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The noisy clamor of Santa Fe’s streets blurs into silence as Jack Kelly stands rigid, heat flushing his face with a blush he can’t control. Louis De Luca moves on, oblivious, but the space between them hums with everything left unsaid. Jack’s heart pounds a wild, desperate beat against his ribs, giving away the truth he’s buried in a world that would scorn it. Nearby, the other newsies trade sharp, knowing looks, their eyes narrowing as they sense the shift from easy friendship into something far more risky and intimate.