CATS Fanfic: Your Swagger Makes Me Smile.
Pairing: Bombalurina/Rum Tum Tugger
A.N.: I'm giving a list of all the characters played in CATS. They'll sort of be explained and should clear up any troubles you have with pairings etc. Let me tell you now, I'm sorry if you don't like some of the pairings I give but they are the way necessary for the story to run smoothly. I've also excluded some entirely as they add little to the plot, and in truth, CATS is set during the time of the jellicle ball which is once a year, and surely, not all of the cats live in the junkyard all the time. So it would be great if you guys could see that they came from far and wide especially for the Jellicle Ball. Don't worry, I won't cut out any Major characters; I'm not that mean.
Other Pairings/Character Information:
Old Deuteronomy's sons are Alonzo, Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger and Macavity. That's the order from youngest to oldest, but assume they are all extremely close in age. I added Alonzo into Deuteronomy's brood because if you notice, Alonzo's traditionally Munkustrap's second-in-command. Plus, my story. So meh.
Munkustrap's the chief protector of the Jellicle tribe, and is mates with Demeter. Rum Tum Tugger is still a playboy, and Macavity is still lurking around in his evil ways. Alonzo has been paired with Exotica. Cause I say so.
Bombalurina and Demeter are sisters
Mistoffelees, I'm sorry to say is going to be Victoria's older brother, and their father is Bustopher Jones. I'm sorry Mist/Vic shippers but that's how I'd like to see them as. It also explains the eventual Plato/Victoria pairing in the musical. I'm sure there are some people out there who can imagine them as family anyways. BTW I don't use Misto's other name; Quaxo. Mistoffelees sounds better.
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are also brother and sister. They joined the jellicle tribe when they were adults, not kittens.
Jennyanydots and Skimbleshanks are mates. I've included Jellyorum as Jennyanydots' cousin. They're sort of the most elder of the tribe and I'd like them to serve as mentors to the other CATS and primary cares for the kittens.
The kittens that are not as of
age in this story are the following:
Electra
Etcetera
Jemima
Pouncival
Victoria
(All but Pouncival, who's a boy, also make up the kitten's Rum Tum Tugger fan club)
Now I know some of you will love me for this, but I've exchanged Grizabella's ascent to Heavysidelayer with Gus the Theatre Cat. He was so sweet and in my books he deserved it the most. Also, Grizabella does come into the storyline at a point, so I am tweaking things to make her appearance easier to introduce.
Some minor characters that may be more important later on:
Admetus
Asparagus (which is just a younger version of Gus.)
Tumblebrutus (Note: his other name is supposedly Coricopat)
Tantomile
Exotica
Cassandra
Since the musical (DVD version) makes Exotica and Cassandra have an uncanny resemblance to each other, they are cousins.
Tantomile and Tumblebrutus are probably lesser used. I mean, they will pop up so just for some info, yes they are brother sister, and yes they are freaky fortune tellers at that. (BTW I've heard from a fair few sources Coricopat is the interchangeable name for Tumblebrutus so I'll just keep it as Tumblebrutus)
Well, I hope that cleared up a bit, and it'll help you guys if it gets too confusing.
Basic Character List:
Elders:
Old
Deuteronomy
Grizabella
Jennyanydots
Skimbleshanks
Jellyorum
Gus the Theatre Cat
Adults:
Macavity
Rum Tum Tugger
Munkustrap
Alonzo
Bombalurina
Demeter
Tantomile
Tumblebrutus
Mistoffelees
Cassandra
Exotica
Rumpleteazer/Mungojerrie (Joined Jellicles as adults)
Younger Adults:
Plato
Admetus
Asparagus (grandchild of Gus the Theatre Cat)
Kittens:
Etcetera
Electra
Jemima
Victoria
Pouncival