Femslash Feb Day 19 - One Sided - Sharpay x Gabriella
I JUST WATCHED HSM FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST SUMMER SO I REALLY HOPE THIS TURNED OUT GOOD AND IN CHARACTER!!!
this??? is a great ship??? she thinks she must date troy in order to be popular but??? she is in love with gabriella??? yes!!!!
A request for @netflixandexistenchill!!! I REALLY REALLY HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!!
The prompt of the day was actually to choose any of the old prompts, so I did ‘One Sided’ from Sapphic September!!
Summary: Sharpay doesn’t quite understand the concept of love. All that she knows is that Gabriella feels it for Troy. (This is loosely based after/in HSM2!)
Word Count: 434
I’m still accepting ships for femslash feb!!! Send me your fave fem pairs and I’ll write you a fic sometime this month!!
Sharpay found that her mind often drifted to thoughts of Gabriella. Probably because Gabriella actually sucked. For some reason, she wasn’t convinced at all that Sharpay really was talented, which she was, or popular, which she definitely was. She never approached Sharpay with any sort of fear at all, and she always said just what was on her mind, which was never nice. It was hard to believe that people like that even existed.
That was probably why she had Gabriella on the mind. Oh, and the fact that Gabriella was always so petty about Troy. So what if Sharpay wanted to date Troy in order to help his social chances? Or, alright, maybe she just wanted to date him because it would look good. So what? There wasn’t anything wrong with that, was there? It wasn’t like she was in love with Troy. She just needed him at that particular time. But she couldn’t deny that it had really stung when Gabriella had yelled at her about it. Seeing the true love between Troy and Gabriella honestly made Sharpay a little jealous.
Not because she actually wanted Troy! As if. To be honest, Sharpay had never really wanted any of the boys she’d ever dated. She just did it because that was what you were supposed to do. Which wasn’t an entirely unreasonable reason to go out with someone. But for some reason, whenever she said that to one of the boys, they got so offended. It was ridiculous.
So, what Sharpay had wanted to say to Gabriella was that she could have Troy… as soon as the singing competition was over. Because Troy was there to help her win that. And in return, she was going to get him into his college. That was a fair trade. But the words had completely frozen in Sharpay’s mouth at the sight of Gabriella’s fiery, dancing eyes. And Sharpay had realized that Gabrella was one of those people who wouldn’t understand the concept of dating for convenience. No, Gabriella really believed in love. That concept that Sharpay had thought was made up, until she’d seen it shining on Gabriella’s face. She’d never seen anything like that before, especially not on the faces of her parents. It was bold. It was powerful. Just seeing it made Sharpay feel mortally embarrassed and ashamed of herself. Like a little puppy who had been caught misbehaving.
Love. What a concept. Sharpay decided to mull over it for a bit, as Gabriella’s bright eyes flashed in and out of her imagination. Love. She wondered just what that would feel like.
your free use landoscar changed something about my brain chemistry…. your brain is beautiful
this is SO KIND OF YOU i'm so glad you enjoyed!!! 🥺 it felt nice to flex the landoscar muscles again it feels like it's been a minute :') so i'm happy it hit!!! thank you so much!!
@holdalone sent: ❝ i was sort’ve hoping you needed me. is that selfish? ❞
crickets chirped as they sat together in the summer night. the chill of late hour was beginning to roll in for the night but she didn’t mind. she was also a little tired. her small frame was wrapped in a big sweater, knees held up to her chest. her cola slushy was melting beside her but she didn’t bother to drink it. her mind was away for the moment until forrest broke the silence.
he hoped that she would need him? there was a little pang in her heart knowing he didn’t realize that she actually did. robin scoots a little closer and there’s a reassuring look on her face. brown eyes peering up at him as she rested her head on her knees. usually robin would chime with a joke but she didn’t this time. "not selfish.” her voice was soft, hair was a little disheveled from the day and her bangs were in her face a bit. robin didn’t entirely know about everything he was going through but she really wants him to stick around. besides, who else would get sugary drinks and sit on the roof with her? “of course, i need you.” she looked back out to the view of houses and street lights. her responses were short but she hoped that he would know she was serious.
thank u so much for doing my request! i was surprised but excited to see the ot3 and i love it so so so much!!!
sai and his honesty….. it was so nice of him to be there to ground sakura, and i think it’s also something he can relate to? i mean, he wasnt exactly the same as angsty sakura in ur fic but i guess he’s sort of been there, almost done that with the whole shutting down emotions thing with root and knows how it feels to be stuck in the shadows (even if their reasons were different)
and of course, how can i not love shika?!?!? what i’m very curious about is how shikasai started because they seemed to be together already when they started reaching out to sakura? or maybe not together-together, but they were already really close?
i love how u wrote angsty sakura and how u revealed her feelings of inadequacy that only get satisfied by her anbu work. i’m not sure how to feel about her mission record because obvs tsunade/kakashi assigned her to those missions and the way they told her about her forced retirement without admitting some fault in why she became angsty sakura was a little annoying… does that make sense?? HAHHA i just feel that kakashi should have foreseen this, since it would probably have felt like a replay of his former self when he was still in anbu
and her (nonexistent) relationship with the others just amplify the angst in her, i think? like with kakashi and tsunade, i was expecting something more from ino as her best friend but i felt that they all reacted poorly to sakura’s /development/ it’s like they want her to be better but they’re also not really there for her (aside from the forced retirement)? it was only sai and shika who chose to be present and actually be by her side to help her in the aftermath
and yes Yoshino!!! my heart was warmed by her loving words to sakura 💕💕💕 this interaction felt like a hug for me too HAHHAHA
lastly, chapter 7 was so soft and fluffyyyyy, im gonnaaaa dieeee 🥰🥰🥰 it made me sigh in relief to know that things were much much better for sakura
THANK U THANK U THANK U AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!!
i also really enjoyed the timetravel shisaku that you just wrote!!! 💕💕💕 u really are so very talented, there is no limit to the adverbs that i can use to emphasize that even if it doesnt make sense to the rules of english language lol! thank you so much for accepting requests!!! tbh after i sent in my angst to fluff request, i suddenly thought of exes-to-lovers kakasaku HAHHAHA but i didnt want to flood you with requests so if inspiration strikes you in this exes-to-lovers au, just know that i will read the hell out of that HAHHAHAH
ur replies to me are so so sweet! i really appreciate you taking the time to explain and share what else you had in mind for these worlds that you built. i feel like a tourist whenever i read your works and im always excited to hear your tour guide commentary whenever we talk about the details! im also happy to share my theories and other ideas with you, especially if it gets ur creativity wheels rolling
i will always be grateful for the few seconds of courage i was able to muster back when i decided to press the “ask” button here on tumblr when i first interacted with you, and i will always look forward to the reading what you share with us! thank u, snickie!!! i hope you can feel my virtual hug because u deserve cuddles!!!! 🤗🤗🤗
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Of course i would do your request!!!!!! It was so damn good and gave me the excuse to finally use some dialogue and scenes that i’ve had written for like months now. So thank you!! though, i will still definitely write the wedding angst if you want!!
I was a bit worried if you’d like the ot3 but they just kinda… fell in together? I just got really attached LOL so i’m glad you liked it!!!!
And yes exactly 🐱!!! Sai has been there done that and he knows what Sakura is going through and that’s part of the reason why i brought him into this fic; so that Sakura could have someone who understands the experience and someone to give her a helping hand. I have a HC that in this verse, Sakura and Sai became friends much faster than in canon and in more than one way she helped him step into the light fully.
Okay yes!!!!! I think that ShikaSai also started before the ot3, maybe had a start of a thing during the war and then they just found each other afterwards. Then they both reached for Sakura to bring her into their orbit.
OKAY IM SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS UP. tsuna and kakashi are def large parts of this in the grand scheme of things. Of course, Sakura doesn’t see it that way, she’s only upset because her work is being taken away (aka, her safe place). I’d like to think that the guilt Tsuna feels is what really drives her to start seeing Sakura weekly. Kakashi on the other hand… well… I think that by forcing Sakura to retire he was trying to play his part. He was attempting to save Sakura from following in his footsteps but, Kakashi has always been a little too late, hasn’t he?
And YES! Sakura isolated herself after the war and was out of the village more often than not and people just kind of, stopped trying to find her, invite her to things, ect.
“it’s like they want her to be better but they’re also not really there for her” YES EXACTLY 🐱! That is a pretty common thing with people in general, wanting change and having high expectations but not being there to help support that person. And while everyone else moved on and healed, Sakura kept picking at her scabs.
Shikamaru and Sai being the ones to constantly be there for her, pushing themselves into her life is one of the main points I wanted to make. Real friends, people you can truly count on, will be there even when you don’t want them to be.
YOSHINO!!!! I love the Naras, i just. I love them so much. Really debated having Shikaku live but it just never really came up. But yes!! I love Yoshino and im so glad that chap felt like a hug!!! That was one of the biggest steps for Sakura, letting herself relax at the thought of Sai and Shikamaru out of her sight. I think its really important for significant others or even just friends to have a life outside of each other.
As in, not everything revolves around that singular person, ect. And Sakura had been teetering towards the codependency side so the separation and conscious effort on Sakura’s part kind of put an end to that. Along with Yoshino’s very kind words.
You asked for angst to fluff and you got it!!! Chap 7 was definitely one of my fav things i’ve written, there's just something so tender about sleeping within the arms of people you love. And I think it's just really beautiful.
THANK YOU 🐱!!!! I'm so so happy you enjoyed it!!!!
🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱🐱 I WILL CRYYYY AAAAAAA. Thank you for your kind words, i’m mELTING!!! You’re so sweet I literally can NOT. like my ego has grown tenfold since we started conversing LOL
Exes to lovers kakasaku??? OMG! Okok i’m adding that to my long list of Things To Write and will definitely get to it at one point!!!!! I’m already thinking about how hilarious that fic could be omfg, 🐱 YOUR MIND>>>>>
Im literally so emotional omfg 🐱 please, take my heart it's yours! Thank YOU for giving me the opportunity to give you all the meta and lore and dig deep into the world and the plot! Hearing all your theories and questions and comments really helps me make sure I'm answering all the questions and hitting all the points I want to. You make me a better writer, so thank you!!!!
I will forever be grateful that you hit that button too! Thank you for taking the time to come scream with me and just let me know your thoughts. Thank you for your support and endless enthusiasm!!!!! <3333 I'm sending you just as many hugs!!!!!
