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toweroftickles · 9 months

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Magical Wake-Up Call (Cats 2019 Fluff)

Cats, it must be said, are a lazy breed. This is common knowledge. But Victoria was not normally one to lie around in bureau drawers or on windowsills, sunbathing, licking her wrists, doing nothing. Well, except on her birthday.

Her & Misto’s human family had set up a simple oval cat bed, woolly in texture and faded olive green, in the corner of the drawing room and beneath the broad, white-framed window. Midday sun poured in and covered Victoria in a warm puddle of light, and you could see the dust in the air floating carelessly by the edge of her fuzz. A bundled-up peach-colored blanket served as a crude pillow for her while she curled into a comfy little ball, knees at her chest, purring contentedly.

Wow…she looks beautiful. Mr. Mistoffelees’ heart swelled. For the past half hour, a small beige-ish couch across from Victoria had been his resting place, and he was unmoving from a vulture squat.

He didn’t want to disturb her, not for anything, but he was getting antsy and impatient. It was Victoria’s first birthday with the Jellicles, and Misto was determined to make her feel like part of the tribe. With the help of Munkustrap - as he lacked organizational skill himself - he’d successfully encouraged everyone to do something special for her. Bustopher Jones gathered together a whole Jellicle Feast from his usual back-alley haunts. (Or rather, he’d enlisted others to do it for him and snacked on it during the journey over.) Jennyanydots knew how much Victoria loved her cockroaches and had worked out a last-minute mini-routine with them. The calico twins really went all-out, setting up a basket and pulley from an upstairs window to ferry the two above the streets and right to the Egyptian. Hopefully it would be romantic…that was the idea. But the longer Victoria slept, the more everyone else had to wait.

Maybe he could get her attention with something. Misto didn’t yet have any real, proper control over his conjuring tricks…his wand, his cards, and his dice were the only things he could produce with any consistency. But reaching into his hat or coat always seemed to give him exactly what he needed at any given moment. What would be in there today…a paper clip? No, that won’t help. A can of peaches…a flower…a rubber duck…

From inside his sleeve he finally pulled a huge, fluffy brown peacock feather, the kind of quill that some pretentious upper crust debutante would write letters with (or a toy that a cat would play with, were it on the end of a stick). It was the size of his torso and dressed in joyfully squiggly barbs.

He paused. A few glances, back and forth, between his arm and Victoria, and a lightbulb switched on in his head. Misto held his new toy out as he would his magic wand, grinning like a Cheshire, and silently tiptoed up to his mate. Oh, perfect…this'll be fun.

The feather slowly stroked up and down the arch of Victoria’s foot, several times…it took a second, but the sleepy white kitten shivered. Her toes clenched up. There it was…a big smile.

“MmmmMMM-Hmhm,” a high-pitched giggle slipped out through her nose. Victoria snapped her arms and legs in like a beartrap around her makeshift pillow and struggled to keep her lips glued together. Her thin fingers clasped tightly at her sides, instinctively trying to shield her from further tickle attacks. Though she made efforts to hide her face, Misto still caught a glimpse of that pretty smile peeking out at him.

Now it was a little game for the both of them: for Victoria, to see how long she could pretend to keep sleeping. For Mr. Mistoffelees, how quickly he could make her laugh. And neither was intent on losing.

“Heh-Heh…come on; I know how ticklish you are,” Misto whispered to her, unable to hide his smirk. He had to hold Victoria’s ankles still as her feet tried to flex and squirm away from his giant feather. It tickled back and forth until her cheeks turned pink.

The soft bristles slowly traced across her pale soles…up her leg…on the back of her knee…her thigh…along her waist…toward her neck...every little brush made Victoria's shoulders tremble. She was a squirmy girl. Her tail danced happily in broad swipes like a metronome…tick, tick, tick….she wasn’t fooling anyone.

"Hmhm-Hm! *gasp* Hih-Hng...Nnnnnn," she whined. She was biting her lip, doing a pretty good job bottling her giggles, while the feather kissed her cheek and shyly slid up to her sensitive ears.

Hm…this wasn’t working. Time for drastic measures. Cracking his knuckles, Mistoffelees turned the quill around and scribbled its sharp tip, as if he were writing, in one of the little canyons in between his girlfriend’s ribs.

Aha! Got her! The white cat squealed quite suddenly and covered her face with both hands. Her flushed-pinkish ears sloped back in dreadful embarrassment.

“Heek! Ok ok ok, I can't t-hake any more…I pr-ha-homise to get up, please dohon’t,” she begged him, snickering helplessly. Her laugh had a wilting, musical sugariness that lured Misto in closer.

“Come on, sleepyhead...” Now that he’d won the game, there was no need to be shy. Misto wanted to look like some big, scary monster pouncing on Victoria from behind (just to be playful), though he was hilariously bad at seeming threatening…he couldn’t even manage a decent growl…and following a half-hearted hop, he awkwardly tumbled forward on top of her, snuggling her in his arms.

All ten of his fingers combat-crawled through the fields of snowy fuzz that coated Victoria’s quivery torso, up her belly and ribs, affectionately scratching her soft skin all over until he was tickling in both of her armpits. She wriggled desperately underneath him. Her insides warmed up like she’d just gulped down a mug of hot cocoa.

"Heh...I wonder who's having more fun here; you or me," the magical cat playfully taunted his mate. That just made her laugh even more.

“Heehee! Hih-Hih Hn…Haha, Ha-Ha!” Victoria giggled and giggled but didn’t want to stop, lost in the shower of nibbling kisses that peppered her neck. Her big grin was half from ticklish laughter and half from the sheer fun of tussling and wrestling with her boy. Pulled by her thin wrists, she was turned over on her back, breathless, trembling, and smiling sweetly up at Misto. Their fingers intertwined, palms pushing against each other, with Victoria unable to shove him away. At last she spoke, still a little giddy. “What’s going on?”

Suddenly, from behind her ear, as if he were retrieving a magic disappearing coin, Mr. Mistoffelees produced an elongated metal earring and gently attached it to her. It was sort of similar to the one she'd worn during her mischievous outing with the calicos – a tall shell shape of pearly pink-white texture, dotted with little veins of gold. She reached up and touched the jewelry when she realized it was dangling from her ear. It was a little big for her, but she always felt so beautiful wearing them - like a princess, she sometimes said. She was not vain, but it was a bit of a weakness for her.

“Heh…ha-happy birthday,” Misto told her, blushing. She smiled right back at him.

“Aw…mmm, thank you so much…but…why did you have to tickle me awake just to tell me that?” She didn't want to be annoyed or upset with him, really; she loved how affectionate Misto was. But part of her couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that her nap was cut short.

“Oh, well, I…um…I-I had a lot planned. Everyone’s waiting for you.” Victoria’s ears perked up. “It was kind of a big deal…I thought we could do some really…fun things today.”

Slowly, Victoria propped herself up on her wrists, and before Mistoffelees could react, zipped forward and pecked him on the end of his nose.

Time stood still, freezing Misto in surprise. His tail curled into a candy cane and his nose turned red, and this delighted Victoria as she stretched out, yawned softly, and stood from her cot. She moved with surprising buoyancy; by the time Misto snapped out of his blip of a trance, Victoria was already across the room by the door and admiring her birthday present in a copper wall mirror. She turned the earring over in her fingers again and again, practically radiating from the inside. There was a twinkle of light all about her, not just from the noon summer sun streaking through her fur.

“Come on!” she called her boyfriend excitedly.

Well…I certainly wouldn’t want to keep her waiting. Not needing any further encouragement, the gleeful Mr. Mistoffelees bounced up and dashed over to her, and soon the two were gone.

It was only in the trailer and not the finished film, but I always loved this shot of Victoria playing in pillow feathers. Not for tickle reasons; it's just cute. ^^

So apparently this is my niche now. This is the life I've chosen. I got this request (and finished it) a really long time ago, but I never uploaded it because I didn't want anyone to think I'm weirder than they already do. XD Don't worry, "normal" stuff is back on the menu soon.

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junkyard-gifs · 1 year

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Warsaw in black and white

Hannah Kenna Thomas as Victoria and Matthew Levick as Mistoffelees; plus Vicky Riddoch as Electra, Anneka Dacres as Cassandra, and Jan-Eike Majert as Mungojerrie.

Vienna revival, 24 June 2022. Filmed by @falasta and @cryptidvoidwritings, giffed with permission.

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lepoppeta · 26 days

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Misto x Victoria for the ship bingo?

hi there again cats fandom 👋

ahhh, mistoria — the softest of soft ships, the epitome of childhood lovers. they are tooth-rottingly sweet, eternally devoted to each other, and deserve the the comfiest of love stories the universe could possibly provide for them.

#ask game #answered ask #cats the musical #mistoffelees #victoria #mistoria

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jelliclesgrace · 1 month

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headcanons ♡

victoria first met mistoffelees outside the theatre with jellylorum waiting for gus to finish a performance . she recognized him as deuteronomy's kit and the conversation began from there . the two learned fast they had quite a lot in common . after the humans would leave the theatre at late hours , they'd sneak inside and reenact ballets together on stage . @ogconjuringcat ~

#✯#mistoria #they're ballet nerds

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musicalmystery · 8 months

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Mistoffelees fell and he fell hard. He just had to fall for the same girl that Munkustrap did. Out of all the queens he just had to fall in love with Victoria. But how could he not? She is kind, beautiful, and curious about the world. Victoria is full of life and joy despite all that she has been through at a young age, how can Mistoffelees not love that about her?

As much as he loved her he will pick Munkustrap’s happiness every time. He was the first cat to welcome Mistoffelees to the Jellicle tribe, he protected him and always stood up for Misto, and he always made time for him no matter what. He did all that despite knowing that his father was Macavity and that meant the world to Mistoffelees, he never had any one to care for him before after is mother passed. Macavity abused him both emotionally and physically, Misto never really knew what family truly was until Munkustrap. So when he found out Munk loved Victoria he stood aside and left the happy couple alone and suffer in silence.

Mistoffelees was still their friend and got a front row seat as they mated and had their first born, Eliza. Munkustrap and Victoria asked him to be her god father and he nearly cried right then and there. Misto forced a smile and accepted the offer.She was the perfect mixture of both her parents. It was adorable watching her fallow around her father and imitating his movements. It was a shock when he found out that Eliza had telekinesis powers but helped her learn to control them.

It was hard to fake a smile when he was dying inside and wanting to cry every time there was a reminder that Victoria was in love with his best friend. But he truly loved her and wanted her to be happy more than anything, even if it wasn’t with him.

AN: Eliza is not my oc, she belongs to @munktoria94

#cats oc #mistoffelees #munkustrap #victoria #cats the movie #mistoria #munk #angsty #heartbreak #one sided love

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greenelectricsky · 4 months

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Mistletoe 5/6

Mistoffelees and Victoria like to meddle, so when she sees some lovebirds, especially shy and not-quite-together-yet, he conjures a mistletoe over there.

#cats the musical #cats musical #cats advent calendar #advent calendar #victoria the white cat #victoria #mistoffelees #mr mistoffelees #mister mistoffelees #magical mr mistoffelees #magical mister Mistoffelees #mistoria

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statisticalcats2 · 5 days

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Palos Verdes Performing Arts (2015)

Mistoffelees, Victoria

#cats the musical #cats pvpa #mistoffelees #cats victoria #mistoria #pro fiction safe

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realreulbbrband · 7 months

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🧵 what’s your favorite production and why?

Cats Paris. 1989-1990.

I still remember jotting down notes on my first watch of Mistoffelees and Victoria and literally I love everything about it.

(Yes I’m allowed to like things souley because they cater to my ship and hcs)

I had a discussion with @jelliclesgrace about the pas de deux and the storyline with Mistoffelees/Quaxo and Victoria here.

Mistoffelees/ Quaxo is mute in this production, and seems to be on the younger, coming of age side like Victoria.

What I like most about this is I think it furthers their connection in a beautiful and poetic way about how they communicate through dance instead of words. Especially in regards to the pas de deux and their interactions throughout.

Victoria besides also coming of age seems to be new to the customs and traditions of the tribe as she’s shown to be slightly out of sync with everyone else. Being the last to stop dancing at Grizabella’s arrival and seemingly having a harder time playing her part in pekes and pollicles. I like to headcanon this is her first or second ball which just gives me hundreds of new ideas.

Also helps that I absolutely love the costumes, makeup, and wigs here and how distinctive they are from the Broadway and London renditions. Just a very good time for me and the staging is one of my favorites. Even modern versions of cats paris tend to be productions I look very forward too do to the incredible lighting work.

But yes Mistoria propaganda is always appreciated for me.

#thank you for the ask!!!#cats the musical #cats paris 1990 #victoria the white cat #mr. mistoffelees #mistoria

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rainbowratsstuff · 2 years

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Victoria and Munkustrap send a little note to their crush 🥰

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munktoria94 · 1 year

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I've made my own Mistoriastraps group! 😍

Actually, this Munkustrap doll was crochet by a seller on Etsy while I loom knitted Victoria and Mr. Mistoffelees dolls.

#cats 2019 #mistoriastraps #munkustrap #victoria cats #mr mistoffelees #munktoria #mistoria #munkoffelees

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indianasolo221 · 1 year

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I just watched Cats 2019 for the first time. I’m not going to talk about it with the same detail as I have the live shows, but here’s a brief summary of my thoughts:

- Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer was the best part. The actors gave a good vocal and physical performance and they looked like they were having the best time.

- I also really loved Francesca Hayward as Victoria. She was so cute and I liked her vocal performance the most of all.

- Idris Elba was a good Macavity and I want more of him, honestly.

- MISTORIA!!! This movie drips with Mistoria and I love it.

- My biggest issue with the movie is that the Jellicles do not have a close-knit, familial vibe. They just feel like characters who get together once in a blue moon and don’t really like each other that much. Victoria is the only cat who is given some sort of backstory/character, which makes it hard to latch onto any of the Jellicles. This also carries over to their acceptance of Grizabella. I don’t feel like I know any of these characters by the time we get to Memory, so it feels more like Griz was only accepted by Victoria and Old Deuteronomy. The rest of the Tribe have just enough interaction with her to show that they hate her, and then suddenly by the end she’s accepted as the Jellicle Choice. I guess it just didn’t feel like an earned conclusion to me. Did the Jellicles really learn their lesson here?

- I wasn’t thrilled with many of the vocal performances. Francesca Hayward was the best, Fairchild (Munkustrap), Collins (Mungojerrie), and Morgan (Rumpleteazer) were good, and the rest of the cast just falls under “fine” for me. Nobody really stands out and some moments were really pitchy to me.

- I don’t like that they took the “competition” aspect of the Jellicle Ball so literally, to the point where Old Deut calls the Jellicles “contestants,” and Macavity really wants to win? At one point Old Deuteronomy also says that she chooses the cat who most deserves it, and that just rubs me the wrong way. I guess you could say that motto changed after Grizabella, but it more so feels like the team behind this misunderstood the point of the Jellicle Choice.

Overall, Cats 2019 is not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I wouldn’t call it good, but it’s definitely not the worst movie I’ve ever seen. Once I got into it, it was easy just to go along with it and have fun. And even though it is my least favorite version of Cats (so far), I will eventually re-watch it and fall asleep to it. It did not ruin Cats for me like I feared it would.

Anyways, I know this movie has been talked about and trashed so many times, so that’s all I’ll say about it for now. If you want to know how I felt about certain aspects, feel free to send an ask, but I don’t see myself talking about it much in the future. It is what it is, I guess.

#cats musical #cats the musical #jellicle cats #cats 2019 #cats 2019 analysis #victoria cats #victoria the white cat #mungojerrie #rumpleteazer #macavity #mistoria #munkustrap #old deuteronomy #grizabella #not comparing to 1998 #that just isn’t fair

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