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pinksilvace · 4 months

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Fern guides their mutuals and followers through Cats 1998 as if we're all sitting on the same couch watching it and I'm shouting out stuff (2/?)

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This time around, we're getting to some of the character songs!!! Jennyanydots and RTT ahead:

5: The Old Gumbie Cat

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Okay, first off, I'm obsessed with the staging here... literally every kitten and kitten-adjacent character is paying attention (Plato and Bill Bailey are in the back upper-left of this shot) and then you've just got. Alonzo and Cassandra. Two characters that famously do not care about some other members of the cast. Why is this so funny

These faces also get me every time... the perfect image of bewilderment and regret

Anyway, this is another example of the kitten characters literally being lower than the others. Coricopat and Tantomile's ages and how they're presented tend to vary wildly from production to production (they kind of do their own thing), but aside from them, I think the only adult cats on the ground are the aforementioned Alonzo (who's there because of Munkustrap), Cassandra (who's there because of Alonzo), and Asparagus, though the camera notably never focuses on any of them. Everybody else is either standing or elevated à la Bombalurina, Demeter, Skimbleshanks, and Jellylorum.

One of my absolute favorite things about Munkustrap across productions is how he moves. He and Skimbleshanks come to mind as the cats with the most distinct affects (aside from examples like Tugger, who has clearly manufactured his mannerisms to an extent). I'm not sure what to call the aesthetic of this motion, but I'm obsessed with it.

And, gosh, Michael Gruber's voice is heavenly.

Skimble's cute little gesturing at her!!! Even when I was little, I was under the impression that these cats would get along. I don't know if it was because of the character acting, the fact they're both ginger tabbies, their similar ways of directing folks around, or what, but I've never seen a version of Skimble and Jenny that I didn't think would get along. It's no wonder they're so commonly shipped.

These are all (female) kitten characters playing the role of the mice, which brings us to one of the biggest questions anybody who gives this show too much thought will ask: what is the Jellicle Ball? Obviously, there's a number named that later on, but is it just a dance number, or is it the entire show?

I tend to see and agree with the interpretation that the Ball takes place over the course of the whole show, as Jellicle cats of every kind are invited and encouraged to attend. If not, then I think it would be a bit surprising to see so many cats with collars - and, we can infer, owners - showing up this early, even if the goal is to be there before Old Deuteronomy.

In that case, we reach the question related to this segment: what does this look like from the cats' side of things? I'd always thought of it as the classic "when there's too much [x] for words, you sing" principle of musical theater, wherein songs are used for emphasis and the things that happen during songs are either not literal or heavily exaggerated, but I know some folks also think of each number in Cats as a rehearsed piece, which is canonically the case for one of them.

Realistically - as much as any of this can be considered realistic - I imagine it as a combination of the two. Jenny and Skimble's numbers might very well be rehearsed. Tugger's probably isn't.

The fact that the mice are all portrayed by female kittens, which is a relatively specific demographic of the characters, makes me think (story-wise, not practicality-wise) they were specifically chosen for the roles of the mice.

The way Skimble copies Jenny's movements here reminds me HEAVILY of how Tugger copies Mistoffelees' movements during his number at the end of the show... alright alright I'm getting on board with this one

A few things with this bit:

1 - Pouncival is reprimanded #1

2 - I love that '98 used actors generally representative of the characters' ages. A lot of casts - post-revival US casts specifically come to mind - tend to have Jennys and Jellys that seem exponentially younger than the ones portrayed here, and with a title like "The Old Gumbie Cat," there's an expectation that Jenny, at least, should have a sense of age about her. This isn't a dig at other casts or anything - those actors still do a phenomenal job - I just really like this presentation.

3 - I've posted about this in short spurts before, but this song/poem might just be my favorite to analyze. I wrote my first-ever college essay about Jennyanydots. Part of what makes me love it so much is how much meaningful exposition it gives, but it's also one of the more prominent examples of Eliot's bigotry seeping into his poetry, and an example of how the staging of Cats actually reduces it.

I'm far from the first to point any of this out and I am far from an expert, but let's dig into some lyrics:

She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice— Their behaviour's not good and their manners not nice; So when she has got them lined up on the matting, She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting.

To address the behavioral issues of the mice, Jenny introduces hobbies to them - namely, music, crocheting, and tatting (another sort of fiber art relating to lace creation). An argument can be made over the practical labor of crocheting and tatting, but music is often associated with leisure - time away from work, or time spent performing for the leisure of other people.

Depending on how one looks at this, this passage could point in two directions. These skills could have been used to familiarize the mice with work commonly associated with being dainty and ladylike, with the hope the mice would become much the same. They could have also been introduced as a way for the mice to perform highly detail-oriented work for somebody of higher standing: Jenny herself. Either way, this passage rings with a mildly classist tone.

As she finds that the mice will not ever keep quiet, She is sure it is due to irregular diet; And believing that nothing is done without trying, She sets right to work with her baking and frying.

This one is a bit more straightforward. The wording "irregular diet" implies, to me, that access to food (and/or "good" food) is the problem here, i.e. lack of access to food prevents the mice from holding a sense of propriety about them. While these lyrics do not make a judgement about that, they do potentially make an association between food insecurity and unruliness, which, again, rings with classism.

She thinks that the cockroaches just need employment To prevent them from idle and wanton destroyment. So she's formed, from that lot of disorderly louts, A troop of well-disciplined helpful boy-scouts, With a purpose in life and a good deed to do— And she's even created a Beetles' Tattoo.

The first two lines from this verse are extraordinarily direct; I don't think I have to explain how the idea of "going to work and getting a job will prevent unruly tendencies" is rooted in bigotry. What makes this bit even more specific is the last line about the Beetles' Tattoo. For those unfamiliar, I'm fairly certain this is the kind of tattoo this line references:

So, not only does the Jennyanydots of the poem seek out employment opportunities for the cockroaches; she does so with what can be interpreted as militaristic intent, thinking it will give them "a purpose in life."

I don't really feel like going into how all of this connects to ideas irl, but you get the gist. So, how does Cats make all of this better?

It plays everything completely straight.

No, seriously.

The troubling bits of Eliot's original poetry come through, in large part, the use of metaphor; in Cats, the cats are actually cats, the mice are actually mice, and the cockroaches are actually cockroaches. All of these characters are literally different species at different spots on the food chain, but that's not the best part.

The best part is that the mice are portrayed by the female kittens and the cockroaches are represented, principally, by the male kittens. Rather than mice or cockroaches, this performance can be used to represent how Jennyanydots corrects the behavior of unruly little girls and unruly little boys. Combined with other lines from the poems and alternate productions, such as those about her cooking for the mice, she becomes much more of a maternal figure.

What about the Beetles' tattoo?

That's the name of the tap number. That's all.

Yes, many of these implications remain in the lyrics, but it just goes to show how important careful staging is and what a difference it can make. Isn't it just so cool?

First-time viewers may be thrown off by the cuts in this number. The original VHS release couldn't handle a very long runtime, so this is the compromise :(.

I've always loved this little lean Cassandra does.

Pouncival is reprimanded #2

6: The Rum Tum Tugger

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YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THIS MAN IS JOHN PARTRIDGE. YOU NEED TO SEE HOW GREAT HE IS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT HE PERFORMED IN CATS FROM 1989 TO 2005. AT AGE 18 HE EARNED THE ROLE OF ALONZO, THE DANCE CAPTAIN, IN THE ORIGINAL UK TOUR.

I've never seen another Tugger move quite like him.

I'm pretty sure Pouncival is the one doing the backflip here

AGAIN. I LOVE THAT THIS JENNY HAS SOME AGE TO HER. I LIKE THAT SHE WALKS HUNCHED. I LIKE THAT MUNKUSTRAP IS HELPING HER UP.

For fic reasons, I've previously had to keep track of Pouncival during this song, and if I have to know that he disappears between these shots, so do you.

Also, I'm not adding images for it because I'm running out, but the amount of wingmanning Plato does in this number is unreal.

This is the part where, were I actually sitting on a couch with my non-Cats mutuals watching this, I would look over at all of your faces to see your reactions to somebody treating the Rum Tum Tugger like this. Usually, nobody cares :(

^^^This is my second-favorite bit of choreography in the number. The idea of Tugger intentionally tripping up Pouncival and Tumblebrutus just to mess with them is really funny to me. He's literally playing around with the kids. Why do I never see anybody talk about this

^ This is my favorite bit of choreography in this number because nobody I show this to, whether they enjoy the experience or not, ever forgets it.

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And the little sequence of looks they do...

Welcome to my favorite character detail in this number. "Is it-" yeah it's alonzo catsthemusical. We're talking about him again. My friends are tired of hearing me point this out every single time but I LOVEEEE that the characters rubbed the wrong way by Tugger are the older cats, who are sitting at the back of the stage, Munkustrap, who is standing in the back because Tugger is his cringe middle schooler brother, and Alonzo, who is as far away from and above the front of the stage as possible without physically falling off the set.

I love when Tugger hates him back. I love when Tugger doesn't acknowledge him whatsoever because he doesn't think about him whatsoever. Bonus points for monochromatic siblings enjoyers, since Alonzo here then gets to take on the perspective of "my bestie's cringe middle schooler brother is dating my middle schooler brother and it sucks." There's no losing here.

These two are literally me. Ignore the crotch. Sometimes I think about getting a cat and then I remember "I'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing" and I'm like haha yeah no... no can do sir...

THE THOUGHTFULNESS THIS SHOT GIVES TUGGER!!! I know he'd normally be going through the audience but the fact the director said "hey what if Demeter is having a Moment and this curious cat snaps her out of it" is mwah. Chef's kiss

yeah.

Literally, how did I ever watch this number without paying attention to Pouncival

I no longer have picture privileges but there's also a little detail near the end here where Tumblebrutus nudges Skimble and Asparagus to make sure they're paying attention. These two kittens <3 <3 <3

#fern muses #fern's 1998

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lightingelectratwo · 1 year

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Most of my Canon x Canon cats ships!

Bombaulurina x coricopat (Bompat)

Demeter x Munkustrap (demstrap)

Mr Mistoffelees x Rum Tum Tugger (tuggrstofelees)

Exotica x Tantomile (Exoticmile)

Electra x Etcetera (Electracetra)

Victoria x Rumpltezaer (vicltezaer)

Cassandra x Alonzo (casslonzo)

Jennyanydots x Jellylorum (jellydots)

Mungojerrie x Plato (Platojerrie)

Tabby girl x skimbleshanks (Tabbyshanks)

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junkyard-gifs · 6 months

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The cast of Il Sistina Cats, 2023! (x)

Deuteronomy: Fabrizio Corucci Munkustrap: Sergio Giacomelli Rum Tum Tugger: Giorgio Adamo Gus: Fabrizio Angelini Macavity: Simone Nocerino Mistoffelees: Pierpaolo Scida Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer: Simone Ragozzino and Rosella Lubrino Bombalurina: Giorgia Cino Demeter: Viviana Salvo Jellylorum: Natalía Scarpolini Jennyanydots: Martina Peruzzi Jemima: Alessandra Somma Bustopher: Jacopo Pelliccia Coricopat: Michele Balzano Tantomile: Elga Martino Cassandra: Gaia Soprano Victoria: Monika Lepistö Alonzo: Simone Giovannini Bill Bailey: Gabriele Aulisio Electra: Rossana Vassallo George: Mario de Marzo Etcetera: Cristina La Gioia Quaxo: Gianluca Sillabub: Francesca Iannì Grizabella: Chiara Canzian

Bonus: Simone Nocerino as Admetus (when he's not being Macavity)

(and skimble? where is skimble?)

#2023 il sistina #videos #cast lists

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jellicle-shifters-au · 4 months

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Cats characters as horses (1/?)

bombalurina: blood bay thoroughbred x draft cross

alonzo: vanner

munkustrap: gray brindle lusitano

demeter: dunskin quarter horse

cassandra: seal bay akhal teke

jerrie and teazer: buckskin paint

macavity: chestnut mustang

victoria: white thoroughbred

#cats the musical #cats 1998 #bombalurina #alonzo #munkustrap #demeter #cassandra #mungojerrie #rumpleteazer #macavity #victoria #horse au #non-shifter au #long post

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cassandra-has-moonlit-eyes · 2 years

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Sharing some of my OCs

Skadi (the mountain cat)

Breed: Norwegian Forest Cat

Three words: alert, skilful, friendly

Colours: Grey, white

How does she look like: Very big girl, long hair, very fluffy, very strong. In her Jellicle form she has VERY fluffy leg and arm warmers, a very fluffy and little bit chaotic wig, and a lot of shoulder fur. You have to tell she is a long haired cat. She also has gloves with nails, cause norwegian forest cats are known for having strong claws. And she is very tall, like Tugger/Munk/Alonzo tall.

Short story: She was brought to London by a rich couple, and she hates it in London because it’s too hot during the summer for her. During the summer she mostly stays in the air-conditioned apartment of her owners and meets the other Jellicles mostly during the winter. She spends like 5-7 years in London before her owners get a child and have to give her away because the child is allergic. Skadi moves to another family in Scotland. She really misses the other Jellicles but she is more happy with the weather there and she finds new friends in wild animals, dogs and other cats She also comes for visits during winter (with the train of course). When she is old she will return to London and have her own song about her life. She propably will get chosen as Jellice Choice.

Character: At first, she is very distant to the other Jellicles and spends her time watching them rather then interacting. At the beginning when somebody tries to nuzzle her, she pushes them away and hisses at them. But after a while she gets closer to them. Once she becomes more integrated into the tribe, she becomes very protective of the others, especially when she senses danger. She is also a great huntress but usually to lazy too hunt because her humans provide her with better quality food than some rats, pigeons or seagulls.

Where I see her as part of the play:

More of a dance character, mostly mute only joining some chorus parts. If the production has that short Macavity song in the first act she would join that.

She sometimes dances with the female groups and sometimes with the male groups. She would definitely join the Munkus-centre section at the ball and maybe the Tugger section too and would pick somebody up during the Bomba section (cause I say so). During the cuddle section (not read as orgy) she would try to cuddle with Tugger if he’s alone or maybe with Cassandra (or both).

She also wouldn’t hesitate to fight Macavity. Her first instinct would be to protect the ones who were hurt by Macavity, like Demeter, Alonzo or Mungojerrie. During Bustopher Jones I have a feeling she would stay with the boys rather than with the girls. Her fur is quite chaotic so Alonzo and Misto would propably try to straighten it so she looks nice for Bustopher but it’s already too late for that. Because she is quite white, she would play a (king) poodle during the Pekes and Pollicles. During Skimble she would mostly sit in the background and sing and then join the train with one of the big wheels.

She is a protector but a little bit more chaotic than Munkustrap, Skimbleshanks, Jennyanydots or Alonzo. She doesn’t mind the boys and girls misbehaving and even joins them sometimes or protects them if one of the adults scolds them. She also finds Tugger very entertaining and joins his number very early on the boys’ side. She would definitely imitate his shoulder shimmy with great joy somewhere in the background during the number. She is also part of the Macavity number as background dancer and she would try to attack him first but would be stunned by his magic. She only wakes up when Alonzo fights him and catches him before he falls to the ground.

During Gus, Misto and Grizabella she would be mostly a mere background character. Thou she falls in the category copy-cat she propably would immitate some of Misto’s moves in the background (especially the shoulder shimmy cause she likes that a lot).

Persephone

Demeter x Alonzo-kitten (look at the name, I’m very creative)

Three words: shy, lively, bright

Colours: White, black, golden

How does she look like: quite small, short hair, mostly white and black with some gold. In her Jellicle form she is small, has long gloves like her mum and of course a studded collar.

Next to Alonzo and Demeter she is coparented by Munkustrap and Cassandra.

Character: She is very playful, has a lot of compassion like her mum and sister, loves flowers (duh) and loves cuddling a lot, even if it’s too hot for the other cats or her humans.

Lucy

One of the seven kittens out of Misto’s hat (can’t decide on her other parent yet, maybe she really just came out of a hat).

Three words: mischievous, playful, clever

Colours: black, brown

How does she look like: small, short hair, mostly black with some brown in it, she has four ears. In her Jellicle form she is small, black arm and leg warmers, some brown on the belly and in the wig. Wig is special, because she has four ears.

Character: She is very mischievous, likes to play pranks and misbehave, but never in an evil way. She hates cleaning but her daddy is very neat, so she has to endure it all the time. She too has some magic.

#oc #skadi #persephone #lucy #yeah I just made skadi couse I have a type #the type is tall strong women who are actually softies when you get to know them #jellicle oc #persephone and lucy are bffs #cats the musical

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ratherchaseamouse · 2 years

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For Jellicle asks, 5, 6, 7, 13 and 19

5. Favorite romantic headcanon?

I’m a huge fan of Tantomile x Rumpelteazer, I also love Skimbleshanks x Asparagus jr. Tuggoffelees is also great but I think the fandom is a liiittle bit oversaturated.

6. Favorite platonic headcanon?

I love the idea of Etcetera growing up and becoming besties with Tugger, also Alonzo and Cassandra I think work great anywhere on the friends to partners spectrum.

7. Favorite sibling headcanon

Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer! I don’t hate the idea of them being romantically involved (in fact in some productions such as Tecklenburg I do prefer that headcanon) but for the most part I love seeing them as the siblings who are constantly bickering but will drop the argument in a second if they need to do a crime together.

I’m also a fan of the Munk + Tugger + Macavity sibling trio just because I think it adds a good spoonful of drama.

13. Social security number?

I actually do not know my security number off the top of my head I probably should

19. Thoughts on Cats (2019)?

For the most part I think it was terrible (James Corden, the cgi, Taylor Swift, the heterosexualness of it all), but there were a couple things that were alright (Munkustrap, the beetles being tiny, tbh that’s all I can think of rn). I think that if I Personally Had Been Involved it could have been fantastic.

#blue’s thoughts #cats the musical #ask game #absolutehumandisaster

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musicalmystery · 2 months

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My Cats the musical Otps

Victoria x Plato/Admetus

Jemima/Sillub x Pouncival/Carbucketty

George x Ecetera

Tumblebrutus x Rumpleteazer

Cassandra x Alonzo

Rum Tum Tugger x Bombalurina

Munkustrap x Demeter

Jennyanydots x Skimbleshanks

Jellylorum x Asparagus Jr.

Old Deuteronomy/Jonothan x Grizzabella

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1-800-crystalball · 3 years

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For the opt/notp/etc one can you do alonzo

Of course! I love the slinky boy 😌

OTP: Alonzorum! Alonzo x Jellylorum!!

BROTP: Asparagus x Munkustrap x Alonzo!! They’re a trio!

NOTP: Alonzoffelees. Just, no.

MEHTP: Alondra!!

RAREPAIR: Also Alonzorum!!

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acefeather2002 · 2 years

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Sentence starter?

“Do you think the moon is jealous of how pretty you are?”

Misto x Tugger? :3c

I was scrolling through my inbox when I realized that I never wrote with this sentence starter! I am SO sorry this sat for so long! I hope you like it though, and thank you for the suggestion, sweet petal!💗

-Magnolia🌺

PS: First of all: This was written in one sitting, so I'm very proud of that. Second of all: Here is, I guess you can say my Christmas present too you all because I haven't been writing for a long while, and I'm sorry about that, but Life has been busy and hectic plus the lack of motivation, but I'll try to be better. Third of all: Thank you all for the support that you've given me this year! I really do appreciate it more than you may even begin to realize. Fourth of all: That Loki fic I promised; it will be coming even if I don't have 100 followers anymore. If I hit it before, I could do it again. I'm still gonna write that story anyway. When it'll be out...I can't truthfully give an exact answer, BUT I will have it out as soon as I can. Thank you again, my lovely petals.

It was a pretty normal evening. Nothing too eventful was going on. Munkustrap was on his usual patrol with Alonzo. Their respective mates, Demeter and Cassandra, watched the toms off to the side while having pleasant conversation with Bombalurina. Victoria was out having a stroll with her tomfriend, Plato, around the courtyard. Meanwhile, the Rum Tum Tugger could be found just relaxing in his den with his magical mate, Mr. Mistoffelees.

Tugger laid on the blanket covered cushions on one side of the den as he watched his tomfriend practicing some illusionary magic. The small tuxedo cat switched from fireworks to sparks of electricity before a small and gray toy mouse appeared in his paw. The Maine coon's tail rose excitedly at the sight of the toy, his reaction quickly noticed by the magicat who teasingly smirked and tossed the catnip scented trinket causing it to land on his mate's nose with perfect precision.

Tugger flinched at the sudden action but caught and wrestled with the toy like a kit as Misto watched in amusement. Though he gave a quiet chuckle, the tribe's flirt still heard his snickering. He paused his antics, having been caught on his side with the rear end of the mouse in his jaw with his forepaws gripping it and his hindpaws kicking at the toy's underbelly. He sat up sort of shyly with a light blush, but he didn't mind since it was just Misto that saw this side of him.

Speaking of the magical tom, with his head thrown back a bit with a happy grin, Misto couldn't resist the bubbling laughter that burst from his chest as his tail lightly flailed a little in hilarity. Tugger watched on in amusement and adoration at his lover's mirth, his own tail waving beside him in delight. He gazed on at the features of his tomfriend from head to toe. From the way his ears flicked a little when he was excited in some way or even now occasionally as he laughed, to the way his eyes would crinkle at the corners from his happy grin. From the way his nose would scrunch up at his laugh to his adorably little (but strong) fangs shown by his smile. From his sturdy shoulders shaking at each exhale to his abs clenching at the force of his mirth to his leg muscles tensing to hold him steady and upright as he calmed from his laughing fit. Not to mention the tip of his tail still flicking in enjoyment at the moment.

All the while, his fur was as soft and sleek as velvet. It gave the perfect sheen in the moonlight that made him sparkle without meaning to. Heck, he'd even sparkle on his own when in emotional delight. Just like now. He was sparkling and shining like the star that he was. Like the star that Tugger saw him to be. Said Maine coon gazed on with a buzzing warmth growing more and more in his chest. It wasn't until Mistoffelees finally calmed down from his bout of laughter did Tugger's next words come stampeding before he could catch himself.

"Do you think the moon is jealous of how pretty you are?" he uttered so plainly. The tuxedo tom paused in surprise for a minute to process his partner's question. A light blush dusted both of their cheeks at the sentiment before Misto finally responded, "Well...what makes you say that?" "I mean...look at you!" Tugger exclaimed excitedly before he continued, "Your slick, black fur! Your cute little ears! Your precious paws! Everything about you is SO beautiful! You have the perfectly round face that looks just like the moon in its pale glory! I bet you the moon itself hides behind the clouds sometimes because it's overcome with envy at your beauty." Tugger reached over and grabbed and held his lover's paw and finalized earnestly, "Misto, my love, you are the prettiest and most beautiful cat I've ever laid eyes on. And this is the honest truth."

Mistoffelees sat there flabbergasted at the affirmations. He was speechless. What could he say? It was so much just now, but he didn't realize that there was so much more that ran through the Maine coon's mind and heart that just couldn't be put into words. Through his silence, small tears pricked the corners of his eyes as he coped with the thoughts from his tomfriend. Tugger grew worried at the loudly quiet and thick atmosphere that seemed to set over them and asked timidly, "Misto? Are you okay? Did I say something wrong?" But, it was quite the contrary as the magicat gave a few fast but deep breaths before he jumped into the flirt's arms to give a strong and tight hug and breathing out, "I love you too!" Tugger fell back at the impact but gave a jubilant laugh at the return of his affections as the pair rolled a little along the cushions of the den from the force of the pounce while huge and happy grins were glued to both of their faces.

They finally stopped and ended in a position where Mistoffelees laid on top of Tugger's chest, pressing down some of the fluff, and the two gazing deeply into each other's eyes. Both could see the pure love and infatuation that the other held and made certain of that love's presence with a tender but passionate kiss. While the tux's paws rested on either side of the Maine coon's head for balance, the fluffy tom wrapped his own arms around the smaller cat's waist and rested one paw on his side and the other on the back of his head to deepen the kiss and pull him impossibly closer.

After a couple of minutes into the kiss, the two broke away for much needed air. Mistoffelees laid his head on Tugger's chest and listened to his heartbeat, his own heart beating in sync with his mate's. He gave a soft and content sigh and whispered with a gentle purr, "You're beautiful to me too." "Oh, I know," the floofball joked, giving a bit of a chuckle at the light smack on his chest before he wrapped his arms around his love even tighter with a happy purr. Off to the side, their tails twisted around each other and relaxed on the soft blankets beneath them as the pair grew more and more comfortable in their position and fell asleep as the moonlight shown through the makeshift window and lit up the sparkles of Mr. Mistoffelees coat like that of the night sky.

#sentence starters #cats musical oneshots #cats 1998 #cats the musical #cats mistoffelees #cats rum tum tugger #cats tuggoffelees #cats fluff #fluff #hope you enjoyed it #thanks for reading #thanks for asking #lots of love #i love yall

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pack-the-pack · 3 years

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Some Cats headcanons I have!

• Quaxo and Misto are two different cats. They're twins and Tugger being the Himbo he is, doesn't clock into this fact for the longest time. He is very confused why one moment "Misto" hates his guts and in the next is very receptive to his flirting and even teases him back.

• Both Quaxo and Mistofelees are Bustopher's kittens.

• Demeter and Bombalurina are Jellylorum's daughters.

• Macavity has two daughters. Jemima through Demeter and Electra through Bomba. (@jellylorum-thecampcounslercat has this hcn as well and I couldn't have agreed more when I saw it on her blog).

• Etcetera was found by the tribe abandoned in the streets and Jenny took it upon herself to raise the kitten.

• Mute!Victoria. Just this. No need to say more.

• Plato is Asparagus Jr.'s son, and he never misses a chance to embarrass Plato in front of Victoria (either intentionally or not).

• Victoria is super feminine, delicate and pastel-y but she's impulsive and kind of a little shit. That's why her, Jerrie and Teazer get along so well.

• Both Plato and Victoria are Bi and they Bi panick together as a couple.

• Electra is a great listener and knows everybody's secrets. You want to know anything, you know that she knows. But she only opens her wise mouth when truly necessary.

• Skimbleshanks has no kittens of his own, so he has a huge soft spot for the Toms and lets them play in the express's carrier carriage whenever it's not in activity.

• Cassandra is a suave goddess and a killer business woman and one of those people that don't need to put effort in how good they look, they just look flawless as soon as they wake up.

• Munkustrap receives gifts from nearly all kittens on father's day every year. Because yes, he deserves it.

• Jemima and Electra have an inkling of Macavity's magic. Jemima can feel other people's feelings on herself like a mirror, while Electra has occasional visions and premonitions. Both of them can see Auras.

• Okay but Alonzo x Electra (Alectra?) anyone?

• On the same note Bombalurina x Cassandra because come on you guuuuys. Two beautiful Queens. Alone. No Tom good enough to hold their incredible power. They might as well help each other and become invincible lesbian moms.

• Coritopat and Tantomile are also magical cats. They're telepaths.

• Coricopat has a crush on Exotica and can't talk straight when around her. He stumbles into his words so bad that at some point he entertained the idea of having Tantomile tell him what to say telepathically so he doesn't look so stupid.

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Headcanons: The Ages of Cats

After giving it some thought, I arranged the Cats in the 1998 Film from what I see as youngest to oldest. I’ll give their ages as “like a human at around X years old”, though I’ve tried to calculate it in years a cat might’ve actually lived as well.

I mostly wanted to write this to demonstrate how Cats shows every stage of life as a sort of theme:

Jemima: 12-13

I consider the Jellicle Ball to be a sort of PG-13 event that very young kittens usually don’t attend. They’d have difficulty staying up all night for it, even if they slept during the day. Even adult cats in their prime sleep a lot and kittens need even more sleep than adults do.

So, Jemima is just barely at the minimum age to attend. She’s not as far along in puberty as the other kittens, though she has the same crush on Tugger that the other girls do. It’s not quite as sexual, more about how cool he is.

Jemima contrasts with Grizabella by being the very youngest, a child with a full life ahead of her. She’s at the beginning of the cycle that Grizabella’s at the end of.

Etcetera, Pouncival, and Victoria: 16

These three all come from the same litter. They all have a bit more of a connection to Jellylorum than the other kittens do, so they’re her litter. They’re maturity varies, but they’re all hormonal teenagers, while also sometimes still acting like children. They’re also close enough to Jemima in age that she can fit in as one of their group.

Electra and Tumblebrutus: 17

I don’t know if they’re the same litter or not, but they’re a step ahead of the others. Electra and Etcetera are often seen together, as are Tumblebrutus and Pouncival, so they can be compared. In the female pair, Electra is quieter and more behaved than Etcetera, who is often a bit out of control. In the male pair, Tumblebrutus can talk Pouncival into doing stupid things (most of which involve bullying Grizabella). Electra and Tumblebrutus are still very much kittens, but they feel slightly older than some of the others.

Plato: 18

Out of all the kittens, he’s the only one whose kitten status is up for debate. I basically see him as being like a high school senior who’s already turned 18 while his classmates are still 17. Victoria is the junior whom he invited to the senior prom. They’re still both kids, but there’s a slight difference.

Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, George: Late teens or early 20s.

These four are all old enough to be considered adults, but they act like kittens half the time anyway. Your average college undergrad is only slightly more mature than your average high school senior. George isn’t very prominent, so I can’t say much about him, but, Mistoffelees is the sort of Barely Adult who really wants to prove that he’s an Adult™, while Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer weren’t ready to grow up when it happened and would rather just be kids.

Alonzo, Cassandra, Coricopat, Tantomile, Tugger: Mid to late 20s.

These five are a bit more established as adults, but they seem a little less mature than some of the other adults. Alonzo basically acts as Munkustrap’s apprentice, still looking for someone older to take the lead. Cassandra, as his love interest, I would assume to be his age. She is kind of immature in the way she treats Grizabella. Coricopat and Tantomile, despite their wise mystic status, when they’re doing anything other than being psychic, they’re a bit silly. Coricopat is on the same level as Mungojerrie when it comes to girls. When Munkustrap is hurt while fighting Macavity, Tantomile is the only adult nearby and she freezes up. Also, during Macavity’s number, she reacts to some of what’s said as if she doesn’t know who Macavity is.

As for Tugger, he’s an adult who’s still young enough to be the Obnoxious Little Brother of the tribe, but he demonstrates maturity when it’s needed. He knows How to Adult; he just usually doesn’t bother.

Bombalurina, Demeter, Macavity, Munkustrap: 30s

They’re just adults, neither young nor old. Bombalurina is a bit immature, enough to fit in with Tugger, but I hc her as Demeter’s sister, who’s closer in age to Munkustrap. She also knows more of what’s going on with Grizabella and Macavity than the five mentioned above.

We don’t see much of Macavity, so he’s hard to place, but I also try to put him at Demeter’s age. Munkustrap and Macavity are good and evil twins, basically.

These four are the youngest cats that might possibly have children.

Bustopher Jones and Jennyanydots: 40s

These two are mature cats, clearly on the older side of the cast, but Bustopher is, at least by his own standards, still in his prime and Jenny is very busy and active. They’re old enough that their age is starting to show a bit, and Bustopher’s obesity might shorten his lifespan, but it also might not.

Asparagus Jr. and Jellylorum: 50s

They seem more obviously middle-aged. Jelly’s most recent litter of kittens, which probably wasn’t her first, will probably be her last, though cats don’t have menopause, so who knows.

Honestly, I can’t figure out much about Asparagus, but he seems to be Jelly’s age.

Perhaps the casting of the 98 film is what makes me see Jellylorum as a bit older. I don’t know. But, she carries authority, enough to seem to be involved in Munkustrap and Old Deuteronomy’s conference to make the Jellicle Choice! She’s also reached the age where parents and adults that were adults when she was a child are beginning to get old and die off. She spends a lot of time with Gus, knowing that there isn’t much time left.

Skimbleshanks: Early to Mid 60s.

You might be wondering why I made him older than the other mature cats. Well, there’s something I noticed about Skimble that I haven’t seen anyone else point out: He’s retired.

The lyrics to his song are all in the past tense, talking about not just individual incidents, but the general routine of the train as being something of the past. He speaks of the railway in the same way that Gus speaks of the theatre, just with more energy. He’s young enough to still have that energy, but he’s not working anymore. He might’ve retired so he could spend more time with his family. The middle-aged cats, too old for physical labor but too young to be considered old, are the ones who raise the children. Perhaps that’s how Jellicle society works. “Working” cats who retire become homemakers and look after the kittens and seniors.

Grizabella: Late 60s or Early 70s.

Grizabella is old enough to be considered old, but she’s closer in age to Skimble than to Gus. She’s in worse physical conditions than Gus, because Gus is well taken care of and Grizabella has been living alone on the streets. She’s old enough to have lived a long life, but she’s also been prematurely aged by circumstance. Because of her health, she gets bumped ahead of Gus on the list for the Heaviside Layer.

Gus: 80s or 90s

Gus is old enough that he needs to be taken care of and shows signs of dementia. He’s had the chance to live a long, happy life, though. Hopefully, he’ll make it one more year to be the next Jellicle Choice.

Old Deuteronomy: So ancient that no one would dare to guess

He basically transcends the laws of age.

So, in conclusion, the cast shows us childhood, puberty, coming of age, taking on more responsibilities as an adult, aging, retirement, old age, and eventually death and rebirth.

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