Fandom: NEWSIES
Pairing: none (gen)
Length: ~30,000 words
Author on LJ:
falco_conlonAuthor Website: FFnet profileWhy this must be read: Newsies the movie is set in 1899, but essentially an alternate version, in which street kids are all happy-go-lucky, clean, and no one minds the whole homeless, living-in-poverty thing. But it does leave a lot of fans wondering what it would be like for these kids in the real world. Falco uses a lot of history and really explores that.
In New York is set a few years after the strike. Spot deals in voter intimidation and control for an Irish gang, and is part of the Tammany Hall political machine. He's grown up, and grown darker, but still does what he does out of his pride in Brooklyn and his pride in being Irish. Aside from being a great Spot piece, this fic also turns New York itself into a character.
In my experience, gen fic often gets overlooked, so I wanted to really single this one out as a must read.
In New York