#toby types

Canon Era

• He gets his hat stolen by the other newsies all the time. He’s given up being mad about it and just waits for it to turn up on the lodging house table three days later.

• He’s just an easy target for thieves in general, so whenever he goes selling, another newsie (usually Jack) insists on going with him to glare at anyone thinking of stealing their hard earned money.

• He brought leftovers from the holidays to the lodge, and nearly cried when he saw just how hungry his friends really were. He makes a point to bring food regularly after that.

• Sarah and Les prank him all the time, so when the newsies try the same thing, their jaws hit the floor as he effortlessly hops over the tripwire running along the bottom of the door without looking up from his book

• The newsies all think he’s crazy for reading for fun. They only read out of necessity. Why would someone willingly subject themselves to that?

• He and Kathrine are the only two people in Manhattan who aren’t scared of Spot.

Modern AU

• He works at a little cafe/bookstore, and he absolutely loves every second of it. He’s surrounded by the smell of coffee, pastries and books all day, and for him there’s nothing better in the world.

• He may look like a stick, but this boy is STRONG. He lifts huge boxes of books like it’s nothing.

• Wears glasses for reading, but is wary of doing so around other people for fear they might make fun of him.

• This ones kinda random, but this man destroys at arcade games. Skeeball? 10,000s nearly every time. Crossy Road? All the way across 12 lanes of traffic. He‘s kind of scary when he gets into the groove of things.

Canon Era

• She is a mother figure to pretty much all the newsies. Just assume that any slightly dirty child selling papes is hers.

• She’s a safe space for all the queer newsies of New York, and if they need some alone time with their partner that they can’t get elsewhere, she’ll find an empty rehearsal room for them.

• She’s also a close confidant for almost all of the girlsies, and gives the Best Mom Advice™️

• If you manage to tear your eyes away from her during one of her performances, you can usually see a small army of newsies staring, awestruck at the stage.

• Sometimes lets the really little newsies play with props leftover from past shows

• Overall, she just has immaculate Mom Vibes.

Modern AU

• The greatest foster mom that ever lived.

• Ended up adopting Jack, Race and Crutchie

• She drove them and their friends around in a bright blue minivan affectionately named “Big Chungus”. Race named it when he was younger, and the name stuck.

• Ok, this one is kinda random, but I feel like she would give the best hugs. Like, warm and comforting mom hugs, yanno?

• She never gets mad at the kids, she just gets this sad look on her face. Kind of like, “I’m not mad, just disappointed”? The kids all know that she loves them, and only wants the best for them.