Sharps & Flats

Fanfiction
Title:	Sharps & Flats
Author(s):	cymbalism
Date(s):	May 23, 2007 - February 1, 2010
Length:	73,0000+ words
Genre(s):	drama, romance, college AU
Fandom(s):	Newsies
Relationship(s):
External Links:	Refuge (dead link) LJ FFN
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Sharps & Flats is a Newsies college marching band AU by cymbalism with the ships Blink/Mush and Jack/David. It was posted to Fanfiction.net, LiveJournal, and The Refuge. It was started in 2006, when parts of chapter four, "Third Quarter Break," were entered in queenitsy's Blink Week contest, where it won Best Characterization.

Reactions and Reviews

Sharps & Flats is the Newsies bandcamp AU that you never knew you needed. Like most of these fics it has it’s problematic elements, but it’s fun, it deals with modern-day newsies in an interesting way while keeping the whole “fighting against a corrupt power” theme relevant, and Sarah is kind of awesome.

bigrxputxtion

Congrats! This fic is such a masterpiece. ♥

queenitsy

As previous Newsies reccers have mentioned, the fandom has a lot of very good modern day AUs. This has to be one of the best: the boys are all in a present-day college (and more specifically, marching band), but all are recognizably themselves: David is a slightly awkward new kid, Jack is a brash leader, Spot is grumbling and tough, Racetrack is wise-cracking... well, you get the idea. The fic is epic enough to sink your teeth into and does a particularly great job at developing the relationships -- both friendships and romances -- between all of these guys.

queenitsy

I've gotten well and truly hooked on this story, and I love how realistic you keep everything while keeping the characters true to the originals and making it fun! I hope you get a chance to update with the next chapter soon, else I'll probably sit here and read what you've already done another 8 times because I enjoy the story so much. Keep up the good work!

Viscountess Hope