#stray kitten plato

[real-reulbbr-band]

I headcanon Victoria to be a cat without claws, a trait that shaped her personality and interactions with others from a young age. Instead of feeling disadvantaged, compared to her peers, She felt an innate sense of apprehension whenever confronted with situations that hinted at potential physical conflict. 

Unlike other kittens who engaged in play fights, Victoria couldn't bring herself to participate. Instead, such scenarios only heightened her sense of caution, making her interactions more hesitant and reserved. Which led her more into hobbies like dance, and maintaining a peaceful demeanor, especially around kittens her age she encountered. Dancing didn’t require touch, at least when Victoria started, it was her escape, her expression, and she could Share it with others without touch. It wasn’t easy without the common stability of claws, but when she found her balance she achieved a grace like no one else. 

Her grace gave her an approachable aura, drawing others to her like a magnet, they were captivated by her sense of wonder and inherent softness. This same magnetic presence was evident when she crossed paths with the young Plato, who bore a harsh appearance, a stark contrast to her own gentleness. Despite his exterior, he often cast glances her way, though he remained silent, his curiosity was still palpable.

She had never seen anyone quite like him before. Jenny had brought him in, claiming she had discovered him lurking in a paper bag. Malnourished, wet, and frightened.

He had only been at the junkyard for a week, keeping mostly to himself, and finding solace in the company of the older cats rather than interacting much with those of his own age. When Victoria first noticed him, she couldn't help but feel a sense of compassion. Despite his withdrawn exterior, he appeared only slightly older than her, and his demeanor hinted at a past devoid of love, perhaps even lacking a home altogether. This was evident in his reluctance to forge connections with others, a hesitance Victoria couldn’t help but feel pitiful for. 

One afternoon, when Plato was waiting for Jennyanydots to return from patrol outside the car boot she approached him. For a moment, they just stared at one another, not exchanging a word, he didn’t seem all that bothered so Victoria moved closer. 

Despite her initial hesitation, Victoria extended her paw to Plato in a gesture of trust and understanding. It was a small act, but one that carried profound significance for both of them. Plato, unused to such displays of kindness, was initially confused but ultimately accepted Victoria's offer, gently holding her paw in his own, wrapping his claws around the area where her claws should be.

Though they came from different backgrounds, Victoria and Plato found solace in each other's company, as they grew up together, their paw-holding was like a secret touch between the two, Plato felt like the piece Victoria had been missing, her dance partner hiding in plain sight and she in turn brought a softness back to his soul that he believed was long gone. 

Thank you @seeking-chrysalism for beta reading <3

[clovenhoofedjester]

jellicle lineups; part 1/4

hi catsblur ! today i am presenting to you the fruits of my labor. my own little versions of the jellicle cats; obviously based on the replica designs With Fun Little Twists ! such as, they are not naked. ramble below the cut, both on designs and some personal thoughts on the characters

these designs are very much first-draft, subject to change, blah blah. you will very likely be seeing me drawing them differently if i post more of them. i just. urrbhhh. i had 2 draw them....

and the clothes ! even though they're very feline i draw them a bit too human-y for the nakedness to not look consistently weird. i will be drawing them closer to the stage designs in some instances but for rn. clothes. it was a fun exercise in character design too

the kittens are all young adults, think 18-20 ! as much as i love headcanons like demeter being sillabubs mother, it shrimply will not work out timeline-wise. so headcanons like that will be delegated to like... siblings and stuff

victoria | 🍧 💌 🩰

i started out with victoria's design not only because of her being the Main Kitten, but because she has such a concise and clear aesthetic to me. she actually started out with a simple pastel brown dance practice fit before i decided that i wanted to make the outfits ornate(ish) and ended up with a proper ballerina getup

i also quite like when victoria is not just solid white with some grey (love ones that are more yellow or brown) so i colored her fur with some blue and pink-ish tones not only to add more depth but to resemble the trans flag LOL

and i wanted to try something different with making her a bit more lavender than baby pink. i also based her overall look on obc victoria, portrayed by cynthia onrubia :^]

to move on to character interpretation, i think victoria is partially deaf and mute. she primarily communicates through dance. as one of the oldest kittens she'd be 19 in human years

plato | 💐 🕯 🍬

plato's design doesnt stray too far from his standard replica design but i tried to add my own flair . i tried to keep the creepy porcelain doll aesthetic going w their face added some more depth like some other designs with different colors and bold face stripes

i also really like the outfit i chose for them. the flower in their hair and on their shirt is a peony which is a popular wedding flower :") because im a sucker for platoria and very much subscribe to the idea that the ball we see is their funny cat wedding in a way

the outfit is based on standard ballerino costumes but i tried to stray from it with the silky half-skirt thing and pointe shoes. lets go queer cats lets go

i think plato is also very quiet and that's why he and victoria were so drawn to each other. i also quite like the idea that he was a bit of a troubled stray before he found the jellicles. they would be 20 in human years

electra |⚡🥭 🔔

boy i STRUGGLED with electra's clothes i struggled so hard. i think i'm happy with what i ended up with though—i originally gave her the babydoll dress that sillabub has (inspired by artsed electra) but figured that i wanted at least one of the girls to be more tomboyish/butchy. thank you to that one production which apparently had electra be one of the raffish crew and get in on some of the boys' choreography

im very happy with what i did with her fur colors as well. silly little tortoiseshell :] its based on a nonrep but i have no idea which one. enjoy her freckles too

i think electra deserves to be a little spunky. [whispers] i also think shes bombalurinas little sister. she'd be 18 in human years

etcetera | 🎠 🍯 🏅

i needed at least one cat with a circus aesthetic. say hello to my magnum opus: jacked tumbler acrobat etcetera. it was only a matter of time until someone said fuck it and let one of the girls perform lifts and stuff. this is mostly because ive always really liked how shes usually the cat to do the flying trapeze bit and wanted to push it further

i also struggled SO EXTREMELY HARD with making her colors look nice and makeup distinctive but i figured it out in the end—thank you obc cettie for the mismatched eyeshadow and such. i also wanted to give a cat a short bob type of head fur/hairstyle and she fit the bill

nothing much about specific character notes other than like... i want to make her related to some of the cats but cannot for the life of me figure out who 2 assign. also she'd be around 19 in human years, a couple months younger than vic

sillabub | 🌻 🧋 ����

i think of all of these little fellas sillabub is my favorite. several elements are balanced in her design—the standard jemima with a darker/reddish palette, the more softer and lighter sillabub design, the red eye patch from il sistina jemima, and the overall aesthetic of obc jemima with the big hair and wide, deepset eyes

i've seen her typical design critiqued by some people and wanted to incorporate those critiques by making her look less similar to demeter/bombalurina, adding more red to her body fur, and making her makeup more distinct and less... wooo girl give us nothing. and i included the squiggly on her collarbone

i also really REALLY love her overall aesthetic of sweet kindhearted girl NAMED AFTER A DEMON WITH SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG COLORING AND GIGANTIC SPIKED COLLAR !!!! so i decided to push it by making the collar definitely too big for her, giving her a slightly "edgy" outfit and making her hair resemble devil horns

as for character stuff, i think she has magical powers though i haven't developed exactly What they are yet. beyond her sweet exterior they trouble her. [whispers] i also think shes demeters little sister. she would be 18 in human years, a few months younger than electra and tumblebrutus

pouncival | 🌱 🩹 🍵

i struggled with pouncival's clothing design like i did electra's because i didn't go into drawing him with a particular gimmick in mind. but i think i'm happy with the casual formal look. it makes him look like such a kind young man even if he's a little shit

i did have a lot of fun trying to make his makeup distinctive from tumblebrutus'—so many fellas with brown eyepatches ! so his colors are more dark and striking. i also tried to make him look less like Typical Cis Man by giving him a bit of black lipstick

enjoy his freckles too

but like. i think hes literally such a little cis guy. nothing else for me to add for my specific interpretation of him it's all laid out. this guy fucking loves rocket league, fishing and chess. he'd be 19 in human years

tumblebrutus | 🎡 🥊 🍦

SWEET TUMBLEBRUTUS. i think drawing him here gave me a soft spot for him. with his outfit mirroring cettie's i didn't much struggle with that. his colors are also based on obc tumblebrutus

when i was first conceptualizing my own versions of the cats i wanted at least one of them asides from grizabella to have wavy fur. and idk what it is, maybe it's the lack of content for him, but i was really drawn to the idea of curly tumblebrutus!

i wanted their design to be distinctive from pouncival's so i made their colors softer, kinda watercolor-y. OH AND THEIR FUR IS ALSO MEANT TO BE A LITTLE TRANS FLAG COLORED

as for character, i think he is also a bit troubled, as a son of grizabella's. you heard me, people. i'm probably the first person ever to headcanon that. he'd be 18 in human years

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT ! thank you for reading this far, have a great day and stay tuned for more designs in the days to come !

[gotham-native]

DEMELONZOSTRAP HEADCANONS

Demeter Headcanons

Her and Bomba are sisters

Her and Munkustrap share a owner

Had a kinda high school sweetheart relationship with Macavity

Jemima is her daughter with Macavity

Plato is her 'Adopted' son

Has a soft spot for Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer and will convivence Munk and Alonzo to go easy on them when they get in trouble

Her Love language is touch and words of affirmation

Doesn't like being alone, she has PTSD from Macavity isolating her when she was with him

Doesn't like the quiet either, she needs background noise to feel safe

She is the tribes medic in training

Likes to know everything that's happing around her and somehow always knows the latest gossip

(i have so much more mainly about her time with Macavity and as a kitten but I'll make a separate post about that)

Alonzo Headcanons

His younger half siblings are Misto and Victoria and they share a father

He's a stray and tends to stay in the junkyard most of the time Munk and Demeter have been able to convince him to stay at their owners house sometimes but it's not really his thing so he's kinda the families indoor/outdoor cat

Has a sorta 'Big Brother' role to Tumble and Pounce, he found them on them alone streets when they were kits and brought them to the junkyard, Jellylorum took on the mom role for them but their still his little losers

His love language is acts of service

Is the tribes second in command

Isn't a big fan of touch but will relent for Demeter and Munk because he knows that's how they show affection

Professional hater

Him and Cassandra are Ex's but still very close friends

Munkustrap Headcanons

Him and Demeter share a owner

Middle Deuteronomy son

Man's is stressed

The tribes main protector and next leader

His love language is touch and acts of service

Had to take on a lot of responsibility young after Macavity left

He's a daddies boy and just loves his dad so so much

Shortest Deuteronomy boy but still very tall

Kinda a perfectionism and hates when things go wrong

Was a 'very mature for his age' kid and enjoyed hanging around the older cats

He loves his tribe so much and will do literally anything for them

Demelonzostrap headcanons

-Meeting

Demeter and Munkustrap grew up together in the junkyard and while they weren't that close when they were younger they did consider each other friends. Alonzo never planned on joining a tribe, but after finding two kittens in a back alley he knew he needed to find somewhere safe for them. he had heard of the tribe of cats in the junkyard and figured he could go there, at first he was planning on just dropping the two kittens off making sure they were ok and going about his life as before but he unfortunately grew attached to those two trouble makers. when he first went to the junkyard he kept to himself and just focused on Tumble and Pounce, Then he meet Munkustrap. They quickly got on and would proudly call each other best friends.

-Dating

After Demeter and Bombalurina left with Macavity when he was banished Munkustrap had to step up as the next in line to be the jellicle leader and tribe protector. He threw himself head first into this new role, Alonzo not liking how his friend was clearly struggling with this new responsivity stepped up to help him in anyway he could. At first the were clearly just friends and Alonzo even had a short lived relationship with Cassandra, But there was always something between them. They didn't know what to call it at first, they were both just kinda longing in silence. Then Alonzo kissed him. And something just clicked.

Now when Demeter and Bomba came back to the Junkyard, Bomba with a young kitten and Demeter with a Toddler and newborn kit, All the kittens clearly Macavitys there was tension in the tribe on whether to let them back in, Munkustrap and Tugger were their biggest advocates and made it clear they wouldn't take no as a answer. when Old Deuteronomy made it clear they were welcomed Tugger instantly took Bombalurina and her kitten to his owners house to keep her safe and was willing to take Demeter too but she wanted to stay in the junkyard. Alonzo and Munkustrap put themselves in charge of keeping Demeter safe. Since Alonzo lived in the Junkyard he would stay with her a night.

Demeter was thankful for them and slowly opened up to them and eventually welcomed them fully into her life. She at first considered them as friends and wasn't ready for another relationship and wasn't sure if she ever would be. But she couldn't deny that she cared about them and they were both very sweet with Plato and Jemima. There wasn't really a exact day they decided they were together just one day Demeter was like 'oh i have two husbands now' and she is very happy about that

-Kittens

they have 7 kittens (counting Jemima and Plato)

First is Plato Demeter's adopted son, Jemima, and she is Demeter and Macavitys Daughter

Then there was Demeter and Munkustraps Litter

one boy and one girl, Sillabub

Then there is Demeter and Alonzos Litter

One girl (Persephone) and two boys

Please ask me questions about them because i have SO MUCH to say

EDIT :None of the boys have names because i can't name boys

(yes i know half the pictures are different sizes i don't know how to fix that sorry <3)

[hysterical-cats]

finally drew my hc for plato's mother, Marigold.

She was a stray that Macavity met shortly after leaving the Jellicles. They were both young and the relationship didn't last long. Unfortunately, she died when Plato was a kitten, leaving him a lone stray (which doesn't last too long, since he was taken in by the Jellicles).

She was kind and loving, but also jaded from her life as a stray. She had a "do no harm, take no shit" attitude.

[rainbowratsstuff]

Which cats do you think are strays and which live with humans?

Ooh I like this question. This will be a long one as there are a lot of Jellicles 😅

Old Deuteronomy: doesn't have humans but does love hanging around the humans at the vicarage. He's sort of the friendly stray cat who gets in everyone's way as he lays in the traffic XD

Munkustrap: lives with humans. I love to imagine he lives with a family who have a little girl that he absolutely adores, he thinks of her as his human kitten 🥰

Rum tum tugger: definitely has humans which he annoys with his habit of never deciding whether he wants to be in or out and getting stuck in drawers XD

Demeter, Bombalurina and Jemima: I imagine Dem was a stray up until she broke off from Macavity and wanted a second safe place to stay when not at the junkyard. I think she moved in with her sister Bombalurina and brought her kitten Jemima too. I think that's why they all have matching spiked collars

Skimbleshanks: the trains and station are his home and he's beloved by everyone who works there

Jennyanydots: obviously lives with humans where she teaches the mice and cockroaches

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer: live in a very rich fancy house. They may be troublesome but their owners love them and would never get rid of them

Pouncival, Tumblebrutus, Electra and George: stray kittens who live in the junkyard. I love imagining George as a puppy who was raised by the cats and now thinks he's a cat

Etcetera: I don't know why but she strikes me as someone with owners. Ones who love to play with their excitable kitten

Mistoffelees and Victoria: twins who live with humans around their uncle Bustopher's side of town, so quite well off. Definitely the pretty kitties who make for great pictures (when Misto isnt disappearing in the middle of them)

Alonzo: a stray who would never ever live with humans. He's someone who likes to think of himself as strong and independent and he's grown up on the streets (but secretly he loves having his tribe around to help)

Plato: a stray who's training to become a protector. He likes visiting Victoria's house.

Cassandra: lives with humans. She's very aloof even after living with her humans for years. She's a very elegant, photogenic cat though, loves to pose from afar.

Macavity: a stay gathering his own gang. But I do find it funny to imagine him with an owner who thinks he's just their fuzzy silly litte guy, who's never done anything wrong XD

Gus and Asparagus Jr: Gus lives at the theatre with his son. Asparagus wants to be there to take care of him when Jelly can't

Jellylorum: has humans and loves to visit her friend Jenny or take care of Gus with Asparagus when she's free

Coricopat and Tantomile: strays with a mysterious past. They haven't told anyone yet where they came from.

Bustopher Jones: lives in a very fancy house and of course goes off to his various clubs regularly

Grizabella: used to live with humans but left them when she left the tribe

[sevenkittensinatrenchcoat]

Korean Character Bios

I posted before about some characters bios from the 2008 South Korea Tour. I tried to translate the bios for the named swings with mixed results.

Well, it turns out that I’d completely failed to notice that Google Translate actually has a Korean keyboard that let me type more letters than other online keyboards did, and I was able to get some slightly better translations this time. Also, I did all of them. I’ve Google Translated all the character bios.

So, here they are:

Seductive Cat / Grizabella

She was a member of the Jellicles as a seductive, pure, curious cat, but she left the Jellicle society to experience a bigger and wider world. Now, marginalized for her shabby appearance, she returns to the Jellicle society to become a Jellicle member again.

(Notes: It appears that the word “seductive” is used to mean “glamorous”.)

Rebellious Cat / Rum Tum Tugger

A member of the Jellicles, he’s a cat who does only what he wants to do and has a clear sense of self. He likes to receive attention and is charismatic just by being himself, so he is the most popular with female cats.

Prophet Cat / Old Deuteronomy

As the eldest ancestral cat of the Jellicles, he is intelligent, wise, respected, and loved. Every year at the Jellicle Ball, a cat is selected and sent to the Heaviside Layer to become a new Jellicle cat.

(Notes: “ball” was actually “festival”, but I shifted terminology to match. Also, is Old D the ancestor of all Jellicles?)

Leader Cat / Munkustrap

A young and responsible leader cat who protects and takes care of the Jellicle Tribe. the Jellicle Cats trust and follow him as a leader.

Theatre Cat / Gus

After Old Deuteronomy, he is the oldest and has been a Jellicle member for many years. He was a famous actor when he was young, but now he is suffering from a serious illness.

Wealthy Cat / Bustopher Jones: 

Although not a member of the Jellicles, he is an aristocratic cat who is always welcomed. In his spare time, he likes to play golf and enjoy lavish meals.

(Notes: So Bustopher isn’t a Jellicle? I’m still not sure what defines a Jellicle in this version.)

Kind Cat / Jellylorum: 

She is a middle-aged, kind-hearted cat who always takes care of old Gus and the kittens.

Thief Cat Couple / Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer: 

A playful and clever couple of thief cats who are always causing trouble together.

(Notes: The word for “thief” sometimes translated as “stray” but only when applied to the word “cat”, so I’m guessing the Korean term for “stray cat” might be “thief cat”. But, Jerrie and Teazer are clearly not strays in their number’s lyrics, so I used the translation that applied to them. Also, the word “couple” translated as “pair” sometimes, so this isn’t confirming a romantic pairing, but they could’ve been playing it that way anyway, for all I know, so take that how you will.)

Train Cat / Skimbleshanks: 

As a train conductor, he is an orderly cat who takes on all the responsibilities of the train. An uncle to all cats, kittens love to hear his stories as a storyteller.

Magician Cat / Mr. Mistoffelees: 

The best magician, though he can’t speak. He can even make things disappear. As a great magician, he rescues the kidnapped Old Deuteronomy.

(Notes: “Magician” can also translate as “wizard” or “sorcerer”. This Misto is mute, which makes sense for a production from this region and era. Outside of Japan, east Asian productions are usually based on Australian ones, which is where the named swings come from. Although the first Australian productions had Misto sing, they later made him mute, only to switch back more recently. 2008 was during the mute era.)

Sensual Cat / Bombalurina: 

She is a very sensual and sexy cat, popular with male cats who pay attention to her sexual desires. As Demeter’s older sister, she always protects her.

(Notes: I think “older sister” might not be literal. She might just be a sort of “older sister figure”. It’s not clear.)

Sensitive Cat / Demeter: 

Because of Macavity, she is anxious and nervous about everything. She is also at risk of being kidnapped by Macavity. If she shows any signs of anxiety, it’s always a sign that Macavity is nearby.

(Notes: So, she’s always anxious, because of Macavity, but if she’s anxious, which is all the time, Macavity’s nearby. Is Macavity nearby all the time? This one is weird.)

Siamese Cat / Cassandra: 

Possesses a strange beauty. As the only hairless Siamese cat, she always behaves arrogantly.

(Notes: Despite the better keyboard, this one wouldn’t translate properly, so there’s some stuff missing. This is the general idea of what I think was being said. I wonder how having a Siamese cat in the cast affected Growltiger.)

Gumbie Cat / Jennyanydots: 

During the daytime, she sits all the time and seems lazy, but at night she’s actually a busy cat who educates bugs and mice.

White Cat / Victoria: 

She is the purest, most innocent cat. This Jellicle Ball is her first, but she presents a beautiful dance.

Philosophical Cat / Plato: 

A cat who doesn’t move much, so he looks lazy, but he reads a lot and is always careful with his actions.

(Notes: I thought this characterization was weird until I realized that he’s “philosophical” because he’s Plato. He’s literally named after a philosopher. Since Australia-based productions at this time where Broadway-based, Broadway inspirted Australia inspired South Korea, Plato is just Macavity’s double and doesn’t have much to really do, so I guess they decided to have a bit of fun with the character.)

Villain Cat / Macavity: 

The mob boss of the feline world. Kidnapped Old Deuteronomy as the villain who commits evil deeds.

Just Cat / Alonzo: 

A masculine cat who is always dignified and protects young cats, even in inconspicuous places. He rescues Demeter from Macavity. They spend their lives together.

(Notes: More Broadway-based stuff. It seems like Broadway-based Alonzos are the superheroes of the Cats world.)

Copy Cat / Pouncival: 

A boy who wants to be a man. He follows Skimble around.

(Notes: His title more literally means “mimicking cat”, but how could I not translate it this way? Anyway, here’s another translation that wouldn’t cooperate with me. The first sentence ended up something like “a young male cat who wants to be worn by an adult male cat”. I couldn’t get it to make sense, so I guessed at what it was supposed to mean. He is Skimble’s copycat at that’s adorable.)

Curious Cat / Sillabub: 

Victoria’s best friend, a curious, intelligent, and pure kitten. She helps Grizabella return to the Jellicles by singing ‘Memory’ together.

Twin Cats / Coricopat and Tantomile: 

Mysterious twin cats who are not yet adults, but are still mature and have excellent cognitive skills. They always move together and do the same things.

(Notes: The twins are kittens/junior cats in this version, apparently.)

Teenage Cat / Tumblebrutus: 

A teenage boy who wants to be a man. His actions take precedence over thoughts and words, and he gets a lot of guidance from Munkustrap, because he can’t read the room.

(Notes: Very much a Broadway characterization. His first sentence was nearly the same as Pouncival’s. “read the room” was more literally “interpret the atmosphere”, but I thought this sounded more natural. Also, Munkustrap Adopts Kittens With Poor Social Skills.)

And now, named swings:

Stubborn Cat / Victor: 

He is more stubborn than any other cat and has a temperamental personality.

Meditating Cat / Olivia: 

She is a deep thinker with a determined personality.

Gentleman Cat / Admetus: 

An internally strong, generous, and gentle cat with a masculine appearance.

(Notes: Admetus has a personality closer to your average Broadway-based Plato than Plato does.)

Loner Cat / Quaxo: 

He’s a solitary cat with a strong sense of pride and arrogance, so he doesn’t fit in well with those around him.

Busy Cat / Electra: 

She likes to be involved, so she’s always busy and distracted.

Bragging Cat / George: 

Has a tendency to show off what he has.

(Notes: This one, just like the last time, broke down completely. It ended up saying “He has a tendency to show off what he has, rather than what he has”.)

Attentive Cat / Jemima: 

She’s attentive in everything and always acts responsibly.

Emotional Cat / Etcetera: 

She’s a cat who fits in everywhere and has emotions that take precedence over her head.

Emotional!

That’s all of them.

[indianasolo221]

what are your skimbledots headcanons?

Skimble and Jenny are the quickest to adopt strays. Their family is the biggest in the Junkyard, and they both try to give personal attention to all of the kittens, making sure that each one knows they are loved. They are particularly protective over Plato because of the rumor that he is Macavity's son. On the rare occasion that they aren't busy keeping the Junkyard in order, Skimble and Jenny will take a vacation to their owner's house or go for a walk near the train station. Skimble's favorite pastime is pointing Humans out to Jenny and explaining how each of them spends their time on the train. Jenny practices songs with the mice, and then surprises him with a mouse choir when it's his birthday or their anniversary.

[emmikay]

Can you please tell me your favourite Asparalorum hcs?

I have them as being childhood friends first. Asparagus Jr was Gus's son, possibly a stray kitten he took in, though I'm not sure of that yet, and Jellylorum was a cat Gus appointed his assistant when she was young, and he noticed she wasn't fitting in well , and wanted to help her make connections with other members of the tribe. A few months after Jellylorum joined, they met for the first time. At first they didn't along very well, mostly because they were both still quite young, and both interpreted the other as monopolizing Gus's attention and time. After they were given a good talking to, this settled down, and they quickly became close friends. They grew closer and closer, and just sort of slipped into being in a romantic relationship, without a real start date.

I think they have a very close relationship, and trust each other very deeply, though they aren't as 'lovey-dovey' as some of the other junkyard couples are. However, they both love talking to each other, or else just spending quiet time together. Due to them being friends for so long before entering a romantic and sexual relationship, they know and understand each other very well, to the point where they can predict each other's actions and thoughts with ease.

I also have Tumblebrutus (named after the character in Gus's old play, of course!), Pouncival, and Etcetera as being their first litter, which is a fair bit later than most cats will have their first. That being said, they did informally adopt Plato before that as well. I think part of what led to their decision to have kittens when they did was that at the last year's Jellicle Ball, they were both forced to realize Gus might not live much longer, and wanted him to meet his Grandchildren before he died.

[the-best-pj]

Pouncival headcanons!

Nobody asked for this but here they are

He is the son of Jellylorum and stray tom. He is her youngest kitten his siblings are Etcetera, Plato, Tantomile, and Coricopat. He doesn't share a father with any of them.

He is best friends with Tumblebrutus and together they are the cause of 80% of Munkustrap’s headaches.

He wants to be an actor because he grew up listening to his grandfather's, Gus, stories about theater.

He is a huge fan of Tugger and hopes that one day he'll have fangirls squealing over him. He knows deep down that it's not going to happen but he can dream.

He is “dating” Jemima. I put dating in quotations because I think that they're around 8-9 in human years. They just eat meals together and sometimes hold paws. Jemima kissed his cheek once and he ran away and hid for two hours.

To add to this, Munkustrap does not approve of his “relationship” with his daughter, but most of the older queens think it's a cute little thing that they’ll grow out of soon.

[cryptidvoidwritings]

OK so the first four got cut off in my copy/paste for Munk OOPS! So if you want to add these please go ahead. Also requesting any/all of these questions for Tugger and/or Admetus (Plato).

⚧- Pronoun headcanon

🏳️‍⚧️- Gender headcanon

🏳️‍🌈- Orientation headcanon

🌌- Zodiac sign headcanon

🧠- MBTI headcanon

❤️- Otp

🧡- Everyone I ship with this character

💛- Brotp

💚- Notp

💙- Crossover ship I like

💜- Crossover non-ship relationship I like

📖- AU I’d like to see them in

❤️‍🩹- Angsty headcanon

💖- Happy headcanon

😋- Funny/stupid headcanon

🥖- Food headcanon

🛌- Sleep headcanon

🏡- Domestic headcanon

🗡- Badass headcanon

❓- Anything else you want!

You betcha <3

Additional Munkustrap

⚧: He/Him/His

🏳️‍⚧️: Anthropomorphic cat equivalent of cis male

🏳️‍🌈: Bisexual, leans towards women

🌌: Capricorn? (I know jack about star signs but the 5 minutes of google led me to a website where the first trait is "Full-grown adult since age six" and... yeah)

(are these the right first four? alkdjgahglkjdljflaksfdfgkljkas)

Rum Tum Tugger

⚧: He/Him

🏳️‍⚧️: His gender is himself.

🏳️‍🌈: Does it have a postcode and can it consent?

🌌: Leo (googled traits says: "Exudes warmth and creativity, a little bit vain, really big personality, wants to stand out, interested in luxury and uh... yeah)

🧠: ENFP

❤️: Tugger/physical cuddling tbh

🧡: Munkustrap (when they are not busy being related), Plato/Admetus, Demeter, Quaxo/Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks (in certain productions), Victoria (usually set after the ball and in a triad with Plato/Admetus)

💛: Quaxo/Mistoffelees (in a lot of productions), Bombalurina, Mungojerrie & Rumpelteazer, Coricopat & Tantomile (in a lot of productions)

💚: Uh... Gus the Theater Cat and Old Deuteronomy

💙: I don't really think about crossing Cats so???

💜: I guess he might get on with one of the Thundercats?

📖: Someone needs to get on a tattoo artist Tugger who keeps dropping in at Munkustrap's coffee shop and interrupting his day to flirt with all the regulars until they wind up in a storage closet 😇

❤️‍🩹: When I go with the Deuteronomy Bros headcanon, Tugger doesn't come back for the Macavity fight because once Macavity used magic to control Tugger's body; he was made to walk into a fight between other cats and came away with a lot of scars that took forever to get his fur to cover.

💖: Is actually an accomplished piano player.

😋: Does a spot-on impression of Skimbleshanks's Scottish accent.

🥖: Has texture issues when it comes to certain foods. He's so picky about food because of that, and it's part of the reason why he taught himself to cook.

🛌: Absolute blanket hog, turns himself into one giant sauna under the quilts during the winter.

🏡: Is surprisingly neat in that he will tidy things away to make sure they're exactly where he wants them.

🗡: Tugger is a little larger than a beagle/similarly-sized dog. He can and has stared several pollicles down into retreating from a fight over the years.

❓: Plays a mean show tune on the piano.

Plato

⚧: He/They

🏳️‍⚧️: Fluid but more often male presenting.

🏳️‍🌈: Biromantic demisexual.

🌌: Taurus (again, the Google traits I found: "Just wants to cuddle, homebody")

🧠: ENFJ

❤️: Platuggertoria, Platugger

🧡: Victoria, Rum Tum Tugger

💛: George (in 98), Tugger (in a lot of productions), Alonzo (in a lot of productions), Mistoffelees (in a lot of productions)

💚: the older cats, mostly; I see them as familial

💙: er??? n/a (sorry)

💜: er??? n/a (sorry)

📖: Sci-Fi AU a la Star Trek 8D

❤️‍🩹: As a stray kitten, Plato was one of three. His siblings made it until their eyes opened but then they got sick. He was the only survivor.

💖: Jellylorum took Plato in and reared him with Tumblebailey and Pouncibucketty and that's why he has two very annoying little brothers.

😋: Can curl his tongue.

🥖: Absolutely LOVES pizza, will 3 million percent do tricks for it.

🛌: When truly exhausted will have dreams so vivid he sleep talks.

🏡: Is REALLY good at baking, especially pies, and the den always smells amazing.

🗡: Does stunt fight choreography for fun.

❓: Is really good at pencil drawing/sketching.

[snow-wind-and-all-we-will-find]

Hi! My names arthur and im working on improving my word and building my story, which currently has no name haha! I have a myriad of characters who ill try to list out and give brief descriptions of, aether is technically my main character and some of the characters who are up for question are dead in canon. But you can still ask them stuff, itll just be set before death.

When asking characters questions, rememeber to include the name, their age if theres diffrent ages, i dont mind repeated questions, but if you see the question try not to ask it again lol. If you cant find it with a quick scroll just ask it, although i dont know if this blog will even get that big.

Aether

He comes in three evolutions lol, technically, theres four but idk if i would count 7 year old aether.

Ages: 13 yo - colder, hasnt gotten used to emotions, there are two to this as well, pre-rev and then post-rev 13 yo aether, remember to specify lol.

16 yo- a bit more out there, still kinda disconnected and figuring things out, a bit more defensive

22 yo- lax, hes sorta figured shit out, hes not going to go grazy, hes just gonna be chill lol.

!The gaggle Ghosts!

Yurei

Her personality is very, ehhh, becuase i havnt done work with her, and i havnt completly figured out who she is fully yet, shes 18 yo when aether is 22 yo

18 yo- pretty oblivious, somehow still a bit cynical, very nice and sometimes motherly

Kakoku

Few thousand- mean, likes to bully yurei as he huants her, lowkey a simp for yurei but he wont admit that. Kinda cynical and likes to bring others down, generally a bully

Tamashi

19- emotionless, has to be a really strong emotion to make her emote, tends to stray away from other people, likes to be alone, blunt

Gunnar

A few thousand- sweet, warm and welcoming, tries to be very fatherly and a trusted figure, is very busy most of the tiime unfortunatly though.

!The greek gang!

Argus agapov

16- unstable, pretty baby, protective over friends and family

Mythos agapov

23- whore. He also loves his family, lowkey, hes a trad wife

Perceus

15/16- timid, intrested in posiosn and acids, generally quiet, likes to eat leaves, scaredy cat

Diogenes

14- germ of phobe, kind of a brat, more just a bitch, will yell at you if he sees your hands were dirty from gardening or something while you’re walking to the sink, other than that hes fine, picky eater

Herodotus

15- disorginized, trys his best, likes to write stuff down, helps plato with his writing and grammar in general, gullible, likes record data, has a nice typewriter with tha good clicky clack

Plato

8- sweet baby boi, loves his older brother (socrates), idolizes him even, not a good idea though. He writes down everything socrates does, sometimes he imitates his brother as well.

Socrates

17- dumb of ass, also just dumb, held back a grade, feral child, bites alot of people, soft aestechic but hed stab as a warning

Heracles

30- also dumb of ass, loves cars in that ‘mah babeh’ kinda way. Hates motorcycles, he thinks they’re ugly. Chaotic but he utilizes it to be the weird and cool uncle/cousin thing

Zeus

46- too tired for this shit, is a dad, went out to get milk, jk jk, dissapeared for a hot few years, probably got captured by some gang dunno, it happens. Very serious, would make the dumbest jokes with his brothers with a straight face

Hades

50- lowkey the neglected middle child, soft goth lookin ass, loves his kid, tries his best to raise his kid, sometimes gets help from esme

Poseidon

57- proud stay at home dad, buff but does the typically wifely duties, makes sure his children get enough love, nutrience and care

Lillith

54- very active, the money maker, kinda soft, both her and her husband poseidon are so just in love with their kids, dote on them constantly, very extroverted, always makes time for her kids

Esme

51- tired of zeus’ shit, does her best to make sure no one dies, still treats mythos as her ‘little baby boy, tired mom vibes.

!the Eden gang!

Eden is a fictional country that i slapped onto the globe. It is where aether is from, technically aether is apart of the eden gang as well. Everyone here, if they have an age option, the first age option is the age they are when aether is 13, and the second will be when aether is 16 unless stated otherwise

General kyelli

49- fatherly, thinks of most of the gang as his children, calls everyone ‘son’, as a general rule. If you ask for another nickname, he will do his best. Has a bad knee, and is kinda of bad at existing physically

52+- fatherly still, loves almonds, always has a bag of almonds, dont test him. Enjoys travel, might adopt people he meets along the way, still has pains but now he sees doctors, wants to stay active

Indigo

13- sweet, optimistic, always looks on the brightside and tries to see the good in others. Little heater, understands that sometimes fighting is the only option

Akrano

16- lively, very loose and relax, can get serious when needed though, always making jokes and trying to lighten up the mood

19- a bit more, mellow. Still quite lively and childish, but with two signifigant-others you have to settle down sometimes

Ekrano

16- lively, more stern than akrano and kinda worried, but ultimatly also very loose and bright

Lilliana

16- serious, seemingly colder towards everyone, gets along great with psycho-lops, makes him new eye-patches to pass time, actually just very monotone and blank most of the time, although she does care

19- she doesnt change much, she got a bit more expressive, likes babysitting howl

Psycho-lops

16 1/2- always looks determined, actually kinda scared of conflict, likes to help out with healing though, very proficient in it as well, sounds intimidating while talking about how cute puppies and kittens are

19/20- still the same, is considering studying medicine and medical practices to become a doctor.

Bark

17- bright, incredibly lively, loves to joke around and tease and sometimes bully the others, targets aether primarily, hangs out with his brother most of the time, he can fight for himself but he likes the backup, especcially since he is kinda glass-jawed, being that hes a twig

Bite

17- quiet, intense eyes, always sounds vaugly confused when he speaks, deep voice lol, likes to train, doesnt understand barks need to tease others, likes to read to the children

20- quiet, intense eyes still, more so nervous sounding, slightly paranoid, cluastrophobic and cant stand dusty places, usually in his house or at the docks, doesnt really go anywhere else

Hanelle

17- loud, headstrong, adamant about her opinions, gets along well with bark, she tries alot to be intimidating, not a twig, but not very big, pretty friendly and sociable

!the band of pirates!

Aklea

A few hundreds of years- kinda bored seeming, loves blood, technically cannibal, but not really since he isnt human, to an extent. Despite being fine on the ocean, he gets very car sick very easily. Actually quite nice, very easily triggerd into violence, especcially by something that could be used as a good murder weapon, blood makes him jittery and more lively

Nerone

21- calm, too calm, deals with akleas bullshit wonerfully, he just stands there, blank smile on his face as aklea beats the shit outta someone, unintrested in most anything, likes to draw, but hes a much better pastry chef.

!the shakespears!

Midem(pink boi)

33- lively, loves to work with kids, very creative, likes to make things, mainly art, mainly carvings. Often make little minitures of scenes from midens writing, loves his twin, does anything it takes to fund midens intrests. Very loving to those hes close to

Miden

33- calmer by alot lmao, pretty introverted but he can hold a long conversation without becoming too drained, enjoys writing and making stories, also makes plays for fun, runs off little sleep cuase he stays up so late to write, and gets up early to write.

!gods!

Gideon

9 billion- confused boomer, loves his ‘children’, hates to be hated, always tries to help in anyway he can, despite making them, always curious into what mortals are doing, loves the universe he created and does anything he can to protect it

Merik

7 million- sore loser, does get a little salty, ultimatly bounces back and becomes a very good sport, always will adopt tactics, whatever it takes to win within the rules, keeps most all of his trophies from random feats hes done

Ventus

5 billion - calm, straightforward, tends to disregard others and do things himself, likes to sit on cliffs and watch the ocean

Kyle

Hes been around since 776 bc- very loud, lively, bright, tries his best to educate people on proper form, workout regime i intesne, doesnt allow others to take it, makes custom workout regimes for free, owns a gym, dude bro but hes nice, baby

Horo-sha

Her age technicaly is not accurate, shes like, 2 billion? Since dima was made right after her death. But since her history still lives, ima count it

5 billion but older than ventus- bitter, violent, former god of justice, fucking dead haha, hates mortals, primarily humans

Dima

Also not super accurate, hed only be a few centuries of being an active god before being sealed, but since hes technically, concious and has cognitive function hes counted

3 billion- mean lol, likes blood and gets even more violent when it starts getting messy, ‘new’ god of justice, uh, pretty bad at it like the last one, but worse, will kill over slight misdeameanors, everythings a crime smh

!misc!

Ivan

24- softspoken, from imperial russia, died young, he no longer feels his face is his own, has a mask that he likes better, has the sickness, but since he was human it killed him, can control it post mortem, is strong enough to be seen, but weak enough he can go invisible and go through solid objects.

More ocs will be added when i remember them, or create new ones, characters i dont really have built at all are not included

[real-reulbbr-band]

Actually while I'm on my Deuteronomy thought train:

It's odd for a supposed leader to spend so much time away from his figurative kingdom, but Deuteronomy always seemed to have a sense for where he needed to be; the cold streets weren't an idle spot for a cat of his age, but the walks against his unsteady legs didn't matter.

He was always searching; it made him look busy to the humans; constantly walking with purpose that they couldn't understand.

The reason was quite simple: he was in search of cats. Or one particular cat.

Any stray he could find, or was willing to listen to his offer of sanctuary. Most adult stray cats had grown hardened to supposed offers, so she always had better luck with kittens who knew no better but to believe there was a chance for finer things ahead. Though some adult strays were convinced, just with time.

First was Bill Bailey, then the witches cats, Noilly Pratt, Quaxo, Plato, Pouncival, Electra, and his most recent Etcetera. He would bring them to the tribe and give them a home, always encouraging the other jellicles to do the same.

Most had assumed Deuteronomy started this act of searching out for cats out of his own consideration, and while that was partially true, he started to find one cat that had fallen out with them all, but he never did. She was intentionally avoiding him after all.

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

@dramatical-cat here’s my 2019 Tugger, Plato, and Socrates backstory I was talking about last night!

Tugger, Plato, and Socrates met when they were kittens. Tugger’s parents were both show cats, Plato and Socrates’ were both strays, and very protective of their sons. Tugger’s owners decided that a kitten was too much work, and his parents, being show cats, didn’t really have the time to take care of a kitten, so one day, Tugger slipped out the back door. He bumped into Plato and Socrates and their parents, who took one look at the little tom and instantly adopted him. 

Tugger, Plato, and Socrates became best friends on the spot, and were absolutely inseparable. Tugger’s the oldest of the trio, so when Coricopat and Tantomile came around, he suddenly found himself with a lot more responsibility, especially after their parents were captured by a human and taken to the pound. Tugger tried to go after them with Plato and Socrates, but they were too late. It was after that day that they decided to never let anything separate them. 

Tugger hated wearing collars, but he knew that collars meant humans, and humans meant you wouldn’t get sent to the pound. It would also be a way of identification from other cats, so he, Plato, and Socrates found bits of bone outside of restaurants, along with chains, and created “collars” for themselves, as well as less extravagant ones for Coricopat and Tantomile. (aka their matching BFF necklaces)

They join the tribe when Old Deuteronomy finds them one winter outside of The Egyptian, and she invites them in out of the cold. Tugger hesitantly accepts her invitation, and that’s when they meet the rest of the tribe. Coricopat and Tantomile are still fairly young, so they get along well with the other kittens, but Tugger, Plato, and Socrates are still suspicious and cautious around them. They don’t fully trust the Jellicles, mainly because of survival instincts, and it takes a while for them to fully open up to the rest of the tribe.

Tugger is still very protective over Plato, Socrates, Coricopat, and Tantomile, hence why, at the Jellicle Ball, he’s the one to break up the more “traditional dancing” right before Coricopat, Plato, and Socrates get to do their dance, though he eases up a bit. His attitude is more of a defense mechanism than anything else, a shield built up over the time spent on the streets. There are times, when the tribe is all together and spending evenings, when one of them wakes up with a nightmare, or Plato and Socrates will wake up with a memory of the pound, calling for their parents, and Tugger will immediately go to them without question, and the five will go off into a secluded corner of the theater to sit, and Coricopat and Tantomile will cuddle their brothers and use their magic to comfort them.

So yup, that’s my (rough) backstory for them that I wrote out at 12:13 am 😌

[gotham-native]

PLATORIA HEADCANONS

Victoria Headcanons Victoria is a house cat and lives with a old couple and was a gift from there grandchildren for Christmas. She has a strong connection to the Jellicle moon and has memories of some of her past jellicle lives She doesn't talk much and has trouble hearing but isn't full deaf her love language is touch and is a very cuddly and touchy cat as she gets older she helps teach the new kittens of the tribe to dance Her and Misto are twins and have the same mother and father Alonzo is their older brother and has the same father

Plato Headcanons Plato was an stray, he now lives in the same house as Victoria after she 'kidnapped' him His Father is Macavity and his Mother was one of his henchcats She was a Abyssinians cat and passed away during childbirth Demeter stepped up to help raise Plato Plato see's Jemima as his little sister and Demeter as his Mother and is very protective of both of them his love language is acts of service he does look a lot like his father and hates that fact he is a protector in training for the tribe

Platoria Headcanons -meeting They meet during the first jellicle ball after Demeter escaped from Macavity and took Plato with her. Plato stayed off to the side and was mainly just keeping an eye on Jemima and Demeter. He spotted Victoria, who came to the ball with her brothers, when she was doing her solo. the way the light of the jellicle moon reflected of her fur made her look like a angel

-dating It took a while for Plato to gather the courage to talk to her, but once he did they became fast friends. they weren't dating officially till after the Jellicle ball where they preformed the pas de deux together

-kittens they have 5 Kittens their first litter the had two a boy and a girl and for their second litter they had three two girls and a boy

Their children from their first litter

Their children from their second litter

their children from there first litter are basically cardon copies of their parents

their oldest daughter from their second litter is more like her dad and her uncle Alonzo

their son from their second litter is a very reserved tom and sticks by his mothers side most of the time and also has the same hearing problems as her

their youngest daughter was a runt and is mute she also seems to have a strong connection to the Jellicle moon like her mother

(if you have any questions let me know, and I'm also open to name suggestions for the kittens because i suck at names)

(Victoria's hearing problems are based of of my great grandparents cat Daffodil who can't hear when far away sound but if you hold her she can hear you just fine, i don't know what it's called and that is a very poor expiation but yea)

[nautical-catography]

On the subject of George: Part 3

Continued from here and here. My goal is to document where George is at all times during Cats 1998.

Here's George during 'Moments of Happiness.' Kind of center stage and somewhat near the tire.

He then jumps up on the tire before Gus' song starts.

A bunch of other cats also gather on or near the tire, including Old Deuteronomy, Munkustrap, Exotica, and Jemima.  George stretches out for the song.

As soon as Jellylorum finishes the line "He has acted with Irving, he's acted with Tree," both George and Munkustrap look to the side like they are looking at someone.  I know that Tree is a reference to Herbert Beerbohm Tree, a famous actor, but I'm not sure why they are reacting to his name.  Are they looking at Old Deuteronomy?  Did one of the cats off-screen do something that drew their attention?  

This is a cute moment between George and Old Deuteronomy.  George finds it very funny when Gus says "And I knew how to let the cat out of the bag" and looks over excitedly at Old Deuteronomy.  George leans against Deuteronomy and Deuteronomy pats his paw.

During the beginning of Skimbleshanks' number, almost all of the kittens participate in the dance and interact with Skimbleshanks.  The only exceptions are Plato, who I cannot find and whose actor is probably off-stage getting ready to be Macavity, and George, who is sitting with Old Deuteronomy and Munkustrap.  George spends a lot of time around the tire and with Old Deuteronomy or Munkustrap.   I personally have a headcanon that he was a stray and is somewhat new to the tribe/unsure of how to interact with everyone.

George sings along with Skimbleshanks though and looks pretty excited.

Again George looks at Old Deuteronomy and Deuteronomy pats his paw.

Skimble won't let anything go wrong.  George knows this and emphatically shakes his head.  No wrong will happen here.

When Skimbleshanks pretends to take his imaginary pants off, George looks startled.  Then he points at Skimbleshanks.  Look, look, Skimble took his clothes off.

When they make the train, George is in charge of holding one of the wheels.  To me, that seems like a pretty big responsibility, but he does a great job until the whole train falls apart.

Continued in this post.

[thedragonchilde]

Catch-all Cats headcanon musings

-So there's this idea that Grizabella ran out on her kits to pursue something she could have done later - but perhaps it's not something she could have just "done later". She's always given me vibes of, like, models who get thrown out at 40 for a younger replacement.

I imagine she wronged others on her way up somehow - betrayed or sold someone out - but also that some of the taboo is from what she did after her fall from grace, if maybe some were still willing to reach out to her after her stardom failed, but she refused them, denied them, got into sketchy things in order to prove that she didn't need help, and that's what burned the rest of the bridges? So at the top of the show, perhaps she's hit rock bottom, even her 'self-sufficient' street plan came back to bite her, and there's an implication she's ill or injured, and that is what brings her low enough to return, even knowing that she turned them down before.

-I also tend toward the Grizabella/Deuteronomy dynamic as estranged familial rather than romantic (not least because I don't see Griz as elderly); when I was younger I went with 'baby sister' most often, but a recent suggestion of her being his prodigal eldest daughter is really interesting.

-I'm quite fond of Demeter being Griz's kid. I don't necessarily define Munk or Tugger's moms, though sure, they can both have Deuteronomy as their dad, though I generally don't have Macavity as their brother. Actually, I once came across a suggestion of Bomba being related to Macavity (the coloring I guess, and it makes some of her lines in the song deliciously petty, "he cheats at cards" and all that) - so that is interesting enough to take up real estate in my brain, and usually in that case Plato is also related and she took him when she got out.

-I flip-flop a lot on how Admetus/George got into the tribe. I dig the recent fanon that he was raised among dogs (I tend to go with 'pet store' in that case), but I can also see where he could be related to Jellylorum (and therefore to Gus, which adds levels to the flinch away, and suggests acting runs in the family if you count Rumpus Cat as a role). I will say that I'm not convinced he's all that close to the other tom kittens - he falls somewhat awkwardly in line with them a couple of times, presumably because Plato is the closest to his age, but spends most of his time on his own or sticking to Munk, Old D, or Jellylorum.

-Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer are not related, though they will sometimes tell you they are in wildly conflicting stories. They met and bonded in a "prince and the pauper" gambit.

-I've decided arbitrarily that Electra was a stray who Etcetera befriended and immediately brought to the tribe, announcing that this was her new friend and they were going to adopt her.

-The only ship you will not sway me from is Jenny/Bustopher. Anything else I'm pretty loosey-goosey on. On that thread, I got as far as thinking that I could dig Skimble with Asparagus or Jellylorum, and that I can't say no to the Jelly/Jenny folks, before I decided "you know what, all the middle-aged cats swing together, why not".