#crying over that first gif with plato showing the boys when to tap their legs

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

so i’ve been thinking about these two moments in Tugger’s song for a while, and i just realized today how well they play into one of my main hcs!

I’ve posted before about how my hc for Alonzo, Tumblebrutus, and Pouncival is that they’re brothers, but Alonzo had to leave in order to find a better place to raise his brothers. Tumblebrutus and Pouncival became lost, however, and Alonzo spent forever searching for them until he finally found them and brought them to the Junkyard.

WELL

My other hc is that Plato was also a street cat before joining the Jellicles and meeting Victoria. So Plato’s really the only other cat in the tribe who Alonzo, Tumblebrutus, and Pouncival can really relate to. 

Tumblebrutus doesn’t talk much about the Time Before with Alonzo or anyone else, but Plato’s always there with an ear in case the younger tom wants to talk, and Tumblebrutus does talk to Plato. He doesn’t want to make Alonzo feel guilty for leaving, because Tumblebrutus knows that Alonzo didn’t mean for them to become lost for so long.

In return, Plato teaches Tumblebrutus and Pouncival how to dance and becomes something of a mentor to them.

He also understands when Tumblebrutus starts hoarding food in his and Pouncival’s den, or when Pouncival starts to stick to Tumblebrutus’ side like glue and won’’t stop snuggling into his brother’s side, or when the two brothers hear a certain sound on a quiet night and immediately freeze up.

Plato doesn’t say anything. He just brings some fresh food to Tumblebrutus, because he knows what it’s like to root through garbage for his next meal, he allows Pouncival to snuggle into his back in the tiniest ball because he knows what it’s like to not be warm enough, and he asks Munkustrap to tell a story, because he knows that a sudden sound in the dark can never be a good thing.

So when Alonzo isn’t around, or he’s doing Grown Up Cat Things, Tumblebrutus and Pouncival know that they have someone else that they can go to, someone else who understands. 

#hi welcome back to me crying #crying over that first gif with plato showing the boys when to tap their legs #and tumble's big smile towards pounce in the second one #I LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR #plato being pounce and tumble's best friend #working with alonzo to make them feel safe in the junkyard #don't touch me i'm soft #victoria and cassandra offering hugs to the boys whenever they're having a bad day #DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THIS HC WITHIN MY HESTIA CANON I'LL SOB #do not tag plato/pouncival or plato/tumblebrutus #or alonzo/ any of the three toms mentioned #this is purely platonic and i do not ship them #cats the musical #plato #tumblebrutus #pouncival #alonzo #liv's writing corner