquerque, Ryan gets stood up in New York, and a ten-hour phone call forces them to confront their feelings for each other. (Frat!verse)

Rehearsals - 04/23/09 (10:49pm)
When Ryan convinces Chad to dance in the Fall Musicale, things change between them. Featuring: Scheming, singing, dancing, cunning plans, wacky misunderstandings, small girls in leotards, one thousand elephants, boykissing, banter, musical reconciliation, and something resembling a plot.

A Promising Start - 04/23/09 (11:43pm)
Ryan is delusional.

This Wouldn’t Have Happened in the Analog Era (AO3)- 04/23/09 (11:43pm)
The jocks invited Ryan to watch the game, only Shar had a date and wouldn't stop texting him so he couldn't really help that he scandalized the poor boys and really, how did this stuff happen to him?

Community Service - 04/24/09 (1:23pm)
Ryan tells Chad not to question his own sexuality. Chad does not appreciate this.

Extra Innings -
"Evans! I'm not saying I'm gonna dance in the show...but if I did...what would you have me do?" A slow grin spread across Ryan's face as he contemplated his own sudden change in fortune.

Chord Progression - 04/30/09 (11:21pm)
Ryan plays the piano. Sometimes he does it when other people can see.