#nuwanda

where would the dead poets be after welton?

Todd

• “good god, boy, there’s a poet in you after all”
• studies the classics in columbia university
• writes poetry during breaks and on the subway
• thinks to himself “carpe diem” every time he goes to a terror professor’s class
• is part of the over 75% of welton graduates who move onto the ivy league
• drinks wine when having to study core subjects he does not care about
• misses classes way too much
• overanalyzes for poetry classes, almost fails college-level math
• just goes along with how neil wants to spend date night
• he loves suits because he gets to blend into the crowd even if he is the most frightened college student that has ever existed
• his parents buy him ugly suits and he pretends to like them
• studies at the coffee shop until 2 AM, unless neil is studying a role because he joins neil at the diner and withstands the terrible coffee
• exam season breakfast is either nothing, or something while on the subway (he tries to be as discreet as possible)
• constantly forgets where he put his metro card so he keeps buying new ones because he’s almost always late for class
• brings huge bouquets to neil’s performances
• owns lots of shoes but only wears one pair because it’s his most trust-worthy one (feels somewhat comfortable even after hours of walking)
• is comfortable around neil all the time, except for when he’s writing poetry because neil might steal it because he’s done (walt whitman chasing part 2)
• speaks as confidently as possible when called on by a professor but still undergoes stuttering moments once in a while

Neil

• an nyc actor
• his friends invite him to chill at the Paramount Hotel a lot, he only goes because he’s too afraid to tell them he can’t afford it so he just avoids spending money while he’s there
• estranged from his father, who needs a lot of time to accept his career decisions
• goes to the ticket booth in times square for last-minute musical tickets on sale
• still memorizes lines from a midsummer night’s dream
• goes to a small unknown university in the city, just in case acting doesn’t work out
• shares an apartment with todd, the love of his life (todd also pays for the apartment but it’s okay todd doesn’t mind)
• absolutely loves times square in the day but todd hates it so they only go when it’s 4 am and there’s less people
• when todd is stressed, he tends to blurt out musical songs to make todd laugh (”come on babe, why don’t we paint the town?”)
• never learned how to drive
• when the rest of the dead poets visit, they complain about how much neil makes them walk without noticing it (new york means walking ALL THE TIME - meeks hates it)
• is a sucker for breakfast bagels on sunday mornings
• learns roles in the local diner 6 minutes away from their apartment (“hey neil, up for an audition again?”)
• is friends with the diner owner and the coffee shop barista

Knox

• a pre-law student at yale
• “mr. future lawyer”
  
• he and chris are still together but chris goes to a liberal arts college far away so knox goes on road trips just to see her
• writes a poem for chris every time he visits
• he ADORES the snow in new haven because it reminds him of happy days in vermont
• his favorite places to eat apart from the dining hall are shake shack, taco bell, and the chinese food store beside it
• has a poetry notebook whenever he feels like his soul being sucked into a passionless profession (other people are passionate about it, he just isn’t)
• has a lot of friends but chooses to hang out with pitts a lot because pitts also went to yale, enrolled in a different course (engineering)
• he refuses to wear suits unless required because he is so tired of that welton uniform
• his dad visits him more often because he decided to follow the path he was set out to take
• has a secret dream of writing award-winning poetry
• sits on the grass way too often that upperclassmen give him the stink eye because he tends to play loud romantic songs when he studies
• would die for Insomnia cookies (his favorite cookie shop in the world)
• has a lot of money but doesn’t want to spend it so he drives all the way to the nearest walmart or target to buy things
• eats way too much cupped noodles
• spills coffee on his lecture notes