Fics like Preserve and Persevere

Alisa Kwong barely escaped the Second Rising thanks to the Masons—both sets—but the trauma of that day follows her as she grows up to become a new kind of Newsie—one who refuses to believe that a world with zombies has to revolve around them all the time. Slings & Arrows characters show up about a third of the way in, and knowledge of that show is not necessary. Essentially, an actor becomes artistic director at the theater where he once suffered a mental break onstage. It is brilliant.

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