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Noel x Trans Male reader, pretty plz :]

☁️Noel Gruber x Trans-Male Reader☁️

Noel Gruber met you during one of your choir competitions rather unceremoniously...

See, in "stroke of brilliance" (heavy air quotes) by Father Marcus, he decided the best way to actually win this choir competition was to randomly acquire a new member without telling anyone and hoping that the said new member was magically so good that they won the choir actually won the competition...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to determine how well that one went.

Not only did they lose in a competition against themselves, but now there's a new member Noel would have to deal with. Great.

Granted, he didn't get to speak to you much during your first meeting since Ocean was running around, trying to get you ready for your first performance, so he didn't really know what kind of person you were.

But considering the rest of the people at St. Cassian, it would be a miracle if he didn't walk past you and hear you mutter a slur at him.

So, for at least this moment in time, Noel was not going to be bothered to go out of his way to get to know you. He doesn't need to hold your hand and explain everything about choir to you, (*cough, cough* Ocean *cough, cough-*) you hadn't lived 17 years on this earth for nothing. Plus, he didn't need any more trouble on his plate, he already had to deal with Ocean and Mischa, can the world please leave him be for just a moment!

Noel stayed pretty far away from you for the first couple of weeks in the choir, it helped you guys didn't have any classes together, so he wasn't seen as being outright rude or anything for intentionally avoiding you. He did talk to you when need be, but those conversations were few and far between.

As previously stated, he wasn't going to talk to someone who had a high chance of being homophobic.

...But god, does he love getting under Ocean's skin any chance he gets.

It was clear to everyone that even Ocean wasn't super thrilled about your abrupt arrival during the competition weeks prior, but that didn't stop her from taking it in stride and being a "model student!"

Which basically means she was acting like you've never sung or done anything in your life.

Of course, this slightly irked you, but it wasn't too awful and you weren't going to yell at the girl for trying to help out (that's what you think she's trying to do at least.) But after having her condescendingly "teach" you things for weeks and having her comment on how sloppy your baggy attire was, it came to the point where you were fully annoyed with her, frustrated even.

She was going on and on about your appearance again, pointing out everything she deemed inappropriate for school and even getting close to figuring out a certain fact that you aren't ready to talk to everyone else about yet... (Look, for as annoying as Ocean can be, she's smart and she's seen enough trans people in her lifetime to be able to start putting together the pieces okay.)

Now, Noel usually would roll his eyes at the comments and turn his attention to something else, but he also happened to be in a not-so-great mood that day. All he wanted was some peace and quiet after school before he had to go to work. Was that so much to ask for?

So, with a long sigh that said everything about his mental state at the moment, he walks over to you and Ocean and starts laying it in her. Ocean was stubborn and the two began bickering like usual before getting broken up by Father Marcus before things could get too heated.

That was enough time though for Ocean to get off your back for a while and for Noel to finally get some semblance of peace in the awful world. Now, don't get him wrong, he wasn't doing this for you but he did pity you somewhat.

He looks over to you, a questioning look on his features as he asks if you're okay. Whatever answer you give him, be it a yes or no, he gets how Ocean can be and has mentally made up his mind to stay with you for a bit to talk it out.

He tries to be nice when it comes down to it.

Noel leads you back to his seat, motioning for you to sit down in the empty seat beside his, and you two talked for a while as rehearsals were getting set up (which takes a while since Ocean is really the only one taking it seriously-).

Through your talk of him giving you whatever comfort he can and letting you know that you aren't crazy, she is, he comes to realize that you aren't all bad. At the very least, you are a lot nicer than most people here and pretty genuine, which is a rarity these days.

He finds himself smiling while speaking to you, a warmth coming over him as it dawns on him that he is actually enjoying this conversation. He enjoys being near you.

That's why, despite still keeping his guard up, he made up his mind to try and get to know you. Lord knows he needs at least one friend in Uranium...

Noel now goes out of his way to speak with you during choir and lunch, sometimes during the morning as well when he actually shows up early for a change.

He's learned a lot about you in the short time you've known each other, even stuff you didn't tell him directly cause despite what it may seem, Noel is actually pretty intuitive.

He's a big supporter of you, even as you're just getting to know each other, he just thinks everyone should be able to go after their passions, and that very well also applies to you.

Like Ocean, he too noticed your choice in baggier clothes and the way you carried yourself differently than other women, but he never bothered questioning it even if it did make him raise an eyebrow once or twice.

If you ever get uncomfortable with something he or someone else is doing, just tell him and he'll do his best to make you comfortable, even if he doesn't realize it's because you're trans.

Somehow, you integrated into his daily life so seamlessly... Noel can't help but be taken aback a little when realizing this fact. He went from not bothering to talk to you at all, to actually considering you a friend and even though it was all an intentional process, it still freaks him out at how quickly you two became friends.

...

Eh, not like he's complaining, it's too late to go back now anyway.

Noel has strange ways of showing his affection towards you because his way of doing that can either be to give you the most sincere, loving compliments, or to be the meanest person you have ever had the misfortune of meeting. There's not a middle ground.

He just thinks everyone needs to be taken down a peg, though for you it's all just fun and games.

You are quite literally his only friend-

I mean it, Noel won't show it, but he is lonely.

If you ask, he will definitely lend you some clothes! :)

Honestly, he actively encourages you to steal some of his clothes since he thinks they look nice on you. You do have to give them back though-

There comes a time when Noel finally feels comfortable enough to come out to you about being gay... even though he's sure you've known since the rumors about it are endless.

Still, it's better to find out from Noel himself than some nobodies.

His coming out wasn't extraordinary though, you both were just hanging out in his room, watching The Blue Angel, and he just casually lets it slip, "I'm gay by the way." Which you could only respond with an, "...Okay?"

Very average Saturday night.

Speaking of The Blue Angel, trust that Noel is making you watch that every time you come over.

He is begging for someone to get this movie the way he gets it. :'(

Noel is normally kind of shy when showing his poetry to others since he doesn't think it's very good, but if you beg him enough, he will show you.

Just try to criticize it too much or he might cry when you leave-

And just like your friendship, Noel's crush on you developed similarly, that being a gradual shift over time. He could tell his feelings for you were getting stronger by the day, but being hurt before and him not even being attracted to girls he was extremely reluctant to tell you about it.

Seriously, he knows he's gay, he knows he isn't attracted to girls but for some reason, he's attracted to you. Maybe it's the fact that you don't look or act that much like a girl around him, but Noel's thoughts were still a mess...

While in this awkward crush phase, Noel is a little more sensitive to compliments and criticisms from you. It's not that obvious unless you are paying special attention to it, you can really only see it when he starts fiddling with his hair during his more anxious moments and the slight pink of his cheeks when you laugh at his sarcastic remarks.

He also gets kind of defensive whenever someone else or you tease about him possibly having a crush on you, whether it be serious or just playful teasing, he immediately has alarm bells going off in his head.

Subconsciously, whenever Noel starts to recognize his feelings for you, even if he pushes them down, he does start to notice more of your odd behaviors that reveal your actual gender identity. Like you hiding your chest at all costs or how uncomfortable you get in more typically feminine outfits, he notices it. It's not like he didn't really see it before, but now when he has the urge to just gaze your way, he just sees it more often.

Learning about Monique was a weird experience for you...

Just thinking about it, Monique would definitely have you start questioning if Noel was also trans or not considering his whole fascination and want to be like her-

Noel does explain to you that he's not trans and he just likes living his darkest fantasies through her, so all is well!

Whenever you start crushing on Noel, he's gonna be an incredibly hard person to keep those feelings from because, despite his own reservations and his own feelings for you, he can be pretty touchy. It's never like, overbearing, but he does like to hold your hand and lean on your shoulder which might have you struggling to keep your heart at a normal pace...

He's also just so sweet to you when he's not being incredibly sarcastic..., he makes you poems and will give you flowers, true boyfriend material.

Before we get carried away though, there was still the whole, coming out thing you had to do...

Deep down, you know Noel would be accepting of you and your identity and he would never want to hurt or lose you, but there's always that little bit of doubt inside your head. It's always a nagging feeling of, "He's just gonna leave. Why bother telling him and ruining such a great friendship?" But despite your fears, you knew you would have to tell him eventually so he could at least hear it from you and not someone else.

It was so scary but... you love him, you love him so much and you needed him to know this before you allow yourself to be truly vulnerable around him.

Your coming out was a bit more formal than Noel's was, with you bringing him over to your house when your parents weren't home, sitting down, and taking a big breath before explaining your identity to him. You explained how you felt uncomfortable being a woman and how she/her pronouns never felt right for you, you explained all of it.

As you talked Noel through it, he really wasn't that surprised, in fact, he feels he should have seen this coming... He's seen so many unspoken behaviors he's not even sure you knew you had and the fact that he knew something was off about you should've been his first signs that you weren't cis. Nonetheless, he's so incredibly glad you told him how you felt, even if he could only wish it had happened sooner, he's so happy you felt comfortable sharing this with him when he out of anyone would know how difficult coming out can be.

He reaches for your hand after those thoughts and feelings you had for such a long time fall from your lips, his thumb rubbing circles into your palm, and he says, "You're so great you know that? Thanks for telling me." Before brushing some of your hair behind your ear and enveloping your form in a hug that could only be described as soothing. He hopes you know how loved you are and how glad he is to have you in his life.

It must have been all of this new information coming out of the sheer vulnerability in the air, but as Noel held you in his arms, his heart wouldn't stop beating rapidly... It was as if it was screaming at him to confess already, to let his feelings out.

Learning you were trans-masc gave so many answers to the questions that had plagued his head ever since he found out he liked you, even making his attraction to you stronger than before.

There might have been some part of him that always knew this was the case, that part of him that flourished his love for you in the first place. Whatever the case may be, he couldn't stop his mouth from whispering the words, "I love you."

The moment had been vulnerable enough with your coming out and as the words left his mouth, his eyes slightly widened and hurriedly fell back away from your grasp. He can't believe he just said that... God, he really needs someone to take away his title of the most romantic boy in town if this is how he's confessing to you...

But before he could apologize and run out the door, he heard, "I love you too," leave your mouth and fill the air.

That was the day Noel Gruber actually managed to bag someone.

A plus side to you and Noel dating was that he was notably less sarcastic with you! He does still have his moments though.

If you thought he wrote a lot of poems about you before? Well think again, cause he somehow made like 10 poems all about the way your eyes sparkle in the sun.

Seriously, you're like crack to him or something because why is he suddenly whipping up these things like they're nothing??

He is begging for you to visit him at work, he can literally not take being around these dumb freaking customers any minute longer!! :'(

Noel is once again, your number one supporter and now he is upgraded because he gets to support you being trans as well!

He may be kind of broke, but he will be buying you whatever supplies you may need, be it binders, masculine clothes, a decent hair stylist, whatever you want, you shall receive.

He still wouldn't mind if you wanted to burrow his clothes though... (Translation: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE-)

Don't worry that a transphobe will even be in your direct vicinity because Noel can somehow sniff out those losers within a second. No one is hurting the love of his life today!

If they somehow did get to you though, he is a good person to go for comfort since he knows all about how it feels to not be accepted. He is ready to listen, distract, and he has chocolates for you to snack on.

Unlike others, he will be glazing you every moment he gets. Yes, you're just that handsome and smart, obviously.

If you ever have any bad days with gender dysphoria or what have you, all you have to do is go to him for a cuddle and you will be feeling better instantaneously.

A/N: Yay, it's finally done! :D

Hopefully, this is okay and that Noel falling in love even before he really knew you were trans is okay, I just feel even if he didn't know you were a guy (even though I'm sure he'd pick it up at some point) he would still love you for the person you are. If this isn't okay though or homophobic/transphobic in any way, then please tell me and I'll change it!

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Hey, so I have a production where Ricky is 100% the shortest one. UTRGV theatre.

Because he's literally played by a person with dwarfism :] @arch1ve-0f-a-d3ad-ch0ir

Productions that have Ricky as the shortest in the choir? Short king Ricky forever!

hard to tell with height!

I think Ricky might on;y be a little taller then Jane in Austin?

Same with McC*ter, close calls?

idk

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@rtc-reference

Playing this game and saw this... Jane Doe (RTC reference)???

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your favorite two characters? the only options are the main duos. this is not a ship poll or which is the better duo, just which you like the characters individually better.

ocean and constance

ricky and jane

noel and mischa

penny and ezra

Feel free to debate in the reblogs/comments!! Remember to keep it lighthearted!!

Please reblog for a larger sample size!!

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Another flying Jane I randomly found btw

veterans Memorial high school

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me carrying a stuffed animal around while being disabled is not "infantilizing disability"

I am an actually disabled person who carries a stuffed animal as comfort bc disability is hard

what's "infantilizing disability" is assuming that just bc I carry a stuffed animal I'm not capable of making decisions for myself. or that having a stuffed animal makes me a less serious, adult person than you are.

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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 :)

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yeahhhh

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Happy birthday Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg. 🎉🎂🧁🎁

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Open Stage Space Age Bachelor Man

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university of memphis rtc yapping

jasne was walked on wearing a white viel holding hands w/ karnak and the choir was standing heads down on blocks

after dream of life jane left and karnak yapped/pos and then he went into his box when uranium suite started

virgil was some old guy with rat ears and a leather jacket

ricky looked so annoyed and misha was on his phone

misha held up his little flask of alcohol when it said "drink some brew join the choir"

they all got spun off and yk it was SO COOOLLL then it started also karnak genuinely seemed like an animatronic it was so epic

ricky seemed excited about the iron maiden shirt then looked disgusted abt the funk of the carny

everyone was so mad at ocean 

MISHA DID BALLET. MISHA. DID. BALLET. (in the "meet misha bachynskyi! catchphrase:") 

MISHA DAPPED UP RICKY

when ricky said "thats nothing! check this out" (or whatever) he like. hit himself to make music do you know what i mean (misha was hyping him up)

jane !! the SILLY GIRL!!!!!! (everyone was scared of her)

jane grabbbed oceans hair during her yap session (when constance is like "ocean shes-")

MISHA , PLAYING OCEANS DAD, PULLED A PIECE OF SHIT OUT OF HIS BUTT (not literally) AND IT WAS ON A STRING AND HE HANDED IT TO JANE (oceans mom) WHO GAVE IT TO NOEL

blue and silver pom poms for what the world needs!!

during wtwn, she yelled at the audience "vote me for president!!" then "clap for me!" and relished in the applause and was like "ok thats enough" and continued the song

ricky was SO MAD at ocean when she talked abt him 

stacked up boxes to stand on

everyone was mad. obv

ocean forced misha to come over to grab his shoulder so she could get off the boxes

OCEAN GRABBED RICKYS CHEEK LIKE A GRANDMA WHEN SHE CALLED HIM LITTLE SWEETIE 😭

jane like grabbed oceans hand when she said she loved her and ocean was disgusted

noel snapping at ocean was so silly

noel was more sad in his monologue and the taco bell sound effect jumpscare 💔

him SCREAMING "NOOOO" at karnak when he tells him to explain the taco bell

noel snapping at ocean again was also silly

RED AND BLACK DRESS, mainly red, short black bob wig

he. pulled a cigarette out of his bra(?)

misha came up at the "i have no idea where to find him officer" part and noel snapped his neck at "ten times in his back" and MISHA STAYED DEAD ON THE GROUND THE WHOLE SONG

the girls were the other hookers and noel was like telling them the story of why he killed misha and he stepped on him it was so silly

and ricky held noel when he said "my child is there any final words to ze lord ud like to say!?"

noel ended it standing on the chair

misha. walked up. AFTER THE SONG. and kissed noel. no explanation he just did

when he said it was natural for two men to kiss noel looked disappointed

mishas voice was always louder than everyone elses he was incredible

esgal was so funny and the improv was too

ocena was like a ballerina with a wand

constande didnt finish her thing, she turned around and saw ocean looking FURIOUS and she just cut off

misha leaning on karnaks box was so silly

he looked so sad when he started taking abt talya

RICKY CAME BACK WITH A ROBOT HEAD AND HUGE FAKE GOLD MONEY CHAIN

THE RAPPING WAS HORRIBLE IT WAS SO FUNNY

NOEL AND OCEAN TWERKING IN THE BACKGROUND 

he kept his shirt on the entire time 

MIC DROP AT THE END

talya was beautiful. also noel played talya (wearing a veil)

misha delivered his monologue to his phone then stood up

I COULD FEEL HIS VOICE IN MY BONES I ALMOST CRIED HE WAS SO GOOD

ended the song w back to audience

noel ran uo and hugged him, then constance and ricky joined and jane awkwardly hugged constances back. ocean did not join

misha walked up to ricky and put a hand on hos shoulder and told him to go

everyones jaw dropped when he started tlaking and misha mouthed "what the fuck?"

ricky was wearing a little birthday hat and was reading a comic at the beginning of the song and he was so confused and concerned abt the aliens

misha and noel were aliens and the girls were cats

misha and noel humping the air 💀

RICKYS COSTUME WAS PURPLE AND SLIVER AND GREEN IIRC AND HE HAD AN R ON HIS BELT HE WAS LIKE A SUPER HERO

his singing was so good. what the gleep

at "making love in zero gravity" noel and misha held up a fabric and ricky and the girls went below it and rickys head popped up and ine of the girls grabbed him and pulled him back down

MISHA AND NOEL GOT DOWN ON THEIR KNEES AND WORSHIPPED HIM WHEN MISHA CALLED HIM SPACE JESUS

jane pulled the lever and no photos came up so she tried again :(

the choir started whispering to each other "do you know her?" "who is that?" and stuff when jane walked to her blcok to stand when the ballerina came out

a ballerina wearing super flowy white fabric came out and danced up until "and from the ground beneath my feet"

jane was like. idk i cant describe it but she was like jerking around and dancing

and the rest of the choir was like dead and moving their bodies like they were broken while sitting

she got a tiny birthday hat :(

HUGE FAKE CUPCAKE OMG

ocena walked over to the band and liked directed them on what to play and seemed very hesitant abt what she was fonna sing

ricky taught her how to eat the cupcake then he took a bite and gave her a thumbs up and she copied him and he gave her a fist bump and she gave her doll a fist bump

jane like waved around her doll and gave the doll to ricky and he made the doll walk and she shook her head and did the motion if like waving around the doll and he copied her and he did it for a while until she took the doll back (she had been like waving around her doll to play with it a lot)

noel drank so much alcohol it spilled down his face and misha did the same (and kept doing so) 

constance left ocean after talking and sat down then ocean was like "my death has really affected me!" she got up and walked over and yk said "yeah me too"

ocean crying in a chair after constance punched her

CONSTANCES MONOLOGUE WAS SO SAD. also misha actually had the tattoo (temporary tattoo but still) that the carny had

noel walked up to constance and put a hand on her shoulder and jane brought her microphone (WHICH WAS BLUE COTTON CANDY??)

sugar cloud was amazing.

ocean whispered "im sorry" and hugged constance

the other side was yellow

the other side stayed open when ocean yapped

when she said "motion carried, democracy rocks" she raised her hand to vote for jane and everyone else raised their hands too so the vote was still unanimous

jane. kept wlaking. i dont know how but she kept walking back for a long time eventually theyjusy lowered the big circle again

there was a countdown before karnak died, and a bunch of different fortunes overlayed each other (like the audio of him saying a bunch of fortunes) before he said THE fortune

the choir all hugged eachother and the theatre went completely dark and the auidenxe clapped like it was over

the lights slowly came back on it was so cool

they finished the song

AND THEN they like got pulled back like they did in the beginning and they got on the same blocks in the same position as the beginning and then the back lit up like a sun for the last dream of life

then they js broke character and did bows :3

oh also jane like. stared down the audience multiple times

OVERALL 10000/10 EXPERIENCE WOULD DO AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

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Almost every song in rtc gets the love and attention it so richly deserves, but I haven’t seen much praise sung for Sugar Cloud. So I am going to talk about it.

First off, the monologue. It might not be technically a part of the song, but holy shit, it carries the entirety of Constance’s character in a way that a single song alone likely could not. (In fact, a single song doesn’t— one may notice that the Constance track is marked as both “Jawbreaker” and “Sugar Cloud”, delineating them as separate musical movements, much in the same vein as “This Song Is Awesome” and “Talia”). The monologue does such heavy lifting that Karnak barely needs to say anything for the bumper. For the other kids, he provides a mini-biography; for Constance, he gives only the details of her yearbook and ‘nicest girl in homeroom’ superlative.

Constance’s monologue, especially her ramble about the good things in life that she remembered in the middle of the accident, is literally the crux of the show: yes, life is short, yes, there are bad things in it, but there is an abundance of good. Even a brief life is a life worth living, better than not having lived at all. This is the sentiment that redirects the choir’s thoughts to Jane when it comes time for the vote. Without Constance’s monologue, that critical message is left unfinished.

Constance segues smoothly from her monologue to Jawbreaker, which embodies both her emotional pain (which I would argue is all but clearly stated to be depression) and her youth— she uses candy metaphors throughout both songs, emphasizing her ”childishness” in a way usually associated with naïveté. But she’s not naïve, at least, not wholly; she’s arguably the most emotionally intelligent member of the choir, perhaps only second to Ricky. Jawbreaker morphs into Sugar Cloud, transforming from a dirge to an upbeat romp, and gleeful chaos breaks loose. The choir isn’t costumed and, for the most part, isn’t choreographed— Karnak is once more letting Constance, now accompanied by the Choir, do absolutely whatever they want. And what they want, in this moment, is to have fun! If this is going to be their last few minutes before passing into the great beyond, they want to spend them experiencing and expressing joy!

Then, the recorder solo. Somehow, the part of the song with literally no lyrics is the part that moves me the most. As an instrument, the recorder is scoffed at due to its associations with children blaring an off-key rendition of Hot Cross Buns in a first grade music class. It is viewed as childish at best, downright obnoxious at worst— similarly to how society tends to view traits such as optimism, kindness, naïveté, and even just a willingness to have fun. The recorder is Constance as an instrument. Her solo lets the kids cut loose and act like kids without worrying about being seen as childish or immature for it. Life’s too short to withhold joy for fear of the opinions of others. It’s the perfect bridge for the song.

Constance closes out with a bombastic finish. All her life, she’s been making herself small— her catchphrase is literally “sorry!”— and now, she’s letting herself take up as much space as she wants. She stands on a raised box above the others, literally center stage, and the last line of her song directly says “look at me now”. She’s being the star of her own story for the very first time.

And then there’s the final vote.

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Perhaps instead of a screenshot, we could use this iconic image

for april fools 2025 every rtc fan on tumblr should change their profile pic to the same screenshot of misha. it would be like an apocalypse. like some sort of april fools misha-themed apocalypse, on tumblr. we could call it... the bachynskyipocalypse. who's with me.

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I just realized I forgot the part where she's pale and the doll head had a crack in it 🥲

Hello. So @theangelcatalogue made a Nurse Jane design (college on @arch1ve-0f-a-d3ad-ch0ir somewhere) and they said I could draw Nurse Jane! So, here she is! Pic and time lapse.

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Hello. So @theangelcatalogue made a Nurse Jane design (college on @arch1ve-0f-a-d3ad-ch0ir somewhere) and they said I could draw Nurse Jane! So, here she is! Pic and time lapse.