#RAHHHHH I could have worded this post better but idk how

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i think people have said this already but like what if jack's desperation to hold onto the fantasy of being a cowboy and going to Santa Fe is directly influenced by his sexuality crisis. he doesn't feel safe being queer on the streets of nyc and is afraid of what the newsies would think of him if they found out so he clings to the idea of somewhere he could go and for once not be afraid of his own heart