A drabble of prompt #36 (from 40 Prompts) with the Newsies ship of your choosing! (can be modern if you want)
Prompt: “Sorry isn’t gonna help you when I beat your ass!”
Tagging: @thesilveralec @angry-ace [please let me know if you’d like to be tagged in any of my fics]
“Jackie, you sure you want to play Mario Kart? You’re really bad at it; last time you came in last place every --”
“Ah, that was a fluke, babe. I’m great at it! You’ll see, I’ll win this game.”
There was no sign of belief in Crutchie’s face. “It is your turn to pick the game, I guess…”
Crutchie’s gaze drifted down from the flashing colours of Rainbow Road.
He always did well on that course.
But Jack had just run him off the track.
“Shit, I’m sorry, Crutchie, I didn’t mean to --”
Crutchie’s gaze turned to a playful glare as he turned towards Jack.
“Sorry isn’t gonna help you when I kick your ass!”
“You ain’t gonna do anything,” Jack laughed.
“You wanna bet?” Crutchie paused the game, a mischievous look settling on his face.
The two boys stared in disbelief at the screen.
Crutchie had been right; Jack was terrible at Mario Kart. But Jack was also right.