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[frontmansdefender]

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Big and small henchmen for the villain in one of those secret-life-of-mice movies from the 80s

[wickedsnack]

[blam-in-the-blame]

I love the idea of Spot Conlon coming to Manhattan to hang out with race. As they shoot dice or play cards or whatever, spot is teasing race and acting exasperated with him and race is casual, not sweating it. Meanwhile, 15 eavesdropping Manhattan newsboys are quietly freaking out and FEARING FOR THEIR FRIEND’S LIFE.

If you can point me to a fic with this dynamic, I’ll read the hell out of it.

[racetrackmybeloved]

obsessed with how race is canonically smart but also a dumbass.

like, 'hoi polloi' ?? i had to google what that meant and this poor orphan newsboy just threw it into everyday conversation ?? he just casually uses 'gratis' ?? knows pig latin ?? and throws in a metaphor from shakespeare's 'the merry wives of windsor' ??

however he apparently could not figure out what 'statement of purpose' meant. or that the printing press was, in fact, what they print the papes on.

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[incorrectuksies]

crutchie: maybe the problem is you? race: oh, the problem is definitely me. next question.

[corpusdiem-seizethedead]

*getting food*

Spot: They got pickles on it

Race: They do :)

Spot: …what if I don’t like pickles

Race: Just tell them not to put ‘em

Spot: I’ve already placed my order

Race: Mine don’t have pickles. Let’s trade!

Spot: You would do this for me?

Race: Absolutely!

*they trade*

Spot: …

Spot: …

Spot: …If you have enemies that need taking care of - you come to me.

[joeythefrog]

Race the typa guy to say "Spot Conlon? That guy over in brooklyn? Yeah I've heard of him" while fiddling with the promise ring Spot stole for him from when he swore that if there ever came a day or a way where they could get married, they would

[nooneiscurrentlyavailable]

When Race and Hotshot talk about Spot compared to any other newsie it's not even remotely the same.

Racer is like: "Omg Spottie is so nice. It was raining the other day so he walked me across Brooklyn Bridge to make sure I'd be safe."

And Jacks standing there like: "When I was coming back from a borough leader meeting and it was night I asked Spot to let me stay at Brooklyn lodging. He said no than he told me he hoped I would trip on the bridge and fall into the water."

[fandom-s0up]

the concept of Davey not having a strong New York accent but he picks it up throughout the strike from the other newsies is so important to me

[wr1tteninthest4rs]

mentally im a little newsboy in 1899 selling newspapers

[blam-in-the-blame]

I love the idea of Spot Conlon coming to Manhattan to hang out with race. As they shoot dice or play cards or whatever, spot is teasing race and acting exasperated with him and race is casual, not sweating it. Meanwhile, 15 eavesdropping Manhattan newsboys are quietly freaking out and FEARING FOR THEIR FRIEND’S LIFE.

If you can point me to a fic with this dynamic, I’ll read the hell out of it.

[military-newsboys]

Spot: Are you a newspaper? Jack: No, why? Spot: Because there’s a new issue with you every fucking day.

[aurielette]

Joining the newsies fandom in 2026 means having to fill yourself in on 15 years of spot/racetrack lore

[whatever-color-of-the-rainbow]

[theluigianapurchase]

me: I’m not dululu

also me: DURING KING OF NY WHEN RACE SINGS “AINT I PRETTY” YOU CAN SEE SPOT NOD AND THIS MEANS THEYRE CANON IN THIS ESSAY I WILL —

[extra-extra-unhinged]

behind every gay person is a gayer, more evil, gay person

[jackmkelly]

i hope race is grateful every day that jack and crutchie did not witness him say oyster. the others are whatever but those two would not let him live it down ever. and i Hope he knows hes lucky.

[stxrfiish]

Uksies brought us the absolute miracle that is female Spot Conlon and I adore her but I am begging more people to get on the female Racetrack wagon. I feel like I’m the only person here. She would EAT