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1. You Know I Couldn't Hurt A Fly, My Friend (How Loving You Is A Sin) by over2ight

   Fandoms: Newsies - All Media Types, Newsies (1992), Newsies: The Broadway Musical! (2017)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   26 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • David Jacobs/Jack Kelly
   • David Jacobs
   • Jack Kelly (Newsies)
   • Les Jacobs
   • Racetrack Higgins
   • Katherine Plumber Pulitzer
   • Alternate Universe - Evil
   • Alternate Universe
   • David Jacobs is Evil
   • Religious Guilt
   • Jewish David Jacobs
   • Gay David Jacobs
   • Bisexual Jack Kelly (Newsies)
   • David Jacobs Needs A Hug
   • David Jacobs/Jack Kelly-centric
   • David Jacobs Loves Jack Kelly
   • Jack Kelly Loves David Jacobs
   • Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Self-Hatred
   • Murder
   • as in. davey kills someone.
   • but it only shows up in one chapter so whatever
   • Title from a Will Wood Song
   • Bad Ending
   • Angst with No Happy Ending
   • Angst
   • So much angst
   • this ends badly. davey and jack do NOT end up together. read at your own risk pls
   • Religious Conflict
   • Sad Ending
   • graphic depiction of violence is in a flashback

   Summary

   Les and I were walking to Newsies Square for the first time. Since Father got laid off due to his injury, we had to take up a newspaper-selling job. While we were walking to the circulation gates, I bumped into another newsboy by accident. Great. It’s 7 in the morning, and I already have to deal with some idiot who isn't watching where they're going.

   Or; David Jacobs, if he was 'evil,' begins his journey as a Newsie.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Immoral AU

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   12,764

   Chapters:

   10/10

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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   Bookmarks:

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