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neil going “kiss? kiss, now? kiss?” 1 inch from andrew’s face every time he wants attention, like those cats who meow directly against your face when they are bored.

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Were-Cats non replica concept lore dump (part one of probably many lol)

ooh okay, where to start...

I guess I should start with some of the backstory lore - Old Deuteronomy and Grizabella were turned around the same time, fell in love and got married. After a decade or so, they decided that they would create a found family of werecats, be they born, abandoned, or turned. They agreed that they would never turn anybody else, as to not put anyone else through the trauma of being turned. Throughout the years, the tribe became so large and spread out, Deuteronomy decided to gather everyone once a year to catch up, celebrate, and sacrifice one of their own to their god, The Everlasting Cat. The chosen sacrifice will get the chance to be reborn into a new Jellicle life. As the years went by, they tried to have children of their own, only to discover in the late 1890's that Grizabella was infertile. Desperate to raise children and have a family of her own, Grizabella found two young orphan brothers (Munkustrap and Tugger) fending for themselves in the streets and impulsively turned them. She lied to Deuteronomy for decades, but accidentally admitted the truth to him in 1987, causing him to banish her from the tribe.

Munkustrap, being the older brother, is next in line to become the Jellicle Leader, and this year is his big test, running the Jellicle Ball - at the end, Old Deut passes over leadership (inspired by Tecklenburg). Tugger is referred to as the "Party Prince" and relishes being the centre of attention.

I think I alluded to it in the tags of my last post, but Victoria starts the show as a human ballerina taking a short-cut home after class, only to get chased down and attacked by Macavity and the Henchcats during the Overture. they drag her off in the climax of the piece, and instead of a car passing by, we hear Victoria's scream of agony as she turns for the first time. she re-emerges where the boot usually drops, and the Mystical Cats (Misto, Jemima, Cori and Tanto) bestow her with the knowledge of the Jellicles.

relationships time!!! so Old Deut and Griz are divorced, obvi. Tuggofelees are together!!! they're monogamous, but Tugger plays into the flirting from his fans, Misto playing the "jealous" boyfriend. they're very healthy in their relationship, though. (I have lots of little choreo and blocking bits between the two of them - including the pas du deux being between them instead of Victoria and Plato, since Viccy's just met these people lol). Munkustrap is poly - he's in a relationship with Alonzo and with Demeter, Demeter is also with Bomba (hopefully that makes sense lol). speaking of Deme - her and Macavity are Jemima's bio parents (let's just say that her conception wasn't entirely Deme's idea... Mac has broken every human law... but Everlasting Cat be damned if she wouldn't protect that kid with her life).

(I'll do more delving into the Jellicle tree later - I've got lore for pretty much every single character lol)

okay, I've gotta eat dinner, but I'll go more into the plot later. (I know I've barely scraped the surface sorry!!)

oh! if y'all have any questions, any specific characters you wanna know about next post and I'll add it!

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would people be interested in hearing my rambles for my non-replica Cats concept..? I feel like I've gotten to the point where I annoy my friends and family by rambling on about it lol

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urgh i wish i could teleport from Australia to see this production!!! I need to know the loreeeeee

Fulton cats had just completed its 1st preview heres some cast pics

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this clip has been playing in my head on repeat for weeks. cowboy skimble and his opt up live up there rent free.

A little fragment of "Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat" from Cats Casa Mañana, with Jackson Dunlap as Skimbleshanks

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I saw their first preview on Tuesday and they were absolutely incredible!!! I went in my Pouncival cosplay, and since I was sitting in the aisle I had a bunch of interactions - when I stage-doored, everyone I met said I made their first time with an audience (also, according to Tom (Skimbleshanks) the first time they actually ran the whole show without any stops!!!) really special. Savannah (Rumpleteazer), Guy (Carbucketty) and Rania (Alonzo) also dubbed me the company's unofficial Pouncival, which was so special (especially since I did the first dance call for this poduction - did not make it past, not that I was expecting to lol), and they asked when I'm coming back, so I've booked to see them in the front row next month and on the opposite side aisle on their Sydney closing night!!

(also, Aimee Jones made her Grizabella AND professional debut on that first preview - she was fuckin incredible!!! such a clear voice, holy hell!!!)

FUCKIGN KITTY

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gang, I'm in the trenches - I need to start getting ready to see the show in an hour and my cosplay still isn't finished 😭

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seeing the first preview of Cats in Sydney tonight (in my Pouncival/Carbucketty cosplay!!!) - I shall give my review afterwards and share any pics I get!! super excited, haven't seen Cats live (besides the other cast of Cats Abridged when I was in it in 2017) since I was 9 (and I actually auditioned for this production, so extra exciting!!!!)

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andrew is the fakest idgafer because there’s no way he was chill about his sexy situationship (love of his life) giving him a QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS in stolen yakuza blood money to buy him a maserati. his dream car.

he is but a simple gay man. i know damn well he had to sit on the roof and smoke for three hours while blasting complicated by avril lavigne on loop before he was chill enough to be seen

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more inktober andreils!

8. hike

11. snaks

16. grungy

18. drive

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i aspire to care as little about things as Neil cared about that countdown

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andreil is so unique because they don’t actually fit into any trope. enemies to lovers? they were never enemies. friends to lovers? they were not exactly friends either. sunshine x grumpy? they’re both grumpy as fuck actually. miscommunication? they understand each other on a level that no else can. love at first sight? well andrew smashed neil with a racquet at first sight so, idk. love triangle? you are not gonna believe this, they were supposed to be a throuple.

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"Minyards don't get any higher than rock bottom." Aaron said, but the Mackenzie-Minyards became doctors at the top of their respective fields and the Minyard-Jostens became household names after their first Olympics.

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Hc that Neil Josten has an insanely high pain tolerance yet says 'ow' to everything. Bumped his knee on the coffee table? Chirps out a little 'ow' subconsciously. Knocks over his water bottle with his foot? Instinctively says 'ow' as he leans over to pick it up, nevermind the fact it barely taped his shoe. Andrew watches him do this at least a dozen times before he has to say something when Neil drops something that doesnt even touch him but he still mutters an 'ow shit' before scooping it up.

"That didnt hurt." Andrew deadpans

"What do you mean?"

"You said 'ow', it didnt even touch you."

"Did I?"

"Yes, you do it every time."

"Never noticed"

*deadpan flabbergasted*

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aftg headcanons that are so real to me i forget they aren’t canon:

black dan and matt

korean american renee

ethnically ambiguous kevin

katelyn looking a lot like neil (red hair, blue eyes, facial structure, etc)

andrew has an eyebrow piercing

andrew paints his nails black

lactose intolerant twinyards

twinyards both have curtain bangs

neil purposefully mispronouncing french words to annoy kevin

neil randomly speaking to nicky in spanish and nicky going: “huh? 😃” (he has no idea what neil just said)

seth’s hairline being a literal straight line

renee having massive angel wings tattooed on her back

renee giving andrew a black cross for his birthday and him wearing it every single day in an alt, edgy way (it matches her silver one perfectly. yes they have best friend necklaces i decree it)

allison helping renee dye the ends of her hair and renee helping allison touch up her roots

allison and andrew developing a frenemies kinda thing

doll and her twink dynamics abounding (renee and andrew, allison and neil, allison and nicky)

allison and nicky becoming besties

dan wearing orange the most often out of all the foxes… until neil comes along. then they compete

neil and andrew constantly wearing each other’s jersey

nicky giggling whenever he sees kevin’s tattoo (his internal dialogue: yas queen skinny legend versace boots the house down slay queen hungry mama and oop daddy work charli xcx snatch my wig)

biromantic aspec kevin

queer renee

demiromantic andrew

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“one of us has to make it” and it’s mary and neil “one of us has to make it” and it’s neil and kevin “one of us has to make it” and it’s kevin and jean “one of us has to make it” and it’s andrew and aaron

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First andreil of 2025