Dead Poets Society (1989)
Because I Wanted To Live Deliberately
by caffeinatedCreep
[ Modern AU of Dead Poets Society that also explores a timeline where Neil doesn’t die ] DIY punk JD Hemingway takes part in plays and musicals all the time. Playing flute in the pit and helping the crew with props offers him the Broadway experience that he knows he’ll never get. When Neil Perry, a Welton golden boy, gets the male lead in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, JD can’t seem to keep his eyes off him. But it isn’t Neil’s prep school boy looks that caught JD’s attention. Rather, it was Neil’s deeply buried desire to be himself that drew JD to him. After getting urged by his friends to approach him, JD musters the courage to speak to Neil. A love for poetry connects them. But there’s so much of the world that JD wants Neil to see, even if his father disapproves.