#― noel gruber ！

[4pplec0re]

i didn't want to make full body refs because i still like the one i made a while ago but i've made some subtle changes to some colors and stuff so here's some headshots/busts ^_^

icon versions:

[zwampp]

Happy (early) new year!!

[theabsolutemost]

Theatre South Playhouse in Florida put on a holiday edition of Ride the Cyclone, I thought I’d post a few highlights/iconic changes.

*I saw it today (December 22nd), which is actually Ocean’s birthday! Ocean is so incredibly special to me as a character, so seeing the show on her birthday made it all the more special.

*Karnak’s opening line “Greetings children, it’s time to play” was changed to “Merry Christmas, children, it’s time to sleigh.” Iconic, 10/10, no notes.

*The nativity scene during Noel’s Lament:

“There is no room at the inn, for it is Christmas.”

*Entire cast stares out into the audience with a knowing look, and collectively goes “Ahhhhh?? 😏”

*Mischa refers to his YouTube channel as “Bad Eggnog.”

RTC is a pop-up show at this theatre, meaning it is going to come back at a few different points next year! It’s going to be at Theatre South for at least one week every month of January, February, and March of 2025. I can’t recommend seeing it enough if you’re at all interested in the show and able to stop by. See below: The stage, Playbill, and a keychain I bought from concessions :)

[fefe-the-cat]

You’ve probably heard about the theory that all the members of the Saint Cassian High School Chamber Choir represent stages of grief. You have also probably heard about the autism headcanons. Allow me to introduce:

Each member of the choir represents a symptom/trait found in autistic people

•OCEAN O’CONNELL ROSENBERG: perfectionism/OCD

•NOEL GRUBER: Masking (his mom tells him to dial it back), special interests (post-war France, the roaring twenties, French new wave cinema, etc), I don’t know if it’s in every production but did you see him playing with his nail polish?

•MISCHA BACHINSKI: naivety. We have no proof that Talia exists. Mischa wholeheartedly believed that whoever was on the other end of his online interactions was exactly who they claimed to be. It could have been Noel. It could have been Talia. Or something much worse.

•RICKY POTTS: Special interests (sci-fi, comics), communication challenges (not just because of the autism)

•JANE DOE: lack of conventional emotional expression. Jane doesn’t use much vocal intonation or body language or facial expressions. They say that around 93% of communication is nonverbal (Albert Mehrabian), but Jane doesn’t really use any form of nonverbal communication. Her emotions are not very strongly portrayed. But she is not emotionless, nor is she played as such. Members of the choir or even the audience may interpret her that way but there is definitely emotion. It is simply portrayed through a different, barely perceptible way.

•CONSTANCE BLACKWOOD: I was going to say masking, but that is more based on the vibe she gives than anything else. I’m going to say the general feeling of inferiority. This is not necessarily specific to autism, nor is it a symptom, but it is a very common side effect. This is one of those things that may not be as much of a problem autistic people will have to deal with if society changes, but for now and most if not all of history, it is quite common.

[cr0wqui11]

Penny and Noel on April Fools (they think it’s the funniest thing in the world)

[norl-grur]

I have a feeling that the Broadway script of RTC also rode The Cyclone, next/with the kids

The watering down of Ricky, the not fitting lines (too much or too little)-

Just- EVERYTHING.

I hate it so much

I'm currently copying it for personal usage and will edit the crap out of it so it fits the slime tutorial we see on YouTube and THEN make some small edits so it's a little bit more mine

I hate it

Hate hate hate hate hate

But it's better than writing the slime tutorial word by word (would take ages)

Soo

I will need to suffer

[bee-devilling]

Nope! In fact I have very thoroughly thought out Misha's middle name and the lore behind it (partially because I headcanon him as trans, so his name is obviously an important decision to him)

Middle names are patronymic in Ukraine, he's going to get his father's name, despite the fucker being better fit as a sperm donor than an actual father.

But Misha has a rebellious attitude, and a forged birth certificate, so he can fix this.

So while his mother puts in Михайло (Mykhailo) on the birth cert, and asks about changing the suffix of his middle name (because it's gendered, translates to son/daughter of ___) he's like "actually, I've a better idea"

Because this is the fake one, and his adoptive parents will have no concept of Ukrainian naming customs. It's also the one the government will never find, so he doesn't have to stick to Ukrainian naming customs if he doesn't want to (and he doesn't, because his dad sucks).

Everyone but him and his mother will be none the wiser. But they know what his birth cert says, and they are the only people who need to know that at least on a sentimental and not-quite-legal level, that his name is Михайло Тамаравич Бачинський, Mykhailo (Misha) Tamaravych Bachynsky.

According to the government though, his name is Тетяна Олександрівна Бачинський, Tetyana Oleksandrivna Bachynsky

Also, to add to the choir name headcanons:

Also also for the rest of the choir's middle names:

Constance Eleanor Blackwood (canon)

Ocean Faythe Justice O'Connell Rosenberg

Persephone Jennifer Lamb (listen I know that odds are, Penny's name is Penelope. Maybe it's mentioned in Legoland, idk, haven't read it. But I don't care, you can pry this name headcanon from my cold, dead hands)

Richard Keenan Potts

For other characters names/personalities (probably way too detailed but eh) (also I don't have these for everyone but hopefully I will soon I'd love to add to this):

Noel Dorian Casimir Gruber

I think Constance's brothers (I hc there's two of them, fraternal twin boys) would have classic names like Constance does, but they can have cute nicknames like Connie. I've named them Matthew/Mattie and Alexander/Lex. Lex has a very similar personality to Constance, he tends to stick by her or his brother, and is extremely shy. He's not very vocal about his wants or needs, but Mattie was always ready to speak up for him if he needed it. Mattie is a complete social butterfly, and has enough energy and enthusiasm to make up for the timidness of his two older siblings. The second he learned to talk, he did not shut up.

Noel's mom is Roxanne, and to put it simply, she would lay down her life for her son (in fact she basically already has, if we're going by my idea of what happened with Noel's dad. And she'd fucking do it again) and sure, maybe she didn't deal with his coming out in the best way possible, but she does care about him and she just wants him to be safe above all else, and unfortunately in the situation they're in that means they have to barricade the metaphorical closet door just a little. I also headcanon that Noel has an older sister named Camille, she's about 7 years older than him and moved out without any indication of where she was going or where she might be now.

Misha's mother is Tamara, obviously, she's named in the musical. She was the coolest mom ever. She never cared about his grades in school (thought to be fair to him, he was a great student when he lived in Ukraine), she was always encouraging about his hobbies, and she was definitely the first follower of BagEgg on YouTube. She wanted to raise him to be as independent of her as he could be, and she realised once she got sicker that it was the best possible thing she could have done. She was very accepting of him when he came out as trans; well it wasn't coming out as such, it was 6-year-old Misha insisting he wasn't a girl and that he didn't want to be Tetyana anymore. She tried to help him as much as she could, and when she had to forge his birth certificate to get him out of the country she happily changed his name on it, if it meant he could live a safer life in Canada without any judgement based on what he was or wasn't born as. I also think Misha has a little sister, Lyuba. She also emigrated to Canada with Misha, but they went to different homes at opposite ends of Saskatchewan, and he hasn't seen her since.

Would it be stupid to have middle name headcanons for the choir?

And name headcanons/very light personality trait ideas for their family and friends (if they have any)?

[rtc-incorrectquotes]

Misha: Why do you hang out with me?

Noel: Cus you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

Misha: …I feel a bit sorry for you.

[corpsecle]

i heard constellation instead of consolation so i made this and then i read thr lyrics and it was consolation so. Yeah

alt versions under cut

[humblefryingpan]

A world of boozy floozy flashing light 🥀❤️

(Noel's lament from ride the cyclone)

I had to shittily edit out a different drawing from the top corner lol. I don't know how but this looks MUCH better in person?? Its either the lighting or my phone but like seriously its so much better

Jane looks weird asf and I can't draw hands but oh well, it took ages and I like it lol

Reference picture >>

[theangelcatalogue]

Ricky! What did we talk about! You need to learn to share with your other boyfriend! 😔

This production makes NOEL the third wheel bro 😭😭

[4pplec0re]

to me noel identifies as a man but if he were to get very in depth about it, he'd be a bit genderqueer

[mj-thrush-gxn]

A whirl of boozy floozy flashing Light

[asmogorna]

RIDE THE CYCLONE MOMENT

honestly seeing so many new rtc fans makes me feel like a grandma .. (i say as if i didnt join the fandom in spring of 2022 (before it was trending mind you (im being an ass)))

i miss them on a daily basis tbh !!! ugh my darlings

[spacizia]

he’s just a swinging space age bachelor man!!!!

[itzugo]

So, I thought it would be funny to draw nischa with this trend.

It was not funny. It was a pain.

And I hate the quality