#character: usnavi

[thisstableground]

actually i need to draw a silly little guy with silly little arms regularly. for my mental health

[anthonys237thfreckle]

i am dreaming of writing on tumblr (like some 5-10 part series - mostly x reader, some character x character) and my first chance would be may 2025 :( blow up that inbox for requests/ideas until then! y’all have a lot of time. much love.

AND IM GONNA START MATCH UPS!! i check tumblr notifs sometimes, so i’ll def get those done faster. If you’ve given me an ask, it’s cause I wanna answer it in great detail which is why It’s still in my inbox.

Next inbox clearing - october 17.

[pardonmydelays]

IN THE HEIGHTS countdown: 23 DAYS!

song for today:

i am usnavi and you prob'ly never heard my name reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated exacerbated by the fact that my syntax is highly complicated 'cause i immigrated from the single greatest little place in the caribbean dominican republic, i love it! jesus, i'm jealous of it, and beyond that ever since my folks passed on, i haven't gone back goddamn, i gotta get on that!

[chronomally]

I finally watched the In the Heights movie

Pros:

Considering how many movie musicals are ashamed to be musicals, it's pretty refreshing to see a movie musical not only embrace being a musical, but also try to find ways to convey the same feeling as some very unique live stage effects and embrace the inherent surreality of the world of The Musical

Cons:

They cut like half the female characters' songs + "Useless," killed Nina's mom, and basically deleted 90% of the conflict between Kevin and Benny, but god forbid we lose out on the piragüero song

For a story that doesn't really like textually engage with feminism beyond the way that women often form the back bones of a culture, it felt weirdly anti-feminist

[binch-i-might-be]

it's actually so sexy that a good chunk of Alvie fanfics make him trans. SO true besties that boy is so trans!!!! glad we all agree!!!

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Usnavi de la Vega…

[icarusbetide]

hamilton & in the heights

i understand and often agree with the grievances people have with hamilton for perpetuating certain inaccurate narratives but i still love the way it intertwines and builds off of in the heights.

in the heights was probably on lmm's mind in 2008 when he read chernow's biography, since it won the tony for best musical that july. i can see why he was instantly taken in: the potential parallels are too good to be true. a biography about an immigrant from the caribbean, heavily emphasizing family or lack thereof. chernow's narrative (because he does create a narrative) is such a good parallel and foil to the previous musical it's actually crazy.

usnavi: the 21th century new yorker who yearns to return to the dominican republic. an orphan, but one that grew up in a strong community with love and support. family is incredibly important - he wants to find his roots. by the end of the musical, he realizes that he contributes to his culture and family's legacy by remaining in washington heights, keeping stories alive as their steady, dependable streetlight.

hamilton (musical characterized, not the historical figure): the west indian who yearned to get off of his island, and finds himself in revolutionary new york, never to look back. an orphan, but one shamed for illegitimacy. obsessed with legacy, but his own legacy, because what else does he have? he doesn't have "roots", a true community. constantly struggling between private and public duty. after his death, his wife picks up the mantle to protect their legacy, both the familial/personal and the public achievements.

i'd even argue that you can see hints of in the heights characters in hamilton. vanessa's "it won't be long now" would fit right into a hamilton prequel musical about his time on st. croix when he was still dreaming of a way out.

one musical feels burdened by the things that came before, usnavi's parents, nina's parents (and their parents), etc. etc. all passing something down to the next generation. hamilton seems to be burdened by the future and history as a concept - the weight of creating something entirely new, if that makes sense. it's only in the second act that loved ones take a forefront: philip & eliza during that tragedy. during the duel, we get theodosia (this man will not make an orphan of my daughter) and the long list of people hamilton thinks about (my son is on the other side, he's with my mother...washington is watching from the other side...eliza) right before the bullet gets him.

both are american stories, but there's clearly a very personal, continuing thread between them. i find myself willing to overlook certain issues if i think of hamilton as less an accurate retelling of a particular historical figure, but more about the themes that can be delivered effectively through that figure. i started this ramble with a point but i forgot it.

[steph-schuyler]

roles i play in life

usnavi de la vega

vanessa otilia garcia

nina rosario

benny (??)

sonny de la vega

daniela (?)

carla (?)

WAIT! these are just characters from Lin Manuel Miranda's 2008 Tony- winning hit musical, In The Heights!

PSYCH HAHAHAHHAHAHA

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

tagged by @patronsaintofposmodernity <33333 to make a poll of my five all time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same

@naguaraquerandom @queixumes @sarcasmisalifechoice @claimedbytheearth @looselysealedkrypton

[winterflwers]

The Lion Guard characters as characters from broadway musicals.

I love TLG and musicals, so here's what i think each member of the guard would be if they were characters from musicals.

Kion as Orpheus (Hadestown)

Bunga as John Laurens (Hamilton)

Fuli as Maureen Johnson (Rent)

Beshte as Usnavi De La Vega (In The Heights)

Ono as Lafayette (Hamilton)

[prodigal-explorer]

my sanders sides in the heights au

usnavi -> logan

nina -> janus

benny -> remus

vanessa -> roman

claudia (abuela) -> emile

sonny -> virgil

kevin -> patton

camila -> remy

(i know this is daniela erasure she's literally my second favorite too i just ran out of characters LMAOOO)

[thisstableground]

sometimes you spend all evening trying to do an intricate detailed drawing and give up on it bc the warmup sketch looks better anyways

[anthonys237thfreckle]

If you could date any Anthony Ramos character, who would you choose?

OHHHH BOYYYY

okay, so the first characters coming to mind are John Laurens (Hamilton), Philip Hamilton (Hamilton), Eladio (In Treatment) and Frankie Espinoza (Summer days, summer nights)

though i love all of them, john and frankie are the closest contenders.

john laurens

of course, and i cannot stress this enough, john laurens was a real person who lived a real life with a real wife and a real daughter.

so i’m always always going to refer to the musical’s portrayal of the role, not the person himself. that man did not get killed in a gunfight to deserve this.

i love how anthony portrayed him in a playful, passionate and headstrong manner, really reflecting the real person. but this passion and strength can be seen in his other characters (usnavi, javi) and playfulness (mars blackmon, frankie) in others. so i really like seeing a more ‘serious’ or ‘unique’ version of that. it’s not everyday a man looks good in late 1700s army uniforms.

and plus, though the real john laurens shared this, the portrayed john laurens wanted to create the first ever black military regime, and in a time where people owned slaves and looked down on the coloured, i think that’s honestly beautiful. he could have done so much, if only he had time.

and i will never forgive that part of the hamilton fandom to turn him into an ‘uwu smol turtle boy’ - his favourite animal was birds. say it over and over again so it doesn’t disappear.

2. frankie espinoza

personally, i am the commitment/ date to marry type of person, and none of anthony’s characters stood out to me as those type of people, with the exception of frankie.

he is a hopeless romantic for god’s sake. what could be better than that?

i really loved how easygoing frankie was in the movie, and how genuine the character was, and i feel like it was a bit of a turn in another direction for anthony to play it, but i’m glad he did. anthony really brought into sentimental aspects and played frankie really well.

plus i wanna know what it feels like to be in his car.

so if i had to pick one…. i’d say john laurens. BUT I LOVE FRANKIE TOOO

[pardonmydelays]

IN THE HEIGHTS countdown: 22 DAYS!

song for today:

so how can i say that while i was away i had so much to hide? hey guys, it’s me the biggest disappointment you know the kid couldn’t hack it she’s back and she’s walkin’ real slow welcome home, just breathe

[froggywritesstuff]

character list

the title is self explanatory. this is a list of the characters i'll write for. it'll probably change over time, and if you see a character you'd like but don't see them on the list, just ask cause i might've forgotten about them

Hamilton

Eliza Schuyler

Angelica Schuyler

Peggy Schuyler

Maria Reynolds

Alexander Hamilton

John Laurens

Philip Hamilton

Lafayette

Hercules Mulligan

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

Aaron Burr

Umbrella Academy

Viktor Hargreeves

Diego Hargreeves

Klaus Hargreeves

Allison Hargreeves

Luther Hargreeves

Five Hargreeves

Ben Hargreeves (Umbrella or Sparrow)

Sloane Hargreeves

Jayme Hargreeves

Stranger Things

Will Byers (non female readers only)

Mike Wheeler

Lucas Sinclair

Dustin Henderson

Eleven Hopper

Max Mayfield

Robin Buckley (non male readers only)

Nancy Wheeler

Jonathan Byers

Steve Harrington

Eddie Munson

21 Chump Street

Justin Laboy

The Goldfinch

Boris Pavlikovsky

Theodore Decker

Marvel

Peter Parker (any actor)

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Sam Wilson

Makkari

Sersi

Sprite (platonic only)

Steven Grant

Marc Spector

Layla El-Faouly

America Chavez (non male readers only)

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova (platonic only)

Shuri

Namor

Riri Williams

X-Men

Mystique

Kitty Pryde

Peter Maximoff

Rogue

Logan Howlette

Wade Wilson/Deadpool

Scott Summers

In The Heights (movie version)

Usnavi de la Vega

Vanessa 

Nina Rosario

Benny

Sonny de la Vega 

Heathers

Veronica Sawyer

JD (Jason Dean)

Heather Chandler

Heather McNamara

Heather Duke

John Doe

John Doe

Ride The Cyclone

Noel Gruber (male or nb readers only)

Ocean O'Connel Rosenburg

Mischa Bachinski

Constance Blackwood

Ricky Potts

Hatchetfieldverse

Paul Matthews

Emma Perkins

Ted Spankoffski

Bill Woodard

Ruth Fleming

Pete Spankoffski

Richie Lipschitz

Max Jagerman

Grace Chasity

Lex Foster

Ethan Green

Hannah Foster (platonic only)

Heartstopper

Charlie Spring (non female readers only)

Nick Nelson

Tara Jones (non male readers only)

Darcy Olsson (non male readers readers only)

Elle Argent

Tao Xu (non male readers only(headcanoning him as bi or pan is disrespectful and transphobic))

Tori Spring

Imogen Heaney

Isaac Henderson (platonic only)

Do Revenge

Eleanor Levetan (non male readers only)

Drea Torres

Wednesday

Wednesday Addams

Enid Sinclair

Bianca Barclay

Xavier Thorpe

Ajax Petropolus

Eugene Otinger

(young) Morticia Addams

(young) Gomez Addams

Beetlejuice

Lydia Deetz

Tomorrow When The War Began

Ellie Linton

Lee Takkam

Fiona Maxwell

Homer Yannos

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse/Across the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales

Gwen Stacy

Pavitr Prabhakar

Hobie Brown

Margo Kess

Miles G Morales (earth 42)

Miguel O’Hara

Maze Runner

Thomas

Newt (non female readers only)

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Lucy Gulliver

Nadine (non male readers only)

Nick Danielson

Treasure Planet

Jim Hawkins

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Lord Tewkesbury

Turning Red

Mei Mei

Miriam

Abby

Priya

Raising Dion

Nicole Warren

Tevin Wakefield

Dion Warren (platonic only)

Julie and the Phantoms

Julie Molina

Luke Patterson

Reggie Peters

Alex Mercer (non female readers only)

Flynn

Carrie

Abbott Elementary

Janine Teagues

Jacob Hill (non female readers only)

Gregory Eddie

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Jake Peralta

Amy Santiago

Rosa Diaz

Love Victor

Victor Salazar (non female readers only)

Benji (non female readers only)

Felix Weston

Pilar Salazar

Lake Meriwether

Lucy

Mia Brooks

Andrew

In Treatment

Eladio

Laila

Spree

Kurt Kunkle

Once Upon a Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Mary Margaret Blanchard

David Nolan

Henry Mills

Mulan (non male readers only)

Graham

Neal Cassidy

Peter Pan

Jefferson

Dash and Lily

Dash

Lily

Boomer

Juno

Juno MacGuff

Paulie Bleeker

Summer Days Summer Nights

Debbie Espinoza

Frankie Espinoza

Scream (1 through 6)

Sidney Prescott

Billy Loomis

Mickey Altieri

Roman Bridger

Jill Roberts

Charlie Walker

Sam Carpenter

Tara Carpenter

Amber Freeman

Chad Meeks-Martin

Mindy Meeks-Martin

Quinn Bailey

Venom

Eddie Brock

Honest Thief

Ramon Hall

Beth Hall

Wild Child

Poppy Moore

Kate

Drippy

Freddie Kingsley

Monsters and Men

Manny Ortega

Marisol Ortega

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Trevor Spengler

Phoebe Spengler (platonic only)

Error 143

Micah Yujin

Community

Abed Nadir

Troy Barnes

Annie Edison

Jeff Winger

Britta Perry

The Obession

Logan

Delilah

The New Girl

Lia Setiawan

Stacey Hoffman

Mythic Quest

Poppy Li

Brad Bakshi

Adventure Time

Finn

Princess Bubblegum

Marceline

Marshall Lee

Prince Bubblegum

Flame Princess

School Spirits

Madison

Simon

Charley (non female readers only)

Wally

Rhonda

Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Simon Aumar

Disventure Camp

Aiden (non fem readers only)

James (non fem readers only)

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

Jane Facciano

Olivia Valdovinos

Nancy Nakagawa

Cynthia Zdunowski

Richie Valdovinos

Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

Roy Kent

Jamie Tartt

Keeley Jones

Sam Obisanya

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Noah Diaz

Elena Wallace

Mirage

Helluva Boss

Blitzø

Stolas (non female readers only)

Loona

Millie

Moxxie

Octavia

Verosika Mayday

Fizzarolli

Asmodeus

Hazbin Hotel

Charlie Morningstar

Vaggie (non male readers only)

Angel Dust (non female readers only)

Husk

Alastor (platonic only)

Vox

Lucifer

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (rise + mutant mayhem + tmnt 2007 + tmnt 2012)

Donnie

Mikey

Raph

Leo

April

The After Party

Yasper Lennov

Space Force

Tony Scarapiducci

Renfield

Teddy Lobo

Robert Montague Renfield

Undercovers

Bill Hoyt

Amazing Digital Circus

Jax

Parks and Recreation

Leslie Knope

Ben Wyatt

April Ludgate

Andy Dwyer

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

Randy Cunningham (18+ people DNI unless requesting platonic stories)

The Earliest Show

Josh Bath

House of Lies

Clyde Oberholt

Mean Girls (movie + musical + movie musical)

Cady Heron

Regina George

Gretchen Wieners

Karen Smith/Shetty

Janis Ian/Sarkisian/Imi'ike (non male readers only)

Damian Hubbard (non female readers only)

Warm Bodies

R

Peep World

Nathan Meyerwitz

Your Boyfriend

Peter Dunbar

Invincible

Mark Grayson

Shapesmith

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Sabrina Spellman

Harvey Kinkle

Nick Scratch

Rosalind Walker

Theo Putnam

Prudence Blackwood

Ambrose Spellman

High School Musical: the Musical the Series

Gina Porter

EJ Caswell

[2ndstar-ontheright]

My Autistic Headcanons as a Neurodivergent Gremlin :D

Peter Parker- From the MCU and The Amazing Spiderman films

Ned Leeds from Spider-Man-

MJ (Michelle Jones) from Spider-Man- 

Black Widow aka Natasha Romanov from the MCU & Marvel Comics- 

Yelena Belova- 

Shaun from Shang-Chi and The Legend of The 10 Rings- 

Xu Xialing- 

Katy Chen- 

Cassandra Cain from the DC Comics- 

Pamela Isely (Poison Ivy) from DC in general- 

Prince Zuko from Avatar The Last Airbender- 

Sokka from Avatar the Last Airbender- 

Yakko Warner from Animaniacs- 

Wakko Warner from Animaniacs- 

Ford Pines from Gravity Falls- 

Mabel Pines from Gravity Falls- 

Bob Belcher- 

Tina Belcher- 

Gene Belcher- 

Pearl from Steven Universe- 

Peridot- 

Connie- 

Aziraphale from Good Omens- 

Remus Lupin from Harry Potter- 

Hermione Granger- 

Luna Lovegood- 

Harry Potter- 

Newt Scamander from Fantastic Beasts- 

Din Djarin from The Mandalorian- 

Rey from Star Wars- 

Finn from Star Wars- 

Raven from Teen Titans 2003-

Starfire- 

Cyborg-

Robin- 

Belle from Beauty and The Beast- 

Lilo from Lilo and Stitch- 

Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet- 

Anna from Frozen and Frozen 2- 

Rapunzel from Tangled- 

Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas- 

Edward Scissorhands- 

Kim Boggs from Edward Scissorhands- 

Wednesday Addams from both The Addams Family and Wednesday- 

Luz Noceda from The Owl House- 

Beth Harmon from The Queen’s Gambit- 

Evan Hansen from Dear Evan Hansen (The musical and the book)- 

Alana Beck from Dear Evan Hansen- 

Christine Canigula from Be More Chill- 

Jeremy Heere from Be More Chill- 

Usnavi De La Vega from In The Heights- 

Matilda Wormwood- 

Alice from Alice In Wonderland- 

Wendy Darling from Peter Pan- 

Mary Anne Spier from The Babysitter’s Club (the book and Netflix series)- 

Nick Carraway from The Great Gatsby- 

Ponyboy Curtis from The Outsiders- 

Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye- 

Captain Raymond Holt from Brooklyn Nine-Nine- 

Rosa Diaz- 

Charles Boyle- 

Amy Santiago-

Jake Peralta- 

And finally my most recent one, Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad- 

Soo yeah! That’s pretty much it for now :D Thanks for reading if you made it to the end heh I know it’s a l o t. Oh and I’m aware that some of these characters are problematic and I’m not trying to absolve or woobify them in anyway. Some of them are bad, I just see them as autistic as I see a lot of my own personal traits in them, y’know?