#poor munk inherited the emotional communication struggle

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I’m a huge fan of platonic Misto and Tugger. They’re best friends, joined at the hip. And while most Jellicles look at Misto and think “look at that weirdo (affectionate)” and look at Tugger and go “wow look at that guy, he’s so cool, can you even imagine being that cool?” Tugger and Misto flip the script. Misto looks at Tugger like “look at that weirdo (affectionate)” while Tugger looks at Misto like “wow look at that guy, he’s so cool, can you even imagine being that cool?”

And a familial headcanon: Munkustrap and Old Deuteronomy both have so so so much respect for each other but aren’t the best at communicating with each other in practical terms, which has led to YEARS of Jellicle Balls where Munkustrap is like “the retelling of the Rumpus Cat story is SO stressful to organize and act out. But I know it’s Dad’s favorite part of the ball so I’ll keep doing it for him <3 ” and in the meantime Old Deuteronomy is going “The retelling of the Rumpus Cat story is by FAR the most boring part of the ball every year, but I know it’s Munkustrap’s favorite part, so I’ll keep sitting through it without saying anything <3”

I love me some platonic Tugger and Misto, and bless Deuteronomy and Munk for being equally bleeding hearts, but also absolutely terrible at actual practical communication. They're...sort of trying.