#he enlists jemima and victoria's help because they represent this idea of letting go of what the future can look like

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While I don't mind the Grizabella was a past mate of Deuteronomy/Deuteronomy's child and therefore that kinda explains his connection with her HCs at all, I gotta say there is something...infinitely powerful about a Deuteronomy who has no biological or romantic/familial connection to Grizabella whatsoever, but has so much love in his heart - so much capability for openness, for forgiveness, for acceptance - that he just...does. Just forgives her for whatever it was. Just loves her as his fellow cat. Just listens to her, and opens his arms to her in acceptance. Gives her the same chance as he would any other cat because she *deserves* a chance like any other cat. Point blank.

I don't need a *reason* to forgive you, to love you, to hear you out, to welcome you back, I just *do*.

#i'm sorry but apparently this week has been deuteronomy week #i'm not saying that deuteronomy can't be flawed but i *am* saying that one of those flaws is not hatred - is not holding grudges #for any reason #you know??? #like...these cats are his family all of them #he wants to teach them the power of forgiveness wants them to understand in the end that individuals do deserve second chances #wants to pass this on #so he can't just outright say 'forgive her because i said you should' that's not genuine #he enlists jemima and victoria's help because they represent this idea of letting go of what the future can look like #(and i love it when actors play up this angle) #deuteronomy doesn't know how to pass the message along so he gives it to those who can #who they will listen to and *hear* not just listen to and *obey* #anyways old deuteronomy...good #like i absolutely play around with the former headcanon for sure and have played with other familial connection hcs #but like...to deuteronomy all cats are precious #all are his family #you know that scene in tlk2 where kiara says 'them us. look at them they /are/ us' #'what differences do you see?' #it's like that #extemporize back chat #it's the idea that you can love someone and value their life but without it needing to be romantic or familial #also...giving the quality of unconditional love and forgiveness to a male charcter #when the concept of these sorts of traits is more often reserved for women and female characters and shunned in men #like...gah #honestly there is an argument i can make that deuteronomy was the first to forgive grizabella *unconditionally* #but i will refrain