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unoficially-racetracks-fanfics · 3 months

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It Couldn’t Hurt To Smile

Chapter 1 - Dreams Come True

I scrolled website after website looking for shows that had open auditions. Nothing. My black walls covered with playbills and posters of musicals and broadways that I've seen.

I've been in a few as well. Such as a high school production of Wicked. I somehow managed to land myself the role of Elphaba. It was amazing.

So I switched majors to be an actress. I knew that's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Which my parents weren't to fond of, but I told them to deal with it. They can't keep me from doing something I love. I've always loved Broadway, even before I was in Wicked.

I continued to scroll when I came across Newsies. I smiled widely and eagerly clicked on it. It's going on tour? That's a first. Literally. I watched the screen as the small circle in the center span round and round until eventually the page popped up.

Stupid slow WiFi.

They were looking for a new female role to be the love interest of JoJo. I smiled wide. That's my favorite newsie. Even though he's only a background character, he's still so awesome. I read their requirements, meeting almost all of them.

I continued to read, noticing they want a recorded audition of yourself singing a few songs, and saying some of the lines. Apparently they're adding a small duet? That's awesome!

The Newsies name is flip, because apparently she's supposed to do a lot of flips or something. That sounds like something I can do.

I went into the parking garage, quickly singing some of the songs. All of my neighbors know I like to sing, and are all okay with me singing in the large parking garage, since I do audition sometimes. I also did some of the lines they provided.

I finished by recording myself doing some flips on the concrete floors, and doing some other tricks as well.

I emailed them to the Director Jeff Calhoun, and also sent in the other requirements that aren't video-ed, such as a picture of my ID, and other information.

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It hadn't even been two days before I received an email back, and even better it said:

Dear Kiara Travers,

We are so excited to welcome you to Newsies First National tours family! We can't wait to all meet you! Just a reminder, you will be surrounded by boys who don't know how to keep to themselves, so keep that in mind when you pick out your clothing attire.

We will be having a group meeting at the Nederlander theater at 12:00 p.m to get to know each other. Particularly the people with love interest's. The outfits are meant to be casual, for example sweat shirt and sweat pants, or anything nicer. However, We do ask it to be nothing fancy.

Again, we are so excited to meet you and can't wait to start our journey with you! More details will be shared at the meeting! If anything changes, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Newsies Staff

I smiled widely as I read it. I quickly pulled off my smile, and acted as sad as I could, also allowing a tear to roll down me cheek to be more believable.

"Winnie!" I yelled to my best friend. I had told her about this, but we both didn't expect me to get in, especially not this early after I sent the email.

"What!" She shouts, running into my room, her long brunette braids bouncing on her back. "Kiara I'm so sorry." She says hurrying over to me. I guess those acting lessons paid off. I slowly smiled.

"Oh my god!" She shouts excitedly. We both start jumping up and down.

Dreams come true. They really do.

Chapters:

Chapter 1 - you are here

Chapter 2 - https://www.tumblr.com/unoficially-racetracks-fanfics/740622641002659840/it-couldnt-hurt-to-smile

#newsies #Toursies #Josh burrage #fanfic #fanfiction #OC

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tommmmmmmy-7 · 1 month

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Here is the first chapter of my newsies au on Ao3. I'm really not sure about the formatting, I had to post it and everything from my iPad because the website was working on my laptop for some reason.

Anyways, if you're looking for sometimes to read that's newsies, or you want to experience the stories of newsies again, this might be for you. It's just a fanfic of stuff that happens with similar characters of mine.

(while writing for this, I keep calling my characters by their canon alts names and its really confusing)

#92sies #newsies #oc #character design #original character #alternate universe #newsies broadway #idk man #livesies #more stuff about my newsie au #ao3 #fanfiction #newsies fanfic

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that-guy-morg · 2 years

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When the fanfiction hits SO HARD that you start making fan content FOR the fanfiction (ft. my little fella Stutters)

Spoilers below for “The Torrid Affiar of Kack Jelly and Kosher Dave From Manhattan” by @waitingformy-fanfiction

Jack: I can’t believe I cheated on Davey...

Stutters: Uh...

Stutters: Ssss-- Sucks to suck???

#I swear to god Stutters knows how to comfort people #He just thinks the conflict in question is stupid and could have been easily avoided #He feels sympathy for Jack #But also Literally why would you do that???#Thank god for clip studio assets #Did everyone see me draw that couch because I am NOT doing it again #Sometimes when I read fanfics I think about what my OCs would do in that situation #cause its fun #I would say I am gonna draw more #but that is a stone cold lie #Jack Kelly #Newsies #Livesies #The Torrid Affair of Kack Jelly and Kosher Dave from Manhattan #newsies oc #oc #original character

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artemis-lynn · 2 months

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NEWSIES FANFIC RECOMMENDATIONS!

Ok. So. I've been needing to make this for a while, so I'll just put down my favorites in no particular order, it's SO hard to pick...

Summer Camp AUs :3

Mountain Ridge Camp for Boys by timetogoslumming

Javey & Sprace, T, 22/22

This is a really good summer camp AU of newsies! I love how it combines canon plot with a modern AU!

Summary: David was just looking for a summer job when he applied to work at Mountain Ridge Camp for Boys. He had no idea how much would change. For the first time in his life, David is part of a brotherhood, but not everyone is on the same side.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation by studentnumber24601 (Itsy Royal)

Javid & Specs/Dutchy (Sputchy?? Idk, but I <3 this ship) & Blink x OC, T, 40/40

The prank war in this is honestly the best + the reluctant ladies man Mush is LOL, it had me guessing the ships till the very end, especially with Blink.

Summary: Modern-day newsboys at summer camp. Will wacky hijinks ensue? Gee, ya think?

Make Off Like a Band(it) by thespiritscalling

Sprace, G, 14/14

OMG. It's the funniest summer camp au I've read that sheds light on band camp (I'm an orchestra kid so this was hilarious to me). I especially love the That's Amore remix near the end lmaoo

Summary: It's the summer after graduation. Race is ready to hit the road- metaphorically, of course- but before that happens, it's time for one last stint at the Camp To End All Camps: band camp. Armed with nothing more than a French horn, two best friends, and reckless abandon, Race decides it's going to be the best final year of camp anyone's ever had. It'll be full of excitement, laughter, music, and an absurd crush on the lead trumpet player. Wait. What?

Canon Era :3

Their Mistake Is They Got Old by PenzyRome

David & Katherine, but the side ships are Newsbians and Javey, T, One Shot

You're gonna need the tissues for this one. I literally sob every time I read it, it's literally one of the best fics I've ever read. It's poetically tragic and heartbreaking and beautiful and HOLY CRAP!

Summary: Katherine Plumber, 17, had been so sure that she could stay the same, that she could stop the world, that she'd stay young forever. The world kept moving, though, no matter how hard she tried to stop it, and it forced her to move with it.

When Manhattan Met Brooklyn by warrior_sif

No ships cause they're kids, T, 4/4 (but the second one isn't finished :( )

Wow. Just wow. This one is honestly sad and I love the brother relationship between Jack, Race, and Spot and how Jack feels abandoned, like Race chose Spot over him. READ IT.

Summary: The only Manhattan newsies that Spot Conlon deals with are Jack and Race. A look back at how they met, eight years before the strike, when neither Jack nor Spot were leaders and Race just wants to sell at the racetracks.

False Rumors and The Truth Behind Them by FrogmanFae

Sprace, M, One Shot

This one is...heavy. The Refuge is such a bad place :( I love it though, the writing is beautiful.

Summary: Rumor has it that Spot Conlon and Racetrack Higgins met when Race started selling in Brooklyn because of his love for gambling. That isn't as true as the other boys in their lodging houses tend to make it seem. Though, they don't necessarily mind the false rumors. They hide the much darker truth. The truth that still causes Race to make the walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn in the middle of the night sometimes, even several years later. Or...It's pretty easy to form connections with someone you're forced into sharing a bed with while you're both being tortured.

The King & The Cowboy by goldenbiebah

Sparah <3, Spot/Sarah/Jack love triangle, T, 11/? (not completed :sob: )

I love this one, it really touches on how Jack is kinda toxic and how Sarah can have someone wayyyy better *cough* Spot *cough*

Summary: Spot Conlon and Jack Kelly are the fearless leaders of all the newsies in Brooklyn and Manhattan. They have a perfect system and hundreds of boys who respect and look up to them. But what will happen when the two leaders let selfishness and pride break up their friendship? And what happens when Spot's dark past begins to catch up with him? And where does Sarah Jacobs fit into all of this? Find out in The King & The Cowboy. Fights will break out, romances will clash, and lives will be lost in an epic struggle to salvage both new and old relationships.

Modern AUs :3

We Are Newsies by VeronicaWeasley (this is my sole ff.net one but likeeee it's too good to be ignored)

There are so many ships that I can't remember but I do know Sprace is one, T, 80/80 (I know that's a lot but it is SO worth it holy frick)

Ok. So. This one is like SO good. It's my fav high school AU because it has a really genius way of incorporating the canon plot with the perfect amount of angst, fluff, and more! :D

Summary: The same old story, the same old song. A tale in which the newsies of Lower Manhattan go on strike, and David Jacobs gets roped into it. High School AU set in 1999. Told through the eyes of multiple characters.

Captivity by Hexmari

No ships :), M, One Shot

I LOVEEE this one it's so crazy and you're in for a wild ride when (it's so cute that you think I'm letting that be an if :) ) you read it.

Summary:

“Ma– you seriously can’t do this to us!” Jack argued, “I mean it's Halloween!”

Charlie was quick to back his older brother up, “Yeah, do you want us to become hermits? Because that's what keeping us captive here all night will do!”

Medda rolled her eyes, “You will not become hermits by staying in for one night. It won’t be too bad, you can break into our Halloween candy and put on some horror movies, and Ester will be here with David soon. No kids are going out tonight, it’s just a safety precaution. Especially because of recent events.”

~🎃~

When a kid in their town goes missing, paranoid parents decide to keep their kids home on Halloween. Even after their mom forbids them from going out Jack, Race, Charlie, and their friend David sneak out, coming up with a theory that their old neighbor is behind the boy's disappearance.

The Beast of Brooklyn by ArtemisRayne

Sprace + side Javey, M, 26/26

This one is soooo worth staying up late for, it's amazing in every way and my heart aches for Spottie boy. And Race. And Jack. And David. But mainly Spot :)

Summary:

Racetrack Higgins always thought it would be his own vices that got him into trouble one day; turns out it's his Ma who does it for him. When Ma Higgins crosses the local drug lord and leaves him high and dry with a target on his back, Race's saved by a mysterious stranger who gives him a safe place to hide—a short-tempered and anti-social stranger covered in horrifying scars, with a past as dark as the marks on his body. However, the longer Race spends in the Brooklyn house, the more he comes to discover about the boy beneath the scars: a boy who is just as trapped as Race and twice as damaged. Befriending the two men who live in as hired help, and chipping away at the mysterious "boss" and his walls, Race might even manage to find a place to call home.*Beauty & the Beast/Beastly AU fusion*

Forever With You by 손 현숙 (safarikalamari)

Sprace, T, 14/14

ajlskdfjalkjdkajl this one is so sweet. The concept of it is super interesting and I just LOVE ittttttt.

Summary: In 1899, Spot Conlon is the leader of the Brooklyn newsies, writing away his thoughts and hiding them inside his desk for safekeeping. Meanwhile, in 1999, Tony Higgins receives an antique desk for his birthday and finds an old letter stuffed in one of the slots, the name, Spot, his only lead in this mystery. What becomes of that summer is a series of time-traveling letters, falling in love, and the realization that Spot and Tony know each other better than the two ever could have imagined.

Pirate AUs :3

The Truth About The Stars by ArtemisRayne

Javey + side Sprace, T, 10/10 (long chapters but it's worth it!)

OMG. This one is amazingggggggggggggggggggggggg I love the fantasy/pirate twist on the best movie/musical on the planet Earth!

Summary: The rest of the world might not think Jack Kelly is destined for much, but Jack knows better. He just needs to get away from the city, to some place where he can be more than just another nameless orphan in the chaos of New York City. So when someone offers to pay his way to Santa Fe in exchange for crossing the Wall and retrieving a fallen star, he jumps at the chance. He just wasn't expecting the star to be so, well, human. Jack makes a deal with the fallen star named David to get them both home, but the magical kingdom of Stormhold has so much more in store for them both. People are tracking David, secrets from Jack's past leave him in danger as well, and injustice is rampant in the kingdom. Throw in a climate of political upheaval, a renegade noblewoman, and a crew of fugitive sky pirates, and soon all of Stormhold will know that change is coming.

A Pirate's Life Is Never Easy by ChaosFairytale <3

Sprace + side Blush & Bumlets x Swifty, M, 9/? (it's an ongoing one shot series that has frequent updates)

OML I LOVE U SO MUCH CHAOS YOU'RE MY FAVORITE FANFIC WRITER AND I LIVE FOR YOUR WRITING TYSM FOR EXISTING!!!!! Her writing is the best and this is such a good story! (read Toss A Coin To Your Pirate first)

Summary: A Pirate's story doesn't start easy and it won't end easy, but there are many fantastic stories to tell throughout it. A series of One-Shots set in the "Toss a coin to your Pirate" universe containing different POVs, Backstory of a lot of characters and shorter stories about the relationships of the characters over the years.

Toss A Coin To Your Pirate by ChaosFairytale <333

Sprace + side Javid and Blush, M, 2/2

YUSSS CHAOS AGAIN!!!! <3 a million kudos. She writes almost exclusively about 92sies and I'm so here for it! READ THIS!!!!!!

Summary: Racetrack hadn't expected to see his hook-up ever again and had certainly not expected him to be the feared pirate Spot Conlon, but he also didn't have time to worry about that right now since his captain, Jack, desperately needed his help. He'd wonder later how he could maybe seduce the pirate captain once more. Because you'd miss every shot you didn't take, right?

Drumroll please...my all time favorite fanfiction....

FIVE by stress

Sparah + Davey/OC/Jack love triangle <3, T, 11/11

I finished reading this last night and got literal chills. The plot twist is wild and I love it so much, but you might need the tissues again! Can't spoil, but you NEEEEEEEEEEEEED to read it >:( It is the absolute best piece of reading on the Earth and I can't get over this. It's just...wild.

Summary: A lot can happen in five years. Don't believe me? Ask David. Ask Spot. Ask Jack, or Racetrack. You can even ask Oscar Delancey. They know. They're the five who've been waiting for this moment. Waiting for what? They'll never tell - but this story will.

Idk if I should be doing this....but I'm gonna plug my own work and also give a fanfic update!

What Feels Like a Thousand Years by yours truly, ArtemisLynn

Sprace + mentioned Jatherine, G (?), One Shot

I'm honestly so proud of this one, it's one of the best pieces of writing I have ever done...

Summary: War has always been a foreign concept to Racetrack Higgins.. Even when America goes to war in 1941, he never gives it much thought....until it hits a little too close to home and his secret boyfriend, Spot Conlon, is drafted into the U.S Army. Will he make it home safely, or will Racetrack's one and only love be lost overseas...forever?

I also have chapter 1 of Jack Kelly's Guide to Being a Parent out, though I don't know if I'm going to complete it....

Fics I'm working on: -I have a couple chapters of this one boarding school newsies modern AU I'm doing done but not posted

-A Sparah fanfic that currently is in the early stages

-A Sparah princess bride AU in the planning process

-I'm toying with the idea of a newsies Descendants AU....thoughts?

Damn this post became long. ANYWAYS. Bye and have a great (insert timezone)!!!

<3 Artie

#if yall can't tell by now im such a fricking sparah shipper it aint even funny #newsies 1992 #92sies #newsies #spot conlon #davey jacobs #david jacobs #livesies #racetrack higgins #newsies broadway #newsies live #even more charactesr i dont feel like tagging :)#newsies fanfic #fanfiction recommendation #fanfiction rec list #i'll add more later #bye bye now

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maepersonal · 8 days

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I remember in 2012 when the musical came on and I was obsessedddddd it was fate I even made OCs and religiously read fanfiction. I had had a New York and accents hyperfixation at the same time lolll

VALID!!!!!!!!!!!

newsies fanfic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

#oh mae oh my #newsies #asks

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sunshowersanddandelionwine · 15 days

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Talk Shop Tuesday: how many fandoms are you a part of? Are those different than what you create for? Which one is your favorite and why?

omg i didnt think id get one of these!!!

so im the kind of person whos only "active" in one fandom at a time, which is cod currently lmao but ive got more dormant interests in shit like mcyt (dont say a word TT-TT), 9-1-1, ffxv, murderbot diaries, newsies, les mis, beetlejuice the musical, and others im no doubt forgetting now that im trying to think of them sadkjhshdklsdhf

ive only ever written fanfic for mcyt and cod, though i did have an ancient oc insert newsies fic back in high school that should stay buried forever XD

i dont know if i have a favorite to be honest. for as toxic as the fanbase got in the later years, mcyt was a safe place for me in the pandemic and i met some of my closest friends during my time there. the cod fandom has been nothing but lovely to me as i brave my social anxiety around posting. and i have some cring but fond memories of ye olde superwholock and teen wolf days djkfhsdlhfjksd

thank you so much for the questions <333!!!

#wine drunk wandering #im so happy i got an ask i never get asks!#look what magic happens when you actually turn the ask box on XD

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sluttylittlenewsboy · 6 months

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Should I do a fanfiction trick r treat on Halloween? Like everyone who likes the post can ask for a custom fanfic about their OCs or favorite Newsies?

#newsies

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uppastthejelliclemoon · 8 months

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3, 6, 14, 22, and 32 for the fanfic author asks?

Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic

for most of my non-Cats fics, they usually start as just basic Tumblr posts!! A lot of my star wars fics started off as just me rambling about my hcs, and then that develops itself into a whole fic!

for Cats, i have so many ideas, so i have so many different wips. For chapters themselves, I usually write down little ideas in my docs when i first think of them, and later on, when i get to that point in writing, i'll be able to elaborate more on those bits!

Do you have your work beta'd? How important is this to your process?

it depends! if it's something new, like a new plot or writing style, then i definitely ask one of my lovely mutuals if they can read it over!! if it's something containing another mutuals' OC, then i absolutely send it to them to read it over, to make sure their OC is in character! i do this a lot with Hestia and Jubilee fics with @queen-with-the-quill, and with our Newsies AU!!

how do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences?

i LOVE writing emotional scenes. emotional angst hurt/comfort is one of my favorite tropes. i've definitely cried a few times writing fics, especially writing Hestia fics, just because she's so important to me.

my latest Cats fic, i've mentioned, has a lot of personal meaning to me, because i based Tugger and Munkustrap's relationship and their reconciliation on my own relationship and reconciliation with my older sister.

Are there certain types of writing you won’t do? (style, pov, genre, tropes, etc)

i don't write anything NSFW or gory

and for POVs, i really really don't love first and second person POV (writing in it, obvi)

Name three of your favorite fanfic writers.

@storyweaverofgondor (is that me being biased? ofc it is, but my bestie is one of the BEST fanfic writers)

people who follow my main are probably sick of me mentioning them, but faythren is one of the BEST fanfic writers i've ever seen. every single one of their fanfics is absolutely incredible, and if i could force everyone to read just one of their fics, it'd be Move Along, which is probably my favorite fanfiction of all time.

also ArcticVulpix on Ao3 has written some of the best Encanto fics EVER, so i'm also obsessed with their writing

#cats the musical

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dustyy-angel · 1 year

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Please flood my asks with Newsies fanfic recommendations. Send whatever you want. Any ship, any length, any tags, au's and oc's are also welcome. It can be your own writing as well if you want to self promote :)

#newsies #92sies #livesies #uksies #newsies musical #fanfic #fanfiction #newsies fanfic #newsies fanfiction #dustyy posts stuff

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sweetrays · 11 months

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To urge myself to write more, I’ve decided to try out oneshot fanfic commissions :D

If you are interested or want to suggest something, please refer to my ask box or DMs. Once the fic is written, if you'd like it public, it will be posted to ao3 with the link posted on my blog

(read my intro if you’re new to my blog before you decide to interact though. Everyone's welcome except for antis/fan cops and other internet bullies who often invade fandom spaces)

But first, here is a list of fandoms I can write for, and my personal boundaries when it comes to fictional writing

Fandoms:

Peter Pan & related media

The Stanley Parable (TSP)

The Promised Neverland (TPN)

Back to the Future trilogy (BTTF)

Les Miserables (book not musical)

Bendy and the Ink Machine (BATIM)

Bendy and the Dark Revival (BATDR)

Indiana Jones trilogy

Heathers

Newsies

A Series Of Unfortunate Events (ASOUE)

The Outsiders

West Side Story

Grease

And I'm sure there’s others I'm forgetting but if you have any suggestions, ask and I might approve.

Now on to my writing boundaries

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Stuff I will write:

Physical whump (Of any intensity)

Erotica (As long as the character’s age lands somewhere between 15 & 55)

Age gap relationships (Again, as long as the age range is 15 - 55)

Death & tragedy

Romance

Family bonding fluff

Confessions

Slash

Fights/Arguments

Kissing/first kiss

Fix-its

Crack

Hurt/comfort & angst

Stuff I will write, but I’d prefer not to

Femslash (I just don’t enjoy it as much as straight or mxm dynamics so the oneshot wouldn’t be as good)

Heavy Fetish stuff (it depends on the fandom & what the specific kink is)

Tooth-rotting fluff (I enjoy writing relationships with dark qualities so when everything’s all glitter and rainbows, it's not really my thing)

Modern AU of fantasy/historical characters (I will maybe write modern au, it just depends on what fandom you’re asking for)

Fandom crossovers (crack crossovers are fine, I just find serious fandom crossovers a bit tedious to write because my brain works so directly)

Your own OC/self insert (I will give it a go, but because I don't know the character, I might accidentally make them act quite OOC so the fic might not be up to standard)

Y/N fics (I just can’t because i don’t know what the ladies/gents want from a character lol)

Stuff I will NOT write

Erotica of characters who are really really young (I have nothing against people who create writing/art of extremely young characters because it's just works of fiction & i know there's no malicious intent behind it, but for me personally, writing stuff like that just feels a bit icky. So please pick a ship with characters in the previous mentioned age range. Thanks.)

FTM transgender headcanons (I use writing as an escape from my own dysphoria, if you’ve read my introduction, you’ll know i'm ftm trans, and being forced to conceive a story where a canonically cisgender character’s sudden transness is the center focus is so unbelievably triggering for me. Again, nothing against people who indulge in these types of headcannons, but please don’t ask me to make one of these)

Fetishes like scat and omorashi (I stand by Y.K.I.N.M.K.A.T.O. so do whatever you want, but personally I just can’t bring myself to write these types of things, it's just so out of my league)

I might update this later cause I know I've forgotten so many things. But contact me via ask box/DMs if you want something written :)

#fanfiction #commision #writing #ao3 #peter pan #tsp narrator #the promised neverland #bttf #les miserables #sammy lawrence batim #batdr joey #indiana jones #heathers #newsies #asoue netflix #the outsiders #west side story #grease musical

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unoficially-racetracks-fanfics · 3 months

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It Couldn’t Hurt To Smile

Chapter 4 - Made It To Chicago Alive

"Goodbye Winnie!" I wave to her before stepping onto the bus. I look around the bus, sitting in the seat farthest to the back, against the back wall, putting my feet on the part that's meant for two people so I can sit alone.

Of course, that plan didn't last long.

"Hey Kiara! Can I sit by you?" He asks. I can't say no! He's my roommate! That would be rude! I move my feet off the seat.

"Sure." I say simply. He nods, sitting next to me.

I pulled my phone put of my plaid pajama pants-that were so comfortable I didn't change out of-and plugged in my headphones.

I quickly put my Broadway playlist on, before leaning my head against the window, and attempting to fall asleep.

I woke to a loud crack of thunder and heavy rain pattering on the bus. I lifted my head to realize it was on Josh's shoulder. Great.

I looked around before checking the time. 3:37. We had just entered Ohio. Only a few hours left to go. Another crack of thunder sounded, waking a few other people, including Josh.

I groaned and turned to look out the window. I could hear Josh smile. I also heard Ben laughing in the back. I rolled my eyes as I snapped my head to look at Ben and lean forward so he can see me past Josh.

"What are you laughing at blondie?" I threaten. He immediately stops laughing. "That's what I thought." I say, looking back out the window.

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We finally arrived to the hotel, and were assigned room partners. Luckily, there is an odd amount of people of people on the tour! Sadly, both the girls and boys have an odd amount of people.

Jeff went over room assignments. Only two people of opposite genders had to share a room. Except one of those persons is me. Jeff took his time calling off the second name.

"Kiara and... Josh." He said taking his time on Josh's name. That's great. That's amazing. I'm so happy. Yeah no. I'll sleep on the streets, thanks.

I took a room key from Jeff and hurried to the room to get first picks on bed, and just like I wanted, I made it first. I threw my bag on the floor in front of the bed closest to the window jumped onto it.

The door opens again and Josh walks in, placing his bag on the bed. I groan in protest of how loud he's closing doors and throwing things.

"Mmm... I'm not sorry?" He says sounding more like a question. I glare at him. He sighs as I stand up to actually look around.

"We have a balcony!?" I shout excitedly. He laughs a little as I open the door and step outside. I feel the beautiful air Chicago air blow against me.

Josh POV:

I open the door to the room, obviously expecting Kiara to be there to get the better bed. I close the door behind me and walk over to the bed she didn't want. I place my bag onto the bed making a louder sound than I intended. Kiara groaned at the loud sound.

"Mmm" I hum. "I'm not sorry?" I say sounding more like a question. She glares at me while I sigh. I pull out my phone to send a picture to my family.

"We have a balcony!?" She shouts. I laugh as she walks outside. I slide my phone into my pocket before walking outside next to her. I take a picture of her because the light was hitting her face at just the right angle. I couldn't help but smile looking at the picture.

"Oh you did not just take a picture of me." She says. I'm actually surprised on how well she's doing at not smiling.

(Imagine the picture is however you imagine Kiara and with the clothes shes supposed to be wearing. Don't let the pictures change how you see her because their not how I see her I just need a picture lol)

joshuaburrage Finally made it to our new hotel! Look at my roommate! She was so excited over a balcony in Chicago.

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User 1 omg so pretty!

Kiara_Katt ikr?

WinnieThePooh you didn't text me you got to Chicago!!

Kiara_Katt @WinnieThePooh sorry!

joshburrage @Kiara_Katt ooohhh!!! You didn't text your friend you made it!! I'm telling DeMarius!

User 2 I get to see you guys in LA!!!!

User 3 me too!!

Chapters:

Chapter 1 - https://www.tumblr.com/unoficially-racetracks-fanfics/740622382943928320/it-couldnt-hurt-to-smile

Chapter 2 - https://www.tumblr.com/unoficially-racetracks-fanfics/740622641002659840/it-couldnt-hurt-to-smile

Chapter 3 - https://www.tumblr.com/unoficially-racetracks-fanfics/740640623724544000/it-couldnt-hurt-to-smile

Chapter 4 - you are here

Chapter 5 - soon to come (working on getting it to tumblr)

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albinodeer · 2 years

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Fanfic Commissions Open Again!

I have decided to start offering FanFic commissions again! I will be offering fluff, NSFW, canon stuff, pretty much anything within reason. I can provide writing samples on request.

Pricing will be decided by requested length, content, and research needed if I don't know the characters. Prices start at .013 per word.

Send me a PM if you're interested!!

I am familiar with the following fandoms, but am willing to write for other fandoms and even use your OCs!

Musicals

Hamilton

Les Mis

Be More Chill

Death Note Musical

Dear Evan Hansen

Spring Awakening

Heathers

Newsies

In the Heights

RENT

Anastasia

Once on this Island

Mean Girls

Kinky Boots

Waitress

Hadestown

Wicked

Next to Normal

Phantom of the Opera

The Mad Ones

TV Shows

Supernatural

The 100

White Collar

Schitt's Creek

Parks and Rec

The Office

Graceland

Criminal Minds

The Good Place

Dead to Me

Squid Game

Death Note

Only Murders In The Building

Law and Order

Law and Order: SVU

Book Series

Harry Potter

Legend

Divergent

The Hunger Games

Inkheart

Other

Disney/Pixar

Marvel

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Helluva Boss

Probably more! Just ask!

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ao3feed-newsies · 5 months

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Of skirts and bandages

by, Clay_Wilson by Clay_Wilson Fuck it *posts chapter one* one-shots of my and Silver_caption's Newsies OCs, I'm just writing this and having fun. update dates probably (most definitely) won't be consistent all OC names and who they belong to are in the starting notes Words: 760, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Newsies - All Media Types, Newsies (1992) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Skirts (Newsies OC), Meds (Newsies OC), Racetrack Higgins, Danny (Newsies OC), Crutchie (Newsies), Jack Kelly (Newsies), mentioned Snyder (Newsies), Ash Higgins (Newsies OC), Mouse (Newsies OC) Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, possible blood and injury, How Do I Tag, My First Fanfic, My first Newsies fanfic, no beta we die like snyder should have, will tag characters as they appear, I have Dyslexia, there most likely are spelling errors read : https://ift.tt/DAIuJzc - November 29, 2023 at 09:54PM

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saveugoodmadam · 6 months

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In-between It Pours

So this is basically the most recent chapter of the fanfic I'm writing about my OC, Hitch Montague, if you'd like to read it then this is the link → https://www.quotev.com/story/15908608/The-Hitch-Montague-chronicles/1

Fic is under the readmore! :3 (also for context this happens a couple of years before the strike)

"You're shiverin'. Take the oilskin." Crutchie said insistently, starting to unwrap it from around his shoulders.

"N- no! I'm f- f- fine!" Hitch insisted, his teeth chattering. He wrapped his soaked arms closer around himself. "I wouldn't want both of us to end up wet."

The pair had been caught in freezing February sleet on their way back to the Lodge. Crutchie, being a human barometer, had brought his oilskin with him. Hitch, being a forgetful optimist, hadn't. As they rounded another corner, a large amount of water fell from a roof and directly onto him. He winced at the chill.

"C- can you see any c- cabs? Any c- c- carts?" he asked the boy beside him, hope in his tired eyes.

"All the cabs is busy toting around the folks what can pay for one. Anybody without a roofed vehicle is inside. Where we should be." Crutchie answered with a glance at the roads. "Hitch, take the oilskin. You'll die of cold like the Little Matchgirl."

"I'm made of stern stuff, Crutchie. I'm no soft Londoner."

Hitch puffed out his chest like a pigeon, which was spoilt somewhat by how clearly he was shivering. Crutchie sighed, tutting slightly. If Hitch wanted to be stubborn, it was his funeral. Well, hopefully not his funeral, but if it was then the headstrong boy would be reaping what he had sown. The rest of the walk continued in silence, save for the aggressive sleet, the chattering of Hitch's teeth and the gentle drag of the oilskin against the pavement.

Eventually, they made it back to the Lodge. Hitch dashed off to change out of his soaked clothes. When he returned downstairs to the living room, he was wearing an old pair of Henry's trousers and a shirt that had first been Jack's and then Finch's before being passed onto him. He sat down heavily at the large wooden table, sniffling slightly.

"You alright, Hitch?" Jack asked, pressing the palm of his hand to Hitch's forehead. "You're quite warm for a fella who's been walkin' in the rain without a coat."

Hitch leant weakly into the touch, emitting a rattling cough.

"I'm fine."

"No you ain't." Jack said gently, and his exasperatedly fond smile was audible even though Hitch's eyes were misty and staring down at the tabletop. "You's sick. Why were you walkin' out in the rain with nuthin' for cover?"

" 'cause I don't need nothing like that. I'm... 'm..." he broke off to cough again. "I'm tough. Like the biscuits the nuns give us, yeah? I'm not afraid of... of the rain..."

"Dumbass." Crutchie mumbled, crutch tapping on the floor as he came over. "Told you to take the oilskin."

"But if I took it then we'd both be sick... not that I'm..." Hitch broke off to hack out another cough into his elbow. "...sick at all."

"Go find Buttons. I'm takin' him to his bunk." Jack told Crutchie, hefting Hitch into his arms.

" 'm fiiiine." Hitch whined as he struggled to lift his head from where it had fallen against Jack's chest.

"You aiiiin't." Jack sing-songed back, carrying Hitch's limp weight up a flight of stairs and placing him in his rarely-slept-in bunk. "You's sick. Do you feel like you could walk from here to Brooklyn and survive?"

"...no." Hitch mumbled, wheezing slightly.

"There ya go. Gonna have to send a messenger to the Conlons and tell 'em their delivery boy is takin' sick leave, huh?"

"I'll be fine by morning!" he protested.

"Sure, and Sister Roberta's gonna see Elmer's face in the church this Sunday."

Hitch smiled weakly at the joke as Buttons rushed to the bunk room's door with the few medical items the newsies had managed to collect over the years. Crutchie followed him closely, his exasperated expression barely masking his deep concern.

"Fever... rattly breaths... a cough..." Buttons' face went stony as he looked up at Jack and Crutchie. "I think it's pneumonia."

Crutchie looked at Jack. He knew without words that they were thinking of the same thing. A young newsie by the name of Hickory had caught pneumonia once, when Crutchie was nine and Jack was eight. Hickory had been a confident, giggly ray of sunshine, and a dear younger brother to the rest of the newsies. But one day in the darkness of midwinter, he'd been caught in a snowstorm. They'd sent out search parties for hours before he'd been found, shivering, by the docks.

Crutchie remembered in vivid detail how the boy's rosy cheeks had become washed-out and pallid. He remembered how he'd been too weak to eat the soup the nuns delivered especially for him. He remembered how he'd sat there and read Hickory a story whilst he was practicing his literacy, and how he'd only realised he was the only one breathing once he'd finished the tale. As they'd taken the body to the nuns at the church, as the younger kids cried into the chests of the older boys, he'd held Jack's hand tight and looked at the boy who'd become his brother and promised I won't let this happen to you, or anyone I care about, ever again.

"He... ain't gonna die?" he asked, stepping closer to Hitch and running a gloved hand over his friend's hair.

"We'll... we'll all try our best." Buttons said, placing a hand on Crutchie's shoulder. Hickory's name was on his mind too. "He wasn't out too long, was he?"

"No, just half an hour. Not like- like how long-"

"Half an hour means it shouldn't be too serious. I'll see what I can do." Buttons interjected, saving Crutchie from having to say what was in everyone's mind. "It ain't contagious, at least. It's probably 'cause he got some of that sleet in his lungs."

Jack knelt down next to Hitch's bunk, trying to catch the gaze of the feverish lad.

"We's gonna make sure you get better, okay? I promise on my honour as leader of the Manhattan newsies. We'll do our best. Just... try and stay alive for us, yeah?" he implored Hitch, taking out his handkerchief and wiping the sweat from the boy's brow. Hitch showed barely any recognition, other than pressing his head into the relative chill of the handkerchief.

Try and stay alive.

"C'mon, here's the horse, it's comin' trottin' into the stable!" Race crooned, lifting a spoon of soup to Hitch's lips and gently pouring the brothy liquid into his mouth. If it wasn't already clear how sick Hitch was, it would have been proved by the distinct lack of a bitingly sarcastic reply. He watched in distress as Hitch barely managed to swallow down the food.

"Good job, buddy." he told him, barely keeping the tremble out of his voice. He managed to get half of the bowl into Hitch before he grew too exhausted and fell fast asleep. Race sighed as he placed the bowl on the floor under the bed. The door creaked open slightly and Albert poked his head in.

"How's he eating?" the redheaded boy asked, walking over to his side. Race sighed.

"Better than Hickory was." Race murmured, still looking down at the sleeping figure.

Albert laughed weakly. "It sucks we only have Hickory to compare him to. Poor kid. Both of them."

Race managed an equally feeble smile, watching as Albert took a small, lumpy stuffed toy of a dog out of his pocket and placed it in Hitch's hand. Though asleep, the hand tightened almost imperceptibly around the toy.

"What's that?" Race asked.

"His name's Patch. Used to be Benji's, before Snyder got him. The kid always said his newsie name would be Patch once he started selling papes." Albert smiled at the memory of his little brother. "Hitch'll take good care of him for Benji."

Albert liked to think that Patch enjoyed being hugged again. He'd first been gifted to a four-year-old, flu-ridden Benji by the boys' mother, and had become a constant companion to his younger brother, especially when Albert started to be out more selling papers and sleeping occasionally at the lodge. It was one of these nights that Benji had snuck out from the family home to visit him. But he'd never reached Albert, instead he had been snatched away to the Refuge by Snyder on his nightly patrol. Hearing about it the next morning by word of mouth, he'd rushed to the alley where Benji had been taken and found Patch lying in a puddle. Though he hated to think of Benji alone in the Refuge, without even Patch for company, it made him a little happier to know there'd be someone finally taking proper care of Patch until Benji got out.

When Hitch woke up, he clutched the stuffie to his chest as he finished the soup.

"Hey." Specs said, slipping into the room. Hitch's eyes, still blurry and unfocused behind the mist of illness, slowly focused in on him.

"Hey-" Hitch broke off to cough into a bucket, his chest rattling as he did so. Specs winced imperceptibly, his smile faltering just a little as he saw just how badly the pneumonia had hit Hitch. "- hey, Specs. How are you?"

"I'm-"

Not okay, you're sick and I don't want you to die like Hickory did because I missed him just as much as I'd miss you.

"- doing okay. You?"

Hitch smiled weakly.

"Missing being able to see all the fellas. This is one rotten illness, but if I go down I'll go down fighting, you can count on that."

Specs smiled again, desperately trying to keep his lips turned up at the corners. "I hope you don't go down. You're a good friend to me, Hitch. And Stray would miss you too."

"Can you come a little closer?" Hitch asked, holding out a hand. "I can't see very well right now. Can I- can I just-"

His hands, just beginning to form calluses after a year of work as a newsie, traced the dips of Specs' dimples, the creases of his face and the lines of his lips.

"There's that wonderful Specs smile." he whispered, a small smile ghosting his own lips. "Cheering me up even when it's all blurry."

Hitch smiled, then yawned.

"You should probably get some sleep. It'll help you get better." Specs murmured, gently prising Hitch's hands off his face and squeezing them gently as he laid them back on the bed.

"I know. Goodnight, Specs."

Specs sat in the chair by the bed until Hitch had gone to sleep. Only when he was sure his friend was asleep did he let the mask slip. His smile creased until it crumpled and his head fell into his hands as sobs wracked his body.

Specs had always been the happiest boy in New York. Even when he had been Stanley Milner and his father's bakery hadn't fallen on hard times, he'd been a firm believer that one was never fully dressed without a smile. His parents, Lucy and George Milner, had brought both him and his sister up to know that kindness very often made the world go round. He'd taken that to heart. So, when he'd gone to join the newsies, he'd brought a bag of pastries from the bakery that hadn't been sold the day before. To boys used to food that was either stale church handouts or straight-up stolen, the barely stale pastries were an extremely welcome surprise and he found himself with a large group of friends. And he'd become Specs, the newsie who was always smiling, always happy. The shoulder to cry on. It was a burden, but he'd always been happy to carry it. He was from a loving, vaguely well-off family, so it was the least he could do. Just sometimes it got a bit much, and he didn't really have anyone. Until Hitch turned up. And then he didn't really have to smile all the time, because when Hitch saw he was having a bad day then suddenly he was allowed to have one. He didn't want to lose that. It could be so exhausting, smiling all day, every day.

"Specs?"

It was Romeo's soft voice that reached his ears, snapping him out of his sobbing. He sniffed and wiped his eyes, attempting to fix a smile. "Yeah? What can I do for you?"

Romeo's pretty face creased as he knelt down next to Specs. "You were crying."

Specs nodded shamefully. "Sorry."

"Woah, woah, nothin' to 'pologise for! 'Specially with all this going on. You want a hug?"

Specs nodded again, sinking into Romeo's embrace and sobbing once more. He let the other boy soothe him until he was calm again, and held on for a little while longer just to make sure.

"You don't have to hide your frown, y'know?" Romeo whispered. "I'm here. I always will be."

Hitch was at his worst. Barely eating, barely awake. When conscious, he lay there sweating and delirious, calling out for his friends. Usually Crutchie, but Jack and Tommy Boy and Finch and even the Conlon cousins found their way to his bedside at his request. This particular evening, he had called for Crutchie. As the door creaked open his face broke into a beam and he reached out to trace the lines of Crutchie's face, to feel the bittersweet smile beneath the whorls of his fingertips.

"What'd you want me for this time, huh? Want me to do a little dance for ya?" Crutchie quipped, the bittersweet smile momentarily turning into a mischievous one.

"No. I- I was wondering if-" Hitch broke off to cough into his bucket, then looked up to where he could see the vague suggestion of Crutchie. "Could you read me a story?"

Crutchie tried to mask his panic at the request. It was all coming back again, he felt suddenly like the nine-year-old boy who had run crying to Cupid, the lead newsie at the time, Hickory's limp form in his arms.He prayed that history wouldn't repeat itself, lifting his rosary to his lips and pressing a kiss to the polished oak. Then he gave Hitch an answer.

"Sure, why not."

He quickly retrieved the communal book of fairytales from its shelf downstairs. It was the grandest book that the Newsies owned- a present from Jack when he became leader. Crutchie remembered the pride on Jack's face when, after months and months of saving up his pay, he watched the younger kids poring over the pictures and the older kids reading the stories for them until they were capable of reading themselves.

As he read the story to Hitch, Crutchie tried to stay attentive, but couldn't help but slip into the sort of trance one encounters within a story. His mind seemed to split from his body, his mouth moving on its own whilst his thoughts drifted elsewhere.

Back to when he was a child and his Mama would tell him stories before he went to bed. She had been Irish originally, though her family had emigrated to New York when she was just fourteen, with many others. He'd never known his father, but he'd seen the marks he'd left behind. He'd been able to see him by filling in the space that he'd left behind. He filled in the space empty of his father's harsh voice by how his mother's face drooped whenever he asked about his missing Athair. He filled in the space of his father's jawline by how his mother was always reluctant to touch his own. He filled in the smell of alcohol on his father's breath by lying in bed and staring at the beer stains on the wall. He found himself hating the man his father had been, and vowing he would never end up such a horrible, twisted man. Even when his Mama had died, only 24, he had not let the grief corrupt him. He had allowed himself to weep, a six-year-old boy with the mind of one far above his age, and then had gone out into the world to become a newsie. Though the world looked down its nose at him, he stuck his tongue out right back in its face and told it I will still be kind. He knew that even when the DeLanceys soaked him one, he was stronger for not joining them in punching down.

(Punching up however, specifically into Oscar's jaw, was an entirely different matter.)

Somehow, despite all that he'd been through and out the other side of, it was hardest of all to be strong for Hitch right now.

"-and they all lived happily ever after."

Crutchie closed the book gently, holding his breath and listening intently for a breath. Hitch's eyes were shut, his body relaxed.

Silence. Crutchie began to panic.

Then, a slow intake of breath. Nothing for a little bit, then a slow exhalation. Hitch was simply asleep. Tears of relief sprang to Crutchie's eyes and ran silently down his cheeks as he ran a hand through the sleeping boy's chestnut-coloured hair.

Hitch was okay. Hitch would be okay. In that moment, that simple fact was all that mattered.

If you've read this far then thank you so much, comments and reblogs are always appreciated and have a great day! <333

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