#barney peanuts

[finchesslingshott]

any thoughts on barney peanuts?? he's my silly 🥺

i love him so dearly 🥺🥺 (design inspo taken from @crystallizedtwilight !! such a huge fan of their work)

[westofwords]

why does no one talk about barney peanuts. he knows circus tricks

[crystaltreebee]

I think we as a collective fandom have forgotten about Barney Peanuts.

what happened to my darling silly guy. I love him.

This is an Official Barney Peanuts Appreciation Post

[newsiesrally1899]

Because I was discussing "Barney Peanuts" with @crunchie-morris , here is the full set of trading cards from the obc per the book

Stories of the Unlikely Broadway Hit

[violetmcdonnell]

can someone please explain to me barney peanuts and where he came from

[ask--the--newsies]

Biggest failure/Tommyboy, Barney peanuts, Itey and Bumlets

"oh wow,"

[ tommy boy mumbles. ]

"uh, scabbing wasn't exactly my proudest moment..."

"i hate lettin' mush down but that's only really happened once when i lost track of 'im for an hour or so... found 'im a while after gettin' beat up by the delancey's..."

[ itey says, looking at his shoes. ]

"i don't fail. ever."

"yeah, okay bumlets,"

[ barney peanuts replies, rolling his eyes. ]

"i messed up a pretty important trick a while back at the circus, that was kinda brutal."

[baura-bear]

barney peanuts is so called bc his entire act is just to walk out, put a peanut in his hand, toss it and catch it in his mouth, then walk off. he's never missed. the crowd goes wild every time

This is it folks. Circus au post canceled. This is it, this is the entire thing.

[kellyscowboy]

Dancing prompts

“I can feel your heartbeat.”

Tommy x Barney

sorry for this was so late!! fic exchange, and writers block, and yk the drill lol // so sorry if this is ooc or not their dynamic?? idk running off the very little information i know abt them lol || the prompt list

Tommy had never hated a woman more than he hated Medda at that moment. Although, she was not the only one to blame for this situation. There was also David, who had off-handedly mentioned his upcoming school prom. And then there was Jack, and Racetrack, and Crutchie who thought a dance for all the newsboys would be a great idea. After all, most of the New York newsboys would never experience a prom. But hey, they were kids too! They deserved the experience just as much as an educated kid!

The plans looked dreary though. Very few of the boys knew how to dance and there really wasn't a place that would allow hundreds of newsboys in until the late hours of the night. Until, Jack had the bright idea of asking Medda. Who, of course, was overjoyed by the proposition. She quickly offered to let them use the theatre (with her there, along with the governor and Denton) and then, to top it off, suggested a dance class.

Tommy's belief in a god died the moment he heard the announcement. A couple of the boys, including himself, liked to listen in on the borough meetings. And when Jack dropped that bomb on them (and everyone was excited) he had given up all hope of a higher power. Kill me now.

"And, listen, boys. Ya don't have to came if ya don't wan-ta. Ain't no-one gonna force ya to dress up and come tap shoes with the rest of us." Jack reassured. Maybe there is a god.

David cleared his throat. "Except for all of us Manhattan boys, of course. We're hosting, so we'll all be there."

They continued to ramble on. Something, something, dance lessons, something, something, anyone you want to bring. It was all non-sense to Tommy, including the original idea. He had really hoped a nasty cough might make its way into his throat right before the dance.

And it never did. So Tommy sat there in Medda's theatre, all dolled up and grumpy. His arms crossed and his watched as the condensation from his cup stained the wooden tables. Then, he felt a tap on his shoulder. "What?" He snapped, turned around all angry. Until he saw Barney, eyes wide and hands bouncing at his side excitedly. "Hey, Peanut."

"Tommyboy!" Barney took the greeting as an invitation to sit beside him. "I guess you're not a big fan of dancing, huh?"

Tommy shrugged. "I dunno. I just get embarrassed. I got two left feet."

Barney smiled. "Well, I was thinkin'- and it's kinda dumb but uh. Maybe we could dance?" His fingers rubbed together nervously, excitedly. "Everyone's all infatuated with their partners, anyway. No-one will see you. I heard dancin's less embarrassing with a friend."

"Uh... yeah, sounds... fun." Tommy said. He hesitantly stood up and let himself get drug to the stage by Barney.

Upbeat songs played loudly. Barney bounced around in circles, his hands thrown into the air. Every so often he would force Tommy to spin, then he would spin himself. Other than the obligatory spins, Tommy mostly swayed side to side. Too infatuated with Barney to really do anything else.

Until a slow song started playing. The big groups of people shoving each other around and laughing slowly began to disperse. Tommy froze and watched as other began to pair up. Jack's head immediately spun, and he was pulled towards David like a magnet. Hotshot's hands found their way to Ike's hips, a grin fighting to stay off his face. Even Albert had shyly found Finch, and he hid his face in the boy's shirt as Finch grinned.

When he turned back to Barney, he noticed that the boy in front of him had frozen too. But he was looking up at Tommy and his hands were twitching at his side. Hesitantly, slowly, he trailed his fingers up and around Tommy's neck. "Um, if you-"

Tommy shook his head no and, equally as hesitantly, pulled Barney closer to him. The two swayed to the music, took steps like Medda had taught them to. Barney laughed into the boys chest. "I can feel your heartbeat."

"Really? Honestly, I thought I had died 'n went to heaven or somethin'."

[riding-palominos-every-day]

Headcanons:

- Probably a better street performer than newsboy. He attracts customers with stunts like juggling or tumbling then tries to sell them a paper, but half the time he gets money just for his entertainment alone

- He misses the circus sometimes. He and his aunt have a good relationship, and she's quietly supportive when he's having a particularly bad day thinking about his old life or his parents

- He hates seeing other newsies unhappy, if someone's sad he does his best to cheer them up with his circus tricks. It usually works, but if it's clear he can't fix the problem he'll get Jack

- Loves recounting stories from the circus to the other boys. He's incredibly smug that he's seen animals none of them ever have (Mush still isn't convinced elephants are real)

[jenneyquinn]

my current state with my ships rn

and it only took two out of the three buses i take to work to make this masterpiece that benefits absolutely nobody because no one at all asked for this to be made 💀

[bigmack2go]

So Spralbert

We all know that they’re my fav ship dynamic:

Small buff black haired x curly blonde with glasses x hinger idiot asshole

(And they get both bonus points bc the ginger is canadian and they have a smart one in the group)

Smallsberboy litterally live on the motto We Don’t Care. They don’t give a shit of their partner likes someone else too. They don’t even need to tell tjem about it. As long as the love for that specific one is still there, they dont care.

Bumswiftery (im a firm believer they shiuld be called Butterfly) idk i feel like they’re always like „if u dont do it, i will“

Snakeeater: If You Can Buy Lunch, You Can Bail Me Out Of Jail. Or alternatly/ balckbrid. (Thats it. Just blackbird. Cuz i feel like they survive on that shit. They steal it from fancy restaurants or maybe sometimes when the theatre has a special occasion idek. They love blckbird)

Day Thirteen of Two’s a Pair, Three’s a Party!

Happy Day Thirteen! For today, come up with a motto for your favorite poly ship. Something that describes them in a sentence or two, funny or sweet. It can be a reference, or it can be totally unique!

[valeryvilla427]

I had a beautiful birthday yesterday, have this 2nd round of doodles.

[mooztoonz]

“Valentine Sticker Designs”

Happy Valentine's Day! 💘🌹💌

[perpetualtoysruskid]

[jackbugz]

You guys I have a theory!