'how can you look at me and pretend
i'm someone you've never met'

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(act 1| hsmtmts: season 1| richard "ricky" bowen x m!oc)
'childhood best friends to strangers to acquaintances'

starring...

omar rudberg as billie jude rosario
(queer| scorpio| 17| he/him| ravenclaw| infp)

other characters...

i. roselyn sánchez as margaret "maggie" rosario
ii. joshua bassett as richard "ricky" bowen
iii. olivia rodrigo as nina "nini" salazar-roberts
iv. sofia wylie as gina porter
v. matt cornett as elton john "ej" caswell
vi. larry saperstein as "big red" redonovich iii
vii. dara reneé as kourtney greene
viii. julia lester as ashlyn caswell
ix. frankie a. rodriguez as carlos rodriguez
x. kate reinders as miss jennifer "jenn"

summary

billie jude rosario hated complicated. it was messy, uncomfortable, and it made him be seen—a task he'd spent years avoiding. but the problem with complicated was that it always found its way back to him.

richard "ricky" bowen was never meant to be complicated. he was supposed to be safe, familiar, and a constant in the kind of way that didn't require high maintenance. but somewhere between the second grade birthday parties and high school hallways, ricky stopped being simple.

playlist

i. back to friends - sombr
ii. the perfect pair - beabadoobee
iii. water fountain - alec benjamin
iv. billie bossa nova - billie eilish
v. sparks - coldplay
vi. i wanna be yours - arctic monkeys
vii. just friends - jordy
viii. late nights & heartbreak - hannah williams
ix. still into you - paramore
x. sweater weather - the neighbourhood ft. young saab
xi. heather - conan gray
xii. how december goes - kashbocks
xiii. needs - verzache
xiv. let down - radiohead
xv. music to watch boys to - lana del rey
xvi. champagne coast - blood orange
xvii. i know you - faye webster
xviii. slow dancing in the dark - joji
xviv. chest pain (i love) - malcolm todd
xx. from the start - laufey

graphics

moodboards

billie jude rosario
'the soft complication'

richard "ricky" bowen
'the conflicted heartthrob'

billie + ricky
'rickie'

cover

CONTENT WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS TALK AND USE OF SEXUAL CONTENT, MENTIONS OF DEATH, FIGHTING, LGBTQ+ TOPICS, TORTURE, HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION, MANIPULATION, AND BETRAYAL. THERE ALSO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SMUT INVOLVED (THERE WILL BE A WARNING IF THERE IS SMUT WITHIN THE CHAPTER). IF YOU DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ANY OF THESE SUBJECTS OR ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ANY OF THESE SUBJECTS PLEASE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THIS BOOK. THANK YOU AND STAY SAFE. XOXO.