Jack: I heard an interesting rumor today… Race: Only one? I started like twelve.

Davey: Jack, I’m sorry. Please talk to me

Jack:

Davey: Please, you’re the most amazing person I know, please just talk to me, I’m sorry

Jack: Sorry doesn’t fucking bring back those M&M’s, David.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

Runnin’.

In case y’all missed them

"Just hold on, kid, 'til that train makes Santa Fe..."

April fools heheheh here's the real one

JAVEY FAN ART JAVEY FANART i’m really proud of this eat up y’all ‼️‼️‼️‼️

after the strike, the older manhattan newsies are *ruined*. like, comatose, barely awake, exhausted to the CORE. and the younger newsies are SO full of energy like 'YAYY WE DID IT' and the older newsies can only respond with 'ough' before they collapse onto a table at jacobi's. some of the older newsies have taken to sleeping in the same beds at the lodge because it helps them sleep easier. after jack moves to be with davey working in pulitzer's office, race and albert take over the manhattan newsies, trying to keep the morale up while barely keeping it together themselves. when albert suddenly breaks down in tears trying to get the younger newsies to just please listen to him, the only thing race really knows to do is hug him as tight as he can and try to kiss his cheek as inconspicuously as possible.

of course, it doesn't go unnoticed. it creates tradition and openness within the younger newsies; they feel comfortable crying in front of each other for the first time, and often kiss each other on the cheek or forehead to cheer each other up. when jack comes to visit and he finds such a supportive environment, led by race and albert holding hands and wearing steel promise rings, he's spellbound.

he can't believe that race and albert brought this about.

he's so proud of them because now they can finally be themselves.

I wonder if, when he's singing Letter from the Refuge, Crutchie knows if Jack's alive. It hits hard as a last ditch attempt at comfort but so much harder as someone desperately writing a comforting letter to someone they don't know is alive or not.

OK NEW THEORY

santa fe (prologue) is literally a prologue.

jack and crutchie’s relationship seems slightly different, like they don’t really know each other that well. they’re both just getting used to the idea of having someone there for them. why would jack just be telling crutchie his fondest hopes and dreams if they’ve been best friends and brothers for years?

it’s because this was a few years earlier.

also, the lighting in the background changes. at first, there’s a dark sky like it’s very early morning. then, jack starts talking about his dreams and the sun starts to rise. after the song ends is when it changes to the present. the sky goes back to dark, and race wakes up the other newsies instead of jack.

Spot: There ain’t no crime in being a thief!

Davey: …What a thief does is take someone’s property without their permission. Which is a crime.

Jack: Not when I do it. I’ll steal your heart and you wouldn’t mind :)

Davey:

Davey: That was very smooth.

Spot: I will steal both your organs and money.

errrm. jack klelly cowboy? what are you doing on my dash in 2024?

Jack: I can help too! I'm not just some trophy husband, you know. Davey: ...YOU'RE a Trophy Husband??? What the hell kind of contest did I win?!?

RIP Jack Kelly, you would have loved Procreate 😔

finally

Women don't want men, women want a professionally filmed version of Newsies UK

I can't stop thinking about the fantasy version of Santa Fe prologue that's actually a prologue. Would you even draw little kid Jack and Crutchie who just met vs. Jack and Crutchie now?

Absolutely!! Here's Crutchie and Jack age 8 and 10 vs age 15 and 17!