NeuroQueersies ~ The Diverse Story of the Newsies' Strike

Chapter 9 ~ Watch What Happens

Write what you know, all I know, is that I don't know what to write, or the right way to write it; and as I may have mentioned I have nooo cluuuue whaat I'm doing...

Those lyrics sum this up pretty well haha.

Especially as I may have mentioned I have noo cluuue whaat I'm doing that sums up me doing pretty much anything haha.

So the thing about this chapter is that it's Denton and Katherine working together. And this kinda breaks 92sies and Livesies. 

And ... this chapter is 100% me. (Aside from the lyrics).

I just ... feel like this is something I need to write about, you know?

I'm going to make you love the Denton/Katherine father/daughter dynamic.

Anyway, we'll just all have to Watch What Happens.

Enjoy! :)

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Katherine's mind races with all the possibilities. She has an extra spring in her step as she walks with Denton back to his apartment, where his typewriter is. Tonight, they're writing the story of today, making it tomorrow's news.

She can't wait.

Denton sees how happy she is and grins. "You seem extra excited today."

She continues with a spring in her step, genuine smile on her face. "It's just that this is my first big story."

Back when she worked for The World, she only covered small things. Gardening columns. Vaudeville shows. Unimportant things. Not that she didn't love the vaudeville shows--it's just that she wanted to write about something bigger. Still, her father never let her cover anything that made the front page.

At least, that was before he fired her. She gets why he fired her, but that doesn't make it hurt any less.

Denton knows how much this story means to Katherine, the chance to finally write a big story.

"You know," he tells her, "this is going to be an above-the-fold story."

She stops. "Really?!"

Denton chuckles at her excitement. "Of course."

She lets out a high pitched squeal of delight and jumps a little before continuing walking again.

She's been taking a lot of notes, and she has so many ideas.

Surely she'll know what to do when it comes to actually writing the article.

They reach Denton's apartment not too much later. Time to write.

Katherine loves the feeling of typing. She loves pressing each key down, and seeing the letter appear on the paper. It's a sort of magic of its own. She's always been fascinated by typewriters work. Maybe someday she can take one apart and finally see how it works.

The only typewriter they have is Denton's, which is normally something Katherine's not allowed to touch (due to her sometimes being clumsy and sometimes making rash movements and a broken typewriter is the last thing they need), but he knows how much she loves it, so if she has something that she has to write in her way, he'll let her use it.

"You ready to get started?" He asks her as they enter the room.

"I've been ready all day!" she answers.