Y'know that part at the beginning of KONY, when Race mimicks the Statue of Liberty by clutching the paper to his chest and holding a glass above his head? Well, you mightn't have noticed that when he does this, Henry is standing in front of him on the floor and he mouths "I'm the king of New York" when Race says it.
Does this mean that Race frequently goes into song and dance about being the king of New York? Does this mean that Henry knows Race so well that he can predict what he's about to say? Or is Henry magic and can read Race's mind?
Now, I don't want to make any assumptions here, but I like the sound of that last one.
the newsboys definitely treat their nicknames as trophies. like someone would ask racer "doesn't it say something that you're at the racetracks so often that they literally all address you as racetrack?" and his response would be "um absolutely it says that i'm the coolest person alive🤷♀️"
ೃ⁀➷ summary: just a bunch of cute boyfriendy hcs about race !
pairing: race higgins x fem!reader
warnings: none
A/N: feel free to request a specific trope of hcs, maybe some nsfw ones next ?? Hope you enjoy <3
• gets outwardly defensive when the other newsies tease about him being affectionate towards you, but it just makes him hold you/your hand, etc even tighter
• quickly leans in to give you a peck on the cheek as he enters a hug
• ALWAYS makes you blow away the dandelion and refuses to let you share you wish “because then it won’t come true”
• going off of that, he likes to give you things. he can’t afford to buy anything, but stones in the shape of a heart, single flowers off the side of the road (even if it’s just a weed), etc he always gives you, like a bird collecting things for their mate
• TEASE IS HIS MIDDLE NAME
• He is SUCH a tease, loves teasing you both innocently and not so innocently ;)
• He folds so fast when you tease him back though
• tucks your hair behind your ears— he thinks you look adorable
• Constantly playing with your hair, twirling it round his finger, brushes the ends against his face
• Loves making you blush, especially in front of others. He’ll whisper certain things in your ear so only you can hear and then pull away and smirk as he watches the rouge creep up your neck and face and spread to your ears.
• Smirks whenever he catches you staring at him
• He loves tickling you. Annoyingly loves it. He just loves your giggle
• He would never be caught DEAD babytalking in front of anyone, especially not his newsie friends, but in private…he loves it
• He’s very street smart, which is nice because as a young woman you tend to be vulnerable to mugging, etc
• Racetrack Higgins: self proclaimed king of New York AND king of romance
• His biggest green flag is that even after months and months and YEARS of dating he will continue to flirt like he’s still trying to get you
Stable Kid is a Newsie that often ponders, "how am I going to make ends meet?"
He wears tattered clothes including a vest with a rip on the side. His clothes are mostly in neutral colours such as browns and greys.
Despite seeing the advancing strikers, he still hurries to buy papes from Weasel. (Hoping to somehow sneak out of there despite the Newsies being right behind him.)
Bumlets follows him close behind.
Stable Kid hesitates but is intimidated by Bumlets and his cane. He makes a wise last minute change of heart and throws down his papes in a show of support for the strike.
Gets a spit-free welcoming handshake from Jack.
As well as a quick chest pat,
a smile of approval from Blink,
and a Racetrack "welcome to the union, Kid" while Specs gives him a head rub.
Stable Kid shows concern for his scabbing friend when the other Newsies are berating him.
But gets into the striking mood when he gets to throw papes with Race. (Swifty is really excited back there.)
He's able to find a job as a stable boy to make ends meet while the strike is going on. Racetrack visits him at his new workplace and asks him, "Hey Kid. Can you read? Read that."
Despite his new duties of removing gunk from horses' hooves, he is now fully with the strike and shows up to support the Newsies for the final rally. He stays to witness Jack and Davey's spitshake.