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a-writing-otter · 6 months

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Zu’zu wrinkles his nose in an effort to make the itch at the end of it go away without smearing the paint. He’d spent a solid hour putting together these theatrics and like hell was a stray tickle of his skin going to ruin it.

“A cat?” A voice comes derisively from his elbow. Zu’zu looks up and over and rolls his eyes at Y’shtola who is hiding a barely amused expression while she carefully sips at a glass of water from Zu’zu’s kitchen.

“Yes, a cat. And not just any cat—“

“Yeah, yeah, from that horrible cat musical you made all of us watch. I didn’t think you’d actually dress up as one of them.”

Zu’zu spins in place, using his hands to fluff the fur of his collar as his fake tail swishes behind him.

“You’re just put out that I look fantastic. Besides, what are you supposed to be?”

Y’shtola is in a long black dress of skirts upon skirts of different lengths and layers. It all comes to an off-the-shoulder spread covered in white fur with a clasp about the neck. The feathers from her ears and the staff in her hand are very mystical and he gets the words half-formed before Y’shtola cuts across him.

“I’m a sorcerer.”

“Yes. Yes, sorcerer. And you call me dramatic.”

“I don’t have cat ears.” She reaches a hand up to pluck at one of them before Zu’zu frowns and takes a great step away from her, batting her hands away.

“Don’t fuck with them, I spent a solid fifteen minutes getting them into place.”

Y’shtola doesn’t bother to hide her laughter this time.

“Did you rope G’raha into this?”

And no sooner does she ask than the man himself comes slinking down the stairs. If the tail could move, Zu’zu would have no doubt it would be between his legs.

“And what are you wearing?” Y’shtola asks, somehow more baffled by G’raha’s display.

“It’s a cat,” G’raha hopes to defend, scrunching his nose to likely fight off a similar itch.

“And not just any cat,” Zu’zu cuts across, darting to G’raha’s side to spread his hands in front of them, wiggling his fingers as he spreads them apart.

“The Magical Mr. Mistoffelees.”

“A magic cat?”

“The one, the only!” Zu’zu links their arms together and beams down at G’raha who seems to warm slightly at Zu’zu’s enthusiasm.

“He insisted that they’re boyfriends—“

“They are!”

“—and yet watching the whole show, I failed to see it.”

“It’s subtext,” Zu’zu dismisses. “Sure Rum Tum Tugger is a cad and a flirt, but he always comes home to Mistoffelees.”

“Should I worry about you running around like an unfixed tom cat?” G’raha teases, putting a hand over Zu’zu’s.

“As if I’d have eyes for anyone else.”

“Well,” Y’shtola begins, pulling them out of their moment before it gets too sappy sweet, “you two are certainly going to be over-dressed.”

“I wouldn’t be so sure.” Zu’zu releases G’raha so he can fuss with his makeup in the hall mirror once more. “You don’t even know what Urianger is going as and what he dragged Thancred into.”

“Urianger convinced Thancred to dress up?” Y’shtola can hardly believe the words she says. “I thought only Rhyne could do that.”

Zu’zu shrugs.

“He seemed pretty content to go along with Urianger’s schemes and god knows that he’s more into Halloween than anyone would believe.”

“Almost gives you a run for your money,” G’raha notes, pulling slightly on Zu’zu’s tail and earning a hiss as he swats his hand away too.

“No one performs Halloween like I perform Halloween.” He gestures to himself and turns yet again like either Y’shtola or G’raha could miss what he’s wearing.

“See, you’re so certain, but you’ve never spent a Halloween with Krile.”

Zu’zu pauses for a second and raises an eyebrow at his boyfriend.

“What do you mean?”

G’raha lets out a wistful sigh, arms across his chest as he leans into the wall.

“She used to go all out for Halloween when we were in college together. The whole student floor would be covered in spiders and cobwebs and skeletons. She instituted a yearly trick-or-treat for the building, convinced the other floors to get into competitions to decorate doors and halls, not to mention the first Halloween party she threw when she had her own apartment…”

Zu’zu knew that there was a lot to expect from Krile, they were going to her Halloween party after all, but he’d expected low lights and some kitschy decor, but the way G’raha goes on…

“What is she going as? A witch?”

G’raha shakes his head. “Likely something complicated and only she understands from a book she’s read. She went as a necromancer from a series she read last year—black wig, bone corset, bone rosary, the whole macabre experience.”

Zu’zu’s frown deepens and he folds his arms across his chest.

“You should have said something! I would have picked something better!”

“Better than musical theatre cats?” Y’shtola asks only to be ignored.

“Zu’zu,” G’raha coos, coming close with his hands on top of Zu’zu’s and a cajoling smile. “She’s over the top, but this is the kind of thing people will recognize and fawn over. No one knows what it is. Everyone know Cats, even if only because you’re the one who showed it to them. They’re going to love us.”

And Zu’zu huffs, the spectacle made even more amusing by the way his tail swishes in the whole kitty getup.

“You’re saying that to placate me.”

“Is it working?” G’raha asks as he reaches up, holding the back of Zu’zu’s neck as he pulls slightly at the few hairs that are escaping the wig cap.

Zu’zu’s lips crack into a smile and he rolls his eyes even as he leans into G’raha’s touch.

“Yeah. Yeah, it is.” Zu’zu’s heart skips a beat when he’s treated to the full force of G’raha’s smile, barely resisting the urge to lean in and kiss him (the makeup at least had to last until they got to the party).

“Are you two finished?” Y’shtola looks up from her phone.

Zu’zu huffs and goes for his keys and wallet on the hook before turning off the lights to the hall.

“You’re just anxious to go and see if Zero is there.”

“Perchance I’d like to see our friends and not listen to you two moon over one another the whole night,” Y’shtola shoots back, completely ignoring Zu’zu’s bait.

“It’s the risk you run coming to the apartment and catching a ride with us.”

Zu’zu grins and even G’raha shrugs as he steps out into the cool night air and to Zu’zu’s beat up four-door.

“Duly noted,” Y’shtola remarks as Zu’zu locks the door. “Next time I’ll just walk.”

#my writing #ffxiv #Zu’zu my beloved #my catboy boyfriend #G’raha tia #g’raha x wol #Y’shtola rhul #stupid Halloween Drabble for myself #i occasionally think about modern AU scions #and i also sneakily am including my Y’shtola x Zero agenda

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naturepointstheway · 2 years

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Flufftober Catch-up, day 4: “Supporting Silly Quirks/Hobbies”

Cats the Musical--mute Zurich!Misto--Tuggoffelees. I’d say the “silly” part of “silly quirk” comes from the other cats’ view of Mistoffelees’ spinny stims. @flufftober

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Tugger didn’t care one bit how “odd” other cats found Mistoffelees’ curious quirks he did to either calm down, or just let an overwhelming emotion free. Stressed or embarrased? A scritch behind an ear. Happy and jovial? A twirl of his hands, never without his delightful wide, joyous smile. But the best, every time, were his spins. He did them so often, every day, that Tugger had by now a refined idea of the subtlties of his spins that told him Mistoffelees was stressed and needed alone time or, on the opposite end, fully exuberant. They were not the same as his Conjuring Turns, which were always more controlled with great concentration on his face, every muscle taut with energy and strength.

Tugger didn’t care if Munkustrap found Misto’s random spins distracting, or Etcetera found them too weird for her, or if Jellylorum gave him that look of disapproval every time she caught him doing it. They were always a delight (as long as they were happy spins, of course) to watch, and Mistoffelees didn’t seem bothered by others’ disapproval--or he was just very good at hiding it.

One lazy afternoon in the junkyard, most of the other cats having naps in the sun or enjoying some communal grooming, or just staring into the void thinking about their third name, Tugger spotted Mistoffelees stretching out his spine before immediately leaping into a lazy, contented spin. His eyes were half-closed with bliss, arms raised almost lazily above his head, twirling with pointed foot nestled against the back of his other leg.

Then, an idea struck Tugger, spurning him to leap down from his perch, narrowly missing landing on top of Munkustrap below, who was apparently so deep in his grooming he didn’t even notice, or at least didn’t bother with a reaction.

Tugger ambled over to Mistoffelees, announcing his presence with a loud meow, startling Mistoffelees out of his spin, the smaller cat leaping back in alarm.

“Hey, I was watching you and had an idea,” Tugger steamed right on ahead, “You know what could be fun?”

Mistoffelees, despite still looking a little annoyed, quirked an ear toward him.

“A spinning competition!” Tugger declared, “Between you and me.”

A raised eyebrow from Mistoffelees, a look of skepticism.

You know full well he’ll outspin you any day.

Tugger didn’t care--he wanted a little fun to break up this lazy, sleepy afternoon.

“Who can go the longest without getting dizzy?”

Mistoffelees clearly was trying to hold back his smile as he pointed at himself. Tugger grinned, readying himself to do some spins.

“And I’m not talking about your Conjuring Turns, Misto,” he added, “I mean your...non-conjuring turns. Spins.”

Mistoffelees tilted his chin, confidence radiating from every inch of him.

I CAN outspin you any day, Tugger, but I’ll humour you, his posture and face seemed to say.

And he wasn’t wrong, but Tugger really wanted to see if he could outspin Misto somehow.

“Okay, I’m ready--now!”

Tugger ignored the tutting of one of the older cats who clearly didn’t approve of him just wanting some fun with Mistoffelees. Instead he concentrated on his own spins, spotting something in the distance as much as he could to keep from getting dizzy as long as he could.

“Seventeen!” he exalted, stopping right when he was starting to get dizzy, despite the spotting. He looked to see Mistoffelees still spinning. “And of course you’re still going.”

Mistoffelees’ face broke into a grin as he did a last few spins before stopping with a flourish of his arms, and a self-proud gesture to his chest.

“Okay you win this time, but that was just a warm up,” Tugger said, shaking out his limbs, ready for a second round. “How many did you do?”

Mistoffelees held up his front paws, counting up to just shy of thirty--and that wasn’t even a Conjuring Turn.

“Again, but opposite direction and other leg?” Tugger himself found that he preferred one leg over the other if doing several spins in a row.

Mistoffelees nodded, readying himself again, as did Tugger.

This time, Tugger managed fourteen--and naturally, Mistoffelees again beat him well into the twenties.

Tugger, you may as well give up now.

He ignored that thought, still determined to try. After taking a moment or two to stop feeling light-headed from so many spins in such a short time, Tugger had another idea.

“Okay, you know how we were spotting the whole time, Misto? How about not?”

Mistoffelees again tilted his chin, puffing out his chest, ready for the challenge both knew he would, again, win.

“Alright, let’s go...now!”

As he expected, he got dizzy pretty quickly, managing a round ten before having to stop and lie down to stop his head spinning. Meanwhile, Mistoffelees kept going non-stop, not appearing to have noticed Tugger had stopped for several spins. But perhaps he then did so, and stopped, stumbling only a little, managing to stay standing and strong.

Yep. You knew he’d win every time.

“Okay, Misto, you win.” Tugger sighed, turning on his side to look up at a very smug Mistoffelees. “I knew you would anyway. Was pretty fun, not gonna lie.”

Mistoffelees bounced in joy, spinning a few more times before settling down on the ground next to Tugger, raising a paw to begin grooming it.

“How do you do it?” Tugger marvelled, “It’s almost like...”

A pause in the grooming, Misto tilting his head as he looked at him.

Tugger grinned with a wink. “It’s almost like you’re a magical cat. Little wonder your Conjuring Turns are so dazzling. You could spin all day and not get dizzy. And here I am on the ground after, what, ten spins with no spotting at all.”

Mistoffelees purred loud and proud, smiling as he resumed his grooming.

Magical Mr Mistoffelees. Indeed.

#Cats the Musical #Rum Tum Tugger #Mr Mistoffelees #Tuggoffelees #flufftober2022

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cassandra-has-moonlit-eyes · 2 years

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Cats Vienna 28.04.2022 (Misto Focus)

I think I haven’t written much about Mistoffelees in the Vienna Revival till now and the main reason is, that for a long time I couldn’t read him, because i was too focused on what I know about him and not about what the actor was actually portraying.

I think that most of the fandom would agree that Mistoffelees is the most popular character (next to Tugger). What I’ve seen he has the most fanart, the most ships and the most different interpretations and headcanons. And I always went into theatre with all that in mind but I would say Vienna Misto doesn’t really fit what I read about him before so this time I just went and said, let’s forget everything I’ve read before and just LOOK at the character. How is he portrayed? And I think I found a reading for him for Vienna with which I’m quite conent now. My confusion about him is over.

I would say Mistoffelees (today played by Allan) is the second coming of age character in the Vienna Revival next to Victoria.

In early production, to my understanding, Misto was played quite competitive and confident. Then Misto was aged down over the years. In Vienna he is played as young adult, I would say, closer in age to Carbucketty, Victoria, Electra, Bill Bailey than to for example Tugger or Bombalurina. He is not shy but he is also not an “attention whore”.

In the first act I would discribe his function as “Munkustrap’s little helper” and as imitator of the older cats. With big enthusiasm and joy he participates in the numbers of the various cats. He helps Munkustrap with the Gumbie Cat and is tap dancing with the Gumbie Trio later. In Tugger’s number he has his line, looks offended at Tugger when he touches him and then tries to awkwardly flirt (?) with him by shooting a finger gun at him (like all the other’s are doing, I mean the flirting part). He then vanishes to a higher point on the stage, where the last couple of times I went he usually imitates Tugger by playing “tail guitarre” and swirling his tail around.

During Grizabella he just sits in the brackground and does nothing or maybe he observes how the other cats react to her. Until Bustopher Jones comes on stage. He sprints to the front, points to Bustopher so Munkustrap and Jenny see him and the song can start. He is also very eager that the other cats behave (usually he cleans Alonzo when they are all standing in a row and I’m like: Why you cleaning Alonzo, he is propably the neatest of them all, he is cleaning himself 24/7, the trash goblins are on your other side, clean them).

Mistoffelees is the one who goes to collect Old Deut and he is also very eager to participate in the Pekes and Pollicles and annoyed at Tugger disturbing the play. All in all he doesn’t seem to like when thinks don’t go as planned

When we look at the first act up to now, Mistoffelees is different to the other cats his age: Instead of making chaos happen he tries to help Munkustrap with keeping things in order. He doesn’t try to touch Grizabella (later even tries to drive her away). I would say he tries to impress but also imitate the older cats.

To me it seems a little bit like he on one hand wants to please them and be liked by them and on the other hand he is just a teenager/young adult trying different things that his community has to offer: tap dancing, theatre, cleaning (very improtant), cleaning Alonzo (not so important because that cat is clean). He loves and admires the adult cats and aspires to be like them. He even tries Tugger’s Rock Star Persona by imitating him.

So far so good.

The Ball: My obsession. Mistoffelees has following line during the Ball: “Wir zeigen uns von unserer besten Seite.” Which translates to: “We show ourselves from our best side“ (I don’t know if you can say that in english: maybe “we are on our best behaviour” would be a better translation) and that is exactly what he has been doing for the first act: He has been on his best behaviour hepling the older cats with their performances and helping keeping order.

During the Jellicle Ball he mostly dances with Carbucketty cause Carbucketty is the Mistoffelees understudy and also a dancer. That is not important to my character reading in this text but I still will write a little bit about it. If you are interested on what the ball looks like in Vienna i think this version is closest to how vienna is doing it.

During the ball Mistoffelees also has the chance to show his light magic for the first time. He moves his hands and the light starts to flicker shortly efore the head shake part. It’s an reaction to Grizabella.

So act two.

During the Moments of Happiness Misto is sitting near to Old Deut and doing next to nothing, same for Gus. He then plays one of the pirates (as pirate he is neat and I think a little bit scared of Growltiger because sometimes he tries to hide and Mungojerrie has to shove him back in Growltiger’s direction).

During Skimbleshanks he is back on his first act behaviour. He is helping Skimble with his number, is on his best behaviour, holding the light in front of the train. After Skimble he vanishes. I’m not sure when he leaves exactly but I think it is before Macavity appears, the reason being he has to change and get on top of the stage for his entrance later.

So Macavity happens.

Mr. Mistoffelees starts.

Tugger sings and Misto comes up from above the stage. It is completly dark, he is the only one that can be seen until he says PRRRRRRESTO (he really roles the R) and the light comes back on. The song continues. Misto seems confident, he is smiling and dancing (not singing), playing with the light and showing smaller “tricks” to Rumpleteazer. He also does that trick where he “controls” Victoria and Electra. He seems confident enough with everything he does.

After his dance solo he usually gets a lot of applaus. He always seems a little bit embarrassed and even modest about his dancing skills. For a long time I thought it was a reaction by the actor to the audience but now I think it’s an in character reaction (Gus also reacts to the audience in character). He really isn’t completly confident in his dancing (which symbolises his magic abilities). He knows he is good, but he doesn’t believe that he is THAT good.

Then there is the scene where he brings Old Deut back. It is played uncertain, I would say. Neither him nor the other cats are sure if he will succeed. He sometimes looks to Tugger and Tugger is like “do it, just do it”. When Misto takes off the red cloth he faces torward the audience and away from Old Deut. The song continues quite slow and calm, nearly sad and because he doesn’t look back and only hears Tugger sing, he thinks he failed.

He looks quite sad and disappointed. In this moment Coricopat and Tantomile who are sitting infront of him, usually comfort him and encourage him to look back. When he does he is the happiest ball of sunshine. He jumps at Old Deut and hugs him.

He is really happy, he can’t believe that he made it. And after that he has his full confidence. All the self doubt he had before is gone. (It seems a little bit inspired by the 2019 Movie but it’s still nothing alike). After Old Deut. is back and everybody is dancing around Misto he always seems so happy to me.

Vienna Misto isn’t shy. He is uncertain about his abilities I would say, as are the other cats but he proves himself by the end of his song. At the beginning of the play he knows how to imitate others and how to participate in their numbers. He knows how to behave to get the respect especially from the adult cats. He helps where he can and is happy to do so. He is not a competitative character here.

His own number seems like him doing what he does best: Helping to keep the order and the ball running. But instead of doing so by imitating the others, like for.ex Munkustrap, Tugger, the Gumbie Trio, a train, (Alonzo’s cleaning habits), he does so with his very own abilities, with his magic. By succeeding in bringing Old Deut back he loses his doubts and becomes more confident.

While older versions of Misto started out being very confident and competitive I think for Vienna Misto this is more the end goal (not in a bad way). This is where he propably is at the end of his character development.

Mistoffelees is a deus ex machina character (or more like daimon ex machina). His narrative function is to bring Old Deut back so the play can come to an end. In Vienna he still has some sort of character arc. He stops imitating the others and finds his own style in a way and by doing so he is of even more help to the tribe. So his motivation stays the same but his way of achieving it changed.

#cats the musical #mistoffelees #I'm not completely happy with this text but I'll still post it #I hope it makes some sort of sense #keep in mind: It's ONE possible reading of the character in ONE production #I'm not saying this is universal in any way #again I think it's a little bit of a personal reading too #thou I'm still waiting for my confidence to drop lol

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valeffelees · 2 years

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✨ tuggoffelees headcanons ✨

VAIN, PERVERSE, INCONSEQUENT

- tugger loves the reputation he's garnered for himself, he's verbose and provocative and confident and never shies away from being the centre of attention. but, oddly, mistoffelees starts to notice one day that tugger isn't quite like that when it's just the two of them. his posture is a little looser, his voice is a little softer, he stretches out long and open instead of sitting with all his paws close to his body while they talk. mistoffelees, of course, never says anything about it, and it becomes something like an unspoken secret between them that, whenever they're alone, tugger lets his guard down.

- between macavity's appearance, munkustrap's fight, old deuteronomy being kidnapped, and everything with grizabella, the night after the jellicle ball, tugger has nightmares from the stress, horrible nightmares. the kind that would've made him wake up with his nails an inch-deep in the upholstery of his human's couch (if he hadn't slept at the junkyard with munkustrap, that is). mistoffelees pokes his head in barely fifteen seconds after he wakes, like he could sense something was wrong, and blinks at him sleepily, silhouetted against the dim morning light. then after a moment, without tugger having said a word, he trots across the den and flops down next to him. (bonus: munkustrap is, in fact, not particularly surprised when he wakes up several hours later to find tugger curled around mistoffelees like a snake, dead asleep.)

- tugger loves to see mistoffelees' fur light up and very quickly realises that more things than just performing magic will make it happen. it happens when mistoffelees is any brand of really. really excited, really happy, really flustered, really annoyed. and tugger, being the inconsequent and overzealous furball that he is, playfully exploits every single one of these really things just to watch mistoffelees' fur sparkle like a pretty night sky, or crackle with tiny bolts of lightning, or lustre with a million little rainbows because "look at him, straps, isn't it brilliant? isn't he something?"

COMPETITIVE, NEAT, ELECTRIC

- mistoffelees has a tendency to loiter in the background. small for his age, pitch black, and quiet as air when he walks, he's able to hang around in the background without being noticed for hours, and he likes it that way. but tugger always knows when mistoffelees is around, even when nobody else does, and they get a proper kick out of startling the other cats together. tugger will be laying across the broken boards of an old bureau or on the boot of the beetle, raving on about something or another to his usual clowder of fans, posturing and fluffing his fur, just being himself, and then, completely casually, he'll say something like: "and it happened just like that, didn't it, firecracker?" and from the top of a nearby broken refrigerator, upwind, hidden in shadows and tucked into a comfy loaf, almost entirely hidden from view, mistoffelees will reply, "sure, why not." and promptly scare the absolutely crap out of everyone. (only to, then, light up with a flurry of sparkles as he and tugger burst out laughing.)

- mistoffelees is a gift giver in the oddest, most endearing way. he doesn't go looking for gifts, he just happens to find them, and tugger always knows when mistoffelees has found something new because he'll come shooting through the drain pipe like a falling star, all glitter and static, bound right up to him without even a hint of the usual vague, distant air he carries around himself, and it'll be: "rum-tug, rum-tug, look at this," and it'll be a pretty autumn leaf, or a lost silk hair ribbon, or one of those decorative glass garden stones, and mistoffelees will put it down and walk in a circle like he doesn't know what to do with himself, like all his thoughts are turning into physical energy he doesn't know how to get out, and maybe they are 'cause he'll shimmer and crackle with orange and blue light, and say, "it's like you, isn't it? it reminds me of you!" (bonus: and yes, tugger does melt on the spot and keep every single scrap and knick-knack mistoffelees brings him, even when mistoffelees insists, much later, that he doesn't care if tugger throws them away.)

- more than once, mistoffelees has wondered if the line "doesn't care for a cuddle" was supposed to be ironic, or if it's some kind of joke he just isn't getting. because tugger is one of the most casually affectionate cats mistoffelees has ever met. it's more than just the standard 'friendly touches' passed between all the jellicles, more than just leaning against one another's shoulders, a quick brush of tails, touching paws. tugger will come right up to him and press the entire length of his body along mistoffelees' side, from shoulder to flank. buries him in all of that ostentatious fur. butts against the underside of his chin purring like an engine, grooms his ears and face. it's not uncommon for mistoffelees to stretch out in the sun for a nap and wake up far too warm because tugger decided to sleep right next to him. ("doesn't care for a cuddle?" pfft, yeah, and pollicles fly.) but the thing is, mistoffelees doesn't like when he's left out of jokes, so he mentions it to bombalurina one day... who stares at him like he's lost his mind for exactly ten seconds before bursting into laughter and quietly explaining that, "mistoffelees, darling, he's only like that with you."

#tuggoffelees #tuggoffelees headcanons #nobody asked but i wanted to share these anyway 'cause i can't stop thinking about them 😔#and yes #i do project onto mistoffelees #thank you for noticing #cats the musical #cats 1998 #rum tum tugger #mr mistoffelees

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junkyard-gifs · 3 years

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wake up babes, new favourite 'terrible bore' dropped

okay, so this is the German tent tour (8 January 2012) and Mark John Richardson was off as Misto, so Jack Allen (Pouncival) was covering for him.

Up he comes like the dramatic gay he is, waving Alonzo and Cassandra and Plato aside - 'cool it guys, I've got this'.

But then, on 'terrible bore', he does something I cannot imagine MJR's Mister 'Disdain' Mistoffelees doing... he gives an example:

To which, Tugger, tapping him on the shoulder and checking he's watching: "Nah, that's not how you do it, let me show you again." (Meanwhile, Cassandra is riding Alonzo in the background.)

Then they go in for a spot of competitive hissing before Mistoffelees admits defeat crushes him with his indifference by walking away, and Tugger celebrates victory with a flounce and a skip, dramatically flinging Plato to the ground in passing.

German tent tour, Oberhausen, 8 January 2012: Alex Frei as Alonzo, Elisabeth Hazel Bell as Cassandra, Adam Margilewski as Plato, and Dominik Hees as Tugger.

(More from this performance.)

#ss: terrible bore #c: alonzo #c: mistoffelees #c: rum tum tugger #c: plato #c: cassandra #alonzoxcassandra #mistoffeleesxtugger #german tent tour #2012 german tour #120108 #s: rum tum tugger #suggestive content #jack allen #dominik hees #alex frei #elisabeth hazel bell #adam margilewski

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the-cat-at-the-theatre-door · 3 years

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Fill in the blanks: _____ was the _____ of their generation.

Bustopher was the Rum Tum Tugger of his generation.

Ridiculously pretty, boisterous, confident, sex symbol (the “hot friend”), had all the queens and toms giggling shyly and squealing when he came to visit. Parents didn’t like him because he “caused a stir”; may have said “eat the rich” at one point and taught the younger kittens how to dig for the better scraps and charm humans into giving them full meals.

Skimbleshanks was the Tumblebrutus of his generation.

Stubborn, competitive, liked causing mischief but constantly torn between the line of “good kid” and “trouble maker”, a touch more controlled and disciplined, but a good noodle when it came down to it. Still clung to the adults when too much was happening at once. Grade A tumbler and liked to sneak off for adventures.

Jennyanydots was the Bombalurina of her generation.

Sleek, confident and protective, all in one. Hot and she knew it. Will not hesitate, bitch. Mischief streak a mile long, but she’d never let that on (just egg it on, thank you).

Had Etcetera like tendencies - retains them to this day.

Jellylorum was the Electra of her generation.

Sweet faced, generally more quiet. Often confused and had no idea what was going on with her friends but tried her best. Sheepish when she messed up. Not an extremely forward personality, but interesting when you spoke to her. Has a limit™

Had shades of the Chaos Twins in her - could charm the snake out of the pit. Don’t play cards with her, she will not lose.

Asparagus was the Plato of his generation.

Not all there, ghost faced, and quiet. Awkward disaster. Plain looking, blended into the background, but also strangely pretty (it’s the lashes). Remembers literally nothing. Tried to be responsible™ but got dragged into it anyway.

Old Deuteronomy was the Jemima and/or Psychic Twins of his generation.

Weird™, spent a lot of his time staring into the distance and pulling phrases the hell out of nowhere. Wise and mysterious, but also sometimes had the braincell on loan (intelligence and wisdom are two different things).

Literally the cutest kitten you have ever seen (would use those kitten eyes to his advantage if he needed to). Sixth sense and too empathetic for his own good. Too good for this world. Too pure.

Gus was the Mr. Mistoffelees and Munkustrap of his generation.

Talented in frankly mind-boggling ways, a showman™ (and a show OFF), wore elaborate costumes. Crafty in a pinch. “He’s done *what* now?!” (Or has he?)

Official tribe storyteller - no one told stories like Gus the Theatre Cat did. Strangely comforting vibe. Tendency to be a micro manager when it came to organized events (but also let the kittens pretty much do whatever they wanted because pushover). Voice could melt the snow off the mountains.

#listen: i'm right #(i'm kidding - obviously personalities are individual and no two cats are exactly the same)#(their personalities are unique to them and they morphed and matured as they got older)#(but they had *tendencies* that are echoed back in the later generations)#jellicles ask because jellicles dare #litsy-kalyptica

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plounce · 3 years

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what if gay CATS........... were gay PERSONS

(info on this au under the cut)

theyre all shitty young adults just kind of. getting through their early 20s as best they can. or as much as they can. maybe things will get better someday, but right now they’re kind of spinning their wheels

magic exists but like eh it’s not a big thing don’t worry about it. it’s around but like whatever. not many people have it and it’s mostly just like. a curiosity or a party trick

demeter and bombularina are together, tugger and mistoffelees are together, bombularina and tugger occasionally fwb, it’s cool and aboveboard and it’s all fine

demeter:

bisexual with a preference for women. 24 years old

semi-psychic (not as powerful as tantomile or coricopat). tends to have vague and confusing prophetic dreams

dropped out of grad school for sociology due to trauma and ensuing intensified mental illness. kind of bitter about it, but tries to get through every day. general anxiety disorder even before all that

very nervous around most men she doesn’t know & trust

currently working at a barnes & noble starbucks, which sucks. she recently became the assistant manager, which turbo sucks because now she has more work for only like a buck raise, but at least she’s getting reliable shifts

her go-to therapy is cutting her hair with scissors. her hair is fried to all hell from regular bleaching

she’s learning how to crochet because she’s decided she needs to do something physically productively creative with her hands to distract herself from Stuff

bombalurina:

bisexual. 24 years old

got her bachelor’s in english two years ago and hasn’t found a job in her field and has kind of given up on it for now

she’s been bartending for like four years, does freelance editing work on the side. will occasionally write listicles for clickbait sites if she needs extra cash

literally any extra money she can save goes to tattoos. her right sleeve’s almost done

has natural red hair but dyes it cherry red

a hedonist to cope but is also just a natural hedonist. likes a good bath

i know that like the typical thing fandoms say about female characters is “doesn’t take shit” for the girlboss points but she truly does not take shit anymore. she used to take people’s shit sometimes but at this point in her life she’s tired and she has a girlfriend to be protective of. she has a couple people whose shit she will take (mostly just tugger) but besides them (and having to practice basic customer service to keep her job) she’s tired of other people’s shit! enough!

my personal take on bombalurina is a mix between the riot grrrls of the 90s and 80s punk girls, and then a dash of the greaser chicks from grease. i saw that spiked collar and my brain went OH okay i can run with this somewhere fun. same for demeter, but less so - she just has the piercings.

demelurina:

bombalurina met demeter in college at a women’s activism club, noticed her because of her dimple piercings and was like “oh someone else with a lot of metal in her face, i’ll sit next to her”

they were each other’s first off-campus roommates and were close friends. made out a couple times, but it was mostly a lot of sexual tension. there was a lot of bombalurina staring at demeter while she or demeter made out with someone else

demeter was on and off with her high school boyfriend munkustrap and bombalurina was like “oh he’s so much more stable/calm than me and she needs that, i party a bit too much for her, i shouldn’t try anything” so she just sort of. lets their almost-there peter off

(this is all bombalurina’s internal thoughts - demeter always was interested in her, but thought she was too boring for bombalurina. so neither of them thought they could pursue it)

bombalurina graduated and moved somewhere cheaper further away from campus. they kind of drift apart

munkustrap and demeter peter off and he moves away for a job (they’re still good friends, it was a very amicable breakup) and then demeter gets with macavity, which is a deeply toxic situation for her and sucks hugely and throws her whole life really off track. won’t go into further details

she finally manages to break up with him and calls bombalurina at like 2 am asking if she can pick her up, and also if she can sleep on her couch, it’s okay if that’s not okay, she just. really needs a place she feels safe, and her gut is telling her to. and of course bombalurina says yes

bombalurina also knew macavity and had also made out a couple times with him at like parties and stuff (see: staring at demeter as she makes out with people). something about transference of feelings - bombalurina was into him for a couple moments because he and demeter had a thing.

this is due to me interpreting the song “macavity” as actually about bombalurina wanting to fuck demeter and her singing as a half-repressed expression of that. i use my really good wlw brain to reach that conclusion. it’s kind of a non-competitive version of eve sedgwick’s take on the love triangle. (<-- normal thing to say)

but anyway demeter stays on bombalurina’s couch and she tries so hard to stay on track but eventually she just has to drop out. bombalurina helps her with that too. she’s just really supportive even as demeter’s life is at its lowest point. when she gets home from bartending she gets demeter to go to sleep

she just Stays with her and makes her smile and reminds her that her life isn’t over, there’s still things in her day to enjoy, to keep her trudging forward

bombalurina is roommates with tugger at this point - he also recently dropped out and demeter knows him because he’s munkustrap’s brother, so he’s Trusted and also is like “hey it’s okay that you dropped out, im here and im chilling and you like me and respect me at least a little, and you have a bachelor’s degree at least!” (more on him later)

demeter is like “oh god ive been crashing at their place for so long not paying rent, theyre gonna ask me to leave, im such a freeloader, they wont take my attempts at paying rent” but then bombalurina and tugger are like “hey! the lease is almost up! we found a pretty good 3 bedroom, do you wanna have your own room for real?” and she nearly cries because 1. the RELIEF 2. oh my god you want me around???

cut to bombalurina helping demeter put together an ikea dresser (tugger got banished to the kitchen to make crystal light lemonade for them because he’s useless with a screwdriver) and demeter has two epiphanies:

1. i thought i was ready to d*e four months ago and here i am making a dresser to put clothes into in my new apartment where i live and feel safe and loved. im still not happy but im still alive and im making a dresser

2. holy fuck im back in love with my best friend, and ten times more than i was back then.

so she like kind of freaks out because she’s already imposed so much on bombalurina, how could she impose her FEELINGS on her like this, oh no oh no oh no

meanwhile bombalurina’s back in love with her even MORE and she’s also like no... she’s already dealing with so much... i don’t want to make her uncomfortable or feel unsafe in her own home especially after her recent relationship trauma... i just want her to feel safe around me...

you might think tugger as their roommate would be like “JUST KISS” but he is in fact pretty oblivious because he is self-absorbed. mistoffelees on the other hand..

eventually they do have a big confession of feelings after demeter has a bad day and it’s very dramatic and they make out in the rain. and it’s like. well this is a movie scene. but also im cold and damp. let’s head inside our home and get warm and dry :)

and then they go inside and and talk through everything, all their feelings (not just their romantic feelings but like ALL their feelings) and their shared histories and bombalurina is like “do you think you’re... ready for a relationship right now? like that would be a good thing for you?”

and demeter considers it. she does stop and think. and then she says, “with anyone else... probably not. but it’s you. and i feel so safe around you, and we’re already so close. you make the future feel more worth it. you make more days alive feel not just tolerable, but something to look forward to. and knowing you’ve loved me all this time... it’s nice. it’s good. i’m - i’m understating it so much, it’s more than nice, it’s just - it’s a lot. i wish i had noticed back then.” “hey, hey, don’t blame yourself. i’m the one who never said anything.”

anyway. everything works out, and they start dating for real :)

tugger:

bisexual. 22 years old

dishwasher at the same bar bombalurina works at. she got him the job. he keeps bugging her to teach him bartending tricks and on slow nights she will agree to

he dropped out of their four year, but he managed to secure an associate’s in communications before he dipped

trying to be an ig influencer hotboy and hopefully get modeling jobs from that but his phone’s camera sucks shit so his account isn’t really going anywhere. but he continues to post his low resolution shirtless selfies

trying to cope with being the failure son who does not have a fancy nonprofit job with a salary and healthcare by being self-absorbed and self-aggrandizing

it works about 60% of the time and 60% of the times that it doesn’t he’s able to hide it

he dropped out right around when bombalurina graduated and he was like HEY! ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE WHO DOESN’T CARE IF WE LIVE TEN MILES AWAY FROM CAMPUS? WELL HAVE I GOT A SOLUTION FOR YOU: ME!

to which bombalurina (who has fooled around with him here and there and thinks he is funny little man and genuinely goodhearted, and also he has rockin abs as a plus) says munkustrap already asked me if i need a roommate and if i do to consider you, because you don’t want to move back home. in other words: yes, you little idiot

they do fool around with each other but they are both very understanding that it is strictly platonic and for fun, especially once they become roommates. they both do not desire each other for anything serious

he did have a bit of a crush on each other when they met (hot punk older girl who’s friends with his brother) but 1. it dissipated pretty quick after they fooled around for the first time because it was not a very serious crush 2. she was in the middle of being in love with demeter so she was focused on that, emotionally

he got his ears pierced a couple times in high school but bombalurina inspired him to get a couple more. she went with him when he got his nose pierced

demeter has always understood that him and bombalurina are strictly fwb, has never been an issue.

she and him like to bleach their hair together when their hair schedules line up (he bleaches his way less often then she does), but she refuses to use his fancy conditioner that keeps his hair unfried because it’s expensive, even though he tells her to go ahead and use it, please, the health of her hair is giving HIM anxiety, demeter please. please demeter

mistoffelees:

gay. 20 years old

has magic. it’s pretty good magic but again: magic is not a big deal in this concept

a bit spooky. skulks around. a bit of a bitch but also very very nice. chooses when to speak

he has postings on craigslist and fiverr about finding lost objects and people with magic. like a gig economy private detective

side job is a waiter at a fancy restaurant

sometimes he gets paid VERY well from the private detecting, depending on the client. he does ask his psychic friends (tantomile & coricopat) to give a quick glance over on some of the more suspicious clients just to make sure he isn’t finding someone who should not be found by that person.

doesn’t go to college. is roommates with his sister victoria, who’s a freshman and studying dance. moved into town with her so she wouldn’t have to live in the dorms by having a guaranteed roommate.

tuggoffelees:

the general vibe i want for these two is mistoffelees walking around town or driving around in his shitty toyota camry while tugger tags along because he’s bored and thinks this is cool as shit

the general tone of the au is “magic isn’t a big deal” except for tugger, who thinks mistoffelees’ magic and his magic freelancing is the coolest shit ever. this is mostly because he just likes mistoffelees. “there are people who can do cooler shit than me, tug” “yeah but i don’t KNOW them also theyre not as COOL as you” “you had to explain to me how instagram reels work”

idk how they met i just think tugger shows up at his and bombalurina’s apartment one day (this is when demeter has moved in but they havent moved to the 3br yet) with this dude to dash in and pick something up and bombalurina is like “uh. who’s this” “oh this is mistoffelees he’s SO GOOD AT MAGIC” [mistoffelees nods hello] “okay bye bombalurina see you at work!!!” “uh. later”

after that he just shows up a lot. sort of ambiguous if theyre dating or what for a while before bombalurina straight up asks like “hey does the dude you’re dating know we fool around” “the dude im - what?” “... the little magic guy who keeps using our hot cocoa mix. misty.” “oh. uh. we aren’t dating.” “... do you want to? because you’re kind of all over him constantly” “um. well! haha, if i wanted to, i could! haha!” “yeah get back to me on that”

tugger trying to use his ig clout to get mistoffelees more work even though 1. he has no clout 2. mistoffelees has a very stable client base. but mistoffelees appreciates the effort. the self-promo guy promoing someone other than himself... the highest expression of love...

mistoffelees is A Nonthreatening Man plus he’s pretty obviously gay so demeter is chill around him pretty quickly. when mistoffelees is over they’ll sit on the couch where demeter sleeps and watch documentaries quietly while she crochets

they both occasionally say spooky shit at the same time because magic stuff. bombalurina and tugger are both torn between “that was cool as fuck” and “god that’s unnerving”

just a lot of tugger following mistoffelees around on his jobs and mistoffelees letting him because he’s fond of him and them occasionally getting into minor peril and interesting shenanigans, but it is 90% fetch quests

i think the first time they met tugger was taking selfies in front of a hydrangea in a public park and he saw mistoffelees walk up with a shovel and start digging in one of the flower beds and he thought he was hot so he went over and offered to take over on the shoveling to look strong and masculine and he ended up digging up a skull, which mistoffelees picked up and said “thanks” and then walked away

mildly terrifying but also very interesting and tugger’s days are kind of boring and dishwashing kind of sucks as a job to do like every night and he is a person who thrives on novelty so. moth to a porchlight

i think they do start making out for fun here and there and then a while later theyre out on one of mistoffelees’ jobs and someone asks “who’s the guy with you” and mistoffelees replies “oh that’s my boyfriend, don’t worry about him” and then it’s like. “HUH? I’M YOUR BOYFRIEND?” “uh. yeah? i assumed. is that okay?” “i mean yeah of course i think you’re great! how long have we–” “oh like a while.” “oh. uh. cool!!”

they just hang out a lot. mistoffelees enjoys teasing him and enjoys his warmth and bombasticity and tugger likes watching and helping him solve little mysteries around the county because it’s always something new. they’re kind of a comedy duo. they just enjoy spending their time together and following mistoffelee’s internal magic gps to find lost dogs and lost necklaces

yeah right now this au is just vibes and just sort of. continuing forward with your days and your weeks and your months. just young adults hanging out

#cats the musical #mr mistoffelees #rum tum tugger #demeter cats #bombalurina #tuggoffelees #demelurina #chirps #bird in the hand

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rice-pudding-slaps · 3 years

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So I am starting to see a pattern in the way the fandom sees Cats vs how the fucker of Tom Hooper tried to see Cats for his shit of a movie

So... In the movie, the Cats are fighting between them and not in a friendly way. Constantly. Except maybe Munkustrap and Mistoffelees (That have some weird "No homo" tension but that's for another post). And mostly because they are competing for the Jellicle Choice. They are rarely kind to each other. And most of their interactions are of rivalry or outright hatred between Jenyanydots and Bustopher Jones.

They are not family, or at least not a loving one. And the way they see the Jellicle Ball is as means to an end. They put their best performance so they might win. And they sing about themselves, because their interests come first. They want something and they work to get it.

A pretty good example might be Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer? They are this cat criminals that used a young kitten to steal jewelry from a house, drugged the whole tribe and let the most wanted criminal kidnap Old Deuteronomy. And they just... Never explain why? "It was just fun" isn't exactly in line with how they are portrayed in the movie. Yes, in the musical, but not in the movie. It's very weird how they don't care about anyone else

But the way the fandom understands the musical differently is almost poetic.

Cats come once a year for this big celebration. They sing about life well lived amd about a new life. They sing for the cats that they respect because they are essential for the tribe. They help each other. They confort each other. They really care for the family that they are.

The gumbie trio sings about this motherly cat who wants to do good. Jenny sings about the cat that is admired for his ability to survive well. The kittens sing with their rockstar. Munk and Tugger sing for the leader of the tribe with such respect and admiration. The whole tribe sings about this train cat cuz he has so many stories. Tugger sings about this magical cat that he clearly admires. This isn't a competition for who's gonna die. It's a celebration of all the cats that form the tribe, and a goodbye to the one that might have to leave. That's why Old D isn't there for the first songs. Those are not for him. They are for the cats that they are singing about.

Again, the example of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer. They sing about themselves, yes. But mostly because they are together, just as Skimbleshanks, they tell about their lives. They don't want to die, they want everyone to know about their fun lives!

The Jellicles are a family. And they celebrate each other. They care deeply. When a cat is scared in the background, there is always someone covering or conforting them. And they put their hearts on their songs. Because those are for the cats that they love.

Is very telling on how the focus for a million dollar movie is so different from the focus that people who find around the globe others who share their interest have.

#cats the musical #Cats 1998 #Cats 2019 #Cats #I could write and talk so much about this #Maybe that's why the plot felt so awkard #Or well one of the reasons #It's kind of sad if you think about it #Honestly a Cats movie could've been so fun #But they did it SO wrong #It's a sharktale situation but worse

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sevenkittensinatrenchcoat · 3 years

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Possible Grizabella Backstory

One of the most common targets for headcanons is “why does everyone hate Grizabella?” and there are many, many theories, but, I think I’ve come up with something that makes sense.

First of all, most backstory theories have at least one hole in them and there’s often another cat to demonstrate why the theory doesn’t fit.

Grizabella, as The Glamour Cat, most likely had a wealthy owner at some point. Some people theorize that the other Jellicles, mostly strays, were jealous of her. But, that can’t be it, because most of the Jellicles aren’t strays. Some of them are ambiguous, but a good number of them have collars and multiple songs reference human families. As for wealth, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer obviously belong to a wealthy family. Victoria Grove is a street in an affluent neighborhood and the family can afford to have servants cook their meals for them.

On the other hand, some theorize that Grizabella’s an outcast for becoming a stray. That can’t be it either. Bustopher Jones is probably a stray. You’d think he had a wealthy owner, but the sort of gentlemen that went to the clubs he frequents usually didn’t belong to more than one club, so Bustopher couldn’t have access to eight or nine clubs via one human. He’s a stray who goes from club to club and is fed by whoever’s there. So, strays aren’t a problem.

Another theory is that Grizabella had some connection to Macavity. The 2019 Disaster went with this one and actually changed other characters to match. Working for or have a relationship with Macavity and then leaving doesn’t lead to exile. Demeter had some sort of relationship with Macavity and she’s fine. Though, since she’s more of a victim of Macavity than a partner, she might not be the best example. What about Bombalurina? It’s strongly implied that she slept with Macavity at some point, but she’s completely accepted by the tribe.

Even criminal activity in general doesn’t make Jellicles outcasts, because Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer openly brag about their skills as thieves and the other cats are no more than occasionally annoyed with them.

Then, there’s the prostitution theory, which has been dismissed as stupid as far back as 1982. The cats are all horny on main at some point and they don’t really have an economy, so having sex for money isn’t a thing.

The explanation that comes the closest to making sense is that she left the tribe to pursue fame and fortune, but is that really worth the amount of loathing she gets? She’s not the only cat to leave either. Skimble travels for his work. If Demeter and Bomba dated Macavity, they probably left the tribe to be with him for a while. But, the came back and were let back in.

So, that’s everything that I can eliminate. But, I have some sort of idea that might work:

Bombalurina is a glamour cat. Exactly what glamour cat means is vague, but Bomba is often the center of attention, a great singer and dancer, can have any tom she wants, and some of the female kittens seem to really look up to her. She is what Grizabella once was.

Bomba is one of the most antagonistic towards Grizabella, which implies that whatever Grizabella did was something that hurt her personally. There’s a connection there.

Now, what if Bombalurina came of age around the same time that Grizabella was starting to get old? Grizabella has been the center of attention for years, but she’s not what she once was. Toms aren’t as attracted to her, she can’t dance as well as she used to, and it seems like everyone’s losing interest. Instead, they’re all focused on this young queen that’s gaining everything that Grizabella’s losing. She isn’t quite grown up yet, but she’s starting to become a young woman. The cats are already interested in her and they’ll only grow more interested as time goes by. And, as that same time goes by, Grizabella will become older and weaker.

So, Grizabella gets jealous and sees Bomba as a rival. Bomba, being a lot like Grizabella, does participate in this competition, but she doesn’t take it very seriously. She wins effortlessly.

Then, one day, Grizabella loses it. She’s THE Glamour Cat. This is her identity and she doesn’t want to lose it to someone else. She lashes out at Bomba and hurts her. It’s not severe, and it’s not like she tried to kill her, but if Bomba was around Victoria’s age at the time, it would mean that Grizabella attacked a kitten.

Grizabella immediately realizes that she’s gone too far and doesn’t want to face the tribe after what she’d done, so she runs away. Nobody tries to search for her. They don’t want to associate with a queen who hurt a kitten.

Outside of Bomba, the cats most hostile towards Grizabella are Jennyanydots and Jellylorum: the most maternal queens. They don’t want their kittens to be around someone who once attacked a kitten, not understanding that Grizabella knows what she did was wrong and has no intention of hurting anyone ever again. Jenny and Jelly yank the kittens away from Grizabella, not to make sure the kittens continue the shunning, but out of panic from them getting too close to a “dangerous person”.

Victoria, a kitten who attracts a lot of attention as a graceful dancer, as well as a young woman awakening sexually, is next in line for the Glamour Cat role. But, unlike Bomba, Victoria isn’t competitive. She just likes to dance for the sake of it. It would be significant for Victoria to be the one to welcome Grizabella back into the tribe. If Victoria is like a younger Bomba, than Victoria trusting and accepting Grizabella, and the tribe allowing her to do so, means that Grizabella is no longer considered dangerous.

This would also make Grizabella’s first appearance, her first interaction with the tribe that we see, have more meaning as well. Grizabella interacts with Mistoffelees before anyone else. He’s, in some ways, the male Victoria. He’s a great dancer who attracts a lot of attention. Munkustrap sees her about to touch him and his knee-jerk reaction is to pull him away and go into a protective stance. Jemima and Victoria were originally meant to be the same character, only separated into two because perfect people don’t exist. Skimble’s knee-jerk reaction is to stop Jemima from interacting with Grizabella.

Both Munkustrap and Skimble are a bit more low-key when it comes to Grizabella, compared to the older queens. Munkustrap’s expression throughout most of this scene screams “I don’t want to deal with this”, and there’s one point later on where Skimble briefly glances and Grizabella, before turning away, not looking angry, but more like he just doesn’t want to think about what happened. They know better, but they’re also the protectors of the tribe, always looking after the kittens, and they can’t take a risk by trusting someone who’s hurt people in the past.

In general, I think that Grizabella’s “crime” wasn’t just one thing. She made enemies of everyone at some point or another. But, this backstory would explain quite a bit.

#cats musical #cats 1998 #grizabella #bombalurina #cats victoria #jellylorum #jennyanydots #skimbleshanks #cats jemima #mr mistoffelees #cw implied child abuse #jellicles are a family #nobody hurts the kittens

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munku-collar · 3 years

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Pounce and tumble? story bits or headcanons or whatever

Pouncival is very brave when it comes to real threats, but when it comes to imaginary ones, like in movies or stories, he gets spooked very easily. He loves to cuddle. He will cuddle up with anyone and everyone. He is a huge simp for Bombalurina though and she indulges him occasionally, lets him cuddle up next to her when she's got nothing going on. He's really popular with the female kittens. They tell him all their secrets and love playing with him. He's also not adverse to doing "girly" things with them. He does not like getting wet.

Tumblebrutus is the sneakiest bitch in the Junkyard tbh, but not in a bad way. He's just very good at behaving when he needs to, but very good at causing trouble on the down-low. Big prank lover. He's a bit of a gossiper. He likes to listen in on Jenny and Jelly's conversations, and he often finds out about things before the other kittens, with the exception of Jemima, because Munk and Demeter will usually always tell her if something's up. Tumble is very fond of his acrobatics and is proud of his skills, and he has kind of a friendly dance competition running with Mistoffelees. They're always pushing each other to learn new moves and to perfect their turns. He doesn't enjoy hot weather.

#asks #my shit #pouncival #carbucketty #tumblebrutus #bill bailey #cats 1998 #cats the musical #bombalurina #munkustrap #demeter #jennyanydots #jellylorum #jemima #cats demeter #demeter cats #mistoffelees #mr. mistoffelees

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rebirth-artblog · 3 years

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Even MORE cats from different media who are Jellicle Cats

I don't have much to say about this one yet, but I like it so here you go!!

Topcat and his gang!

Topcat himself is good friends with Bustopher Johns, they live the high life without the expenses. They become good friends with cooks and restaurant owners in London, though Topcat doesn't have as good luck with that in New York.

In his rare visits to London, Topcat has made a name for himself among the Jellicles for his charm and amazing ability to talk his way out of almost any situation. This makes him an idol of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, who constantly ask him for tips on who to get out of trouble, though never how to not get into trouble.

The gang, however, was welcomed as Jellicle cats closer to the time of the Jellicle Ball where Grizzabella is chosen to go to the Heavyside Layer. They fit in quite well despite their arrival to the tribe.

Benny is a bit slow and gets left behind by the gang when they all go off to meet the Jellicles. Pouncival, surprisingly, notices Benny hanging around on his own and decides to be the one to include Benny in the fun. The other young cats, like Tumblebrutus and Victoria, like Benny but tend to forget his as fast or chaotic as they are, so Pouncival makes a great effort to stay by Benny's side.

Choo-Choo tries to socialize with the other cats, but the queens make him a bit nervous and he decides to start talking with the older cats. Jennyanydots thinks he's really sweet and tries to help him calm down, even if it's adorable how nervous he is. After finding out Choo-Choo lives in a firehouse, she introduces him to Skimbleshanks and they quickly bond over their experiences living/working with humans in fast-passed professions.

Brain doesn't fit into any groups among the Jellicles, but some of the younger cats, mostly Electra and Etcetera, think he talks funny. They are not making fun of his stuttering, they've just never met anyone who stutters before. Tantomile and Coricopat quickly intervene and explain that people sometimes talk differently and it's not something one should laugh about. The twins know Brain is used to this kind of behavior towards him, and that his name is a joke at the fact he isn't really that smart, however, they do know there is hidden wisdom deep beneath Brain's initial appearance.

Fancy-Fancy becomes friends with Tugger in no time, and they decide to charm the queens around the junkyard. This begins as a competition to see which of the two could get more queens paying attention to him, but eventually turns into a competition of which of the two can charm Exotica first because she's the only one ignoring any and all of their advances. Tugger or Fancy-Fancy do this for the fun of having another flirtatious tom around.

Lastly, Spook is another one who doesn't immediately fit into any groups within the Jellicles, but he does have fun watching Fancy-Fancy and Tugger argue. Spook does like Plato and Alonzo's company, all three of them have fun dancing and following Tugger and Fancy-Fancy around.

The Jellicles love hanging around with TopCat's gang and even teach some of them to dance and sing. Benny mentions he once played the violin, but TopCat doesn't let him show the Jellicles. Rumpleteazer, Pouncival, and Victoria plan to separate TopCat from Benny so they can hear him play the violin. They realize this will be hard for them on their own until they notice that Mistoffelees is the only cat who can out-wit TopCat and recruit the magician for their secret mission. They don't get to put their plan in action, however, because TopCat and the gang had to go back to New York before they could Mistoffelees for help.

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jellicle-home-for-jellicle-ships · 3 years

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Day 17 of Jellicle Ships month - Bombalurina

Now, we all know Bombalurina. But I will add this: she shouldn’t be reduced to just “the sexy one”.

She shows strong protective qualities, devotion, and warmth: in the 1998 movie she shows visible sympathy when Mistoffelees is embarrassed by Munkustrap’s glare in ‘the Gumbie Cat’, for example, and she can often be seen petting the kittens in the background. And, of course, one of her three words is “generous”.

Relationships

Her most obvious and strongest relationships are with Demeter, Tugger, and (offstage) with Macavity: the first could be familial or romantic, the second could be romantic or flirty friends (possibly with benefits, the third is almost explicitly sexual but not particularly romantic. The decade-long fifth US tour (Troika, 2001–2012) included a regular bit of business to end the curtain call: a very suggestive little exchange between Tugger and Bombalurina, where it’s made quite clear who’s in charge in that relationship!

In many productions (such as Madrid 2003) she has a strong relationship with Munkustrap—I seem to recall Jack Rebaldi saying that he was playing Munkustrap there as yearning after her but being too busy leading the tribe to let himself make a move. In the 1998 movie she pairs up with Pouncival at the Jellicle ball, but this is not common.

Her manner of mentioning Griddlebone in Macavity’s song might be read as her having a crush on Griddlebone (either as a fictional character or a real cat).

In many Broadway-based productions, since Alonzo dances with Demeter during Bombalurina’s dance at the ball, Bombalurina dances either with Munkustrap or with Plato (who seems closer to her age in the Broadway tradition than Plato/Admetus in the London tradition). Alonzo is another cat with whom she often flirts: in the 2020 Asia tour, for example, Fletcher Dobinson’s Alonzo and Suzie Melloy’s Bombalurina usually end the curtain call sequence with a playful little dance competition. Suzie (who was also Bombalurina in the 2017 Asia tour) has suggested that Electra is her daughter—either by Macavity or Alonzo.

When it comes to familial headcanons, she is also a strong candidate for Jemima’s mother, though not currently so popular in fandom as Demeter.

#character intros #c: bombalurina

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teazer-with-a-tazer · 3 years

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avatar au but make it cats!!!

Okay so this is dumb brainrot idea, the story stays pretty much the same however there WILL be character changes and all that jazz, not let's get into casting-

Aang- Pouncival. This dude is the fucking Avatar but he's also a clueless dumbass who's first act when he comes out of that ice is to yell out for his sky bison and stare bewildered at these freaked out kids. He has the look and personality of a shithead twelve year old boy but sometimes that weird ancient wisdom comes out at the most random times. He's here to save the world and it can't be that hard, right???

Katara- Victoria. She's the calm and level-headed mom of the group but also the pettiest. She'll bring you a cup of water when you ask for ice and simply say "wait." Just wants everyone to make it out of this thing alive, even her stupid brother. She basically steps up as the responsible one cause someone has to and she mothers everyone. However she will not hesitate to beat someone's ass, especially stupid brother.

Sokka- Mungojerrie. He's the jokester and group clown but also like really smart at random times and surprisingly shrewd. He's one of the older members of the gaang so he's the one to pull that "back in my day" shit. He's also the warrior of the group and sometimes messes up bad and tries to fight the most random people but he's trying okay?

Toph- Jemima. She seems super sweet and cheerful at first but she can and will kick your ass. Everyone in the gaang is scared of her(and should be) so clueless strangers are like "lmao you're terrified of that girl?" so she slowly takes off her flower crown, asks Jerrie to hold it for her and beats you up. Being blind has made her really keen and observant so she's also kind of smart? Extremely competitive and can make a bet out of anything.

Zuko- Plato. The son of a dictator he's used to just trying to be this angry stuck up prince and he has a lot of bottled up issues from his childhood that lead to him coming off as very edgy and cold. However as soon as he decides time to be better and wins over the gaang, they find out how much of a dork he can be. Due to y'know the way he was raised he's very socially awkward and is just constantly trying to shift into the group dynamic. Proves himself very lovable.

Suki- Bombalurina. She's a badass who can destroy any man and look perfect doing it. Teaches Mungojerrie to chug his "respect women" juice and is just so respected by the others. She's just a huge girlboss who the entire gaang loves(and simps for just a little.) She's also hugely competitive and she and Jemima are constantly arm wresting or teaching each other little things about combat. It's just like learning from the other's perspective.

Iroh- Old Deuteronomy. He's an old man who has learned to redeem himself and hopes the same for his nephews. Very serene and wise, often offering his unprompted advice or opinions. He never officially joins the gaang but by the time the war ends he's basically a grandpa to all of them and opens his own tea shop. Insanely wise but also very chaotic, he'll wear socks and sandals cause he knows it bothers you.

Azula- Alonzo with a twist! He also has childhood issues and considering he doesn't really see the point in trying to fight destiny or some shit like that, he's decided it's best to just be what his father's always wanted and try to replace the disappointment Plato became. Despite his attempts to be more vindictive, a part of him is always thinking about maybe his brother was the smart one escaping the fate of Fire Lord. The longer he stays with his father, the more destitute and unstable he feels. Eventually Plato and Alonzo have a confrontation and he just gives up. Although it's harder for him to escape the mindset taught by his father and confront his childhood issues(a whole lot of angst basically) , Alonzo eventually officially joins the gaang's side.

Ty Lee- Tugger. Comes off super ditzy and playful but he's like a really good fighter. Due to being a former circus acrobat has some drama queen tendencies and quite flamboyant. He's a bit of a flirt and although the gaang won't admit it, most of them would simp for him. Although he never really stopped to think about if any of this was wrong, he eventually grows sick of the war and he and Misto escape the Fire Nation together, Bomba basically taking them under her wing to become honorary Kyoshi warriors.

Mai- Mistoffelees. Very edgy and intimidating at first glance but actually quite chaotic. He's only a shithead around his friends(so basically Alonzo, Tugger and Plato at some point) and puts on that dark mysterious aura for others cause he loves seeing how unnerved they are by him. Used to consider Plato one of his best friends and was initially quite betrayed by him switching sides.

Um, I'm tired so that's all I'm gonna ramble about this AU for now.

#avatar the last airbender au #cats the musical #pouncival #victoria #rum tum tugger #mistoffelees #plato #mungojerrie #bombalurina #jemima #old deuteronomy #alonzo

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Here’s a question.Who do you think is the best and worst at hunting? Like who can catch five mice with their eyes shut and who can’t even catch a fly?

OH, WELL what a great question! Let’s see...

Alonzo: I think he has the potential to be a good hunter! He’s athletic and, since he doesn’t wear a collar, I kinda think he could be a stray? I’ll leave it there hehe.

Asparagus Jr.: Have you seen this middle-aged man? Okay, he could kill you with a stare.

Bombalurina: She’s not a bad hunter, but doesn’t practice it too often. She doesn’t enjoy the blood and all that stuff, but like the chase.

Bustopher Jones: If he’s left alone he’d probably starve to death. This man does NOT hunt lol

Cassandra: Similar to Bomba, I can imagine her being good at hunting, but doesn’t enjoy it very much. However, wouldn’t mind doing it if necessary.

Coricopat: HMMM... I still find him pretty creepy, but he’s too much of a dumbass, so... Not the best hunter out there, nope.

Demeter: Her years with Macavity left her something more than PTSD. Looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually kill you (just chooses not to do so).

Electra: She’s too young to be skilled. Maybe has the potential, but hurting other animals makes her sad.

Etcetera: It will be a surprise for everyone eventually (herself included), but Cettie will grow to become a great hunter!

George: Nope. Couldn’t kill a mouse even if he wanted to, and he does NOT want to. This cute boy said "make love, not war”.

Grizabella: I mean... She probably had had to do it at some point in order to survive, but she finds it gross and disgusting and wouldn’t admit having done it.

Gus: Now too old to kill as he used to, this dude was a top hunter. Someone has to keep the theatre clean!

Jellylorum: Again, could kill you but chooses not to. Too kind to go around killing mice, but has de ability to do so.

Jemima: I consider her too much of an empath to hunt. Sweet baby ;;

Jennyanydots: She’s the equivalent of an anthropologist but for mice, so she doesn’t kill them. I mean, she could do it, why not. But NOPE, science goes first and she has to teach them stuff.

Macavity: I mean... Look at him...

Mistoffelees: He’s great at hunting and definitely takes advantage of his magical powers lol

Mungojerrie: He might seem like a dumbass, but the dude knows what he’s doing. Great hunter, although he sometimes gets a tad too competitive with Rumple and it distracts him.

Munkustrap: People thinks he’s better than what he really is. He’s just tall and strong and intimidating, but this man would die before killing a little thing like a mouse.

Old Deuteronomy: I mean... Not now because the man is old af, but he used to be a more than remarkable hunter. You know how to get 99 wives? You gotta impress them.

Plato: Nope, too squeamish to even try. He doesn’t get his paws dirty.

Pouncival: Would cry if forced to even try to hunt.

Rumpleteazer: Same as Mungo, but she doesn’t let him distract her, making her a bit more efficient (just a bit, ngl).

Rum Tum Tugger: N o p e. Can you imagine Tugger getting his paws all dirty and having to bite a nasty ass rat? Yeah, me neither.

Skimbleshanks: Someone has to keep the train mice-free! He’s your man for such duty, yep.

Tantomile: She’s skilled, she’s cunning, I bet she’d kill us all if provoked.

Tumblebrutus: Hmmm. I mean, he could try... But I don’t think he’d be too successful.

Victoria: Doesn’t even try. She says she finds it nasty, but actually is scared of failing.

Thank you so much, anon!! I love this kind of asks, thanks for letting me ramble ahbhfbwe ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

#cats headcanon #anon #ask answered

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