May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Inconvenient Habit by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken, Newsies - All Media Types
03 Jul 2018
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Davey knows from experience that felisians, as a whole, hate being compared to the cats with which they share certain physical characteristics. That said, he can't help but notice that his boyfriend does exhibit a few behaviors that might be considered, well, cat-like.
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Auspicious Beginnings by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken, Newsies - All Media Types
10 Jul 2018
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The first time that Davey Jacobs meets Jack Kelly does not go well...
Jack Kelly is far from the first felisian that Davey Jacobs has met. He is, however, the first one to turn Davey's insides to jelly.
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A Most Impossible Boy by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken, Newsies - All Media Types
23 Jul 2018
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Jack Kelly doesn't really do "first dates," mainly because they imply that there will be a "second." He likes living the unattached life of the perpetual bachelor, flirting his way around campus as his fancy takes him. He doesn't do romance or expectations or commitments.
Then he meets Davey Jacobs, and his own damn traitorous heart forgets all the rules.
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Five Things Davey Learned About Jack Kelly in their First Month Dating... by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
02 Sep 2018
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...and the One Thing Davey Learned by Sharing in Return.
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Considering the fact that Jack Kelly and Davey Jacobs are nearly inseparable from their first date, it's a surprise that it takes more than a month before Davey finally meets the mysterious third member of the 'Conlon/Kelly' household.
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The problem, Jack realizes very quickly, with trying to actually maintain a relationship instead of his usual one-night flings is that everything moves so much slower. So it's six weeks into their relationship before - "Wait, youse got a tattoo?"
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Davey has never understood the appeal of Halloween. With midterms the following week, he doesn't plan on actually celebrating Halloween apart from maybe binging some horror movies with Jack. Said boyfriend - and his colorful cast of friends - have entirely different plans.
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(This Time) We're in it to Stay by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
14 Nov 2018
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In the post-midterms exhaustion, tempers are short and what starts as a simple annoyance spirals out of control fast. When all is said and done, when the adrenaline fades and Davey's left with nothing but the cold reality, he doesn't even remember most of what they said to each other. All he really knows is- "Sarah, I think Jack and I just broke up."
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As the semester picks back up after the long Thanksgiving weekend, Davey and Jack both consider what they're most thankful for this year.
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Jack doesn't consider himself shy in the bedroom, but there are still a few things doesn't address. Things that he wants but doesn't ask for because it involves more trust and vulnerability than he usually gets from his casual flings.
Then Davey Jacobs happens.
Set between "Thankful" and "Let it Snow."
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- Part 6 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 10 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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The first snow of the season creeps up on them in the middle of the night. Davey is cold; Jack is thrilled. But mostly, it gives them an excuse to hide out under the covers together and enjoy their time before winter break begins.
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- Part 11 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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A shrill shriek of tires drowns out the rest of Davey’s sentence, and his world grinds into slow-motion as he looks up from his video call with Jack to see the sedan sliding across the patch of black ice directly toward him.
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- Part 12 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Davey Jacobs doesn't know what he was expecting when he walked into Newsies Square that humid summer morning, but it certainly wasn't this.
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- Part 13 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Never let it be said that Jack's friends can't turn anything into an excuse to celebrate.
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- Part 14 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Davey thought that growing up under the watchful eye of Nurse Esther was bad, but she's got nothing on the bossy supervision of one Spot Conlon, future M.D. However, as Spot bullies Davey into a check-up, he learns a little more about his boyfriend's older brother and maybe finds a new friend as well.
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- Part 15 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Miss Medda's House of Strays by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
03 Jun 2019
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It's Jack's birthday on Saturday and Davey's been invited along to spend the weekend with his family, the first time Davey will meet the rest of the patchwork foster family that's so important to his boyfriend. Which is how Davey finds himself walking down the quaint streets in the Long Island suburbs on a Friday evening with his heart pounding and his palms, admittedly, a bit clammy.
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- Part 16 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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One Night May be Forever by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
09 Jun 2019
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"Dude, you're like the master of sappy Valentine's Day crap," Specs says, laughing. "How are you suddenly having a romantic existential crisis now?"
"'Cause this time it ain't just some girl I'm tryna get with," Jack replies. "It's Davey."
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- Part 17 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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"Mother's Day?" Davey glances at the date and raises an eyebrow. "I think you're a couple months early, Jacky."
Set between "One Night May be Forever" and "Speak Up, Take a Stand."
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- Part 18 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
- Part 1 of By Which You Spell...
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Speak Up, Take a Stand by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
16 Jun 2019
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Davey had hoped that Oscar Delancey's strange fixation on him would fade now that they aren't in the same classes, but the continued catcalls tell him otherwise. That he can deal with, but this? This is crossing a line, and Davey's putting a stop to it now.
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- Part 19 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Davey never ignores Jack's texts, which is the first thing that tips Jack off there is something wrong. When Jack opens the apartment door to see Davey moving around the living room, the relief that rushes through him is staggering, until he actually gets a good look. Disheveled, face flushed, eyes wide and panicked in his pale face, Davey is pacing a meticulous loop of the room. Jack's chest clenches; he's seen more than one panic attack in his life.
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- Part 20 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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It never ceases to amaze Davey, but Jack is capable of falling asleep literally anywhere.
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- Part 21 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Jack has no particular aversion to water, so long as his head stays above the surface. He doesn't, however, enjoy being dumped ears over tail into the stuff.
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- Part 22 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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"What? What's so funny?"
"I just - I like when you call this place home."
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- Part 23 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Six weeks. It's only for six weeks. Jack can manage that. Davey's only going to be halfway across the world for six weeks. That's livable.
Too bad it doesn't make him miss his boyfriend any less.
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- Part 24 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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It's not much, barely more than six-hundred square feet with sparse furniture and towers of cardboard boxes stacked against the bare walls, but it's theirs.
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- Part 25 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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"You know what today is?" Jack asks, his eyes sparkling playfully. He carefully slides a large coffee mug across the table, and Davey looks down at the heart drawn in the melting foam. "Large cappuccino, on the house."
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- Part 25 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 26 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Once More Around the Sun by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
18 Aug 2019
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Davey has never really cared about birthdays. They're a lot less special when you have to share them with a twin, and besides, his always seems to fall right at the start of a school year. Birthdays have just never felt all that important.
Jack, of course, believes very differently, and he's not about to let his boyfriend ignore his special day.
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- Part 27 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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As he grips the wrinkled letter in one hand, Davey rolls the words around in his head for a moment, trying to figure out where to begin, and finally settles on, "Who's Francis Sullivan?"
Whipping his tail around to curl protectively in his lap, Jack seems to shrink in on himself and clears his throat. "My dad."
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- Part 28 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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For her birthday, Smalls only asks for a trip to visit the Met, and her ever-doting big brother jumps on the idea with enthusiasm.
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- Part 29 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Davey hunches inside his damp coat, biting his lip uncertainly as Jack eyes him. "You're home late, you okay?" The felisian sniffs in confusion. "And why do ya smell like wet dog?"
"Um, about that-" Davey starts, looking for the right words, but his coat chooses that exact moment to give out a pitiful little meow.
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- Part 30 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Silver Screen, Broken Mirror by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
13 Jan 2020
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"Seriously, that's just straight offensive, ya know?"
There's a new film being advertised all over the place, a big-budget musical that is precisely the sort of thing Jack normally loves, except for one huge, deplorable detail.
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- Part 31 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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From Within the Darkness by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
08 Feb 2020
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Every couple has this argument at some point in their relationship. Jack knows that. He just doesn't expect it to go downhill so fast, or to end like this.
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- Part 32 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Buzzing with anticipation, Jack only has one thought in mind as he drags Davey through the streets of New York toward the ancient building. It's been a trying few weeks, and Jack is going to make it right.
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- Part 33 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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It's a question that's been lingering in the back of Davey's mind for months, just waiting for their lives to calm down enough that it felt safe to ask. Finally, his curiosity gets the best of him. "Jack, how'd you pick your name?"
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- Part 34 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Something Old, Something New by ArtemisRayne
Fandoms: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
18 Jul 2020
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"Oh, you Facetimin'?" Jack asks when he comes home and hears Davey talking to his laptop. "Say hi to the folks for me."
"Uh, not my parents," Davey admits sheepishly.
From the laptop speaker, a faintly staticky and distinctly female voice whispers, "Busted."
Their friendship isn't a secret. Jack knows that Davey has stayed in contact with her since they met last summer. He's seen her name crop up plenty, commenting on Davey's Instagram posts or sending the sporadic Snapchat. It still manages to catch Jack off guard every time he's met with a reminder that Davey is friends with Jack's high school girlfriend.
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- Part 35 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
- Hermann HesseIn the wake of the last few months - the changes and growths and pains and revelations - Jack makes a long overdue trip to his therapist.
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- Part 36 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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When Jack makes a strange noise from the sofa, Davey glances over his shoulder curiously. "Jacky, what's wrong?"
The felisian looks up from his laptop and scratches the back of his neck the way he does when he's feeling self-conscious. "Uh - I think I might'a accidentally started a meme."
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- Part 37 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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It's a conversation they've only ever skirted around before, something that Davey's always felt was too real and final to handle, but it slips out before he can stop it. "You want kids, don't you?"
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- Part 38 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
- Part 11 of By Which You Spell...
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It started as a joke, the whole reason for their impromptu camping trip brought on by the plastic glow-in-the-dark stars from Davey's childhood bedroom.
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- Part 39 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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"Jacky, you're home!"
Jack pauses in the doorway to the apartment, raising an eyebrow in surprise. "Wow, that's a bit more excited hello than I usually get," he notes in amusement. "What's the occasion?"
Davey beams, bouncing up from the sofa to meet Jack at the door. "Guess what."
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- Part 23 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 40 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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It's a half-finished charcoal drawing. In the foreground is the back of a felisian man, his shape mostly just a silhouette. At the center of the drawing is a large oval mirror, reflecting back the face of the felisian man.
Except the face in the mirror isn't felisian. But it is distinctly Jack.
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- Part 19 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 41 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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This year their schedules actually aligned so that Jack and Davey can join the Jacobs' for Thanksgiving. Jack knew there'd be a lot of people, but somehow he's not actually prepared for the reality of just how large the Jacobs family is.
And everywhere he looks - furred ears and tails.
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- Part 15 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 42 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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The early morning text message surprises Davey, but not as much as the contents of the article his sister sends him. "Oh my God. Jacky, you gotta read this."
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- Part 26 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 43 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU
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When her new foster son Jack discovers polaroid cameras, Medda could never have anticipated the significance that the moment will have on him or the way it will shape them both moving forward.
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- Part 16 of By Which You Spell...
- Part 44 of May Look at a King - A Newsies Felisian AU