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A Matter Of Time by Tired_man_in_a_female_setting
Fandom: The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
- Teen And Up Audiences, Not Rated
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Gen, M/M
- Series in Progress
23 Oct 2025
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
- Johnny Cade & Darrel Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Matthews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
- Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis & Everyone
- Johnny Cade & Dallas Winston & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr./Two-Bit Mathews
- Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
- Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis & Steve Randle
- Sodapop Curtis & Steve Randle
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Dallas Winston
- Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Dallas Winston & Two-Bit Mathews
- Steve Randle & Two-Bit Mathews
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Sherri "Cherry" Valance
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Marcia
- Marcia & Sherri "Cherry" Valance
- Johnny Cade & Sherri "Cherry" Valance & Marcia
- Darrel Curtis/Two-Bit Mathews
- Tim Shepard & Dallas Winston
- Darrel “Darry” Curtis Jr. & Tim Shepard
- Johnny Cade & Darrel Curtis
- Two-Bit Mathews & Everyone
- Two-Bit Mathews & Tim Shepard
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Steve Randle
- Minor or Background Relationship(s)
- Johnny Cade & Sodapop Curtis
- Two-Bit Mathews & Two-Bit Mathews' Sister
- Two-Bit Mathews & Two-Bit Mathews' Mother
- Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance & Marcia & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis
- Steve Randle
- Dallas Winston
- Johnny Cade
- Two-Bit Mathews
- Randy Adderson
- Socs (The Outsiders)
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance (mentioned)
- Curly Shepard (mentioned)
- Steve Randle's Father
- Two-Bit Mathews' Sister
- Buck Merrill
- Tim Shepard
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance
- Marcia (The Outsiders)
- Everyone is here just not consequential to stuff
- Unnamed Socs
- the others are mentioned
- Suzie Mathews
- Two-Bit Mathews' Mother
- Original Male Character(s)
- Original Child Character(s)
- Ponyboy Curtis Needs a break
- I ain't giving him one
- Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
- Except Bob - Freeform
- no beta we die like the curtis parents
- Canon-Typical Violence
- Hurt/Comfort
- Randy needs to get over himself
- Injured Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
- Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
- The Gang is Overprotective
- they have good reasons tho
- Steve Randle cares he's just a coward
- Darry has a mom sense
- Dallas Winston is Bad at Feelings
- but hes getting better now
- Panic Attacks
- Two-Bit Mathews is a Good Friend
- Medical Inaccuracies
- I took a first aid course and that is about as professional as it gets
- please go to the hospital if you get hit with a beer bottle
- This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
- Stevepop if you squint
- darbit if you squint
- Literal Sleeping Together
- Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
- Post-Canon
- no beta we die like bob sheldon
- cuz hes still dead
- Sodapop Curtis Has ADHD
- Sodapop being the smartest dumb person
- Sassy Johnny Cade
- Misunderstandings
- the fluff at the end is worth it
- Family Fluff
- I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
- I did math for you people
- Introducing: Steve's Stupid Dinosaur Bed Sheets
- intentional use of the name Keith
- its important for gay reasons
- and a great boyfriend
- Darry's mom instinct
- Good Brother Ponyboy Curtis
- Coming Out
- Period-Typical Homophobia
- Implied/Referenced Homophobia
- Anxiety
- Emotional Hurt/Comfort
- Romantic Fluff
- Domestic Fluff
- Boys Kissing
- Men Crying
- theres a rollercoaster of emotions
- No Beta We Die Like My Love Life
- Aromantic Ponyboy Curtis
- asexual ponyboy curtis
- its not if you squint anymore guys!
- Steve Randle Needs a Hug
- Protective Ponyboy Curtis
- Protective Steve Randle
- Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
- Child Abuse
- I put steve through it on this one guys
- Angst
- Minor Injuries
- Self-Hatred
- just a bit
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Stressed
- as he tends to be
- Protective Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Protective Sodapop Curtis
- Brotherly Love
- Platonic Cuddling
- Cuddling & Snuggling
- there's gay in here guys
- Steve Randle is bad at feelings
- handwavy medical knowledge
- Steve's Stupid Dinosaur Bed Sheets
- Everyone Is Gay
- except ponyboy but he's aroace so its fine
- Tooth-Rotting Fluff
- The Curtis' Have No Sense of Time
- Sassy Ponyboy Curtis
- this is the most wholesome shit I will ever produce
- Implied/Referenced Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
- Implied/Referenced Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
- It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
- Much worse
- Vomiting
- Car Accidents
- Near Death Experiences
- Blood and Injury
- Non-Consensual Drug Use
- Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
- Attempted Rape/Non-Con
- Never gotten to use those 3 tags before
- feels like a badge of sadness
- Nightmares
- like i said it gets better
- 5+1 Things
- Minor Original Character(s)
- they are for plot
- Nothing more
- one will come back and we love her
- Dallas Winston is a Good Friend
- but its the normal kind
- his kids are morons
- jally if you squint
- The Author Regrets Nothing
- Boys In Love
- Making Out
- no smut just kissing
- Past Attempted Rape/Non-Con
- Referenced Non-Con Drug Use
- Why that isn't a tag I don't know
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Doing His Best
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is a Good Boyfriend
- Two-Bit Mathews Needs a Hug
- and he gets one
- Angst and Feels
- everything i touch turns to angst
- Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
- dont worry about those
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance Needs A Hug
- Marcia (The Outsiders) is a Good Friend
- Girl Dad Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- I will make that a tag all on my own if I have to
- This is dumb and I love it
- Good Brother Tim Shepard
- Time Shepard is So Confused
- Protective Dallas Winston
- Everyone Is Gay except Ponyboy now featuring Tim Shepard
- Ponyboy is Aro/Ace
- Fluff and Humor
- Tim Shepard said Gay Rights
- but not in practice
- Comfort No Hurt
- I can make happy things sometimes
- Stargazing
- This is so cute it hurts
- Johnnys parents are only mentioned
- i hate them
- Soft Dallas Winston
- but in a cute way
- Sickfic
- Emetophobia
- I made him cry
- Steve Randle is a Good Friend
- They all need a hug
- lets be fair
- Intentional uses of the name Keith
- Tim Shepard is so done with these people
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Hug
- (boy)friend
- Things Are Said
- Darry Curtis: mother of morons
- Angst and Hurt/Comfort
- there might be a bit of physical damage
- Period-Typical Sexism
- But in a weird way
- it makes sense I promise
- Socs Suck
- Brotherly Bonding
- Johnny Cade Needs a Hug
- Late Night Conversations
- guys they're healing
- Johnny Cade is an Honorary Curtis
- and has been for a long time
- Good Brother Two-Bit Mathews
- Good Son Two-Bit Mathews
- Sibling Love
- Protective Siblings
- I gave them all ages are you happy
- If you think they're OOC it's called character development
- Suzie Said Gay Rights
- Tornado
- Everybody is stressed and its fine
- Everyone Needs A Hug
- Temporary Character Death
- Animal Death
- Major Character Injury
- Angst with a Happy Ending
- Hospitals
- Tim Shepard has a heart
Summary
Little stories set in my own personal timeline for The Outsiders... because I wanted it. There's hurt, there's comfort, there's angst, there's gay. They're a family, and they don't leave anyone behind.
They do, however, make questionable decisions and forget to take care of themselves.
- Words:
- 147,908
- Works:
- 17
- Bookmarks:
- 68
Bookmarked by Toktszm
03 Dec 2025
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Post Canon Purly Brainrot by SilliestFreakingGoose
Fandom: The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
- Mature, General Audiences, Teen And Up Audiences
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply
- M/M, F/M, Gen
- Series in Progress
14 Feb 2025
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Major Character Death
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
- Marcia/Two-Bit Mathews
- Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
- Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
- Angela Shepard & Curly Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Unrequited Steve Randle/Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
- Angela Shepard & Curly Shepard
- Curly Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis
- Steve Randle
- Sodapop Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Two-Bit Mathews
- Original Female Character(s)
- Mark Jennings (This was Then This is Now)
- Mrs. Curtis (The Outsiders)
- Angela Shepard
- Suicide
- Child Abuse
- Trauma
- Attempted Rape/Non-Con
- Very briefly mentioned though
- Teen Romance
- Song: Scar Tissue (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Canon Compliant
- Post-Canon
- Drama but it’s just day to day life
- Growing Old Together
- Everyone dies at the end but that’s because it ends in 2016
- Hurt/Comfort
- Implied/Referenced Suicide
- it comes up more than once sorry gang
- Period-Typical Homophobia
- also period atypical just being cool idk
- Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
- Curly is mixed but the other shepards are Hispanic
- Bad Parenting
- Addiction
- Fluff
- Light Angst
- Idk man they’re just goofy goobers
- Based on a true story 😭
- Like a shit ton of fluff
- Sibling Bonding
- hurt and comfort but they’re mostly unrelated
- tomfoolery
- Valentine's Day
- Sodapop in Vietnam
- but it’s mentioned once for the plot and not used for angst
- Idiots in Love
- Hispanic Shepards
- curlys freshly 17 Ponyboy’s 15
- Socially inept Curly
- hes learning
- Words:
- 29,045
- Works:
- 4
- Bookmarks:
- 1
Bookmarked by Toktszm
01 Dec 2025
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purly fics by hearteyeemoji
Fandom: That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
- General Audiences, Teen And Up Audiences
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
- M/M, Multi, Gen
- Series in Progress
26 Dec 2025
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis & Angela Shepard
- Darrel Curtis & Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Angela Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Curly Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
- Angela Shepard & Curly Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
- Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
- Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
- Ponyboy Curtis & Original Character(s)
- Curly Shepard & Original Character(s)
- Minor or Background Relationship(s)
- Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr./Paul Holden
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Tim Shepard
- Sodapop Curtis/Sandy
- Darrel Curtis Sr./Mrs. Curtis
- Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
- Angela Shepard & Curly Shepard
- Angela Shepard & Original Character(s)
- Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
- Ponyboy Curtis & Original Male Character(s)
- Curly Shepard
- Tim Shepard
- Angela Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis
- Sodapop Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Keith “Two-Bit” Matthews (mentioned)
- Steve Randle (mentioned)
- Johnny Cade (mentioned)
- Dallas Winston (mentioned)
- Two-Bit Mathews
- Steve Randle
- Johnny Cade
- Dallas Winston
- Original Male Character(s)
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance
- Paul Holden
- Sandy (The Outsiders)
- Mrs. Curtis (The Outsiders)
- Darrel Curtis Sr.
- Tim Shepard (mentioned)
- Sodapop Curtis (mentioned)
- Darrel “Darry” Curtis Jr. (mentioned)
- Keith “Two-Bit” Mathews (mentioned)
- Original Female Character(s)
- Gay Male Character
- Period-Typical Homophobia
- Period Typical Attitudes
- Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
- Protective Sodapop Curtis
- Good Brother Darrel Curtis
- Good Brother Tim Shepard
- Good Sister Angela Shepard
- Secret Relationship
- Realization
- POV Multiple
- Angela Shepard and Ponyboy are Friends
- I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
- Face Punching
- Oneshot
- overzealous use of parentheses
- Drugs
- Drug Dealing
- Gangs
- Gang Violence
- Not Canon Compliant
- Canon-Typical Violence
- Family Feels
- Drama
- Angst
- Blood and Injury
- Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
- Coming of Age
- except it’s less about friendship drama and more about crime and angst
- curly and ponyboy start a gang
- LSD
- ponyboy is a good liar
- Curly Shepard Being a Little Shit
- Ponyboy Curtis Being a Little Shit
- Vandalism
- A lot of petty crime
- Author Is Sleep Deprived
- no beta but I really hope we don’t die
- Hispanic Shepard Family
- Underage Drinking
- Underage Smoking
- Kind of a slowburn
- it takes a while to light but the flame burns bright and fast
- Religious Imagery & Symbolism
- Religious Guilt
- Internal Conflict
- Hurt/Comfort
- Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
- really heavy on the religious symbolism guys
- Im not joking about that
- No Beta
- Ponyboy Curtis has PTSD
- but the comfort is taken away pretty quick so actually it’s more like
- Hurt No Comfort
- Internalized Homophobia
- Pining
- Doomed Relationship
- Good Brother Ponyboy Curtis
- Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- or at least he’s trying
- inspired by a tumblr post i made
- slight self deprecating thoughts from darry
- Christmas Fluff
- joyriding
- Minor Crime
- Sassy Ponyboy Curtis
- Fluff
- doing donuts in a car
- references to various 1960s media
- i did an unreasonable amount of research for this
- Kissing
- Idiots in Love
- First Kiss
- Feelings Realization
- Self-Hatred
- eventual acceptance but it’s not there at first
- Curly Shepard Needs A Hug
- Fear of Discovery
- Some Humor
- Protective Tim Shepard
- Injured Curly Shepard
- emphasis on the idiots
- Complicated Relationships
- Background Relationships
- but they have a pretty big effect on the narrative
- Post-Canon
- the summary makes it sound like this is humorous
- it really isnt
- Light Angst
- Hopeful Ending
- Character Study
- Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
- Ponyboy Curtis Being a 14-Year-Old Boy
- the consequences of being gay in the 60s
- Dallas Winston is Bad at Feelings
- the timeline is sort of unclear
- Boys Kissing
- Coming Out
- Men Crying
- mini mental breakdown
- Emotional Hurt/Comfort
- Boys In Love
- First Love
- Blood
- but it’s only minor
- Star-crossed
- Kinda
- Denial of Feelings
- Angst with a Happy Ending
- Homophobic Language
- it’s only one word
- The Author Regrets Everything
- Valentine's Day
- Jealousy
- Established Relationship
- Romantic Fluff
- Skipping Class
- Ponyboy Curtis Centric
- pony patches curly up
- Late Night Conversations
- Valentine’s Day
- Driving Lesson
- Crime
- technically
- They steal a car
- Pre-Relationship
- Stay Gold Ponyboy (The Outsiders)
- Angela Shepard and Curly Shepard are Twins
- but in a helpful way
- implied/referenced eating disorder
- Canonical Character Death
- Curly shepard has feelings
- (don’t tell anyone)
- Grief/Mourning
- Recovery
- Depression
- but neither of them really know it
- Escape Plans
- Bittersweet Ending
- Friends to Lovers
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
- Crimes & Criminals
- Con Artists
- Dysfunctional Family
- Family Dynamics
- Slow Burn
- Other Additional Tags to Be Added
- Friendship
- Sleep Deprived Ponyboy Curtis
- Reckless Driving
- Sneaking Out
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Trying His Best
- he gets one
- Fake Dating
- but it doesn’t lead to a real relationship
- and also doesn’t work
- Miscommunication
- Awkward Conversations
- not on purpose
- Humor
- Slice of Life
- One Shot
- Halloween
- Fluff and Humor
- Found Family
- it really leans into the family vibes in this one
- lockpicking
- Trespassing
- Curly Shepard-centric
- Emotional Hurt
- Obsessive Behavior
- but only kinda
- curly just has a skewed view of love
Summary
mostly unrelated purly fics.
- Words:
- 145,417
- Works:
- 22
- Bookmarks:
- 21
Bookmarked by Toktszm
29 Nov 2025
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I Once Bore the Fire to Reignite Stars, now it's a Pyre That Blackens and Scars. by DrawingWolf03, LoneSorcceress (DrawingWolf03)
Fandom: That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton
- Not Rated, Teen And Up Audiences, Mature
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply, Underage Sex
- M/M
- Series in Progress
03 Sep 2025
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Major Character Death
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Underage Sex
- Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Tim Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
- Tim Shepard & Dallas Winston
- Curly Shepard & Dallas Winston
- Tim Shepard/Dallas Winston
- Angela Shepard & Curly Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis & Angela Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Tim Shepard/Dallas Winston (referenced)
- Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
- Ponyboy Curtis & Bryon Douglas
- Ponyboy Curtis & Mark Jennings
- M&M Carlson & Ponyboy Curtis
- M&M Carlson & Johnny Cade
- Johnny Cade & Two-Bit Mathews
- Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston (Mentioned)
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
- Sodapop Curtis/Sandy
- Sodapop Curtis & Steve Randle
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Paul Holden
- Curly Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Tim Shepard
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Sodapop Curtis
- Sodapop Curtis & Tim Shepard
- Johnny Cade & Curly Shepard
- Angela Shepard & Curly Shepard
- Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
- Johnny Cade & M&M Carlson
- ponyboy Curtis & m&m Carlson
- Angela Shepard & Tim Shepard
- Sodapop Curtis & Dallas Winston
- Two-Bit Mathews & Two-Bit Mathews' Sister
- Angela Shepard/Mike Chambers
- Angela Shepard & Dallas Winston
- Two-Bit Mathews & Two-Bit Mathews' Mother
- Ponyboy Curtis/Mark Jennings
- Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard (one-sided)
- Two-Bit Mathews & Tim Shepard
- Darrel Curtis Sr. & Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
- Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle (unrequited)
- Two-Bit Mathews & M&M Carlson
- Ponyboy Curtis
- Curly Shepard
- Tim Shepard
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Sodapop Curtis
- Dallas Winston
- Angela Shepard
- Two-Bit Mathews
- M&M Carlson
- Johnny Cade
- Mark Jennings (This was Then This is Now)
- Bryon Douglas
- Steve Randle
- Sandy (The Outsiders)
- Evie (The Outsiders)
- Original Male Character(s)
- Paul Holden
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance
- Marcia (The Outsiders)
- Two-Bit Mathews' Sister
- Two-Bit Mathews' Mother
- Buck Merrill
- Mike Chambers
- Sherri "Cherry" Valance's Father
- Cathy Carlson
- Darrel Curtis Sr.
- Blanket Permission
- Bad Brother Darry Curtis
- Alternate Universe
- Canon-Typical Violence
- Not Canon Compliant
- Canon-Typical Behavior
- Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
- Sodapop Curtis Needs a Hug
- Soc Sodapop Curtis
- Soc Ponyboy Curtis
- Soc Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Angela Shepard and Curly Shepard are Twins
- Curly Shepard Being a Little Shit
- Protective Tim Shepard
- Good Brother Tim Shepard
- Soft Tim Shepard
- Good Friend Tim Shepard
- protective curly shepard
- hurt ponyboy curtis
- Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
- Implied/Referenced Child Neglect
- Grief/Mourning
- no beta we die like canon
- Shepard family loves Ponyboy
- Sociopath Tim Shepard
- Alternate Universe - Soc Curtis Family
- Soft Dallas Winston
- Dallas Winston is a Good Friend
- Dallas Winston is Bad at Feelings
- Sassy Ponyboy Curtis
- First Meetings
- Curly Shepard is a Good Friend
- Tim Shepard is Dallas Winston's Best Friend
- Ponyboy Curtis is a Good Friend
- Implied/Referenced Drug Use
- References to Drugs
- Protective Dallas Winston
- Ponyboy Curtis Gets Jumped
- Starvation
- Domestic Fluff
- Accidental Baby Acquisition
- Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
- Hurt Sodapop Curtis
- Bisexual Dallas Winston
- Two-Bit Mathews is a Good Friend
- Two-Bit Mathews is a Menace
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Hug
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Stressed
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Break
- Underage Drinking
- Injured Ponyboy Curtis
- Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis Being a Little Shit
- Sodapop Curtis is Trying His Best
- Dallas Winston Being a Little Shit
- Dallas Winston is a Good Boyfriend
- Ponyboy Curtis Gets a Hug
- Cute
- Cute Ending
- Steve Randle is a Good Friend
- Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
- Brotherly Love
- oh hey
- Canon is starting
- The End Is Nigh
- no beta we die
- During Canon
- Tim Shepard Has a Crush
- Canon Compliant
- Blood and Violence
- Gang Violence
- Murder
- Child Murder
- Canonical Character Death
- Attempted Murder
- Curly Shepard Needs A Hug
- Johnny Cade Needs a Hug
- Violence as a Love Language
- Implied/Referenced Character Death
- Past Drug Addiction
- Drowning
- Protective Older Brothers
- Protective Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- no beta we die like bob sheldon
- Drinking
- Child Neglect
- Character Death
- Minor Character Death
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Doing His Best
- Alcohol
- I researched a lot of legal stuff that I'll never actually expand on
- because dialog intimidates me
- Aftermath of Violence
- Injury Recovery
- Idiots in Love
- Obsessive Behavior
- Hippie Commune
- Public Sex
- Public Nudity
- Drugs
- Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction
- Protective Siblings
- Sibling Love
- Protective Angela Shepard
- Angela Shepard is a good sister
- Hippie Lifestyle
- free love
- Possessive Behavior
- Possessiveness as a love language
- because that fits really well
- Possessive Angela Shepard
- incase you thought Curly was the only one who got it from Tim
- you were wrong
- Both twins are twice as possessive as Tim
- because that's my favorite character trope
- Drug Use
- Drug Addiction
- Past Drug Use
- Crushes
- Secret Crush
- Possessive Curly Shepard
- Unhealthy Relationships
- Curly Shepard is trying his best
- PTSD
- Underage Smoking
- Underage Drug Use
- Obsession
- Unhealthy Obsession
- Good Brother Ponyboy Curtis
- Protective Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis Whump
- Betrayal
- Drug Dealing
- Gangs
- Tim Shepard is not mad just disappointed
- Tim Shepard Needs a Hug
- Hurt Curly Shepard
- Hurt Tim Shepard
- Drug Abuse
- Hallucinations
- Hallucinogens
- Guilt
- Threats of Violence
- Johnny Cade is not okay
- M&M Carlson is not okay
- Bad acid trips
- As someone who experiences Hallucinations every day
- this was super weird to write
- and made me want to do drug
- just to experience it this way
- you know?
- don't do drugs kids
- DARE failed me
- i need to sleep
- Implied/Referenced Suicide
- on second thought
- kids probably shouldn't read this
- on third thought
- they've probably read worse
- carry on
- Death Threats
- Post-Canon
- Depression
- Hurt No Comfort
- Hurt
- Two-Bit Mathews Needs a Hug
- No Beta We Die Like Johnny Cade
- Drunkenness
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Is not Okay
- Minor Violence
- Tim Shepard has had enough
- Tim Shepard is sick of everyone's shit
- Bad Friend Paul Holden
- Canon Rewrite
- Obsessive Shepard family
- baby acquisition
- Blood & Violence
- Happy Ending
- Kind Of
- Darry doesn't get a happy ending
- and who knows whats going on with Sodapop
- but Ponyboy is happy
- Death
- Ponyboy Curtis Dies
- Dead Johnny Cade
- Mercy Killing
- Child Abuse
- Child Death
- Stabbing
- Angela Shepard Needs a Hug
- hurt Angela Shepard
- M&M Carlson dies
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Anger
- Past Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
- Anger Management
- Tim Shepard is Trying His Best
- Sleep Deprivation
- Brotherly Bonding
- Empath Sodapop Curtis
- Suicide
- Johnny Cade Needed a Hug
- too soon?
- Ouch
- Scars
- Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
- Violence
- Family Fluff
- Found Family
- Sad Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Foster Care
- Alternate Universe - Foster Family
- Reform School
- 1960s
- Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
- Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
- Implied/Referenced Torture
- Child Abandonment
- Bribery
- Ponyboy Curtis is trying his best
- author doesn't understand human interactions
- Brothers
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Gets a hug
- Party
- Gambling
- Celebrations
- Love
- Friendship/Love
- Not Actually Unrequited Love
- Boys In Love
- Forbidden Love
- Period-Typical Underage
- Implied Sexual Content
- Implied/Referenced Sex
- Implied/Referenced Homophobia
- Gay Ponyboy Curtis
- He's not mentioned - Freeform
- just wanted to remind you
- Feelings Realization
- Best Friends
- Not mentioned just wanted to remind you again
- Family
- Brotherly Affection
- Family Dinners
- Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Arson
- Fire
- Revenge
- Possession
- Crimes & Criminals
- Organized Crime
- just a reminder that my Shepards are still bad people
- in this universe
- they do in fact do crime
- i guess?
- Dallas and Tim have a I can make him worse mindset
- undying loyalty as a love language
- healthiest unhealthy relationship frfr
- Torture
- Blood and Torture
- Dead Ponyboy Curtis
- Dead Curly Shepard
- Johnny Cade Lives
- Injured Johnny Cade
- Disabled Johnny Cade
- you really should read the tags before reading the story
- I am not sorry
- This is the darkest thing I've ever written
- am mych tired
- Dark
- I don't think this is even angst anymore
- it's just really fuckin dark
- A character gets silenced the bad way
- liek tongue cut out
- chemical burns
- graphic description of character getting silenced
- i could've been more graphic actually
- im always hesitant to use that one
- cause i could always be more graphic
- Bombing
- Did you remember the dingo got bombed between book 1&2?
- cause i did
- POV Outsider
- Period Typical Attitudes
- Period-Typical Homophobia
- Background Relationships
- Flirting
- Flowers
- More obsession than love
- Might be unhealthy realistically
- But whatever
- it's cute
- I am very tired
- Implied/Referenced Murder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
- Near Death Experiences
- Ponyboy Curtis has PTSD
- Mark Jennings is a Good Friend
- i guess
- Mark Jennings Needs a Hug
- Bryon Douglas Needs a Hug
- canon event rewritten to fit this universe
- I am tired
- Permanent Injury
- Disabled Character
- M&M Needs a hug
- Hurt Bryon Douglas
- Mark Jennings is a drug dealer
- Gay Curly Shepard
- First Dates
- First Love
- Picnics
- Curly Shepard is in Love
- Ponyboy Curtis is in Love
- Curly cant really feel love but he doesnt know that
- Implied/Referenced Dubious Consent
- Implied/Referenced Underage Sex
- Recovery
- Mental Health Issues
- Mark Jennings Trying His Best
- Parentified Tim Shepard
- Homophobia
- stupid teenagers doing stupid things
- Mark Jennings is a Stupid Kid
- Pre-Relationship
- Pre-Slash
- 50 Sentences
- Love Confessions
- Religious Imagery & Symbolism
- Religion
- Secret Relationship
- Developing Relationship
- Heartbreak
- Heartache
- Teen Romance
- Teenagers
- Gay
- Stupid Teenagers being stupid
- Stay Gold Ponyboy (The Outsiders)
- Hurt Mark Jennings
- Quality Time
- quality time as a love language
- Sodapop Curtis Gets a Hug
- metaphorically
- Happy
- in the background - Freeform
- Sibling Bonding
- Dialogue Light
- Cause its intimidating as hell
- Friendship
- Toxic friendship
- Its just a backround fact thoigh
- Rehabilitation
- Corruption
- Police
- Police Brutality
- Curly Shepard has PTSD
- Dallas Winston is in jail
- Thats ehy he doesn't appear
- Abandonment
- Social Justice
- Newspapers
- Ponyboy Curtis is a social justice warrior
- Curly pulls a Dallas Winston post-fic
- It's not mentioned but i just wanted you to know
- As a reward for reading the tags
- No Beta we die like Ponyboy Curtis
- Justice
- Classism
- Period Typical Bigotry
- Addiction
- Memories
- Repressed Memories
- I Was High When I Wrote This
- I did not reread it before posting it afterw aking up
- Period-Typical Racism
- Disassociation
- Family Feels
- No beta we die like aus
- This was specifixally written because a comment inspired me
- And physically grabbed me in a chokehold
- I couldnt focus on anything else
- Pre-Canon
- Dallas Winston Needs A Hug
- Dallas Winston is Trying His Best
- Homelessness
- Love at First Sight
- Complicated Relationships
- Is it unhealthy if one of them is a sociopath?
- Unrequited Love
- But also
- Bad Ending
- Dallas Winston Lives
- Assisted Suicide
- By cops
- Curly Shepard pulls a Dallas Winston
- Angst
- Soda and Darry never learn what happened
- They just assume Ponyboy ran away
- Soda is very proud of his baby brother
- Happy ending for Steve exculsively
- Bad Brother Sodapop Curtis
- Police before 1968 had much leeway to be assholes
- Near Death
- Sick Character
- Dying Ponyboy Curtis
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Giving Up
- Post-Betrayal
- Hopeful Ending
- Blood and Injury
- Blood and Gore
- Ponyboy Curtis is Not Okay
- Even after the betrayal
- Ponyboy Curtis has a crush
- And only realizes it when he's about to die
- Isolation
- Emotional Manipulation
- Isolation as a method to force attachment
- Interrogation
- Entrapment
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Is what Tim is doing to Ponyboy at the end
- in case you were curious
- My Tim rarely does anything that isn't some type of manipulation
- Did you know the human brain is capable of dying by mentally giving up?
- You can literally just make the decision to roll over and die no help needed
- Kinda
- Established Relationship
- But only because one can't feel love
- Possessive Sex
- not actually explicit
- Psychopathology & Sociopathy
- Tim Shepard is Dallas Winstons Best Friend
- no beta we die like homophobia
- Only Dallas in a teen though
- Birthday
- Mark Jennings mentioned - Freeform
- Bullying
- Threats
- Meet-Cute
- Developing Friendships
- friends at first sight
- but like in a soft way
- Adorable
- Boys Kissing
- Sleepy Boys
- Dorks in Love
- pretty much
- Cuddling & Snuggling
- Couch Cuddles
- Sleepy Cuddles
- Plans For The Future
- hes not mentioned
- Just wanted to remind everyone
- Cause this is so fucking cute
- Comfort
- Hair Brushing
- Ponyboy is an innocent bean
- Who has no idea what hes doing to Curly
- Canon Related
- Steve Randle Being a Dick
- Bad Writing
- Internalized Homophobia
- except not really
- hes supportive
- in a weird way
- Steve Randle Needs a Hug
- Bisexual Steve Randle
- Steve Randle has a major crush and no hope
- Unrequited Crush
- Sodapop Curtis is oblivious
- No beta we die like Steve's heart
- Marijuana
- Birthday Fluff
- Sharing Breath
- M&M Carlson gets jumped
- Curly Shepard jumps people
- Curly Shepard is Not a Good Person
- Annual remibder
- Dog Fighting
- Rabies
- Protective Two-Bit Mathews
- Violent Thoughts
- Curly Shepard knows he's not a good person
- He doesn't appear but you can see him
- In the way Curly was raised
- Light Sadism
- Animal Death
- Animal Attack
- Animal Abuse
- Break Up
- Knifeplay
- Corrupt police
- Anal Sex
- Anal Fingering
- Virginity
- Loss of Virginity
- Drugged Sex
- Porn with Feelings
- Friends With Benefits
- Smut
- Horny Teenagers
- Consensual Underage Sex
- Underage Sex - Freeform
- No beta we die like my dignity
- Bottom Dallas Winston
- reluctantly
- Top Tim Shepard
- Orgy
- Blow Jobs
- Public Blow Jobs
- Oral Sex
- Semi-Public Sex
- Exhibitionism
Summary
(The Kindness of Oblivion - Dark Matter)
Alternate universe where the Curtis's are Socs
Was going to make this a single story but was too lazy to write the in-between moments, and it's easier to lay out a timeline in a series then it is in a chapter story so enjoy a bunch of short stories from this universe lol
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Bookmarked by Toktszm
25 Nov 2025
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if i don't break it by darrelcurtis
Fandom: The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
24 Nov 2025
- Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Sodapop Curtis
- Ponyboy Curtis
- Sodapop Curtis
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Dallas Winston
- Johnny Cade
- Steve Randle
- Two-Bit Mathews
- Socs (The Outsiders)
- Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
- Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Doing His Best
- Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
- Injured Ponyboy Curtis
- Foster Care
- Alternate Universe - Foster Family
- Hurt/Comfort
- Found Family
- Blood and Injury
- 5+1 Things
- Ponyboy Curtis Centric
- Sodapop Curtis Has ADHD
- Alternate Universe - Ponyboy Is Not a Curtis
- Protective Sodapop Curtis
- Grief/Mourning
- Emotional Hurt/Comfort
- Guilt
- Not Beta Read
- Ponyboy Curtis is Bad at Feelings
- Adoption
- Protective Dallas Winston
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Hug
- Protective Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Protective Older Brothers
- Healing
- Domestic Fluff
- Injury
- Protective Darry
- Growing Up
- Angst
- Brotherly Love
- Brotherly Bonding
- Overthinking
- Author Loves Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
- Miscommunication
Summary
curtis brothers foster AU
- Words:
- 53,818
- Works:
- 8
- Bookmarks:
- 67
Bookmarked by Toktszm
19 Nov 2025