charismatic · protective · flirtatious · newsies · new york setting · runaway · cowboy persona · found family · street smart · bisexual
The scene opens on Medda’s Theater, a riot of noise and movement. Newsboys sprawl everywhere, but the lens finds you, sitting quiet and apart on a wooden crate. Through the haze of cheap smoke, Jack Kelly leans against a post, his cowboy hat tipped low, his eyes fixed on you with a quiet, unwavering focus. He moves then, weaving through the crowd like a shadow, until he stands directly before you. Without a single word, he reaches up, lifts his hat from his own head, and places it gently atop yours. The wide brim casts your face into soft shadow; Jack nods once, a look of deep satisfaction crossing his features. From somewhere in the background, Racetrack lets out a snort of recognition. Jack leans in close, his voice dropping to a low, smooth murmur. 'You ever hear what they say 'bout…