Increasingly hetero-seeming Zac Efron cozies up to his costars, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens, at the Melbourne premiere of High School Musical 3.

Zac Efron rocks a little — uh — bruise on his neck.

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, looking very much the happy couple as they land at LAX, back home from their whirlwind international press tour for HSM3.

You know what?

I believe this now. I do. It took me awhile, but I give in. I think they’re for real. No two people this young can keep up a scam like this — especially when they have to spend basically every waking hour together — for this long without losing their minds. I don’t care how much Disney’s paying them. They’re actually in love.

Also: Zac Efron has officially earned my respect. He’s wearing a Members Only jacket.

They would have been useful back then.

Now they’re just adding to the whole “chola” vibe you’re rocking on the red carpet.

At the Madrid premiere of High School Musical 3.

I will now take a ten-minute break from laughing at Zac Efron behind him back.

Homeboy is RIPPED!

Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron pose as a “couple” for the cameras at the Palm Springs Film Festival, where Zac is promoting Hairspray.

Don’t they both look thrilled?

Yeah.

That’s some hot sex waiting to happen. Hot, awkward, fumbling, unpleasant, hey-can-I-use-the-dildo-too?, not-happening sex.

Vanessa signed.

Ashley signed.

Now Zac’s on board, too, and HSM 3 is ready to move forward.

Neither Efron nor Disney will confirm the figure, but Entertainment Weekly is reporting Zac signed on for $3M.

Honestly?

I think he should have held out for more. He is worth way more than $3M to that billion-dollar franchise, and there are no naked pics of him floating around the Internet. You should have asked for more, Zac!!!

Zac Efron sings “The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music.”

Trust me, people. Just watch.