Newsie Stories

achilles heel noun a weakness in spite of physical strength, which can lead to downfall spot conlon has walls built around him. huge walls made of steel bricks. your toughest picaxe would barely make a dent. most people choose to stay away, and he's perfectly content with that. however, his peace is interrupted when he has to sit next to the one and only racetrack higgins. race is determined to break down that wall, even if he has to fight tooth and nail to do so. *i do not own the rights to newsies or any of its characters

FEEL FREE TO STEAL THESE i could care less 👍🏻 ~~~~~ A collection of headcanons and backstories I have for the Newsies Franchise's characters. Enjoy, and leave a comment if you have any ideas!

It's winter in 1899, the trolley strike has returned AGAIN, and Spot and Race have been gettting pretty close lately, but I don't know if Crutchie is doing well...

Emily Pulitzer, the youngest daughter of Joseph Pulitzer and little sister of Katherine Pulitzer, has lived a simple life of wealth and leisure - along with a few strict rules - for the longest time. Emily was always quite the adventurer. But what sort of adventure could she go on if her whole life was already planned out for her? Emily tries to find ways to entertain herself, but somehow the feeling of boredom always finds its way back to her. That is until she bumps into a group of Newsboys and starts to have feelings for a certain smart, sweet, chocolate colored-eyed, brown-haired Newsie. Considering how wrong it was to have her heart set on this boy (according to her dad), will Emily fight for love or just let it go? And what happens when trouble begins to brew in the city? - Started: 08/22/18 Completed:

Daisy Van Wyck is the daughter of the mayor of New York, Robert Van Wyck. Daisy feels that her whole life is dictated by her father's public image when all she wants to do is become a professional equestrian competitor. But when he safety is threatened, her father protects her in the most unlikely way...he puts her in the protection of Kid Blink, the tough newsboy who saved Daisy's life. Now, disguised as a newsie and living with the boys, Daisy starts to feel more like herself than she has in years. And her developing feelings for Kid Blink help an awful lot. But will she be discovered before they can blossom into something more? And will Kid Blink be able to handle the pressure of falling for a girl with an invisible bounty on her head?

"ℐ𝒻 ℐ 𝒸ℴ𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝒷ℯℊ𝒾𝓃 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ, 𝒽𝒶𝓁𝒻 ℴ𝒻 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓀 ℴ𝒻 𝓂ℯ. ℐ 𝒸ℴ𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝒹ℴ 𝒶𝒷ℴ𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝓎𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ, ℐ 𝒸ℴ𝓊𝓁𝒹 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓃 𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓇𝓃 𝒽ℴ𝓌 𝓉ℴ 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ...." Davey hadn't loved for a long time. He used to believe in it all, love at first sight, one that lasted forever. Funny how one experience could ruin your whole perception of life. Jack hadn't loved himself for a long time. Hadn't since middle school when he had to fit into the classic stereotype. He thought he had overcome that with Katherine. Or was she just dragging him down? You can learn a lot from others. If you just sit and get to know them. Which is exactly what they did. But the outcome, is something neither of them expected.

Fourth and final book in my First ️Newsies series. While Brooklyn and Blink are still selling papes as Newsies, something is brewing between Spot and Blink. Blink has become pretty protective over Brooklyn. He doesn't want Spot to hurt her. But will something happen to make Spots feelings go away? Much more Blinklyn, a few new characters, some Crutzie, and a few plot twists. There is one thing that bonds these two young newsies together. Love.

In 1899, the streets of New York echoed with the voices of newsies. This is the story of a newsie girl named Archer and her place in the strike against Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.

Summer is the childhood best friend of broadway star Ben Tyler Cook. When she moves to New York to live with him, she quickly befriends all of the toursies. Life proves itself to be a rollercoaster when Summer is thrown into new situations that she is not prepared for. Follow her story as she attempts to make sense of life, love, and everything in between.

Leslie is a 14 year old orphan in New York. She’s stuck in an awful orphanage until she’s 18 years old. The only thing that makes life bareable is her big brother, Jack, who comes to talk o her through the orphanage windows. That is until Jack gets arrested. But when he breaks out, he comes for Leslie and they run away, hiding from the police together. Now, it’s months later and Jack and the newsies are going on strike because of raised paper prices. That’s when Leslie meets Spot Conlon, the fast talking, wise craking, cocky king of the Brooklyn newsies. He’s too cocky for comfort with Leslie and he just thinks she’s pretty. But as time goes on, will they develop feelings for each other? But by the time they do, will it be too late? Will Leslie’s past catch up with her? And will the roughness of the streets threaten to tear her and Spot apart?

A poor little newsie falls in love...

All things newises from platonic relations (Les and Davey for example) to romance! Both fluff and angst (No nsfw at all!!!) Feel free to dm me with ships you want to see or plots you'd wish to see!

"I don't need you. I don't need any of you!" He just laughed, and it drove me crazy. Pepper is a runaway. She has no home, no family, and no future. Her only hope is to outrun the Refuge long enough to catch a train out west. But when she stumbles across a ragged group of newsies who call themselves a family ... could this be the home she's always wanted?

RiGht, so I just got the character buttons so I'm attempting this character development thing, what better way to do that then fan-fiction, ey? and there WILL BE GAY SHIPS IN THIS STORY BECAUSE I AM A RAGING HOMOSEXUAL. Don't like that then leave ✌️

I'm Maislen but you can call me Maisey. I've been a newsie ever since I ran away from my father. He's been after me ever since but thanks to the Manhattan newsies he hasn't gotten me. The thing is though they don't know who my father is. What will happen if Maisey's secret is revealed. Read to find out.

Princess Katherine Pulitzer hates her life as it is. She hates being a princess and having royal duties and having to balance books on her head and all that (yes she really must do that). But when her parents say she must become betrothed to a boy in far-off England that's when she draws the line. After running away and learning what it's like to live on the streets (or in a tree perhaps) she falls head over heels (no seriously) for a common boy named non-other than Jack Kelly. With the help of him will she finally get the life she always wanted? And with her parents after her in the process, will they catch her before their daughter looses sight of her royal life?