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First post in my Daniel Durant Character Headcanon series: James Kennedy (Netflix's YOU; Season 2 Episode 6 "Farewell, My Bunny.")

1. James Kennedy was born 3 weeks before his mother's due date and became so colicky that not long after he was born, he had to spend a few weeks in the NICU. He was the youngest of 3 because his mother had already had 2 daughters, both of whom were older than their baby brother James. He was definitely closer to one of his sisters than the other, but there was love between all 3 of the siblings. The doctors told his mother that he was deaf when he was a baby, and his mother and both of his sisters decided to learn sign language to communicate with him. James never knew who his father was because he left before his son was born. James had a very vivid imagination since he was the baby in his family and would cry if his middle older sister tried to leave him. His oldest sister had a drug problem as an adult, and young James would often try to get a hold of her, but to no avail. He would catch the flu a lot and get sent home from school quite frequently. His middle older sister would take care of him whenever his mom or oldest sister were away or busy and comforted him whenever he was scared or sad. Whenever his sister would ask him if he ever wanted to have kids, he would sign, "I'm not ready for that yet."

2. James met Love Quinn in college, and they traveled a lot together throughout their relationship. His middle older sister would often tell his future wife to try to be careful with him, but she also knew that her little brother would never do anything to hurt anyone, not even his own future wife. Love promised her future sister-in-law that the former would take good care of the latter's little brother, which Love did a mostly good job of.

3. When James's mom told him that his oldest sister had passed away from an unfortunate drug overdose, his middle older sister reached out to him and sent him her condolences, and she discreetly told her baby brother that she was pregnant with her first child. Even though he was surprised about his big sister being pregnant while he was still reeling from such a hard loss, he was also very happy for his sister and her partner getting ready to bring a new life into the world. By the time his baby niece was born, James went straight to the hospital to visit and support his sister through the birth, and it was worth it.

4. When James and Love got married, Love's younger twin brother Forty and James's mom, sister, and niece came for their wedding. Because Love's parents were incredibly distant towards both of their children, she was only ever really close to her brother growing up, but her mother still approved James.

5. James's family was still quite happy for him getting married to Love, and they would continue to send him sweet messages on his birthdays and even his 1-year wedding anniversary.

6. When James's middle older sister heard that he was sick, she supported him going into remission for his illness.

7. James's death hit his mom and sister really hard, to say the least. They were absolutely devastated when they found out that their son and brother had died, and they cried at his cremation. His middle older sister would cry often at night and miss her baby brother and wish that he had been able to get out of his situation with his widow, Love Quinn, and find happiness with whatever he had planned to do with his life. Forty comforted James's middle older sister, and the once close sisterly relationship that James's widow and his middle older sister had begun to develop when he and Love first met had become quite distant, but it was also evident that both women still had quite a mutual love and grief for their husband and brother, even though James's sister was understandably quite weary and concerned about her sister-in-law seemingly treating her brother like a baby, which he wasn't, and also emitting concerning and dependent behavior towards him in the moments leading up to his death, and it ultimately made the moment where James's middle older sister found out that his wife had killed him a betrayal to the former. His sister went to therapy for all of the trauma caused by her sister-in-law killing her brother.

Long story short, James Kennedy deserved so much better! 🤟🏻💔🥺😭🤧🖤🕊🤍🦋🫂

Part 4 of the Daniel Nicholas Durant cute and emotional appreciation post:

31. My heart just melts knowing that Daniel Nicholas Durant was born on December 24th, 1989. He was born a gift to both his family and the whole world.

32. Daniel hugging Marlee never fails to warm my heart!

33. Awww... sleepy Daniel is so cute!

34. Those puppy dog eyes when he signs "sorry" are so freaking adorable!

35. Daniel with children is enough to melt anyone's heart.

36. Daniel: (signs) "I love you." Us: "We love you, too!"

37. OMG! Look at little Daniel! Cuteness overload!

38. Daniel Durant + Britt Stewart = Most Beautiful and Amazing DWTS Couple Ever! 🤟🏻💙💜🫶🏻💗💕💋🥰😍 ✨️ Team Sign to Shine always and forever ✨️

39. Minnesota football cutie pie throwback alert!

40. Daniel looks cute wearing anything, even a hospital gown!

Aww... Look at them!

Happy 8th Anniversary Deaf West Spring Awakening! 🥹🥹

Pictures curtesy of Alex Boniello

Part 3 (a long-awaited one) because I love Daniel so much!

21. My A for effort edit of what Daniel would look like as a zombie... It's not perfect, but at least I tried.

22. This pic of Daniel standing with his legs in the pool is nothing short of ✨️ SPECTACULAR ✨️ !!!

23. Daniel with Caroline Kay at a workshop for his Deaf West musical Love, Lies, and What Could Be is incredible in every sense of the word.

24. This scene of Daniel's episode in Chicago Med, affectionately titled, "Look Closely and You Might Hear the Truth," was emotional torture for many Daniel fans, myself included! I'm still quite upset that he wasn't nominated for an Emmy for it, but it's fine!

25. Look at this little Viking cutie!

26. Daniel looks amazing wearing his 🤟🏻 necklace, and he looked especially dapper with his girlfriend Britt at their debut premiere as a couple: Creed III!

27. No words! 🤟🏻

28. Even when he got severely jetlagged during the week of Mother's Day, he still sent a sweet message to all of the mothers out there, including the moms in his life who have shown him love throughout his life.

29. Daniel happily visiting in his birth state of Michigan in 2019 for D-PAN was a blessing for so many of his CHAMP fans!

30. And, of course, there's the cultural reset that is the DB podcast, which made my heart happy and warm when it came out on July 17th, and still does to this day! 🤟🏻💙💜🫶🏻💗💕💋😍🥰✨️

I will definitely make a Part 4 at some point.

Daniel's new Deaf West musical makes its grand debut today!!! 🤟🏻 Daniel is still shining, and I love that for him! ✨️ Team Sign to Shine always and forever ✨️

Thank you to everyone who got me to 100 likes!

I really appreciate it! 🤟🏻

Daniel Durant & Britt Stewart Podcast Interview Review: 10 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻/10

First of all, they both served in their looks. Daniel's shirt is giving Hawaii vibes and Britt's braids??? Chef's kiss! Also, they're giving Mr. and Mrs. vibes with their matching necklaces, and I. Am. Here. For. IT!!!

Their love story is the ULTIMATE romance movie in the making! The way they look at each other is so cute to me!!! My heart...

These are in my heart forever and always! I'm glad that they're as happy as they make us both individually and together! 🤟🏻💙💜🫶🏻💗💕💋😍🥰 Keep killing it and being the amazing people and gorgeous couple you are, Daniel & Britt, and never ever forget how much we love you!!! ✨️ Team Sign to Shine always and forever ✨️

If Daniel Nicholas Durant were a Taylor Swift Era, he would definitely be in his 1989 Era!

Aww... Little Daniel was so cute!

Cuteness overload!

Giving 1989 Era in its cutest and purest form!

He's such a personified puppy dog! My heart...

Would you say that this throwback pic of Daniel is a "Back to December" moment? Because I would!

Matthew (Switched at Birth) is definitely Red.

@dwsavideos, which Taylor Swift Era do you think would be each Deaf West Spring Awakening character's Era? Moritz, I'm feeling either Folklore or Midnights...

James Kennedy, Daniel's character from Netflix's YOU, was such an Evermore sweetheart who deserved better! 🤟🏻🤍🕊🖤🦋

Do I think that it was such a missed opportunity that Daniel & Britt didn't get to dance to Shake It Off by Taylor Swift off of 1989? Yes. But I get excited about each new DB adventure that we are graced with, so I'm not even a little mad.

I believe in D.D. and B-Shine supremacy! 🤟🏻💙💜🫶🏻💗💕💋😍🥰 Also, Leo Rossi is definitely in his Fearless Era because, of course! And then, Aiden Rogers in Chicago Med, I can see Aiden being in maybe his Speak Now Era?

25 posts!

Yes!!! 🤟🏻💙💜🫶🏻💗💕💋🥰😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Moritz Stiefel (Daniel Durant) - Deaf West Spring Awakening [An appreciation Tumblr post]

First off, one of Disney's first-ever deaf princes/heroes/protagonists, anyone? Daniel's signing is pure magic and is giving royalty vibes! Heck yeah! You go, you rock star for the deaf community! 🤟🏻

My heart always broke for Moritz when he began spiraling into contemplating and even committing suicide after his father got angry at him for doing absolutely nothing wrong and trying to tell his dad that failing is just a part of life. Poor baby...

The number "And Then There Were None" and the Deaf West rendition in particular is giving slumber party vibes, and I'm here for it.

Who else wants to see a Spring Awakening movie so that we can see the backstories of all the characters? I know I do!

As Batman once famously said, "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain," but sweet and adorable Moritz was never a villain. Another reason Moritz deserved so much better...

Those precious hands... I CAN'T! 🥺😭🤧

Aww... Poor Moritz just couldn't catch a break.

I'm sure that Moritz must've been just plain adorable as a baby/little kid!

Moritz, being a gentleman and baby girl simultaneously while sweetly putting Ilse's coat on her, is so freaking cute. My heart! I wish he would've said yes to staying at Ilse's and playing pirates!

I would love to do a DWSA Moritz Stiefel headcanon Tumblr post at some point... Let me know what headcanons y'all have so that I can include some of those in there as well!

The only complaint I have about Alex & April's wedding is that Daniel couldn't make it, but it's fine. I'm sure that Daniel sent his love.

I was hoping that Daniel Durant was going to be there as one of Alex's best men, but I'm sure that he was there in spirit.

🤟🏻🤍🕊🖤🦋🥺😭🤧

I can’t believe this. Alex and April’s first dance song is Up from Sing Street. I never thought of it as such a romantic song until now. This is so freaking cute.

Where are my fellow DWSA/Sing Street fans? We gotta celebrate. I feel like my two worlds are colliding.

Video from @brundlesky on Instagram (Sky Lakota Lynch’s Instagram story)

Britt (and Daniel, of course) July dump appreciation Tumblr post because why not?

I could tell that Daniel was excited to experience Britt's home state of Colorado and teach ASL there and share his story! I have had a feeling since the semifinals that they had quite a special partnership!

Also, Britt in Minnesota just makes my heart really happy!!!

My heart goes out to Hudson and his amazing brother Orlando and his equally amazing humans/parents, and I hope that Hudson feels better soon.

Here's an appreciation Tumblr post for "DWTS" Season 31's badass king and queen and one of my favorite celebrity couples (Daniel Durant & Britt Stewart)!!! 🤟🏻💜💙🫶🏻💗💕💋🥰😍

Before coming out as a couple! They're so awesome and adorable, and their dances were all a treat for all of us "DWTS" fans!

After making their relationship official! What can I say? I love them!!!

✨️ Team Sign to Shine always and forever ✨️

Daniel Durant's episode of Chicago Med on NBC and his performance as a whole simultaneously warmed, melted, and broke my heart, but this scene especially DESTROYED my heart!

Thank you @stars-may-collide and everyone who got me to 10 reblogs!

Deaf West Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel appreciation post because the poor thing deserved better. 🦋🖤🕊🤍🥺🤧🤟🏻

Daniel N. Durant and Alex Boniello collaborated to create an absolutely iconic version of Moritz Stiefel in the Deaf West production of Spring Awakening (I think John Gallagher Jr., the OG Moritz, would be proud of them)!!!

Daniel and Alex's brotherly best friend bond is so amazing to see. Who else wants to see them work together again someday? I know I do! I know that Britt and April would definitely be in the audience watching and supporting them and being the most amazing partners/spouses/sister-in-laws EVER!!!

I love how Daniel talks about how Alex has become like a brother to him during the process of doing the show together! It's so cute!

I imagine that Britt and April are probably really proud of Daniel and Alex right now.

Not just talented actors playing 2 sides of a similar character, but also adorable uncles and soul brothers to each other.

Wouldn't it be amazing if Daniel & Britt and Alex & April double dated? Not only would it be an adorable DWSA Moritz reunion, but it would also be a new bonding experience for the ladies in their lives!!! 🤟🏻💜💙🤍🕊🖤💗💕💋🫶🏻🎶

Shoutout to whoever it was that casted both Daniel and Alex as 2 different sides of the same character of Moritz in DWSA!!!

They said that Alex's role as the Voice of Moritz is serving as Moritz's inner rock star, but I would argue that Daniel and Alex are both rock stars!!!

The show in it of itself was an amazing opportunity for both deaf and hearing actors to work together and for both deaf and hearing audiences to get to experience things equally together, which I love about accessible projects like the movie CODA, and, as someone who has autism, I personally think there should be more of those kinds of projects that are accessible to everybody, and I mean, EVERYBODY, regardless who they are or what accommodations they have for certain things.

Dude, the foreshadowing with Daniel reaching for the gun in Alex's hands was so powerful and it just started to shatter my heart into literally a thousand pieces at least and made me feel even worse for Moritz. 🥺😭🤧 Poor baby lost hope on going on with life...

Long story short, if y'all told me that Daniel and Alex were brothers who were separated at birth, I would have absolutely no problem believing you!

Austin Mckenzie and Sandra Mae Frank being absolutely precious (featuring Daniel Durant being equally as adorable)

@dwsavideos It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me. LOL, Taylor Swift reference.

Anyways, I'm still quite patiently waiting for the newer Daniel Durant video, but I'm totally fine.

Except for Fanny Gabor, who was like a second mother to him, pretty much every adult in Moritz Stiefel's life treated him so horribly, and it just makes me feel so bad for him. This poor, adorable, sweet, pure little puppy boy whom I just want to give a hug the size of the entire universe did absolutely nothing wrong. He was just trying his best, but the teachers at his school, even his own parents, refused to give the benefit of the effing doubt for at least putting in some effort. Fanny Gabor was the only one who actually saw potential in him, as did Melchior. Moritz's father abused his son after supposedly finding out that he "failed" when he was just asking him a question...

I think that Moritz's father was an alcoholic who just saw the worst in his son without even showing him as much love as Fanny Gabor did. Moritz would've had a much happier life if his bestie Melchi's mother had adopted Moritz and helped him escape the situation. Moritz had an awful home life, and I feel really sad for him.

Part 2 (of this appreciation post for the talented and adorable Daniel Durant):

11. To say that Daniel's character Aiden on Chicago Med was undeservedly lied to about the Risperidone would probably be quite a big understatement. I appreciate how Dr. Charles tried to help Aiden and his sister Sandy get by well through the schizophrenia diagnosis journey, but maybe he could've also just put a little bit more effort into actually helping them.

12. Daniel being a cutie pie will never not make my heart happy!!! 🤟🏻💜💙🫶🏻💗💕💋😍🥰

13. Aww... The way Britt kissed him on the cheek during their dinner pre-tango date was just so freaking cute! 😍🥰

14. While we're on the subject, their last live of 2022 was just so wonderful! One of my personal highlights from it was hearing Daniel use his cute speaking voice, of course!

15. Cat daddy Daniel is so cute! Meawww... I love Daniel & Britt's relationship so much!

16. I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Daniel and Alex were GOD tier Moritz!!! I miss their Moritz so much!!! 🤍🕊🖤🥺😭🤧🦋

17. Dude, Moritz and Ilse are just bestie goals! I would totally play pirates with them, no questions asked! Their comradery is just adorable! Taylor Swift definitely must've written "seven" off her 2020 album "folklore" for this cute friendship!

18. In case y'all didn't know, Daniel also stopped by the set of Netflix's thriller show YOU in the sixth episode of Season 2, titled "Farewell, My Bunny." He played James, the late first husband of Victoria Pedretti's Love Quinn. RIP, James. We saw only brief glimpses of you in the only episode you've appeared in, but we miss you nonetheless. Also, the sad scene where he tells Love that he's sick and he might die... OMG... 🥺😭🤧 Plus, James was just dream husband material, and he was just way too good for Love...

19. Colleen Foy was a perfect TV sister for Daniel on his episode of Chicago Med. Love how they incorporated ASL into the episode! 🤟🏻🫶🏻💗💙

20. I wish that he and Jenna Ortega had scenes together in their same season of Netflix's YOU. I think that James and Ellie would've become really good friends.

Part 3 is coming soon...

Appreciation post for the talented sweetheart and cutie that is Mr. Daniel Nicholas Durant (born December 24th, 1989)!!! Part 1:

1. Aww... Seeing him cry or tear up makes me really sad, but also, how incredibly sweet of both of his moms to send in a video message to tell him how proud they are of him and how much they love him. "Who Wouldn't Want More Moms?" Title of his autobiography/memoir that would SO be on my reading list. It still makes me sad and a little bit angry that his birth mother left this poor thing behind when he was just a baby, but unfortunately, it's a true story for quite a lot of people, which I personally can't (and don't even want to) imagine. I'm glad he's in such a good place now, though. I love how proud he is, not just that he's deaf, but also that he was adopted as a really young (and I can imagine quite cute) little guy. I would love to, at some point, have kids of my own, but I would want to adopt them/become a foster mom, and it wouldn't matter to me what they would look like or what their background was because I would love them all equally and unconditionally. If I ever adopted a deaf child, I would totally incorporate deaf culture and sign language into the family because I just love love, no matter what kind it is.

2. He signs so beautifully and eloquently, so it reminds me of royalty. Who else would love to see him play a Disney prince?

3. How precious was little Daniel at the age that he was back when he was so carefree just having the time of his life just chilling in his mom's car and jamming to NPR Talk Radio (lol). It's so funny and cute! Kelly Clarkson Show, please have him back at some point!

4. Happy, giggly, bubbly, cute Daniel is one of my favorite versions of Daniel, along with rock star Daniel and sharp dressed Daniel.

5. He just looks so comfy and cozy in that bed/sofa thing in the picture above.

6. I love these boys' friendship so much! Adorable on and offstage brothers, and they both brought Deaf West Spring Awakening's Moritz Stiefel to life SO BEAUTIFULLY!!! I'm still very sad that production has closed, and I really wish that they could bring it back!!! 🤍🕊🖤🥺🤧🦋

7. And here's gamer Daniel! Whoo hoo! Sorry to sound like a video game cheerleader, but he looks so intensely cute playing video games, and I love that for him.

8. Daniel with Mama Bear Marlee is so effing cute!!! I love their friendship and rapport so much!!! Anytime they play mother and son or a relationship resembling that, it just makes my heart so happy and warm.

9. A cute couple that dances together stays together! I will never not be grateful for them and all the magic they brought to DWTS in Season 31, and I love Daniel & Britt so much!!!

10. Above all, Daniel is such a multi-talented actor and human being. Any character that I see him play makes me prouder and prouder of him each and every day!!! (I just want to say that Daniel is still doing great!)

Part 2 incoming...

XOXO, Sarah

Deaf West Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel has to be one of the cutest musical theatre characters of all time. This poor boy deserved better than to be treated like he was a failure. Frau Gabor did something right in treating him with such love and appreciation and in offering to help him receive better treatment from his parents.

10 posts!

Thank you @dwsavideos and everyone who got me to 5 reblogs!

Can we just take a moment to talk about how adorable and precious this little bean is? We must protect him at ALL costs!!!

I was like, "Aww... honey..."

Daniel got so emotional 😭 when his Mom’s sent a message. My heart ♥️!!!

Source: Tamron Hall Show

Can we just take a moment to talk about how adorable and precious this little bean is? We must protect him at ALL costs!!!

Favorite on-screen and off-screen parent-child dynamic between 2 talented and beautiful actors (Daniel Durant and Marlee Matlin)!!! My personal DWSA headcanon is that Fanny Gabor has such a close relationship with Moritz Stiefel because she was also abused by one of her parents as a child, but she didn't let that affect her in the same way that Moritz was affected gravely by the abuse his father dealt him when he found out that he "failed". I also think it's possible that she appointed herself as Moritz's distant yet loving guardian when he was just born and knew that someday the boy and her own son Melchior would become friends. That's why I think Fanny is so sweet to Moritz because she's been in his life for a little longer than Moritz implied to remember.

Deaf West Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel appreciation post because the poor thing deserved better. 🦋🖤🕊🤍🥺🤧🤟🏻

Deaf West Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel appreciation post because the poor thing deserved better. 🦋🖤🕊🤍🥺🤧🤟🏻

Daniel Durant's journey has been quite an amazing sight to behold, from Deaf West Spring Awakening to CODA to Dancing with the Stars and beyond. @dwsavideos, I would love to see a longer video from you on this adorable and talented sweetheart at some point!!!