Shoot Your Shot
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Ongoing, First published Jul 19, 2021
Dash hasn't been living in New York for very long, and life in the big city is extremely different compared to her small town in Appalachia. She feels so much more at home among the hustle and bustle, and over the last several months has befriended her fellow Manhattan newsies, as well as a few across the other boroughs. 

There's one newsie, however, that she can't help butting heads with; her impatient, childish nature clashes with his frustratingly serious disposition, and the two find themselves competing against one another constantly. When things get taken a step too far, will they be able to come to an understanding?

A/N: This is my first published work in over a decade, and I'm so excited to share it with everyone! Dash is my oldest and most treasured oc, and I'm so happy that I finally have the confidence to allow everyone else a peek into her life. This was originally supposed to be a short one shot, but is now going to be a 2(?) part series. I will hopefully be posting more work in the future that explores more of her background, as well as introducing some of my other oc's. 

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