#92sies headcanon

[1nm806]

autistic spot conlon but his special interest is just newspapers so no one realises. autistic spot conlon but when he goes non verbal people just think hes intimidating. he keeps his sleeves rolled up so his arms aren't restricted and this is "so he can punch easier" but its actually because he hates the feeling of it. he has one (1) conversation with davey where he just talks about newspapers for an hour non stop and davey's just like. Oh you're like me! and they are friends because of it and without that context no one can understand how or why they're friends.

#jack's hawkin the headlines !! #newsies #92sies #livesies #davey jacobs #spot conlon #autistic headcanon #headcanons #newsies headcanons #i'm projecting onto him in parts of this

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Hello Newsies fandom, for your casual viewing pleasure (and because apparently some people think headcanoning the Jacobs family as Jewish is antisemitic), here is the exact passage from the official Newsies novel that states Davey is Jewish and Jack is Irish :D

It's not a headcanon, it's literally written in the source material and, even if it wasn't, this fandom has been headcanoning characters' ethnicities based on their names since 1992. They're street kids living in New York City in 1899, they're going to be a diverse group and the best thing we have to go on is their names. I know my group of mutuals headcanon at least two other characters as Jewish, somewhat if not entirely based on their names.

Like, I don't know how else to explain that headcanoning a character with a traditionally Jewish name isn't "stereotyping" it's literally just being like "oh hey, this whole family has really common Jewish names, it would be fun if they're Jewish" and then we all move on with our lives because it's also literally canon. Like, it would be bad if we were headcanoning a character as Jewish purely because they exhibit behaviors that are also associated with negative Jewish stereotypes but that's literally not what's happening here. Also I'm pretty sure it's mentioned in the non-dialogue parts of the script somewhere but I don't have access to that.

In conclusion, don't be weird about people headcanoning characters as minorities, it's not stereotyping it's literally just people existing.

(Also, I am not Jewish, so I do not at all claim to be any kind of authority on representation. If any Jewish bloggers want to weigh in I will happily read and be open to learning!)

#not to vague post on main but i'm feeling confrontational today #my old post about character details confirmed in the newsies novel was going around again and i got excited until i found out why #the jacobs family is canonically jewish and even if they weren't it's not a weird thing to headcanon #if you're going to police people's headcanons at least go after the ones that are actually harmful to disenfranchised communities #tell me if you want to hear my jewish mush headcanons because i have a lot of thougths about him that i don't think i've ever posted #also if anyone wants my pdf of the newsies novel just dm me it's such a fun read #david jacobs #newsies #92sies #livesies #newsies novel

[orangesand-lemons-234]

Give me Newsies who developed or were born with disabilities over their time in the refuge and growing up in the streets of New York.

We obviously have Crutchie, who crushed his leg in a trolley accident during the trolley strikes, but how about the others?

Kid Blink, who's eye was cut badly during a fight and totally lost all vision in that eye, leaving a nasty scar where he was sliced. He jokes that he's secretly a pirate to the younger kids because he wears an eyepatch, but the real reason he has it is to hide the scar because he is embarrassed and ashamed of his scaring and how scary it can look.

JoJo, who was born with a vision impairment that makes everything extremely blurry through his perspective. Somebody always needs to read the headline to him in the morning, and he sometimes needs a selling partner to lead him in the correct direction without getting run over by a carriage.

Splint, who's broken her arm so many times and in so many different ways that it's practically unusable. It's covered in nasty scars and bruises and is swollen and bumpy from where the bone never fully set back properly.

Elmer, who deals with chronic fatigue and sometimes having to be dragged away from selling for at least a little bit because Spot can see that if he doesn't sit down soon, he will pass out from ache and exhaustion.

Albert, who lost most of his hearing in a fight at the refuge and has Katherine teach him and a few of the others some sign language so he can finally communicate as well as he can with the other newsies.

#yes i went with the uk production for crutchie #shush #AND PLEASE ADD ONTO THESE IF YOU WANT! #but uhm #im exhausted and going to bed now #🥱 #newsies #uksies #newsies headcanons #kid blink #jojo de la guerra #splint newsies #elmer newsies #elmer kasprzak #albert dasilva #92sies #katherine plumber

[scottyzoomz]

. Jack Kelly would listen to Elvis Presley. You cannot tell me he wouldnt. Honestly he seems like the type of guy to like Elvis Presley, honestly, he just.. he just would.

#scotty:rants #newsies headcanons #jack kelly #92sies #livesies

[make-friends-with-the-rats]

sure Jack Kelly is a real charmer and a flirt, but David Jacobs(particularly 1992sies David) is the biggest f—ing tease on the entire f—ing planet

#enough with this blushing virgin david jacobs propaganda #I will no longer stand for it #he may be a virgin but he’s got a mouth on him that one #javid headcanons #javid newsies #1992sies #newsies 1992 #92sies #david jacobs #jack kelly

[lithuaniaseye]

Reminder that Spot likes going to the circus.

Sprace circus date perhaps???

#spot conlon #newsies #92sies #livesies #sprace #racetrack higgins #newsies headcanons

[ill-say-anything-i-hafta]

I feel like being a newsie is an unnatural choice of job for David because he hates bothering people. It's bad enough that he tends to bother people all the time by accident. The last thing he wants to do is badger unfriendly strangers to buy a paper they clearly don't want. But he knows he's got to do it for the money, so he just exists in a constant cloud of embarrassment from morning bell until the last pape is sold. Which is, of course, the worst vibe for selling.

#les is naturally shameless #like jack #david jacobs #newsies headcanons #newsies #livesies #uksies #92sies

[abovethefoldd]

racetrack higgins is the type of person to fall down a flight of stairs and say ‘sorry, that was just me falling for you’

#and with a cheeky smile on his face too #incorrect newsies quotes #newsies #newsies the musical #livesies #newsies live #newsies musical #92sies #newsies 1992 #1992sies #uksies #newsies uk #racetrack higgins #race higgins #racetrack newsies #racetrack #newsies headcanons

[aj-theteenagecondition]

david jacobs does not make his bed, its a bad habit that even jack scolds him for. while jack makes his bed, even if it only consists of a blanket on a rooftop, he'll fold the blanket. its trained into him from his time in the refuge. if his bed's not made, he feels unsettled and slightly panicked all day.

#newsies #newsies headcanons #jack kelly #david jacobs #92sies #livesies #newsies 1992

[baura-bear]

Ok so I’ve been thinking about newsies (when am I not) and they’re just a bunch of kids so there are definitely newsies who: are afraid of thunder storms, still wet the bed, afraid of dogs, and sucks their thumb. Don’t know who to assign these to but it’s the truth idc what you say

#newsies #92sies #uksies #livesies #newsies musical #newsies headcanons #newsies fandom

[carryingthebannershitposts]

Some Newsies Headcanons

Jack:

This man 100% pretends to be all brave an tough and then proceeds to cry himself to sleep

Probably afraid of thunderstorms but hides it

Had a horse phase when he was younger (So did Race but not as bad)

Sometimes forgets words for things and decides to make them up (couldn't remember the word for cigar so he yelled at Racetrack not to let Les use his "fire leaf stick")

Still has nightmares about the refuge

That Santa Fe pamphlet is more important to him than most of the people he knows (with the exception of Davey, Les, Crutchie, and Race)

Has threatened to use a lasso to tie Racetrack to the wall at least once, and no, it didn't work

David:

Talks to himself when he's doing things

Can see right through Jack's bullshit/knows when he's pretending to be okay vs when he actually is

Cannot dance but tries

Fidgets with literally anything he can get his hands on

A modern David would cry after watching Dear Evan Hansen

Genuinely doesn't know how to smoke and legit inhaled the smoke and started dying the first time Jack offered a cigar to him

Dresses very formally literally no matter where he's going

Talks about Jack to Sarah because he is very gay and doesn't want advice from his parents

Sometimes questions his gender identity but always forces himself not to think about it because of what his family might think

Crutchie:

I will die on the hill that Crutchie is probably an age regressor, but keeps it a secret because this is Newsies and nobody tells anyone anything

Will beat you with his crutch if you insult his friends

Will apologize after hitting someone in a fight

Claims to hate being carried but does kinda like it

Will go to work even if he's dying of an unknown deadly sickness because he feels bad about others helping him

Race:

This is pretty much canon at this point I believe but Race is transmasc

Spot is the only one allowed to call him "Racer", he will protest if anyone else calls him that

Always has a cigar purely for the sake of having something in his mouth, not because he smokes it

Got his harmonica taken away by Jack after playing it nonstop at all hours of the night

Spot has offered to let him live in Brooklyn and he just kinda said no because he's fine making the walk every day

Acts like an idiot but is actually really smart

Probably hates basically everything about himself but acts like he's the best to hide it because this is Newsies and nobody tells anyone anything

Seriously all of these characters just need to sit down and have a heart to heart

"I can't wait for anything! The doctors call it ADHD- I call it RDHD, because my name is Racetrack!" (Bonus points if yall get that reference)

A modern Racetrack would show Spot that one song from Raggedy Ann, "It's hard to be king when you're short" and get yelled at

Spot:

Gets teased constantly for being short

Constantly looks like he wants to unalive the next person he sees

Steals Racetrack's hat to annoy him

Racetrack compared him to one of those small yappy dogs once and Spot now thinks about it constantly

Aggressively kind to the people he cares about ("DRINK WATER AND GET SOME FUCKING SLEEP, I FUCKING LOVE YOU")

Refuses to explain why he ran away from his family

Despises his real name because "it sounds like an old man name"

Anyways that's all :)

#newsies #92sies #jack kelly #david jacobs #crutchie morris #newsies headcanons #headcanons

[shsl-fander]

Awful newsies head canon for you all:

Modern au Jack Kelly is an AVID country music enjoyer, and it's so painful for his boyfriend, David 'folklore evermore' Jacobs.

#davey is a Swiftie #This is correct #No one can argue with me #Jack....we'll fix him #newsies #javey #javid #javid newsies #javey newsies #livesies #92sies #headcanons #headcanon #david jacobs #davey jacobs #jack kelly

[orangesand-lemons-234]

A storm once passed through Manhattan and most definitely humbled how good the older newsies think they were with the youngsters.

Kloppman allowed them to stay for free this day as they certainly weren't going to be going out selling.

Ike started crying once the lightning began. Mike wasn't really sure what was happening, but Ike cried, thus setting him off too. Jack brought out some pencils and scrap paper and drew with them until they calmed down. These drawings are now hung up next to Jack's bed.

Splasher was actually very excited about the storm and stood in front of the window and watched the rain hit against the ground and would clap in excitement when lightning struck. Albert and Finch ended up watching with him just in case anything were to happen but were also clapping along with him and trying to match the kids' energy.

Elmer actually lasted pretty long without breaking down, though once the thunder began, he quickly ran to Race for comfort, who started telling him random stories until he fell asleep in his arms.

It was quite a stressful day for everybody, but they were looking forward to the headline the next day. Those papes would be being sold like they were giving them away.

#these are also really the duos id think of #elmer is very close with race because of spot and race being together and trusts him most #albert and finch have been taking care of splasher in particular since he joined the newsies as he matches their chaotic energy #jack has been helping the twins set up pranks and he's really the only one that they truly trust due to that fact #the rest all stuck together and spoke with each other to provide confort to everybody in there #newsies #uksies #92sies #newsies headcanons #elmer newsies #racetrack higgins #splasher newsies #albert dasilva #finch newsies #mike and ike newsies #jack kelly #mr kloppman

[sarahjacobs]

punk spot and goth sarah stuff 🫰

i also made playlists of the kind of music i think they'd listen to :') you can listen to spot's here. most tracks fall under the hardcore subgenre, but there's also a good amount of ska and pop. generally has a chaotic, garage, and/or dated kind of sound, really wanted the kind of stuff that scratches my brain in a specific, rough way

there's also sarah's playlist, which i'm less confident about because i'm wayyy more immersed in punk subculture and music. but. i tried! some gothic rock, mostly punkabilly and gothabilly. i feel like she'd be into music that has that campy slasher feel, so that's the overall mood i was gunning for

#newsies #92sies #uksies #sarah jacobs #spot conlon #drawings #confession idk anything about uksies this is purely based on vibes bcuz the concept of a pinoy nonbinary spot has charmed me #anyways more nerdy stuff ahead i am so sorry >>> #i heart thinking about what characters would be like if they were punk it is so fun #i view sarah as punk usually so it's interesting to compare & contrast her and spot #like sarah i personally cant see modifying her hair or her body much. she'd mostly stick to diying clothes and jewelry #so while she IS punk she's not the kind of punk that most people auto think of #but spot feels like someone who'd /really/ want to lean into all the trappings of punk. being intimidating AND cool #so they're spiky all over. hair piercings jacket are sharp #sarah's battle jacket is a comfortable corduroy material. it's colorful and has random scraps of fabric bcuz the goal is #to make the original jacket last as long as possible #whereas spot's has more inflammatory patches and is strictly black and white and has the sleeves cut off #and has non fabric stuff attached like the spikes and studs and also soda can tabs #because they also strike me as someone who collects random odds and ends. hence the bottle caps repurposed as pins #i also wanted to play around with adding chains and safety pins onto their jacket but alas #ultimately had to prioritize readability #same thing w sarah i wanted to give her layered necklaces and more maximalist elements to her outfit but it ended up muddying everything up #anyways. im insane but specificity is very important to me for punk stuff just because i think #'punk versions of xyz' tend to water down what punk actually is by prioritizing the aesthetics of rebellion without being specific #in What they are rebelling against. which is why these headcanons lack inflammatory political ideas and punk bands #or like they'll just have the circle A sign and it's like ok but do you know what anarchism is and what anarchist praxis looks like #also spot would not be an anarchist tbh they read as more of a commie #they are not doing nonhierarchical based organizing iykyk

[make-friends-with-the-rats]

if Jack Kelly is a top he's a submissive top and if David Jacobs is a bottom he's a bossy bottom send post

#prove me wrong #oh wait #you cant #like come on #david is an assertive little shit do you really think he isn’t? #he’s called the walking mouth for a reason #don’t cross him #meanwhile you just know that jack melts at any sign of affection #javid headcanons #javid newsies #1992sies #newsies 1992 #newsies #92sies #david jacobs #jack kelly #shitposting #javid

[sluttylittlenewsboy]

Headcanon: Spot has arthritis and him and Race take frequent baths together when the weather starts to get colder so his joints don't hurt so much

#no #I'm not projecting at all #newsies #92sies #spot conlon #racetrack higgins #sprace #newsies headcanons