#pennyfathing cats

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OCs biggest regrets!

answered ask from @realreulbbrband

sorry but some of these get sad bc I love angst too much - link to my OC sorta master post here

Bellona - failing to protect her kittens and the tribe

Merlinite - wasn’t successful to teach Macavity the danger of magic

Magnolia and Magdalene - not being there for their little brother and his mate, and now after their death, not being there enough for their niece and nephews

Lyre - Being selfish to the point of not being able to love her children the way they need it

Tililith - falling for Macavity and not being able to live long enough to see her twins grow up!

Pennyfathing - choosing the hidden paw over the person he thought he loved and getting them taken by Macavity in the process

Kismet - not meeting Etcetera sooner and not being able to stay with her as often as they would like (they are an incredibly sappy cat)

Alibi!! - Not meeting her siblings sooner, and falling in love with the wrong queen

Hiraeth - not listening to Uncle tuggers advice about crushing on magical cats

Eglantine - not listening to Mr Mistoffelees advice about crushing on terribly boring flirts

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If you're still doing oc prompts how about somecats "moment of happiness"

(The OCs - 1, Bellona - 2, Pennyfathing, 3, Kismet, 4, the kittens) (THIS time in canonical order)

Bellona

Bellona smiled, stretching back on the old boxes she was sitting on, hand on her bump as she stared lovingly at her mate and eldest kit. Merlinite was teaching their little Alonzo how to do pirouettes.

She truly couldnt believe how much she loved her little family, and the fact that they were so soon to welcome two more kittens just made her heart sing.

Bustopher had dropped by not long ago, with enough rice pudding to last a few days, Bellona knew he would be back in time for her to give birth, along with Jenny and Jelly of course.

She missed the rest of jellicles dearly, but this was what was safest for her family, and as an now ex Protector, she wouldnt hesitate to make sure her family was safe. So she chose to live in the moment, and embrace the life she and her mate were making together.

Merlin picked up Alonzo and spun him around, filling the air with bubbles as the kit laughed. Bellona smiled, as she enjoyed her moment of happiness.

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Pennyfathing

Penny grinned as Quaxo twirled around him in dizzying circles. Their impromptu picnic turned dance show being their entertainment for the evening.

He clapped as Quaxo took a bow, the kittens fur glittering like star light. Pennyfathing was entranced, his bestfriend was capable of such wonderful things and he was lucky enough to be allowed to watch him and the little bits of magic he would harness when he preformed.

You could probably call the kit star struck, and Penny wouldnt bother denying it. He loved Quaxo. And he loved every little moment he was able to spend with him, even if it was eating a mouse on a dusty old blanket in a forgotten alley.

Penny moved to let Quaxo snuggle up against him, tired after doing so much spinning.

A warmth spread through his chest as he remembered the offer he was given a few days ago, a new tribe looking for magical cats and fighters. He knew now he was going to except the offer, and bring Quaxo with him so they could become powerful mates just like he had said!!

But for now, Pennyfathing let them just sit there in comfortable silence, two kittens cuddling on a dusty old blanket, enjoying a moment of happiness.

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Kismet

Kismet was a blushing mess! Never once before, had they met a person who could get them this flustered than Etcetera.

Once a calm and collected Protector of the Streat Cats Tribe, now a blubbering bundle of words trying to make sence, and they couldn't be happier!

Their tibes had been working together more closely after the passing of old Deuteronomy, and so they had bumped into eachother as if only fate itself had brought them together!!

And well, Kismet couldn't help it, they were smitten at first sight. Etcetera was just so sweet and excitable, if only a bit loud, but that didnt matter when she looked at them like they carried the sun in the sky.

Their leaders had approved, Old Jillymonty and Lady Jemima even offering for them to switch tribes if they wished, but the two had agreed of spending time in both for now.

Kismet had fallen in love with the best queen in the world, and the moment she asked to be mates was the happiest moment of all.

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The Kittens

Hiraeth and Eglantine sat talking on top of the old car, and Cecily sat not too far away on the tire. Together with Lucideus and Tilibubble, as they were the oldest, they were all on babysitting duty while most of the adults were all of hunting.

They didnt mind the arrangement, it was nice not to spend the morning getting dragged around by Jelly and Asparagus doing chores.

Most of the younger kittens were in the main clearing, being entertained by Luci as she put on a mini show with all the dance moves she had learned from Bombalurina! Melon and Diotima stepping in to be her back up dancers, as Hiraeth sang for them from his little perch.

Yippee, Dyluela, Aggie and Pumpkenna sat at his feet, switching from watching Hira and the show.

Atlas sat up near Tili in the watch tower, Noddy, the youngest, sat on his lap as he chatted quietly to his aunt. The three much preferring to watch their friends where it wasnt as loud.

The Deuteronomy - Jones litter were mostly watching the performance, the triplets making sure to join in singing with their cousin, along with Russet and Azalea, when the moments called for it! Though the oldest, Maxinellie was taking a nap by Cecily's feet.

Admetus and Aristotle were also having their morning snooze in the pipe.

Finally MollyMay, Oopsie daisy and Elysian were all cuddled making daisy chains by the nursery.

All in all, the day wasnt that special, it was normal as any other, but if you would find there the meaning of what happiness is, in a moment like this.

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Some ocs biggest low points👀

(The ocs) 1, Pennyfathing - 2, Lyre - 3, Merlinite (not in canonical order sorry lol)

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Pennyfathing stalked his way down the streat. Macavity had yet to give him any new orders for the day, so while in wait he chose to wonder the shadows until he was called for, just like he had for the last year he had been apart of the hidden paw.

He growled, fat lot of luck joining that rat bastard had gotten him. The Hidden Paw wasnt worth half the crap he payed for when he joined. He lost too much and gained too little for this and now Penny was paying the price.

Slowly but surly, the area he was walking started to look familiar, the Junkyard, Jellicles territory. Pennyfathing hadnt been around here since attempting to kitnap old Deuteronomy with the rest of the gang. What a utter disappointment that had been.

Still he couldn't help but be drawn to the noise coming from a clearing near the Junkyards centre. He peaked over some rubbish, to see what was happening, who ever said curiosity killed the cat?

Quickly he found the source of the sound, a bunch of giggling happy kittens as well as a few seniors chearing as a beautiful young tom danced, throwing magic sparkles over heads as he spun an insane amount or turns.

Mistoffelees... or well, Quaxo as he used to call him.

Pennyfathing hadn't seen Quaxo in years... not since he ran away from the Hidden Paw. He had once believed the magical cat felt the same as he did when they were kittens, it was Quaxo who had first suggested even the idea of being mates! Penny thought bringing Quaxo to the hidden paw with him would have just made their connection stronger!!

But then Quaxo called him a traitor, lashing out and tried to leave so Macavity caged him, separated from the rest of the tribe. Then the tom ran away with that fucking Mungojerrie dubble agent? Penny was so hurt it mad him angry.

And seeing him now? Embracing his first name as he danced and laughed with the Jellicles?? Pennyfathing watched and Mistoffelees picked up a small white and grey kitten that had strikingly similar hetrocromatic eyes, and nuzzled their head.

Rage filled his core like a flame igniting. So long he had yearned for Quaxo, to possibly even start a family with him. Everything they could have been if he didn't run away, and now here he was? Living a life as if he was completely forgotten??

Pennyfathing's eyes narrowed as he stalked forward into the clearing, he will not let himself he forgotten so easily.

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Lyre had watched, face blank as her daughter Alibi picked up her little brother and stormed out of the den. Macavity sitting beside her, face sour as he yelled curses to their children as they left but made no move to stop them.

They had just learned the reason their grandmother Grizabella disappeared was that she was the previous years Jellicle choice, and that their other grandmothers sisters mate Gus was this years. Griddlebone truly loved to gossip, and Lyre found it infuriating.

So, as they way things went, the kits had learned of there... other family on their fathers side. Of course when Ali begged to meet them that was out of the question, even if Lyre herself didnt hold half the grudge her mate did, it was a laughable thing to want to leave the Hidden Paw.

Why would anyone want to leave the lap of luxury after all? Macavity gave them all the freedom of living without humans, but with all the glamour and amenities any self loving cat would need! The Jellicles had done nothing for them, and were no where as well off, meeting some siblings and an uncle or two surely couldnt be that important that you would give up a life of riches and jewels for!

But that had been months ago now, and Alibi and Admetus hadnt returned once and Lyre was on edge.

Her mother Griddlebone had called it empty nest syndrome, that she had grown too accustom to them always in the den. She will grow out of it mother says, that or she will just pop another out if it's really that much of an issue. Lyre wasn't sure if that was true, but she chose not to question it.

She found analysing her feelings on the matter only made her feel an intense amount of guilt and irritation on the matter.

When ever she tried to talk to Macavity about it, he would just go on a rant about how they were just as no good as his Demeter and that they didnt know what they were missing.

Those rants always left her feeling pissed, but she never said anything. Allowing the feeling of guilt to grow and nibble away at her.

Time goes on after all.

It didnt feel as if it bad been that long till she gots the news, but it had been just over two years since she had last saw here children when she finally got word.

Alibi had been that years choice, and had ascended to the heaviside layer not even a few days ago.

Lyre felt cold.

That brat of a queen who had taken over as Jellicle leader, Macavitys second daughter no less, had been the one who had picked her baby.

It had been so long since she had felt any kind of maternal instinct, she had pushed what little she ever had of those away the moment she was sure her only kits were never coming back. But now they raged through her angry and screaming as the guilt she had succeeded at ignoring hit her again at full force.

She would never see here little girl again because she was too proud to understand that some things ment more than Glamour and Ritz.

Lyre sighed, this was her bed and she would lay in it proudly, even if the guilt ate and ate at her relentlessly. She knew full well her actions were bad and unfair but those had been her choices and she excepted her consequences with her head held high.

And hell, if she was going to die a coward and shallow, at least she will do it from her soft pink velvet bed, dripping in diamonds without needing to care. She didnt want to care anymore.

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Merlinite would never forget the heartbroken look in Deuteronomy's eyes when he told him he wouldnt be able to help his son. Macavitys magic was just becoming to violent to control, and he had to put his priorities first.

Bellona was expecting their first kitten and Merlinite couldn't risk her being in the young magical cats firing line. Macavity had lashed out on him so many times before, that the possibility of his family also being attacked was inevitably not if but when!

Deuteronomy had understood, thanking him for his service to not only the tribe but his own family, but Merlin refused to believe he deserved the gratitude. He failed at helping the young tom, and now they were facing the threat of a possible magical cat running rampant in the streets of london!!

Never once had he felt so defeated.

Merlinite used to be so much more confident, the prized show cat in a travelling circus that would preform death defying stunts every day! And after the Circus closed, Deut had been so kind to offer him a place in his tribe, it was the lease he could have done to help teach his friends son in return.

But now everything was backfiring, and he and his mate were going into hiding because he couldnt even do his job.

All Merlinite could do was too try and enjoy his life with his small growing family, and wait as the feeling of dread crept up the back of his neck like and impending storm.

Something was coming and didnt know it would end.

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Thankyou sm for that ask this was so fun!!! ^^

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My Cats OCs as actual cats!! (Part 2)

The adults!!

Bellona Jones & Merlinite

Magnolia & Magdalene

Lyre Bone

Pennyfathing & Tililith

MORE Kittens!!

Maxinellie, Vespertine, Sixpence, Ginny, & Elysian Deuteronomy

Part one > here < and part three > here <

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My kinda Cats the Musical Timeline

(Including ocs)

A few months after Macavity is born, Deuteronomy invites a local circus cat, Merlinite, to the Jellicles to help teach his son how to use his powers.

Merlinite meets Bellona Jones, a protector of the tribe and Bustopher Jones sister and the two quickly become fated mates!

Macavitys magic starts becoming more volatile and he ends up attacking the couple during one of his training sessions.

Bellona and Merlinite move away from the junkyard for safety soon after due to Bellona being pregnant with their first kitten Alonzo

Other cats are born (including munk, dem, bomba, tugger, teaze and jerrie)

Bustopher takes a real shine to Tugger once he was born.

Macavity looses control of his magic and attacks his brothers and is banished by the tribe, Dem and Bomba go with him

The hidden paw is created and a few weeks later, Bellona Jones and Merlinite are killed by the hands of hench cats.

Mono fam move in with bust when twins 2m

Misto kitnapped- 5 ish months, a freind he trusted sold him out to Macavity for a place in the hidden paw.

Other 2 now sent to junkyard for safety by Bustopher.

Misto meets Dem and Bomba (the two basically become his protective big sisters, Demeter is especially regretful she cabt stop Mac from hurting him.

Demeter finds out shes pregnant with Jemima

3 months later Dem Bomb and Jem (newborn) escaped with the help of Mungojerrie, but he ends up having to return to the hidden paw for misto!

Victoria meets lil Jemmy and they are imedetly best friends!!

Month later mist and mungo escape (9 and 12 months respectively)

Misto comes to the junkyard and reunited with his family!! (Its a slow going process to get close again but Victoria is thrilled to have her baby twin brother (bc she is definitely the older of the 2) back! Alonzo and Bustopher feel guilty about allowing mist to be taken (and Alonzo feels it's his fault bc he was mad at misto for sneaking out with a friend Alonzo didnt trust but didnt stop it instead being passive aggressive about it))

Demeter, Bomba, Jerrie & Mistoffelees def are a little quartet after being reunited outside of the hidden paw! Misto and Jemima are lowkey besties now he can be her fun sassy uncle, (tugger gets jealous Jemmy likes Misto better than him)

Misto Tugger freindship!! And them meeting the 7 kittens (earning misto a sick collapsible top hat that can change size)

6 month later is the jellicle ball with Grizabella

*insert new kittens born/ arriving* death of Tililith and Coricojerrie become fathers

Misto and his nephew is attacked by Pennyfathing, Victoria (and Alonzo) nearly kill penny in return and Hiraeth is left injured/ now blind

A year later Gus is the jellicle choice

3 months later Alibi and Admetus arrive at the junkyard

The next year it's old Deuteronomy as jellicle choice and Jemima becomes the new Jellicle Leader. She is supported by her mates (Pounce and Electra) as well as the rest of her family!

(Its really emotional for Munk Tug and Dem plus her siblings since they are losing Old doot, but everyone is all exited for Jem for being the next leader!!)

The next year Jemima's first choice is Alibi. Its definitely as emotional as old doot and her siblings are all heartbroken to let her go but the tribe knows it's for the best.

(plato is sobbing as he let's his little sister go, and their younger siblings are heartbroken to see there big sister leave, but everyone can tell it is the right choice.)

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This is a sorta master list of my Cats Oc’s so far!!

(this is all set about a year after the current Jellicle ball for age reference)

Adults:

Bellona Jones (Bustopher's sister and mother of the monochrome siblings and Ex Jellicle protector), Merlinite (Bellona's mate and father of the monochrome siblings, a magical cat who joined the junkyard as a favour to old Deuteronomy before having to leave with his wife for safety when she first became expecting)  (both deceased)     

Magnolia and Magdalene (Merlinite’s sisters who both live in the care of some nuns at a convent, both love their nibbling's very much and try to visit the three often after the death of their brother and sister-in-law!) 

Lyre-Bone (Daughter of Griddlebone and Apollo and current open partner/ unofficial mate of Macavity and mother of 2 of his kittens)                                     

Apollo (father of Lyre and used to live in an Opera house) (deceased)

Tililith (friend of Mungojerrie, mother of Macavity’s twins) (deceased)

Mollycoddle (mother of Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, and Griddlebone, was the Jellicle choice the year before Grizabella) (deceased)

Old Jillymonty (Leader of the street cats tribe. She lives in a bookshop and is about the same age as Old Duet, they are also good friends and have knitting dates together every fortnight!!)

Pippa (Jillymonty’s granddaughter and protector of the street cat tribe who has a big ass crush on their tribe’s storyteller)

Knoxly (Storyteller for the Street Cat tribe, hopelessly in love with Pippa but he is too shy to tell her) 

(Old Jilly definitely knows of the two’s affections for one another and finds it quite amusing watching it play out. She can’t wait to bless them as mates when they finally pluck up the courage to admit their feelings!)

Pennyfathing (He is a member of the Hidden Paw and ex-friend of the Jones family) (status unknown)

Kismet (They are a member of the Street Cat tribe as Pippa’s second in command and becomes the mate of Etcetera and parent to their daughter!!)

MACAVITYS KITS:

(I’m not adding Plato Jem or Admetus to this list since they are all cannon cats in at least one Cats stage show but just know they are there!!)

Alibi (daughter of Mac and Lyre and second oldest of Macavity’s kittens! She is a Magical cat with abilities similar to her father and Mistoffelees, her biggest trick is being able to teleport herself and others, however, using her powers comes with her body overheating exponentially (which can be really dangerous) and a chronic feeling of fire and soot in the back of her throat. she manages to keep the side effects of her powers hidden from the tribe (except Electra who finds out on accident) for most of her time there, Sadly she is the first Jellicle choice after Old Deuteronomy) (yes I accidentally wrote her entire life story shut up I love her)

Lucideus (eldest of her and her twin sister and daughter of Mac and Tililith. She is really close with her two younger siblings as well as Hiraeth (who is technically her nephew but they sick with calling themselves best friends lol) Like her Grandmother Grizabella and Tribe idle Bombalurina, Luci strives to be the next glamor cat, and often is found dancing while Hiraeth sings for her!!)

Tilibubble (younger of the twins and also the daughter of Mac and Tililith, she is closest with her fellow youngest siblings, Hiraeth and later on Russet! Tili was born mute, but surprisingly she finds it can be a great help (but also sometimes a big pain) at her job as when she’s old enough she trains under her Uncle Munkustrap and Brother Plato to be a Protector!)

OTHER KITTENS! :

Eglantine (Middle sister of the Somali cat trio that gets lowkey adopted by Tantomile and Rumpleteazer! She is a magical cat who later gets mentored by both the Physic twins, Mistoffelees and Alibi) (She also finds Hiraeth can be a terrible bore but she also can’t help but enjoy his company)  

Hiraeth Jones (Eldest son of Victoria and Plato!! He is fully blind due to an attack from a member of the Hidden Paw a few weeks after his birth. He is the next flirt of the junkyard and a great singer too!) (he may also have a crush on the newest magical cat in town tho)

Atlas Jones (one of Victoria and Platos triplets and probably the most protective of his siblings and cousins (like both plato and vicky in my hcs) he trains under Munk Alonzo and Cass to become a protector he is also aroace!!)

Diotima Jones (also a Platoria triplet!! She comes across very pessimistic and often very blunt (like her favourite uncle Misto) but she is also a hopeless romantic with a very detailed outlook on love! She also adores to dance with her mother and her auntie Jemima!!)

Aristotle Jones (final platoria triplet!! Ari is a mini Bustopher just with his uncle Alonzo patches!! Hes just a big friendly outgoing guy and loves to gossip with Jennyanydots! Like his triplet he also becomes a protector!!)

MollyMay Jones (May is the youngest of Victoria and Platos kittens and she is probably the most curious of the bunch! She is the reincarnation of Platos mother, and when she was born plato was shocked in that realization and it took time to come to terms with it. MollyMay is also the only one of Platos kids to not meet her aunt Alibi)

Azalea (Eglantines sister!! Aza is the oldest and she is also trans! She loves her siblings a lot and is very thankful for the Jellicle's but she also longs for a life on stage, she loves sitting with Jellylorum and learning about Gus (who was the last years Jellicle choice she didn’t get to meet) Later in life she fulfils her dreams and becomes the next theatre cat!)

Russet (Russ is the youngest of his siblings but definitely the most outgoing! Sadly he is the reason they had to leave their human family as he was born with no front legs (arms?) and was rejected by both their parents and their humans. His sisters didn’t want to leave him so they took him and ran away, bumping into Rumpleteazer who then gave them a home with her and her mate!!)

Oopsie Daisy (Daughter of Etcetera and Kismet!! absolute ray of sunshine like her mother, and just as big of a fan girl! The moment she’s able to speak, she had already appointed herself as Hiraeth’s biggest fan!!) (when she’s older she likes to spend her time split between her parent’s tribes!!)

THE SEVEN!!:

These are the seven kittens Tugger talks about in his song about Misto!! They are normally under the care of Pippa but one day they ran off and she came to ask the aid of the mystical Mistoffelees to help her pull them from a magical Top Hat the group had gotten stuck in!!

Dapple doo (oldest and a bit of a ring leader)

Checker, Morrison, and Chip Butty (Chaos Triplets who all admire Tumble Brutus and Pouncival the moment they meet them!!)                                      

Dylula (magical cat in training and has Sass that will leave you crying)              

James (somehow has the best aim for kicking you in the back of the knees)        

And finally Piccadilly! (youngest and has the pickpocketing skills that would leave even Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer impressed!!)

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WOW, this ended up way longer than planned but tbh this is here to help me keep track of all my OCs XD

At least half of these were created to help add more to cannon characters’ backstories, or to help be NPCs for a Cats DnD campaign I dream of running!! There are a couple other OCs i could of added too but i think im going to keep them as a surprise for now!