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These are some newsies Backstories I have:

Finch

Patrick Cortes. A runaway from an abusive home, and he never looked back. Hes actually not a Manhattan native but he changed boroughs to make sure his parents don't find him. His real name, Patrick Baptise Cortes, suggests to the other newsies that he's from either French, Spanish or Portuguese decent, but they all know English isn't his first language, but since he doesn't like talking about his past, no-one really has the balls to ask. He has an older brother, Jasper, who found out, somehow, that he was living in Manhattan and is trying his best to reconnect. But Finch is too scared his brother is going to lead his abusers right to him so refuses to tell him where he was.

Jojo

Josephino Jorgelino de la Guerra. (Dw Jojo, my name is a mouthfull too lmao, 17 syllables) anyway, Jojos parents came to America from Spain, but Jojo was born in America. However, when Jojo was too small to remember, his parents had to go back to Spain but left him at Harlem Cathedral. Jojo was raised by the nuns and kept by Sister Mary Liz, who spoke to Jojo in Spanish so he grew up fluent. He knows that his parents are from Spain and is very happy about it and always wants to learn more about his country. His mom eventually comes back to America and tries to get in contact with him, sadly, his father died before he had the chance to meet him.

Buttons

Benjamin Davenport. From his name, I'd assume he has British origin, but he was born in America. He has 4 younger sibling, Ethan, Oliver, Amy and Mia, who are significantly younger than him, Ethan being only 10 while Buttons is 16. His parents work from 8 till 5 in the morning so in the evening, it's Buttons job to take care of his siblings. Growing up, Buttons was such a happy kid. He was sweet and well raised. His parents were very poor, but they had eachother, and Buttons didn't mind at all. But at the age of six, he mother accidentally got pregnant with his little brother Ethan, and everything changed, money was tight and his parents had to take up the night shift. And there was even more tension in the family when Ethan grew up and has blonde hair and blue eyes, clearly not Buttons father's son. When the other 3 were born, they all looked exactly like their father, but that didn't stop him from resenting their mother, and taking his anger out on Buttons.

Mush

Nicholas Myers. Mush is an orphan but has never been to an orphanage. I like to imagine he was actually living in another state and then somehow managed to end up in new York. Either way, the only thing he remembers is being a newsie. He was 4 when he came across the lodging house and was tiny with his front teeth missing, causing a lisp. He was adorable, but not the brightest kid. He actually lost his teeth from falling headfirst onto the pavement, and he didn't cry, he just laughed.

Kid Blink

Idk what his name is, if anyone knows tell me. But I've mentioned before he has monocular vision. He was the youngest in his family and was a super happy kid, but his parents never tried to help him when it came to his disability. One night, he was 6 and trying to help set the table when he accidentally dropped a glass. Blink tried his best to clean it up but his parents just kept yelling at him because it was expensive. It wasn't the first time he broke something, and instead of being understanding, his parents kicked him out. He wore an eyepatch for the first couple years of being homeless to avoid teasing because of his heterochromia, but at the lodging house, everyone was super kind an supportive and even made sure to help with anything he needs.

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