#og:hss

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@lover-also-fighter-also because of your hss mc, I remembered Solrin and immediately wanted to draw her as this Archie Comic page.

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Looking back this man is one of the best adults that PB has ever created.

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Something I kind of appreciate about the activity choices in HSS OG Trilogy (even more than I already appreciate it) is how they sort of have a different approach of integrating it in each book.

In Book 1, you sort of have a different and distinct conflict going on in each activity, eventually leading to how they all come together in the homecoming game. The differences are pretty straightforward there.

In Book 2, while we don't get as much involvement in our extracurricular, it does seem to have some weight on how other characters respond to our decisions and beliefs during Isa's reign– like when you have MC decide whether band or cheer gets the remaining funding, or the argument in Ch 9 between Mia and Julian and Aiden which is also influenced by who you sided with at the game. It also affects how you can behave about certain events by changing some of the dialogue options– such as when Isa's brother becomes the coach, or when Isa cuts band and cheer entirely.

In Book 3, it's kind of the same base conflict in each activity where your MC is against a Hearst student for a special role in the activity. But the characters in each activity– incoming Hearst kids included– have always been pretty different from one another with their own different dynamics, which does allow the narrative to carry differing implications for each activity. And while usually, all three activities are participating in the big sports game (the supposed reason for sports, band, and cheer being the activity options), this book deviates from that by having concert band getting their own concert and not participating in the game. So you get two big activity events, each with their own versions.

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So I did the "Understand my ship in 5 minutes" template for Solrinnnnnnnnnnnnnnn:

Here's a blank one so you can be silly and make up a shit post ship with Solrin if you want. If you ever do, just tag me!

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I think he likes watermelon guys.

Aiden Zhou in my art style, @cadybear420 I hope you love himmmmmm

I changed his clothing because I didn't want to draw a collar button down + a sweater like no.

(outfit & pose ref lolllls)

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If MC never came to California and went to a different school in a diff state, the gang wouldn't have existed.

I know that's why HSS exists for this reason, but litwrally the gang never would have existed. That's wild. Emma would be a loner, Michael would still be in the shadows with Wes & Co, Caleb would have been lonely on the football team without a best friend or love, Aiden never would've gotten out of his band circle, Maria would be stressing too much still, and everything successful that happened wouldn't have.

Or maybe they'd have someone else and MC wasn't needed for the story, but they still were.

Crazy to think about.

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Random headcanons I made for HSS characters because they seem like they fit + I feel silly (these are very long and might go into essay length territory)(also ongoing as HSS is my obsession):

✧˚ Michael Harrison is a passenger princess. At least with my MC Solrin. I mean c'mon, he may have a car- but he's born to be on a motorcycle, he doesn't know how to drive a car for shit, he's the biggest passenger princess ever and my MC has a cute little pink tiara taped to the top of 'his' headrest, as a tease since he barely drives and always calls shotgun.

✧˚ Caleb likes to match clothes with his SO. Even if his SO is wearing the prettiest princess like dress or are wearing plaid with stripes with loafers on- he's matching them. Always. Even accessories, he just likes matching.

✧˚ Scott, the man, the legend, the dad himself- he is fucking loaded with cash. He is RICH. His train models are so good they bring in FARRR too much money to deal with. Hence why his daughter Solrin casually has a vintage 1963 dodge dart with customisation in 2018. HOWEVER, he likes to keep his daughter humble so they own a basic suburban house and he made his daughter get a job for her own money.

✧˚ Maria wakes up to cats on her every morning. Since she owns 2 cats now after adoption, they're heavily attached to her and sleep on her when it's bed time. Sometimes they do biscuits on her stomach and lay all their weight on her chest in the middle of the night which wakes her up because she can't breathe and also it's a weird sensation. She also definitely has cat hair on her socks sometimes.

✧˚ Aiden definitely sorts his clothing in his closet or clothes drawer via random things such as colour, texture, if it has print, and also what type of clothing it is. I just feel like he does, however he'll just throw his shoes in the fucking abyss when he gets home and will just know where it is. Which is why he hates it when his room gets cleaned because his shoes, despite being wherever, are usually always put in the same messy spot so he knows where it is- so when his room is cleaned he doesn't know where his bunny slippers are. #me

✧˚ Emma has a large pain tolerance but her tolerance with foods of weird textures and strong flavours are very low. She could break her leg and be fine, but if she has spicy octopus on her plate she's going to either cry or refuse to eat that shit at all. Which is a pain for Julia, but I mean Emma can't help it- some food is weird and she doesn't vibe with it. #me

✧˚ Michael is fucking terrified of thunder and lightning, to the point he quivers at seeing dark grey clouds. The loud sounds get to him, and he hates it. He has to cuddle his doggie Rollie in his bed and blast music through his headphones to get through them.

✧˚ Caleb takes it personally when he doesn't get to hug anybody. He's a cuddle bug, he loves his friends and his LI, so being denied a hug from anyone when they do something good like ace a test makes him sad.

✧˚ Sydney once stared at a kaleidoscope for an hour straight when she was in the nurses office because she hurt herself during cheer practice, and the school nurse didn't even need to do anything like talk to her or anything, other than patching her up, Sydney remained silent and staring at the glorious colourful light.

✧˚ Morgan was 'obsessed' with Joan Of Arc, Gretchen from Mean Girls, and most of the main girls in most kids shows in middle school, and this was before she knew what the term "Lesbian" meant.

✧˚ during freshmen year, Maria was obsessed with the business casual aesthetic so much, she wore full on blazers and button ups and looked super duper professional. Until everyone in her year had to remind her that this was freshmen year and she could dress up like a cat girl and no one would care.

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I want to write SolChael angst, so tell me- what do YOU guys think happened?

Pls answer, I need to write angst because they've been happy a little too long.

Can be as crazy as you want, I need something, PLS.

Peep Michael's passenger Princess Tiara taped on his headrest.