#katherine if she appeared in 92sies

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Who I would’ve cast as Katherine

When I was looking for 90s actresses, I was thinking, Elizabeth Berkeley, Alyssa Milano, or Milla Jovovich. But I decided that Milla was too young for Katherine; so I decided on Jennie Garth (Kelly Taylor from Beverly Hills, 90210)!

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As the November/December fervor that was New Music, holiday one-shots, and Twelfth Night is starting to die down (it’s not dying down just yet, I know, because starting Friday I’ll be posting every day until 1/5, but it’s fine shhh), I wanted to present some of my other fic ideas to y'all, and let you guys pick what you'd like to see next!!! Whichever one(s) of these I wind up writing, I'll be working on planning the New Music sequel while I do! I’m also going to put ballpark ratings (based on what I have planned/the image I have rattling around in my head of the fic idk)

So here are my current fic/AU ideas that I have rattling around in various stages of planning, in no particular order of personal preference:

(I made headers and they make me happy so you’re going to see them)

1) Yo Ho Hero: Space Pirates AU. Think: Newsies characters, (grittier) Treasure Planet aesthetic, Star Wars planet-hopping, and an embarrassing amount of plot from the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything movie. Jack, Race, and Elmer are plucked out of their ordinary lives and thrust into a whole new world as unlikely heroes when Princess Katherine is captured by a wicked pirate. They join the crew of Prince Crutchie and his mage Davey to rescue Katherine and defeat the evil Captain Mechno-beard. (Rated K+-T because... they’re pirates. It’s going to get violent at times, but I don’t intend for it to be like gory or anything.)

Main Characters: Jack Kelly, Elmer Kasprzak, Race Higgins, Crutchie Morris, Davey Jacobs

Supporting Characters: Spot Conlon, JoJo de la Guerra, Specs, Romeo, Skittery

Minor Characters: Sarah and Les Jacobs, Katherine Pulitzer, Buttons Davenport, Albert Dasilva, Snyder, probably others IDK I haven’t finished planning.

2) The Green Fields of France: beginning in canon-era, a look at the lives of Elaine, Mush, and Finch, along with their descendants. Mush and Finch go off to war and never come back. Years later, Elaine finally learns what happened to them. (This one is entirely self-indulgent, I won't lie) (Rated K+. No adult themes, that I’m planning on, but there will be talk of war and dying. Nothing graphic, but just to be safe)

Main Characters: Elaine O’Dell (OC), Charlie O’Dell (OC)

Supporting Characters: Race Higgins, Albert Dasilva, Crutchie Morris, JoJo de la Guerra, Mush Meyers, Finch Cortez

3) {unnamed modern!academia!AU}: Albert transfers to a new grad school and meets a collection of... interesting people, not the least of which is the enigmatic Race Higgins. Follows them and their friends on a wide variety of adventures over several years as they work on their degrees. Theoretically, several slow burns all at once because I intend for this to be very long and a little over-dramatic. Also, it’s kind of an Indiana Jones/Jurassic Park/Stargate AU all at once don’t ask it just seemed like fun. (Rated T. Moderate adult themes, including alcohol, minor violence, dinosaur violence, alien/sci-fi violence, potential “hooking up”. IDK. They’re adults. Who knows what they’re going to get up to. Again, nothing graphic/explicit/everything will be pretty much glossed over but it will also be there.)

Main Characters: Race Higgins, Albert Dasilva, Mush Meyers, Finch Cortez, Elaine O’Dell, JoJo de la Guerra, Buttons Davenport

Side Characters: Elmer Kasprzak, Davey Jacobs, Sniper Wah, Crutchie Morris, Jack Kelly, Spot Conlon, Tommy Boy, Henry Butler

Minor Characters: Specs, Smalls, Sarah Jacobs, Katherine Pulitzer, probably a lot more honestly if this turns out as long as I think it will, assorted characters from other franchises

4) Shakespeare: canon-era. Maire O'Connell comes from an immigrant family with an abusive father. She becomes a newsie to try and get her siblings away from him, but it's hard. Set in a world more like the 92sies movie than the musical. (Rated K+-T for Maire’s father and the Delancey brothers beating people up)

Main Characters: Maire O’Connell (OC), Jack Kelly, Davey Jacobs, Spot Conlon, Race Higgins, Sarah Jacobs

Side/Minor Characters: other newsies we’ll see who comes up

5) A Midsummer Night's Dream: unsurprisingly based on the title Part 3 of the Modern!Theatre!AU. Jack and Crutchie are still working at the World Theatre and living with Elaine and her brothers. March 12, 2020, their whole world changes. It is a summer of life-altering realizations as they all learn more about themselves and each other and hopefully become better people for it. Yes, this is the COVID quarantine one. Very gay. (Rated K. It’s just soft.)

Main Characters: Jack Kelly, Crutchie Morris, Elaine O’Dell (OC), Alan O’Dell (OC), Alden O’Dell (OC)

Side Characters: Davey Jacobs

Minor Characters: Anyone else who’s come up in As You Like It or Twelfth Night (which I know I haven’t published and have hardly written at this point it’s fine) is fair game, but won’t be appearing much because... quarantine.

6) {unnamed fairy tale AU}: This is literally only a vague idea, but I’m thinking something along the lines of Once Upon a Time, incorporating lots of different fairy tales/themes??? I’m thinking sort of the vibe of the Spiderwick Chronicles meets the Hobbit, with elements of Peter Pan/general changeling child legends and Irish mythology. Very mystical. IDK. If this is the one y’all want to see, it’ll probably take longer to start posting, because I’ll have to do more planning (unlike the others, which I have at least a little bit of planning done for, I have very little of even a concept for this one, it just seems like fun). (Rated ??? because who knows)

{Characters TBD} (I’m leaning towards a Davey lead though, based on the loose image forming in my head after making this moodboard)

Feel free to ask questions about any of these that you’d like to hear more about!!! I’m always happy to talk about story ideas xD Make sure to let me know which one(s) you’d like to see in the near future!!! My mesages and ask box are always open!

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Modern Newsies (92sies edition) Part 1

Jack Kelly

David Jacobs

Crutchy Morris

Racetrack Higgins

Les Jacobs

Sarah Jacobs

Katherine Plummer (if she appeared in 92ies)

Mush Meyers

Spot Conlon

Boots Arbus

This is probably a late 80s/early 90s AU that I thought of this past year. I'm probably going to write some one shots. Maybe, or maybe not!

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Katherine in 92sies (Part one)

Recently I’ve been wondering how Katherine would’ve been like if she had appeared in 92sies. I get that she is a musical-only character, but I thoought it would be fun to see how she would’ve been if she had appeared in the original movie. So, without any further ado, here’s how I would’ve introduced Katherine in 92sies:

We are introduced to Denton and Katherine in the scene shortly after “The World Will Know.” They’re also watching Jack and Les try to talk to Pulitzer. Denton is intrigued and Katherine is confused as to what the commotion is.

Denton: What’s going on here?

Katherine: I have no idea what all the fuss is about

David: The Newsies’ demands. We’re on strike.

Denton: I’m Bryan Denton, New York Sun. And this is my assistant, Katherine Plumber. And what’s your name?

David: (shyly) David

Katherine: (shakes David’s hand, making him blush) Pleasure to meet you, David.

(David smiles at her, but is still blushing).

David: H-h-hi, Katherine.

Denton: David, as in David and Goliath?

David just continues blushing.

Denton: You really think that old man Pulitzer is gonna listen to your demands?

Katherine: They’re the richest and most powerful men in New York City. I really don’t think that they will give the time of day to a gang of kids who don’t have a penny to their name.

A few seconds later, Jack and Les get kicked out of the building.

Guard: Out, hooligan!

Jack: So’s your old lady. You tell Pulitzer, he needs an appointment with me!

Les: Yeah!

Katherine: (mutters to herself) I knew it wouldn’t work. Jack Kelly, always the show-off.

David walks up to Jack and Les, introducing them Denton and Katherine.

David: (To Jack and Les) This is Denton. He’s a reporter for The Sun. And this is Katherine, his apprentice. (To Denton and Katherine) And this is Jack,  and this is Les.

Jack and Les shake hands with Denton, with no spit, of course. But then he tries to shake hands with Katherine, and she refuses.

Jack: Katherine

Katherine: So, I see you’re David’s friend, and the one who is organizing the whole thing.

Jack: Yeah, what’s it look like to you?

Les: What’s going on?

Jack kneels down to whisper to Les.

Jack: (whispers) It’s a long story, kid. You don’t wanna know all the details.

She glares at him, and he glares back. But as soon as she sees Les, her gaze softens.  She kneels down and squeezes his cheeks, making him blush.

Katherine: (to Les) Why, aren’t you the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life?

Katherine: (to David) You didn’t tell me you had a little brother! He’s so adorable!

David: (embarrassed) Yep, he is my brother.

A few seconds later, they’re at Tibby’s.

Jack: So this snooty mug says, ‘You can’t see Mr. Pulitzer. No one sees Mr. Pulitzer.’ Real hoity-toity, you know the type?

(Katherine sighs and rolls his eyes at him. Jack does the same to her. It’s pretty obvious that they have some history.)

Les: Real hoity-toity.

(As soon as Les talks, Katherine giggles at him.)

Jack: So that’s when I says to him, ‘Listen, I ain’t in the habit of transacting no business with office boys. Just tell him Jack Kelly’s here to see him now!’  

Les: That’s when he threw us out.  

Denton: Does he scare you? You’re going up against the most powerful man in New York City.  

Katherine: Who just so happens to be my father. I don’t associate with him, so that’s why I go by Plumber.

Jack: Oh yeah, look at me. I’m tremblin’.

Katherine: Jack Kelly. Always the troublemaker.

Katherine rolls her eyes at Jack, but Les giggles at his impression.

Denton: Alright, keep me informed. I want to know everything that’s going on.

Katherine: And I want to know about it, too.

David: Are we really an important story?

Katherine: Well, aren’t you?

David: Depends on what you call important or not.

DENTON: Well, what’s important? Last year I covered the war in Cuba. Charged up San Juan Hill with Col. Teddy Roosevelt. That was an important story. So, is the newsie’s strike important? That all depends on you.  

JACK: So my name’s really gonna be in the papers?

Denton: Any objections

Jack: Not as long as you get it right. Oh, and Denton, Katherine. No pictures.

Katherine: (sighs) As you wish, Jack. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Jack: (shoots back)   Excuse me, your Highness!

David, Les and Denton all exchange shocked glances at each other.

Later on, David, Jack and Boots walk home from Brooklyn. Jack decides that now would be a good time to explain his trouble with Katherine.

David: What was that all about, Jack? You and Katherine really seem to hate each other.

Jack: Wanna know why? Well, me and Katherine used to be a thing. I was 13 and she was 14. We was always arguing and fighting over every little thing. After two months, she broke up with me. Said that I was a bad boyfriend and that we were done. So that explains the tension between us.

David: I’m really sorry, Jack.

Jack: Nah. It’s cool. Even back then, I understood why our relationship ended. Still, it really hurt, and it took me a week to get over the break up.