The Duane Street Lodging House has seen many kids over the years. Kids come from different backgrounds and from all over the city and sometimes all over the globe. Let's see how some of your favorite newsies got where they are now. Trigger Warnings in the beginning of each chapter

Their friendship began in a most inauspicious manner (or: When Sadie Becker first met Davey Jacobs, she threw a can of paint at him. At least, that was how she always told the story). Full description in profile.

The world didn't want them. It didn't want freaks and mutants. They had no chance but to hide. But someone was coming after them.

Ever wondered what would happen if your favorite newsies went to the happiest place on earth? Well now you can find out! *I understand that the timelines don't match up, go with it.* -Estelle

Jack Kelly finally asked Katherine to marry him, and she said yes! She invites her friend Leslie Larkin down to be her maid of honor, and amidst the wedding preparations, another romance is blossoming. Modern AU

After Joseph Pulitzer is kicked out of New York, the newsies start working for Hearst. They get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the countryside. It's all fun and games, until a storm traps them in a mysterious office building. Pulitzer has a plan. And he won't let them go until he has his way. (Inspired by Shakespeare's the Tempest.)

Clara and Andrew are a seemingly inseparable duo, but when life throws all manner of challenges at them, only time will tell if their friendship will falter, or change into something new.

(Rewritten) Then I see you again... A collection of Newsies one-shots filled with angst, drama, and a whole lot of fluff! These are in no particular order. (Mostly Jack x Katherine, but really a mix of some of the random things that just pop up in my head.) Enjoy!

Refuge; "shelter or protection from danger or distress." Originating from Old French refuge "hiding place", from Latin refugium. This was one among many of the misleading words taught to Lucy during the elocution lessons of her early years. Lucky for Lucy she found a friend in the refuge - but how will she handle life after the strike, after the Refuge? - Found Family Story -

Sometimes the beginning, isn't really the beginning. Sure, the story may start at a certain point, but that doesn't make it the big "Once upon a time" so to speak. Feister Johnson has a rather mysterious origin not many know about. How did she become a newsie? How did she get her nickname? How come she has such a hard shell? Well, that's the beauty of an origin story, isn't it?

How did Race become a newsie? What was his relationships like with the others when he first met them? When Race's parents abandon him on the streets of Manhattan, he is found by a newsie and joins them without even knowing what happened to his parents.

Albert was all alone in the closet. And there was nothing he could do to protect Jojo from Snyder's abuses. They had thought it was all going to be over when Jack adopted them. Oh how wrong the were. Jatherine if you squint REALLY hard. Modern AU. Multi-Chapter Please read and review. Rated T for abuse COMPLETED!

Life changed after the strike, for all of them. Two years after they gained more freedom than all of the newsies had ever known, it was time for one more change. One Jack had been planning for a long time. If everything went according to plan, life as they knew it would change one last time. That is... if it went according to plan. Trilogy end to "Jack" and "For Sure"

On the outside, everything was normal. Well, as normal as it could be. But things aren’t always what they seem. Especially not with secrets like his... (Modern AU)

Cinnamon has been living among the newsies as a boy for the past six years. Crutchie is the only one who actually knows, but the others are bound to catch on soon. Besides, it's pretty hard to keep them from noticing something if the two of you are constantly making doe eyes at each other. (Incomplete!)

a series of unrelated shorter newsies fics.

"Love at first sight's for suckers," Jack replies, even though, deep down, he knows Crutchie has a lot of truth in what he's saying. "Jack. Cowboy. You're a sucker," Crutchie says, and Jack lets out a long sigh. / where love at first sight's for suckers, and jack kelly's a sucker.

Davey has no idea how that even works. He thinks he wants to find out.

"Race," Jack calls, looking over at him. "You know Spot, you got Brooklyn."

It's only been a couple of days since Kath died. Jack's overworked and overtired. But his brothers are always there for when he needs a little pick-me-up. One shot.

"I know it's not a lot," Davey says, watching Jack take in the room. "It's more than what I got," Jack replies.

Race spends some more time with his niece, even dragging along the King Of Brooklyn

Race and Jack kept very few secrets between them. It usually didn't matter. But this one . . . this one was much different. (Modern AU)

They were all broken at some point. The have their problems, some more harder than the others but whats important is that they are broken

Katherine stops coming by the lodge house. Race picks up on it and worries that he or one of the boys did something to make her angry.