Newsies One-Shots

Chapter 78 - Blink x Mush

Soulmate Troubles and Trips to the Bronx
Ship - Blush
Era - Cannon (Soulmate AU)
Triggers - Internalised homophobia, implied homophobia and mentions of sickness.

Mush Myers's was very confused as to what his soulmate connection meant.

There was always a dull throb in his left eye and it led him to wonder if his soulmate also happened to be his crush.

That was ridiculous, Mush knew that it was Blink's right eye that was slashed all those years ago.

But he couldn't help but be in love with the way Blink's hair fell and how his eye sparkled when he got excited.

Mush couldn't help but be in love with him.

"Mush?" Blink poked him in the arm, knocking Mush from his daydream.

"Huh?"

"We've gotta go selling," Blink informed him. "And you're selling with me. Jack says so. 'Cause you're sick."

"I ain't sick."

Blink looked at Mush, not believing the lie. "You were sick and Jack says we're selling together."

"I ain't sick anymore," Mush argued.

"Too bad. Come on." Blink started to drag Mush to the distribution centre. "I don't want Jack to kill me so get."

Mush rolled his eyes but allowed himself to be pulled by Blink.

"Hey, Blink? Have you met your soulmate yet?" Mush asked. "My connection doesn't work."

"Maybe you don't got a soulmate," Blink suggested.

"I do got one. I just think my connection's broken."

"Why?"

"I dunno. There's just this annoying thing in my eye," Mush explained. "I get I'm supposed to feel their pain but it ain't sore. Like it just been there for ages and it's just annoying."

"What eye?"

Mush blinked. "Huh?"

"What eye has the thing?" Blink asked.

"This one." Mush pointed to his left eye.

"No way, that's my bad eye," Blink laughed.

A second passed, both boys oblivious until realisation hit them like a trolley.

"Do you think-" Blink trailed off, leaving the question hanging in the air. "I felt pain when you were soaked. In the same spots where you're big injuries were."

"Maybe," Mush mumbled.

"Mush. Are we soulmates?" Blink asked.

Mush looked at Blink, something forming in his chest. A mixture of fear but also something else.

Against his better judgement, he let his fear dictate him and he ran.

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Mush didn't realise how far he'd ran until he had the leader of the Bronx Newsies calling his name.