#because like. ik when i wanted to change my name to micah when i used 2 be trans my mom wsas like

[night--heart]

trans gener........................

#nightheart #warrior cats #asc spoilers #wc spoilers #IMS ORRY MAYBE ITS JUST ME But the whole. changing your name and having others see it as being 'disrespectful to ur family' #juts sounds. so much like a trans metaphor #because like. ik when i wanted to change my name to micah when i used 2 be trans my mom wsas like #'thats so disrespectful how could u change ur name. i GAVE you that name. its disrespectful to ur family' #and i get that its supposed to be like oh nightheart changed his name from flameheart to be disconnected from firestar #and everyone hates that forrrrrr some reason. but. i see it as nothing but a not so subtle trans metaphor #maybe its just me but. who knows! #also especially the whole last 2 paragraphs. 'is there something wrong with me?' #and 'for a few short moments hed felt as though he'd done the right thing. he'd finally stood up for himself and asked for a name that #suited him.' ITS JUST !!!!!!!!!!!!! #god. nightheart transgender moment . if nightheart doesnt start going by she/her by the end of the series im gonna start a riot #SJLKKLJDLKJJKLG

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real name hcs for the newsies + how they got their nicknames?

you might not realize this but i spend a lot of time thinking abt their names

Spot:

Real name: Sean PatrickReason for Newsie name: his momma used to call him that and it just.. stuck

Jack:

Real name: Jack. I’m having none of that Francis Sullivan shit. If anything that’s his deadnameReason for (lack of) Newsie name: when he first became a Newsie, he didn’t know you could just (unofficially) change your name so when it was asked he just said “my name’s Jack” and everyone was like “oh alright”

Racetrack:

Real name: AnthonyReason for Newsie name: he spends all of his time - and money - at the horse races. If he’s lost, you better check at the races

Albert:

Real name: that is his real nameReason for Newsie name: he’s bad at names

Davey:

Real name: DavidReason for Newsie name: Jack heard Sarah call him Davey one (1) time and immediately started doing it, too, and all the other Newsies followed suit

Elmer:

Real name: ElmerReason for (lack of) Newsie name: he likes his name and didn’t want to change it

JoJo: 

Real name: Jorgelino Josephino (I had to google how to spell that rip)Reason for Newsie name: none of the nuns could pronounce his name so they just called him JoJo. Same thing happened when he became a Newsie

Buttons:

Real name: Benjamin (or Benji, as affectionately called by his mother)Reason for Newsie name: he’s amazing at sewing, and always has extra buttons

Mush:

Real name: MichaelReason for Newsie name: when he first became a Newsie (one of the youngest they ever got) he didn’t have his two front teeth so everything came out slurred or lisped, and the other boys just started calling him Mush because he was always “mushing words together”

Crutchie:

Real name: CharlesReason for Newsie name: he walks with a crutch. it’s a mean name, and he hated it at first, but once Jack explained that the other boys meant no harm in it, he grew to like it

Specs:

Real name: AaronReason for Newsie name: he’s the only Newsie that wears glasses. how? no one knows but he is

Mike and Ike:

Real name(s): Micah and IsaacReason for Newsie name(s): they both hated their names, so they shortened them

Hotshot:

Real name: HarrisReason for Newsie name: his dad always called him a “hotshot”

Smalls:

Real name: Samantha (or Samuel, depending on how they identify atm)Reason for Newsie name: they’re tiny. just a small kid.

Kid Blink:

Real name: LouisReason for Newsie name: lost his eye as a kid, and when the doctor was doing tests, said “kid, I’m gonna need you to blink.” For some reason that stuck with him

#richie answers #newsies #headcanons #anonymous