#tuggcetera

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I know you said you don't have much to it but it deserves it's own post so *please* talk about your Tuggcetera "sold to One Direction" AU!

JAHSKDJDH okay it’s really mostly bare bones, but as I was answering this I came up with more so. Cracks knuckles.

Context here is that my usual backstory for them is Jellylorum is Etcetera’s mom and they, along with Gus (who’s not related to them, Jellylorum befriended him while pregnant with Etcetera) were strays before joining the Jellicles when Cettie was very young. She’s older in this au, about her usual age (just a bit younger than Victoria in my hc). And obv it’s crack so Jelly’s very ooc lol

So the au: they’re strays and Jelly needs money for drugs (catnip) so she sells Etcetera. She’s obviously unhappy about this, but then her new owner arrives and GASP it’s Tugger and he’s soooo hot but surprise he’s part of the CAT MAFIA (Macavity’s gang). But over time it turns out he has a heart of gold and he falls in love with her etc etc

And there may or may not be a meta narrative that this is all rpf Etcetera is writing about Tugger… on her cat laptop? Random scraps of paper in the junkyard? Idk I haven’t thought that far but maybe Tugger finds out and they end up kissing irl and such

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Saw @statisticalcats do it, so I wanted to do it too fjdjgndkfbebgksc

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take some tuggcetera sketches i was gonna finish but never did 👍

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I did a thing!!! A Tuggcetera thing!!!

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I heard you mention TuggerxEtcetera as a ship in the past and it just sounds so cute! If you have any headcanons I'd love to hear them <3

I do have some headcanons, but they're woven into just like. Why I like the ship, so excuse me my ramble lifusadlihf

One of the big things for me is how much Tugger is there to like. Support her, literally alisudhf. When she's the one on trapeze, he's usually the one spotting her, and the shots of that in the West End footage were what pushed me over the edge into shipping it aliudhflasdiufh

There's also the fact that he's one of the few older cats who doesn't spend most of their interactions trying to get her to be somewhere else, doing something else. He trusts her to know her own comfort level and boundaries. Compared to the playful flirtations with Jemima, he pushes it much more with Cettie, and she rolls with it. She isn't dancing with the other girl kittens, but with the boys and some older queens. The only time he really does anything to stop her is when she's screaming loud and long with excitement, and even then it's a gentle paw over the mouth. And in return? She instigates! In Song of The Jellicles she goes and makes herself at home between his legs.

But then!! In Misto's number!! You get other, sweeter moments between them! He looks straight to her before they start acting out the lyrics! He beckons her over to stand with him, arm around her shoulders, and she just super casually stand with him with her paw resting on his chest. During Misto's dance break, of her and Electra, she's the one keeping hold of Tugger the least, simply remaining within range of his arm and having fun next to him.

And it's like idk ailsuhd to me a recurring thing in 98 is Etctera clearly being at the same Level as Victoria if not a tad more, only to be met over and over with older cats shooing her away. Tugger feels no need to try and police her, and she gets the furthest she does in the show whenever she interacts with him, but then also in Act II there's a gentle protectiveness from him and a willing agreement from her, where she does still get to move and groove as she wants to.

Also, since Etcetera's in training to be a Protector And I Will Not Be Convinced Otherwise, you know Tugger is there to hype her up when she needs it. He's also there to tease and prod her out of dramatically giving up, when she needs that. He can also be her big, intimidating wall of fluff if she just cannot today, or if they need to play mind games with anyone else.

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SEND ME ♡ + A SHIP AND I’LL TELL YOU…

Who is the most affectionate?

hmmmm...starting with a hard one 😂😂 I think...Etcetera gets in her own head about making the move for affection, so, in practice, it's Tugger.

Who initiates the handholding?

Ok so I know I just said Etcetera is the one who gets in her own head more BUT that's not with handholding it's with like. Hugs and kisses and nuzzles and things. With handholding it's absolutely Etcetera.

Who worries more for the other?

Uhhhh Tugger. He worries abt Cettie like. Safety-wise, bc trained or otherwise she is tiny and protectoring is dangerous, but also my repeated thing about Cettie getting into her own head? He worries about that too. Also I think even with Etcetera's view and understanding of Tugger maturing with time, she still has him on a little bit of a pedestal, so like. She doesn't feel like there's a reason to worry for Tugger.

Who is more likely to ask for help?

I promise I'm not trying to just answer in alternating order but Etcetera ailsdufhaisdf She's a Protector, and she takes that seriously and wants to do her job well. Doing that job well means accepting when she needs help.

Who is the one always losing the keys?

Both of them. All the time. They have to start wearing their keys on collar rings if they want to get back inside after a long day's work.

Who leaves little love notes for the other?

Etcetera will write little notes in her down time to have something to do. She will then scatter them like Easter eggs

Who can’t sleep unless the other is there?

Etcetera! She will get up, out of bed, and back in repeatedly for hours without Tugger effectively holding her in place with his arm.

Who is more likely to propose to the other?

mmm....Tugger would be most likely to do it bc 1.) see the reason about him being more affectionate, and 2.) This is already working with the thought that cats would value marriage and its symbols so i will go out on a limb and say Tugger proposing to Etcetera would mean so much to her like come on this would 100% be one of those dreams-come-true that you always thought would just be a fantasy.

Who introduced the other to their family first?

I think Introducing to the family would, again, be something more for Etcetera, so, Etcetera! It was definitely just a formality though; I don't think you could miss these two being together 😂

Who is more likely to play with the other’s hair?

mmboth, but, Etcetera does it more often

Who makes sure the other has meals/stays hydrated?

Tuggerrr

Who is more likely to stand up to anyone for the other?

Yes 🥰

Who is the most likely to prepare a surprise for the other?

Etcetera tries. Goodness she tries, but she almost always ends up giving it away.

Who makes the other pinky promise not to do certain things?

Tugger; it usually coincides with having Etcetera also pinky promise to eat and stay hydrated

Who puts a blanket over the other when they fall asleep on the couch?

Tugger 🥺