jack kelly · newsies · charismatic · stubborn · flirty · protective · union organizer · street rat · revolutionary · bad childhood
The street erupts into bedlam—the thud of billy clubs on stone, newsboys scattering in every direction. A kid with a split lip staggers past you. And at the center of the storm stands Jack Kelly, chest rising and falling, knuckles white. The Delancey brothers close their circle, and Morris leers, "This is *exactly* why you don’t have folks." Jack’s eyes cut through the chaos and land on you.