in blood or ink
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story written on skin by Patrocool (all_the_homo)
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken, Newsies - All Media Types, Newsies (1992)
24 Oct 2017
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More often than not, Race was covered in bruises.
Most of the time, it was his own bruises. Until he was about nine years old, it was his own parents who inflicted them upon him; after that, it was from him getting into fights.
But he woke up with a lot of bruises that weren't his too. They were his soulmate's. He knew that his bruises appeared on someone else’s skin, and that person was supposedly his soulmate.
(When he turned fourteen and realized he didn’t like girls like he was supposed to, that he had been corrupted by Satan like his father had always said, he broke down crying in his bunk.
That was the day he decided that he never wanted to meet his soulmate, knowing he would never be able to love whatever girl’s bruises matched his own, not in the way that she would want.)
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Race is happy to never meet his soulmate, but when he does, it's a mess.
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- Part 1 of in blood or ink
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garden of bruises by Patrocool (all_the_homo)
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken, Newsies (1992), Newsies - All Media Types
06 Nov 2017
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Out of all the things Spot Conlon expected out of a lunch break with a few of his newsies, saving a Manhattan Newsie from being killed was not one of them.
Sometimes, you just have to adapt though.
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OR, the first part of a story written in blood in Spot's POV, including bonding time with Boots. Can be read as a stand alone.
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- Part 2 of in blood or ink
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“Don’t touch me,” Race spat, shakily standing himself. “Fuck you, Spot Conlon. Turns out I was better off without a soulmate anyways.”
And with that, Race turned heel and left, leaving Spot to feel like his entire life and world had been taken away from him.
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Race feels betrayed by Brooklyn's refusal to join the strike, and Spot definitely fucked up.
Can be read as a stand alone.
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- Part 3 of in blood or ink
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Mush sat back on his palms and looked up at the sky, staring at the moon. Blink sat next to him, staring at Mush like he was his moon.
Mush glanced at Blink and smiled, lopsided. “Whaddya lookin’ at?” He said, a little too loudly.
Blink didn’t mind. He never did. He just smiled and shrugged, stretching his arms out. “I dunno,” he said, making sure he leaned into the moonlight so Mush could see his lips. It was an unconscious thought at this point really.
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Or, Mush hasn't had an easy life, but when he meets Blink, the world seems a little bit brighter.
(Not necessary to read the other fics in the series, but certain parts will make more sense if you do)
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- Part 4 of in blood or ink