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Charlie Dalton 🤝 Ferris Bueller

That’s it. That’s the post.

These the emotions in my head if inside out was filmed in my brain

what the 💫fuck💫 is this

charlie suggesting fun group activities to the poets

you can hate on cameron all you want cause ig we didn't watch the same movie.. those were his friends, and he was theirs, but charlie never passed up a chance to make him the centre of the joke.

charlie had the most influence over that group, and nobody cares to see how reckless he was with it sometimes.. i still love him, just not as much as cameron.

that's not to say he's not a good friend, just that he's used to doing what he wants and getting what he wants, which makes sense considering his parents.

i love the idea that charlie knew that something was going on between neil and todd, but hear me out, what if he didn't knew in the moment? what if he knew that there was something different between them, that they had a special friendship, but didn't exactly knew what made it special.

until 10 years later, while he's living in new york, something happens in a bar called stonewall, at the end of june. and suddenly the streets are filled with all the colors of the rainbow, and queer people demanding for the right to love and live. charlie walks down the street to his everyday job when he stumbles across one of those parades. at the start he pays no attention, until two young boys, no more than 18 years old each, catch their eye. they are holding hands and a rainbow flag covers their shoulders, but their eyes are what makes him freeze. they are filled with something... something that he hasn't seen in almost 10 years, that he last saw between an anxious poet and a now dead actor.

and then, in the middle of a crowded manhattan street, he realizes what made their "friendship" special. because in those two teenagers, in their eyes full of what he now knows it's love, he sees todd and neil again.

dead poets' society modern(ish) headcanons

Most of these are school related because I'm going back to college next week. (most of these are things my friends or I have done.)

Todd:

 has definitely written fanfiction for his creative writing assignments in English.

definitely has a semi-popular poetry account on TikTok/tumblr

Enters his poetry/writing into competitions and stuff when he gets a little bit more confident 

Loved by the dinner ladies

Eats the most heinous food combinations like beacon and fish finger sandwiches, just the most questionable foods. 

Neil:

Has  walked into the set during a show because he  had to perform without his glasses.

His drama teacher's favourite student.

Most popular boy in the class

On the school newspaper 

Kissed Todd for the first time during the intermission of one of his plays and was so flustered after he almost missed his cue.

Charlie:

Banned from the library 

Ran against Cameron for school council/class president (they tied.)  

Him and Cameron actively hate each other but outright refuse to be separated from each other.

Has been kicked out of Assembly multiple times.

Music is his best subject

Banned from giving people dares in truth or dare

Cameron

Debate team captain

On the track team

The kid teachers sit bad students next to, in hopes they behave.

He was sat next to Charlie in every lesson in year nine  for that exact reason.

This quickly changed when Charlie started to influence Cameron instead of the other way round.

Goes to homework club.

Meeks

Almost flooded his bathroom after trying to see if he could  use oil to plug his sink.

Can’t swim but can hold his breath underwater for 2 minutes 

Hates sand

Taught himself and Pitts morse code.

Gets really competitive during kahoot

Loves halloween, plans his and Pitts duo costumes months in advance.

Pitts 

Freakishly good at table tennis

Can solve a rubix cube in under a minute

Top set for science 

Double jointed

Always being asked to help teachers get things because he's the  tallest in his year.

Terrible at Geography, like could not locate Canada on a map to save his life.

Knox 

Broke his arm doing a cartwheel for a dare.

Can’t tell the difference between admiration and romantic interest for the life of him 

Fully had a crush on Charlie in year ten but just thought he REALLY wanted to be his friend.

Plays football

He tried out   for rugby to impress Chris, it did NOT go well.

Gets detention for riding his bike to school without a helmet.

leave a ship or fandom suggestions and I’ll do headcanons for them if you want :)

The dead poets on a trip to the beach

• Todd brings a lot of food

• they rent an apartment, which turns into a huge mess the second they get there

• Ginny and Neil bake pancakes

• the first evening, they go to the beach to watch the sunset and have deep conversations

• Charlie brings alcohol

• The next morning they go fishing

• Meeks and Pitts LOVE it

• Knox is scared of crabs and screams everytime they catch one

• Neil organized a secret activity, which turns out to be rowing (on the sea)

• Chris and Todd were terrified but both end up loving it

• they did scream a lot tho

• Charlie tries to throw Cameron out of his boat but ends up falling in the water himself

• Pitts and Meeks went too far into the sea and got in trouble with the lifeguards

• Knox screams every time he sees a jellyfish

• Todd ends up really drunk that evening and Neil takes care of him

• the weather is really bad the next day, so they go to a cozy cafe and play board games

• Charlie tries to cheat a lot but Cameron always catches him

• they also visit the local shops and buy souvenirs for each other

• Chris and Ginny bought lots of make up and tried to make the others wear it too

• in the evening, they watch movies in their apartment and stay up late

• they woke up really late and realized they still had to clean their apartment

• Charlie puts on some music and somehow they manage to leave on time

• on the train back home they make plans for their next trip

Posting this here in order to not gatekeep, I don’t know the original source but I never knew there was a version with Josh & Gale too

Cameron: You're like a bunny

Charlie: Awh, cute and innocent?

Cameron: Hyperactive and hypersexual.

happy national poetry day to my favorite poets‼️

Charlie looking at Knox

The poet’s favorite songs according to me

Steven Meeks:

• Starman, by David Bowie

• Wouldn’t it be nice, by The Beach Boys

• Science, by Niall Horan

• Highway tune, by Greta Van Fleet

• Line without a hook, by Ricky Montgomery

Charlie (Nuwanda) Dalton:

• End of beginning, by djo

• She, by Harry Styles

• There’s a light that never goes out, by The Smiths

• Everybody wants to rule the world, by Tears for Fears

• You’re so vain, by Carly Simon

Gerard Pitts

• Take on me, by a-ha

• Eleanor Rigby, by The Beatles

• Put your records on, by Corinne Bailey Rae

• Dancing queen, by ABBA

• More than a woman, by The Bee Gees

Todd Anderson:

• Like real people do, by Hozier

• Motion sickness, by Phoebe Bridgers

• Vienna, by Billy Joel

• Mr loverman, my Ricky Montgomery

• Forever winter, by Taylor Swift

Neil Perry:

• Fade into you, by Mazzy Star

• Lovers rock, by TV Girl

• The lakes, by Taylor Swift

• You’re gonna go far, by Noah Kahan

• My love mine all mine, by Mitski

Knox Overstreet:

• I love you so, by The Walters

• Hey there Delilah, by The Plain White Tees

• Yellow, by Coldplay

• Enchanted, by Taylor Swift

• There she goes, byThe La’s

Richard Cameron:

• Exile, by Taylor Swift and Bon Iver

• Boys don’t cry, by The Cure

• Bigmouth strikes again, by The Smiths

• That joke isn’t funny anymore, by The Smiths

• Rocket man, by Elton John

Diner Days

sort of requested by @srodulvroux

The Dead Poets x reader

Trigger Warnings: some swearing

Premise: An outsiders view on your diner dates, and the speculation between staff, until an answer seems to come after one opening night.

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Deborah wasn't quite sure when she first noticed you start coming into the diner, but she soon seemed to find a routine in your visits.

You would come in just after 5, with a school bag full of books, an arm load of scripts, and what seemed like a different boy for everyday of the week.

~~

The first few times you had come in, it had been alone, and you had managed to take up an entire booth, homework spread out, back pack and coat across the other seat.

She had served you, and moved on, thinking nothing of it.

The next time she had properly noticed you, you had come in with a boy, who was all grins and excitement. There was no homework to be seen that day, nor any other day when he joined you in the diner; only scripts, and practicing of lines over meals that went barley touched.

That was when she started gossiping with one of the other waitresses, speculating on if you were dating the boy with sharp features, or if neither of you had confessed your obvious feelings yet.

Soon, coming in with the boy had become part of your routine, though sometimes you would still come in alone, and it became agreed through most of the restaurant, you two were the cutest couple that frequented the diner.

~~

That was until one day when you had come in alone, sitting in your usual booth near the front window and beginning to unpack your homework for the day.

Deborah had just finished bringing you your usual when a new boy, this one with the chaotic energy of hurricane came sweeping in, loudly joking something close to "fancy seeing you here." as he slid into the other bench, moving your things out of the way.

At first, she hadn't thought anything of it, until someone else pointed out that this boy was flirting with you even more than actor had.

The question slowly became, had you and the sharp nosed boy broken up? Or was this new boy with the loud personality something secret?

~~

Deborah only seemed to get more confused as time went by, and you began to came in different days with different boys.

Gossip between workers and other regulars seemed to go insane with each new development, even if no one was entirely sure what was going on.

There was the first boy you had come in with, with the sharp features and shining eyes, who also seemed to be an actor, and in the same production as you at Henley Hall. When he came in with you, homework remained no where to be scene, and food went untouched as you worked through scripts and discussed parts of rehearsals. This boy was certainly a number one contender amongst the gossips, who had all gotten used to him at first, and were now pulling for him.

Then there was the second boy, the one with fluffy hair and a wide grin, who was all jokes. Nights at the diner with him seemed to be with no work at all, instead just loud conversations and jokes traded over dinner. All sorts of things from your conversations were overheard, from complaints about classes at Welton, to discussions of poetry. Quite a few of the staff and regulars seemed to pick him as their number one, with how infectious his loud happy personality was.

Another boy had been seen after him, a quiet blond boy with wandering eyes and slightly shaky hands. Deborah had quietly been rooting for him, above any of the other boys, but she didn't tell anyone that. He seemed the most interesting out of all of them, but that was only because of the variety; with the others you had routines, normally hanging out in the same way every time, but with this boy it all but depended on the weather. Somedays he would help you run lines, and other days you would work on homework together, sometimes you would just get dinner together, talking about everything under the sun.

The tall, almost awkward boy was another favorite of many of the gossipers. His almost shy smiles and sunny demeanor had even gotten one of the other waitresses to begin crushing on him. Deborah had gotten her manager to switch out their sections again, because she didn't want that to get in the way of however all of this panned out. And also because the other waitress had too often almost spilled drinks over the intricate projects that covered the table on the days he joined you.

The organized, redhaired boy seemed to be the least favorite of the gossipers; which Deborah found odd, because he seemed to be one of the nicest out of the seven of them. Sure, he seemed a little stiffer than the others, at least the first few times he had come in with you, but that didn't mean everything. Usually, with him the diner was quieter than it was when you came in with the others, as you both sat, working quietly on school work, occasionally a few words passing back and forth.

There was a seemingly love sick boy too, who often came into the diner with you, hair falling into his eyes and an almost crooked grin on his face. Usually with him, time was just spent enjoying each others company and eating dinner. One particularly crochety regular, who had long ago claimed the diner as his place, only like this boy the most because he seemed to be one of the quietest.

The last boy, as far as Deborah could tell, was another redhead with unruly hair. He was bubbly, polite, and quite frankly Deborah's other favorite. You often worked on homework together, though certainly in a more chaotic way than with the other red head. With him it seemed books and notebooks covered the table again, as various topics and subjects competed for attention.

~~

The gossipers never really seemed to find an answer, as you came in with these various boys, rotating around, never in the same order.

Speculation continued, and arguments were even started over if you were just leading them all on, or constantly breaking up and getting back with each of them.

Deborah, however, found her answer, one December Night.

She had managed to switch her shift with someone else, so that she wouldn't have to come in until after the play at Henley Hall; after months and months of hearing about it, she just had to go see it.

She had come back in for her shift, at 10:30, and was relived to find the diner mostly empty; something she wasn't used to with her dinner rush shift.

Only a few minutes after she'd started, a loud group rolled in, somehow squeezing themselves in your usual booth.

As she came around the corner, Deborah looked up, and then suddenly it all made sense.

You were squashed between the unruly red head, the tall boy, and the hurricane of a boy, with all the others squeezed into the other bench, the sharp nosed boy in the middle; all talking and laughing happily.

A few bouquets of flowers littered the table, as even the stern redhead gushed about the performance of a Midsummer Nights Dream. It was like everyone was very close to everyone, not bothered by the way you barley all fit in the booth.

Oh, Deborah thought, that settles it then.

It was all of them all along.

just finished watching dead poets society. im not ok

We all hate mr. Perry

Got this dead poets society picture book, it's full of stills from the movie with some quotes and even some poems from Walt Whitman at the end 🥲🥲 there's even Todd's poem 😭😭😭 I love it so much, here's some pictures of it, it's in french tho

Click to see the photos better (I wish I could have scanned)

Here's some more

Some more stills from the DPS picture book, click to see the photos better (I wish I could have scanned them 😭)

Here's the first part

Charlie Dalton & “right where you left me”

or why is this song perfect for my headcanon

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I'm still not over the fact that Charlie inadvertently started the chain of events that eventually led to Neil's death. I cannot imagine the grief and guilt he must have experienced because his impishness went a bit too far. While Charlie had nothing to lose (given his family's wealth) the other Dead Poets RELIED on the society being secret. AFAIK Charlie and Neil were childhood friends and that makes it even more terrible!

Yeah, he might be rebellious, but the loss of Neil would leave him emotionally paralyzed.

Charlie, who was LITERALLY EPITOME of the "carpe diem" spirit, might now find himself ironically trapped by the past, unable to seize the day as he once urged his friends to do :(

Pages turn and stick to each other

Wages earned and lessons learned

But I, I'm right where you left me

They say, "What a sad sight"

Everybody moved on

They expected me to find somewhere

Some perspective, but I sat and stared