#caterpillar headcanons

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Fluff with Race?

You woke up this morning to every newsie in the Lodging House singing Happy Birthday to you. It was your birthday! You were so excited! You were one of those people who loved their birthday, and you couldn’t wait to spend the day with your boyfriend, Race. 

But Race was nowhere to be found in the Lodging House this morning. You didn’t let that bother you too much though, as you figured he went early to save you a good spot in the line for papers. You put on one of your favorite outfits and did your hair exactly how you like it and you happily went off to get your papes. 

But Race wasn’t already in line. Luckily, the other newsies let you cut in front of them. It was your birthday after all. But you were discouraged. Where was Race?

You arrived at your favorite selling spot in a slightly worse mood, and your mood got even worse throughout the day. Several newsies stopped by to wish you a happy birthday, but none of them were Race.

“Happy birthday, Y/N!”

“Thanks, Specs.”

“Are you alright? You look a little down.”

“It’s just…Have you seen Race today?”

“I’ve seen him running around town. Have you not seen him?”

“Nope. And he knows it’s my birthday. I’ve only been talking about it for the last month.”

“Well, I’m sure he’ll stop by soon. Bye, Y/N, see you later!”

And then you were alone. You finished selling your papers around 1:00, as usual, and you didn’t really know what to do. You had assumed you’d have lunch with Race. You were about to leave when a pair of arms wrapped around you from behind. You screamed obviously.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Y/N!!”

“Racetrack Higgins, don’t scream in my ear! Where have you been all day?”

“Oh, just putting together a few surprises for you. It is your birthday, sweetheart.”

“Well alright. Take me to lunch.”

“Okay, okay, princess.”

He took to you to the park, where a blanket and a basket filled with your favorite foods were waiting. Albert and Romeo were sitting there guarding the food, and when you walked over they wished you happy birthday and left. You were so grateful to sit down and relax as Race fixed all the food for you. It was so delicious and you were so surprised that Race knew exactly how you liked everything. 

Next you went for a walk around the park. You were lucky that it was such a nice day. Race kept dancing around and making jokes and just being himself. He had pretty made up for not being there this morning already.

“Okay, now we’re gonna go back to Lodging House because we should probably change into something a little nicer and I want to drop off this basket.”

So off to the Lodging House you went. You changed into the nicest outfit you had while Race was getting ready. 

“So we’re gonna go to the moving pictures now. I won some tickets off someone at Sheepshead.”

“Really? You know I’ve been wanting to go for forever.”

“Yeah, but we better hurry because we’re almost late.”

So you ran all the way to theatre and still somehow had time to buy some popcorn. The movie was amazing. You had never seem anything like it before and Race seem to enjoy it just as much as you did. You never wanted the film to end. 

You walked out of the theatre holding onto Race’s arm and you were so happy. You didn’t think he could possibly do anything more to make your day better. BUt you were wrong.

“Alright now let’s go to dinner.”

“Where are we going?”

“You’ll see.”

Race walked you all the way to this cute little Italian place where there was already a table for two waiting with a candle. Race told you to order whatever you wanted, and he still had enough money to pay for everything. He must have been saving for months. It was the best food you had ever had.

“Okay, now this is for you,” he said, handing you a little box.

“Anthony, you really didn’t have to. This day has been perfect already,”

“Just open the box, okay?”

So you opened it. Inside was a little heart locket on a chain. You opened the locket to find a little hand-drawn picture of the two of you.

“Race this is beautiful. Where did you get the picture?”

“I asked Jack to draw a picture of us. Now I can always be with you, no matter where you are.”

“Would you put it on for me?”

“Of course, my angel.”

So he walked over to your side of the table and clipped the locket around your neck. He kissed the top of your head after he finished.

“I love you so much, Y/N.”

“I love you too, Racetrack Higgins.”

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Can I get some Aaron Samuels HCs please?

Aaron is the best honestly

he never doesn’t have good intentions

he has mediocre grades

but he has to work really hard to get the grades he has

he just struggles in school

his parents have super high expectations for him

and they’re always pushing him

which puts him under a lot of pressure

he’s a really good singer!!!!

and a pretty good dancer

it takes a while for him to show his true feelings to anyone

so if he does, he really trusts you

but once he fully trusts you, he tells you everything

and he’s one of the most trustworthy people ever

he would never tell your secrets to anyone

when he’s dating someone, he fully commits

which is why he was so broken after Regina

it’s actually so easy for him to get his heart broken

because he just cares so much

but he’s actually the best boyfriend ever

he’s very chivalrous

opening doors and things like that

as long as you like it

he is definitely the best hugger ever

you could hug him forever

and he always smells really good

he loves when you play with his hair

and he loves to play with your hair

ugghhh Aaron Samuels is the best

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"what's cooking, good looking?" With Racetrack?

Race ran up from behind you and put his arm around you, smirking.

“What’s cooking, good looking?”

“Race.”

“Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?” He winked and his mischievous smile got bigger.

“Higgins.”

“If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.” He was grinning at this point.

“Racetrack Higgins. How many times have I told you that you don’t have to flirt with me anymore. I’m your girlfriend for heaven’s sake, but if you keep using these stupid pick-up lines on me, I might not be anymore.”

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, I can’t help it. You’re just so beautiful and I love you.”

“It’s alright, I love you too. And Race?”

“Yeah?”

“Did you just come out of the oven? Because you’re hot!” You burst out in giggles and ran off leaving Race in shock.

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How about a dancer AU with m'boy Specs?? Only if you want to, don't wanna force you!

(I’m assuming this means Specs is a dancer, but I’m making Reader a dancer too so…)

Specs is the best dancer at your studio. By far. I mean, you’re not bad. But Specs is phenomenal. It’s mesmerizing to watch him. You’re genuinely shocked that he even started talking to you.

You were new to the studio this year, and you’re pretty shy, so you knew making friends would be difficult. But after about a week, Specs started talking to you. Maybe it’s because he was pretty shy too. You don’t know, but you were really grateful for him. And soon you started becoming friends with everyone else.

Specs started talking to you at school too, and soon you were best friends. You spent almost all day every day with him. He drives to school, you go to school, he drives you to dance, you dance for five hours, then he drives you home. You love spending your time with him. He’s your favorite person to talk to. He’s the best at giving advice, helping with homework, telling jokes. You told each other everything. There’s no one else you’d rather be best friends with.

Unfortunately, you’d rather be something a little more than best friends with him too.

When Specs started talking to you less, you got a little concerned. He became quiet in the car. He was always “too busy” to talk. He talked to other people at dance and school. It seemed like he was avoiding you and it was tearing you apart.

You were starting a new dance this week, and your choreographer assigned you and Specs to be partners. Which means it was pretty hard for Specs to ignore you. You were somewhat thankful that you and him were together, but he still seemed sort of cold.

For some reason, you two just couldn’t get one of your lifts to work right, so your teacher asked you to go in another room to work on it. Somehow, you knew this was your chance to find out what was going on with Specs.

“What’s going on, Specs?”

“What do you mean, Y/N?”

“You’re not talking to me anymore. I hardly ever see you at school and you avoid me here. You completely ignore me in the car everyday. I’ve been so worried about you. Did I do something wrong?”

Specs quiet for minute, and he was very obviously thinking.

“No, Y/N, you could never do anything wrong.”

“Then why won’t you talk to me?”

“Because I like you. And I’m scared. Your friendship means so much to me, I was scared that if I told you how I felt, that you wouldn’t want to talk to me anymore. I don’t want to break our friendship, but talking to you everyday without telling you how I felt was tearing me apart, so I stopped talking to you.”

You were so relieved. You thought he didn’t like you anymore. But it had turned out to be the opposite. You walked over to Specs and and gave a hug.

“Specs, you should have just told me.”

“What?”

“I like you too.”

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Newsies x Reader

Request: Newsies x Reader where the reader is known to be extremely hard-to-get, and they make a bet to see who could win their affections. Winner is your choice!

A/N: So I really love this prompt and it makes me so happy, but umm I don’t know if you want to know who the reader ends up with at the end right now because I don’t know if I should spoil it so if you want to know just look at the tags before you start reading!

so you’re a newsie

and you’re extremely hard to get

you’re just picky

and you have high standards

so it’s actually a really good thing

you’ve been a newsie for a while

and a lot of the other newsies have had a crush on you at some point

Race, Elmer, Romeo, Specs, Mike, and Jojo to name a few

and most of them very outwardly flirted with you hoping to get you to like them back

and of course it has never worked

you didn’t like any of them back

well not in that way

each newsie who had a crush on you eventually gave up trying and got over you soon enough

but Race was the most recent one to have a crush

and once he realized he would never succeed he decided to keep flirting with you anyways

no.1 because he knew it would annoy you, which he thought was funny

and no. 2 because he wondered if anyone could ever get you to like them back

so he made it a competition

and soon enough, almost every newsie was flirting with you

Race, Romeo, and Albert were really highkey flirting with you

their goal was mostly just to annoy you

with everyone else it was mostly just lowkey flirting

little comments when it fit into conversation

more compliments than normal

also touching you more than normal

not like inappropriately but like putting an arm around

which you immediately shove off

at first it was really really annoying, but eventually you got pretty used to you it

you would usually just laugh at their remarks

you did have a crush on a newsie

but it was the one boy that wasn’t flirting with you at all

Crutchie Morris

the boy who had been your best friend the whole time you had been a newsie

you arrived at the lodging house together and have been almost inseparable ever since

of course, there’s Jack too

Jack was the only one who knew about your crush

but even Jack was still kind of flirting with you

Jack knew another secret too

the reason why Crutchie wasn’t flirting with you

he was afraid that he would accidentally reveal his true feelings for you

he was in love with you

but he was scared of loosing your friendship

and, you know, he’s shy

at this point, Jack was tired of seeing you two literally being in love with each other but not actually being together

so Jack Kelly, being Jack Kelly, decided to let it slip to Race that he knew you had a crush on a newsie

but he said that he didn’t know who

and soon enough, every newsie was talking about who they thought you liked

they were even placing bets

Romeo thought you liked Romeo

Race and Jojo thought you liked Race

Albert, Mike, and Mush thought you liked Ike

Tommy Boy, Ike, and Finch thought you Jojo

only Specs and Elmer correctly guessed that you liked Crutchie

Specs knew that he was right because he’s somehow always right

and Elmer never thinks he’s right so even though he had a hunch, he thought that it couldn’t possible be true

and poor Crutchie thought that you liked Jack

now you were mad that people found out that you had a crush

and you were worried that the others would find out you liked Crutchie

you didn’t want to loose his friendship or make him uncomfortable

and you thought that there was no way he liked you back

your crush was all the newsies were talking about

everyone trying to guess who it was

and it only kept getting worse

you were sick and tired of hearing it

so one evening when everyone was gathered in the lodging house and you were trying to talk to Finch and Elmer about normal things

but everyone was only talking about who you could have a crush on

it felt like you were under so much pressure to just tell everyone

so you finally just exploded

before you even knew what you were doing

you just stood up and shouted

“okay fine! It’s Crutchie. I like Crutchie.”

and you didn’t even process what you just said

it just kind of came out

everything was silent and everyone was just staring at you

and you just happened to interrupt Jack telling Crutchie to tell you how he felt

so now Jack was just sitting there smiling

and Crutchie’s jaw was literally dropped

and you wanted to run away and cry

everyone kept looking between you and Crutchie now

it was still quiet and it was getting horribly awkward

but now Crutchie stood up and he was smiling

which you hoped was a good sign

he walked over to you and took your hands in his

“Y/N, I’ve have been waiting to hear you say that for too long”

and he pulled you close to him and you were both smiling so much

it was such a relief for both of you to finally let it out

the newsies were so happy for you

they were all clapping and lots of them were cheering

it was so cute

ugh y’all are so happy and cute

and now I’m very happy

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race headcanon christmas with your entire family

you would think that Race would maybe end up making a bad impression

and he was super stressed out about it too

but your family adores him omg

he’s super charming and funny

he plays in your extended family’s giant domino tournament (idk if y’all’s families do this but we do so)

and he’s your grandma’s partner and they won

so now grandma wants to steal Race from you

it literally couldn’t have gone better

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race headcanon where you are in the hospital

if you are in the hospital, Race is freaking out

he feels like he needs to help

but he’s scared because there’s nothing he can do

when waiting to hear news about you, he is bouncing of the walls

pacing around basically the entire building

he freaks himself out

even if something that’s not that serious

he twiddles his fingers when he’s anxious

and he’s doing that a lot

he is pretty constantly asking for any news about you

he will try to say he’s family so that he can see you faster

he will definitely start crying when he sees you

whether it’s good or bad

he just cares so much for you

he will get you anything that you could possibly want

if you even mention that you’re kind of in the mood for banana bread

he will go find you banana bread

he would do absolutely anything for you

he will stay by your side until he is forced away

he sleeps in the chair in your room for however long you’re there

he just loves you so much

and wants everything to be good for you

and he would do literally anything to make you happy

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What Hogwarts Houses I think the Newsies would be in

Some of y’all said you would like a Harry Potter Newsies au so I’m going to start with this!!!! It’s super fun so if you have any more opinions feel free to message me about it!!!

Jack Kelly - Slytherin

he’s very ambitious and does things that are best for himself often before thinking of others

he is an outstanding leader (which is something Slytherins value) and he’s cunning in getting people to buy papers and getting his way

I could also see him being a Gryffindor though

Crutchie - Gryffindor

tbh I think Crutchie would be a hat stall

because it was a very tough call between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff

Crutchie honestly has all the courage and bravery in the world

he would very willingly fight anything

he tries to do things that might hurt himself for himself (i.e. climbing down from the penthouse without help)

he is very very loyal and has lots of Hufflepuff qualities

another Gryffindor characteristic is chivalry and Crutchie seems like the most chivalrous/polite guy ever

Davey - Ravenclaw

Davey thinks everything through and really values intelligence

he uses his wit to solve problems

and he’s always looking to learn new things

but always tries to make the wisest choices

but he could also fit as a Gryffindor

Katherine - Ravenclaw

I could also see her being a Slytherin

like Davey she thinks everything through

and she uses her cleverness and wit to solve problems

she is also very creative (a Ravenclaw trait)

Les - Gryffindor

Les is literally the bravest

he is not afraid of anything and will stand up for anyone and anything he cares about

this one is easy

Race - Gryffindor

also pretty easy

he’s very brave and willing to fight anyone over what or who he cares about

he stands up for what he believes in

and he doesn’t really care what people think about him

Albert - Hufflepuff

I could also see him fitting into Gryffindor, but I really just feel like he’s a Hufflepuff

he similar to Race in that he stands up for what he believes in

but he cares more about the human aspect

he’s incredibly loyal to his friends (i.e. carrying Crutchie)

Jojo - Hufflepuff

but I also lowkey want to put him in Ravenclaw (because he seems very creative and curious)

he’s very very loyal and always looking to support his friends

also I feel like he has a lot of patience (a common Hufflepuff trait)

which you need in order to be friends with Race

Tommy Boy - Slytherin

I have no idea why, but he really just feels like a Slytherin

I imagine him being really good at getting what he wants

and like that he’s randomly really resourceful??

idk

Romeo - Gryffindor

I mean it takes a lot of courage to go up to people and flirt with them

he’s got a lot of nerve

sounds like a Gryffindor to me

Ike - Ravenclaw

I don’t really know why, but this is what I’m feeling

I imagine him keeping his brother out of trouble and making wise, well-thought-out choices

and I imagine him always making very witty jokes

Mike - Gryffindor

unlike his brother, he is an act first think later kind of guy

he is also very protective of his brother and his friends

but especially his brother

Mush - Ravenclaw

idk why but he just really feels like a Ravenclaw to me

I don’t know how else to explain

he seems very street smart and book smart to me, but like he doesn’t show it

Henry - Slytherin

similarly to Mush, he just feels like a Slytherin

he seems cunning, but like in an unexpected way?

also, he has the dirt on everybody and is very good at roasting people (which feels Slytherin-y to me)

Buttons - Hufflepuff

I mean look at him

he’s very Hufflepuff

super kind and will always follow and support his friends

Finch - Gryffindor

I could also see him in Ravenclaw or Slytherin though so idk

he seems very brave and willing to fight for his friends

though he tends to think things through more than the stereotypical Gryffindor

also very resourceful like a Slytherin (i.e. slingshot) 

sidenote: he’s definitely a beater on the quidditch team

Elmer - Hufflepuff

honestly Elmer is the most Hufflepuff one on this list

he is the most loyal person ever

he reminds me of the personification of a puppy

i love him so much he is the embodiment of Helga Hufflepuff herself

willing to help anyone and literally the nicest

And I think that’s everyone!!!! I really hope it is. I’ll cry if I’m forgetting someone