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more examples of my handwriting in case anyone wants it =3
decided to do the "which poets handwriting do i have" thing,,, :3
also stick, spaz, chris and ginny are dead poets in my heart alright? im including them :3
is this anything,,,
these are canon ‼️‼️ if i may,,,, perchance my own headcanons? :3
- neil, charlie, knox and meeks genuinely like grocery shopping. they just like going to whatever store and buying things okay?? theyre like curious kids/dogs
- meeks and todd argue about cuisine ALL the time because one of them's italian and the other's french. one of them wants to make french onion soup and the other wants to make pasta. they usually compromise by making something spanish, to charlie's delight
- everyone can "cook" to some degree,,, todd, cameron and meeks are arguably the best cooks; charlie and neil are okay,,, they can cook some good meals but usually its kind of meh; and knox and pitts are NOT allowed in the kitchen unless its to bake
- speaking of baking - pitts and neil are the designated bakers, meaning that they always run off (with the cart) to the flour section and other baking aisles and spend so much time in there,,,, its a good thing meeks and cameron are good at holding a lot of stuff!! pitts and neil have definitely gotten in trouble for accidentally breaking a bag of flour and spilling it EVERYWHERE
- do not let any of these mfs in the treats/sweets aisle. neil is always like "oh we cant its not in our budget" but charlie "fancy pants rich mcgee" dalton ALWAYS has money for sweet treats. they always regret buying so many but they also regret NOT buying any so... better more than none, amiright?
- knox, cameron and todd believe in the whole "shopping when youre hungry", meeks and neil dont, and pitts and charlie do believe it but dont care and shop hungry anyway. almost even distribution
- they always refuse to get a shopping cart at first but then when everyone has atleast 15 things piled into their hands they FINALLY admit defeat and send someone to get the shopping cart. this happens every shopping trip
- meeks insists on going to the self checkout because she LOVES scanning the items and loves the way it beeps when she scans them - she also really likes finding the barcode. all the other poets let her because shes faster than all the cashiers and it allows her to shoplift (she only ever does it with pastries and non-barcode items and ALWAYS gets away with it)
- charlie and meeks are chronic shoplifters you can fight me on this. are they the richest and third richest friends in the friend group respectively? yes. do they hate big corporations with a burning passion? also yes! also meeks likes the thrill
- todd has managed to sneak into the back/staff rooms to check something because he was too shy to ask for help. somehow didnt get caught??
- pitts, hard of hearing king, has accidentally ignored a stranger asking him to get something off the high shelf multiple times. todd always does it for him and usually gets an absurd amount of money out of it - which always goes towards new foods eversone is scared to try
- todd and meeks may be the designated cooks but they are NOT the designated meal planners because they only want to cook/eat the same five things so charlie and knox, the only ones brave enough to switch it up, have to meal plan for them. all the other poets are on todd and meeks' side but usually end up enjoying the food charlie and knox planned
- god forbid they go in there without a shopping list. they will come out with a cart full of things they will NOT need or eat.
- meeks, neil and pitts have a wandering problem and always, without fail, get lost even though they go to the same grocery store every single time. cameron has taken to a) herding them in like a damn shepherd/sheepdog, or, in meeks' case since she gets lost in a way no one will ever find her again, b) hold her by the hand/shirt collar so she cant get lost
- speaking of cameron, they always talk about eating healthy and not eating too many sweet things and stuff but then will disregard all of that when they see any sort of cereal bar
- they are all SUCH picky eaters with the rare exception of charlie and pitts (who will eat judt about anything) and a little bit of knox. shopping is a struggle when theyre trying to find something that everyone will eat, especially when, for example, half of the group loves cashews, walnuts, etc (neil, pitts, charlie); the other half hates them (todd, knox, cameron); and one person genuinely gets physically ill at the mere thought of them (meeks) (im projecting i literally got ill as i was writing this)
- trust neil to always look for the cheapest option and everyone else to quietly, but quickly disregard that. hell be looking at the cheapest option when todd comes over, takes it from him, puts it back, and puts a nicer, but more expensive, version of the food in the shopping cart. neil always tries to complain but in the end it allows him to walk out of the store without a single dent in his budget sooo,,,
- all of the poets have been caught making out in the grocery store at least once. whoops
- charlie is technically banned from the grocery store but the owner agreed that as long as hes under adult supervision (read: with cameron, todd or neil at all times) hes allowed in
- they get approached by SOOO many karens everytime they enter the store for multiple different reasons,,, some reasons they've been approached/yelled at by a karen:
- meeks was using her crutches (she has hypermobility and her knee joints SUCK)
- they were talking too loudly
- they were wearing/using/buying something that indicated they were queer
- charlie bought a playboy magazine
- they bought the last of something
- and much more!!!
this is all i can think of in the moment ‼️‼️ sorry for making it so long i got a lil carried away teehee =))
i went grocery shopping with all my roommates today and it was absolute chaos and the only thing i could think was how it would be for all the poets <3
I had a thought today
Basically Todd is a worried boyfriend and can’t sleep the night after the play because Neil is away and mr perry seemed so mad
So he just, sneaks out and goes to Neil’s house to check
He tries sneaking in from a door/window, whatever, doesn’t matter
The point is than war veteran mr perry hears said door/window open and someone come in, and that wakes him up
He immediately thinks it was Neil who was sneaking out or smth, and very mad goes to his room.
At the same time as this, Neil is in his office, gun in hand, not having yet fired. Neil doesn’t hear him.
Todd managed to get in but is lost because he literally never went to his house before plus it’s dark and he doesn’t dare to switch on the light, plus he’s really trying to be careful to not make noise
When mr perry sees the window open he just puts two and two together, which means than sound of one thing opening and the sound of someone falling equals Neil sneaking out
Mrs perry is still asleep
So mr perry goes around all rooms checking and just like in the movie, enters into the office. Except Neil, startled, gun in hand, sees his father so mad and realizes than it’s either him or his father. Either he dies and breaks free from his father, or his father dies and he breaks free from his father. Was it a rash, reckless decision? Or an accident from being startled while having a gun in his hand? Neil doesn’t know, what he knows is than two seconds later his father is bleeding on the floor.
The noise of the gun obviously scares Todd who forgets being careful and just runs to where the noise came from, and find the whole scene before him: Neil, shirtless, still sitting on his father’s chair and just staring in shock, gun still in hand, and his father on the floor, and the red blood.
Anyway they run away after that.
passing my end of year exams because neil perry never made it to his
—ivy
pairing: knox overstreet x fem!reader
summary: you and knox are not allowed to be together, but can’t bare to be apart
warnings: none i think
"you're too loud!" you scolded, when knox tried to whisper something which was clearly spoken loud enough to echo off the walls and make it's way right into the headmasters chambers in the entryway of the school.
"it's fine" knox shrugged, opening another door that you had to walk through before you would be able to climb the stairs to his room.
the door squieked loudly, making your eyes widen as you looked back at knox, who seemed to be alarmed now too.
footsteps echoed off the stone walls from he corner in front of you and you exchanged panicked gazes, but it was already too late for you to do something as a grey-haired man turned the corner and looked up from him lamp in surprise.
"mr. overstreet!" he gasped, his eyes widening as he took in the sight of you and knox. his surprise quickly turned to disapproval. "and you! what are you two doing here at this hour?"
neither you or knox knew what to answer. whatever you would say would probably only worsen the situation, as there was no plausible explanation for what you were doing in the halls of a foreign school in the middle of the night. well, apart from the obvious one, of course.
"we will have to call your parents, young lady" the man furrowed his brows, making a gesture for knox and you to follow him.
"please don't, dr. hager" knox tried to plead, but his words fell on deaf ears.
"someone is gonna have to pick her up, mr overstreet" dr. hager shook his head, as if he was seriously regret that he had to drag your parents into this mess. "she's not a student here and we can't send her out alone in the dead of night"
"my parents can't know of this" you tried, exchanging glances with knox. your parents were just as strict as the rules of welton, if not stricter, forbidding you from any contact with boys.
"i'm sorry, children" dr. hager said without so much of a hint of sadness in his voice. "this is the only way"
you sank your head, accepting your fate and sinking down in the chair in front of dr. hager's desk, knox following suit.
"what's the number?"
you sighed, before you told him the number to the telephone in your house, imagining how your parents would dash out of bed, taking the call.
dr. hager would tell your father you were sitting here in his office and your father would send your mother to go look if your bed really was empty, as if it was normal for teachers to call and lie to him in the middle of night.
it took about twenty minutes for your parents to arrive. your mother had even taking out her rollers, the look of disdain all the more evident as her hair was standing up in volumes, the curls circling around her face.
your father did not look less angry, quite the opposite actually. he had to be physically stopped from screaming when he entered the office, as not to wake the entire school.
"i'm sorry" dr. hager excused, as your parents thanked him for informing them.
"me too" knox stumbled up from his chair, before the door was able to close behind you and your parents. all three of you turned around in surprise.
"knox!" you scolded in a whisper, pleading for him not to make the situation any worse than it already was.
knox ignored you. "i shouldn't have brought her here, and definitely not this late anyway."
"damn right you shouldn't" your father burhsed past you, holding a finger in front of knox' face. "and don't you ever think about contacting my daughter again"
"father" you pleaded.
“no, y/n” your father shook his head, unwavering anger on his face. “come on, now”
you hadn’t spoken to knox since the incident. the punishment had been swift and unforgiving. your parents were furious, forbidding you from seeing Knox again. they had imposed strict curfews and even threatened to move you to a different school, one far away from the one you were visiting.
knox didn’t have it any better. his parents had been informed too, promptly visiting the school and scolding him, how he could’ve dared to break the rules.
there was no possibility to see each other again, but knox wasn’t one to give up so easily.
one evening, just after curfew, you were lying on your bed when you heard a gentle tapping at your window. you sat up, confused. there it was again—a soft knock. you moved toward the window and pushed back the curtains.
there, standing on the tree just outside your window, was knox.
“knox!” you whispered, shocked. “what are you doing here?”
knox grinned, balancing precariously on a thick tree branch just outside your window. his eyes were full of that same mischievous spark that had first drawn you to him, but now it was paired with an urgency you hadn’t seen before.
“i missed you,” he whispered, his voice barely audible, but the intensity behind it was unmistakable.
your heart skipped a beat, torn between excitement and fear. “you’re crazy! if my parents find out you’re here, they’ll lock me up for good.”
“i’ll climb the walls every night if i have to,” he responded, his voice soft but determined. “i can’t stand not seeing you.”
you sighed, pushing open the window a little wider. “get in before someone sees.”
knox didn’t hesitate. with surprising strength, he swung himself through the window, landing quietly on the wooden floor of your room. you quickly closed the window behind him and turned, feeling the weight of your current situation. your curfew, your parents’ anger, the fact that you weren’t supposed to be seeing him—all of it loomed over you like a storm cloud.
“you shouldn’t be here,” you said, even though deep down, you were relieved to see him. “if my dad finds out…”
knox moved closer, his expression softening as he placed his hands gently on your shoulders. “i know. i’m sorry for getting you into this mess. i didn’t think we’d get caught that night at helton.”
you looked down, feeling the weight of everything that had happened since that night—your parents’ fury, the strict curfew, the constant watchful eye over you. but seeing knox here, risking so much just to be near you, made your heart ache in a different way.
“i couldn’t bear it,” he continued, his voice hushed but filled with emotion. “being away from you. it’s driving me insane.”
“i know,” you whispered, finally meeting his gaze. the tension melted a little as you looked into his familiar, earnest eyes. despite everything, he was here, standing in your room, just as desperate to be near you as you were to see him.
“what if we get caught again?” you asked, but there was no real fear in your voice now. just a quiet acceptance that this—whatever it was between you and knox—was worth it.
knox took a deep breath, his hands sliding down to take yours. “then we get caught,” he said simply. “i don’t care what happens, as long as i can be with you.”
your heart swelled at his words. you both knew the risks, the consequences, but in this moment, it didn’t seem to matter.
knox leaned in closer, his forehead resting against yours. “we’ll figure it out,” he murmured, his breath warm against your skin. “we’ll find a way.”
you closed your eyes, letting the comfort of his presence wash over you. for now, at least, he was here, and that was enough. even if the world outside was determined to keep you apart, in this moment, it was just you and knox, standing together in the stillness of the night.
robert sean leonard is the most slept on 90s heartthrob scream if u agree
i only like couples where they are both just losers. like absolutely pathetically embarrassing. they are sooo lucky they found each other bc everyone else on the planet would rather be shot than be shackled to either of them
my life’s greatest achievement? the fact that i look like sticks from dead poets society.
yes
my life’s greatest achievement? the fact that i look like sticks from dead poets society.
“The Dead Poets were dedicated to sucking the marrow out of life. That’s a phrase from Thoreau that we’d invoke at the beginning of each meeting. You see, we’d gather at the old Indian cave and take turns reading from Thoreau, Whitman, Shelley — the biggies. Even some of our own verse. And in the enchantment of the moment, we’d let poetry work its magic.”
The dead poets at summer camp.
Neil: Avid participant in camp sing alongs.
Todd: Everyone who befriended him and gave him their number right before camp was over got their number immediately trashed.
Charlie: The camp horses love Charlie. Charlie; tragically, is allergic.
Knox: On the first day, Charlie kicked a soccer ball at Knox's face and broke his nose.
Meeks: During archery he almost shot someone.
Pitts: He's weirdly competitive when it comes to playing bean bag toss.
Cameron: He lost his shoes after tipping over in a canoe and spent the remainder of the day sulking.
🧸☕️💌
STOPPPP NO BC THE DEAD POETS WOULD TOTALLY DANCE TO ‘COME ON EILEEN’ BY THE DEXYS AND THEYD BE SO CUTE AND HAPPY AND SILLY AHHHH
medicine
law
business
engineering.
these are all noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.
but poetry,
beauty,
romance,
love,
these are what we stay alive for.
happy aniversary dead poets society. you make me bawl like a little baby every time.
me and gang (proof that they've always been seven and it will stay that way / STOP NOT INCLUDING CAM)
DPS BOYS AS ANGEL FACE SONGS
Neil: Be More | Honestly, this one is kind of self-indulgent. This is my favourite song on the album and I am also head over heels for Neil. So… but still, it kind of fits him. Neil is the romantic kind of guy. He definitely slow-dances to this song or just lies on his bed with his eyes closed while this plays.
Charlie: Something About Her | When you ask Charlie his favourite song he will definitely say ‘High’ to sound cool and all, but it’s actually ‘Something About Her’. He likes the romantic edge it has to it, though he would never tell anyone. I also feel like Charlie would do great in the “playboy falls for one girl that doesn’t like him” trope. And the last line of the song just feels like him realising he might be in love for the first time ever.
Todd: Until I Found You | It is a classic and he loves this song. He sings it in the shower and plays it when he needs inspiration for his poetry. And yes, he daydreams about Neil to this song.
Knox: Only Girl | You cannot tell me this song isn’t Knox-coded. Especially with the whole Chris situation he’s got going on. He definitely sings this to her. He also yaps to the other poets about how Stephen Sanchez just ‘gets’ him.
Pitts: Shake | Oml, you have never seen better funky moves than when Pitts puts this song on. He is VIBING. Sometimes he drags Meeks along to dance with him. And when the saxophone solo hits he starts playing air saxophone like his life depends on it. Charlie is actually very impressed by how accurate it looks.
Meeks: High | Like Pitts, he is vibing. But this is more low-key. I also think that he’s just here purely for the vibes, because I definitely headcanon my boy Meeks as ace. But he just ignores the lyrics. Also, he doesn’t do air guitar but he has an out-of-body experience during the guitar solo. This is also the song they play when they’re chilling during cave meetings.
Cameron: I Need You Most Of All | Cameron isn’t really the romantic type, but he does appreciate this song. He even does little 50s dance moves. Not to mention, my man is a shower singer and goes all out when this one comes on, he even attempts the ridiculous high note towards the end and fails miserably (don’t we all). But Charlie has actually caught him and recorded him from a distance (just the singing) and now uses this as blackmail so Cameron can assist him in pranks he pulls on teachers or Mr. Nolan.
DPS BOYS CELEBRATING YOUR BIRTHDAY
(today is my birthday, so birthday related hyperfixation post, I couldn’t help it)
Neil: My man Neil gets you a birthday card and forces everybody in existence to sign it.
“Who the hell is Greg?”
“Some guy I passed on the street this morning.” :D
He also gets you a paper crown and urges you to wear it the entire day. (social anxiety fears this man). If anyone makes fun of you they will get cussed out by Charlie. Neil buys an extra present, because he already knows that Charlie will be too busy (it happens every time).
Charlie: Charlie goes all out and starts planning a party a month in advance. This man loves to party and will look for any excuse to do so. It is held in the cave and it is the best party you will ever have. As for the present, he’s too busy planning the party so the present that Neil buys you is from the both of them.
Todd: When he first sees you he wishes you the shyest ‘happy birthday’ you’ve ever heard, honestly it’s adorable. He just enjoys the day because he likes seeing you happy. At the party he gives you your gift: a poem he wrote and a bunch of cool little trinkets he bought. Todd is very nervous that you don’t like it (you love it, this man is a master at picking gifts) and he will die if you read the poem out loud in front of the others.
Knox: Kinda guy to text you as soon as midnight hits, then be super proud of himself because he was the first one to wish you happy birthday. Him and Todd go shopping a week beforehand. Then at the party he gives you the present (it’s either one of those cursed thrift shop T-shirts or a book that Todd helped pick him out).
Pitts: Definitely in charge of the music at the party, I headcanon that Pittsie has the best music taste known to man. As a present he gives you a mixtape with songs that you like, songs that remind him of you and just general vibey songs.
Meeks & Cameron: They team for a birthday vlog (like dead poets in nyc) with Meeks as the narrator and Cameron as the cameraman. They also film the preparations for the party and the shopping with Todd and Knox. They ‘interview’ Mr. Keating who gives a heartfelt birthday speech. Also they are definitely next to your bedside to wake you up and sing the worst rendition of happy birthday you’ve ever heard. Queue Knox who comes in to tell them he was first.
