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this is based on an old concept poster for deh by rory kurtz. it’s also for the dtiys challenge i’m hosting atm !! i thought i should post it here in case anyone wanted to join !! it’s over on instagram too where the rules & prizes are listed <3

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Rich Goranski Masterpost

Alright, this one is going to be a lot longer than my Kurt and Ram one just because Rich has a lot more character, and differences between the book and the musical.  Let’s fucking do this.

MUSICAL:

~ Appearance, Gerard Canonico.  Light brunette hair spiked up.  Earrings, short.  A blue popganda x mishka muscle tee with an eye in the middle.  ( Christ, I love that shirt. )  He pairs this with camo pants.  He’s also seen wearing a red, blue, and white button up flannel.  He’s lacking the streak in the musical.  He also has a lisp.

~ At the start of the musical, he is instantly revealed to be a bully and a stereotypical douchey guy character.  He shoves Jeremy, writes BOYF on his backpack, threatens him into not removing the words, and then goes to talk to Jake about sex.  He also calls Jeremy gay.

~ During the Squip Song, Rich reveals that he feels bad for bullying Jeremy and that his Squip told him to do it.  He shows genuine remorse for his actions.  We also see he is extremely frustrated with the confirmation that he was practically invisible, not even a loser like Jeremy noticed him.  Then he gives the explanation of the Squip, and Jeremy is convinced to get one of his own.

~ They also describe Rich talking to his Squip like he’s getting a message from beyond, muttering under his breath and twitching.  It’s creepy.

~ Rich is beyond thrilled when Jeremy receives his Squip.  He seems happy that he finally has a Squip buddy, bombarding Jeremy instantly with an invitation to play video games with him.

~ In this part, a major thing is revealed.  Jeremy’s Squip prompts him to give Rich a “finder’s fee,” and Rich is beyond grateful.  He thanks Jeremy, and explains that things are kind of rough at home.  This makes me think that Rich had been planning on using the money from selling the Squip to provide himself with something that his parents couldn’t afford or were too neglectful to provide.

~ I’d also like to point out here that Rich has a box of Squip pills in his locker, which only makes me believe that Rich is selling them for money since things are so bad at home.

END OF ACT 1

~ Halloween, a major turning point for Rich.  It’s revealed he has an older brother, and he dresses as Jason–quite half assed.  He takes the mask and pairs it with a loaf of bread.  He seems genuinely fine until the very end of the song, where he proceeds to dance on his own.  Desperate.  And then he starts bugging people for Mountain Dew Red.  He wants to be rid of his Squip, and without a way out, he lights the house up.

~ There are many theories about what led Rich to want his Squip gone, but I personally think he drank with the Squip on.  In Smartphone Hour, it’s said that Rich had barely touched a drop.  Implying he had at least SOMETHING to drink.  That, and in an ask, Joe said himself that Jenna and Dustin were not reliable sources.  In the book, he was also drunk with his Squip on.  However, that’s the book, not the musical, so that doesn’t apply here. We’ll get to the book shortly.

~ We don’t see any Rich after this point until after everything’s said and done.  Rich comes to the conclusion that he’s bi.  He’s confident in himself and the fact that both the ladies and the guys will love the real Rich Goranski.  He also shows a genuine joy and hope that Michael told him that someone would be lucky to have him.  Until Michael closes the curtain on him.  Rude.

~ Another few things I’d like to address just for shits and giggles.  In a few asks with Joe, it’s been revealed that Rich would ask Michael to prom.  It was also revealed that his Squip is Evil Kermit, and that he’s confident with his burn scars.

BOOK:

God, I’m not ready for this.  Yes, I am.  Let’s do it.

~ Appearance, Rich is described as a shorter boy, but still built.  He has blond hair with a streak that makes him look like a rooster. He has a lisp in the book as well, with Jeremy saying he sounds like a snake when he talks.

~ Rich is also shown as a bully/douchey character in the book as well.  When he enters during the lunchroom scene, he calls Michael a tall ass as well as Jeremy.  Then calls them punks.  And the next time we see him, it’s in the bathroom where he continues to bully Jeremy by calling him a fudge packer and taunting him.  We also see here that he’s extremely confident, as Jeremy goes on to describe, “He hitches his pants like his penis is so huge, he has to take special precautionary measures getting it out.”

~ When Jeremy goes to the party, he is greeted by Rich, who despite knowing it’s Jeremy under the mask, speaks with him and offers him sips of his scotch.  They proceed to go inside, and Rich talks Jeremy’s ear off.  It seems Rich doesn’t really mind that Jeremy isn’t listening the entire time, almost like Rich just likes the sound of his own voice.

~ After his ramblings on Chloe, her threesome, and lack of an ability to wear panties, Rich shows off his skills.  Showing off how fucking pimping he is by getting a girl named Samartha (dressed like wonder woman) to make out with him and lick his belly button with little to no convincing.  He’s just that cool.

~ Just kidding.  He then proceeds to tell Jeremy about the Squip.  Bonus, Rich is dressed as a giant weed leaf.

~ His description of the Squip is near identical to the wording used in the Squip song.  And just like in the musical, it’s revealed that he feels bad for bullying Jeremy.  To quote the book, ““I’m personally sorry for treating you like a piece of garbage all the time.” Rich looks humble and reverent.  “I only do it because my Squip tells me to.  It advised me that I’d have to be a dick to you for social reasons, but recently it started saying that you were a decent guy actually who might want one of your own.””

~ During this, we actually get a little inside info on what Rich’s Squip did with him.  The first thing his Squip did was teach him to get girls, then to do sports and get muscles.  Then it told him who to befriend and who to make enemies with.  ( He mentions Jeremy was a minor part.)  Then it got him with all three of the hot girls to solidify his social standing.

~ Just like in the musical, Rich is hella hyped that Jeremy has his own Squip.  And just like in the musical, Jeremy is prompted to give Rich a finder’s fee and Rich reveals, “Things are kinda bad at my house.”

~ After this, Rich takes Jeremy to his dank and creepy place to smoke and shit.  He backs Jeremy up on one of his claims and then takes off with a girl.  (Whom also licked his belly button.)

~ At the party, Jeremy is dragged away by Rich to watch Jake have sex.  Rich is a creep who watches cool guys have sex, shout out to him.

~ Rich’s laugh is, “Blukhuhuhuhuhuh.”

~ Without his Squip on, we see that Rich can be pretty cute and dorky on his own.  He throws his shoe and an ashtray at Jeremy while having a friendly, teasing conversation with him.  After this, he teases Jeremy for talking to his Squip out loud, then exits.  The next we hear about him is that he set a fire and is badly burned.

~ Continuing on the Rich is a dork topic, Jeremy thinks about him when informed of the fire, and thinks, “The last time I saw Rich he was smiling at me.  I think about how no matter how cool Rich got, he returned to his dork roods at the end, throwing that ashtray at me and whining, alone on a couch.”

~ Jeremy also reveals that Rich was drunk with his Squip on.  That Rich had had a Squip for months, and he was probably experimenting with it to see what it could take.  His Squip confirms this is most likely the case.  This reveals why Rich most likely set the fire in the book, seeing as earlier Jeremy’s Squip said that Jeremy couldn’t drink/get high with him on or he might start ordering him to kill people.

~ Back at school, Jeremy takes note that Rich has flowers in front of his locker, however, Jake has more.  Because he was cooler.  (Ouch, my heart.)  Jeremy also takes obvious disgust in the fact that all these people pretend to care even though they really don’t.

~ That’s about it for the book.  We don’t get much closure with Rich.  But I’d also like to point out that Rich has an obvious belly button fetish.  Throughout the book, two girls are seen licking his belly button.  Samartha and Abby.  Jeremy also takes note that, “That must be his thing.”  Later on, Jeremy also finds it slightly odd that Rich is lounging without a girl attached to his belly button.

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Will R Jeremy lovers: I like Will C's Jeremy but I do prefer Will R's interpretation of the character 😊

Will C Jeremy lovers: I LOVE WILL C JEREMY HE IS MY ONLY JEREMY 🙏🙏 GRR WILL ROLAND RUINED THE CHARACTER 😠😠😠 HE SHOULDVE STAYED WHERE HE BELONGED IN DEAR EVAN HANSEN

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Made the “Loser teens played by Will Roland” Venn diagram

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Why does this musical has a less-traumatized Eric who got happy ending? And why nobody talks about it??

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is this anything

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she's back😈

im probs not gonna post often bc i genuinely forgot ab tumblr

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I MADE A BMC SERVER(for rp/talking)

join to make friends, talk, or roleplay!! please be aware of the rules. thank you!:3

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has someone drawn this as michael mell if so i need to see it

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matched each others freak

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heres a doodle of Rich and Jake and art i never shared bc im probs not gonna be able to do much art rn:( i almost burned my kitchen down and i breathed a tone of smoke in so im feeling really sick. so so sorry!! love you all, stay safe!! 🩷🩷

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STOP WITH THE GUMMY ROLANDS/j

ENOUGH. VERY TIME I GO ON TUMBLER. ITS GUMMY ROLAND. IVE HAD ENOUGH(jk i really like them)

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CHIP 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Old one... (One day old 😭😭)

I am literally chip me me is chip chip is me

CHIP

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HELP I JUST NOTICED THE TWIN ROLANDS ARE YOUR BANNER 😭😭😭😭😭 ok everyone now hit the second roland.

HELLO WHAT

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Jeremy, I’m Lesbian.

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jeremy heere gasp!

i never posted this here but this is an art style i tried twice(this is the second one) and i thought it was good