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Title: for all eyes to see [or read on Ao3]

Fandom: The Outsiders

Pairing: Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Darry Curtis, implied Darry Curtis/Sodapop Curtis

Characters: Ponyboy Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Darry Curtis

Rating: Teen

Tags: Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Outsider POV, slice of life, implied incest, brothers as co-parents

Author’s Note: Thank you to Lin and purplesafetypin for looking this over. And another thanks to Lin for titling this for me, because I am a lost cause when it comes to titles.

And, as usual, thanks to my partner for editing this and making it far better than it otherwise would have been.

Summary:

There’s a tension in the air that suggests they were arguing, but now they’re so still and quiet that Pony isn’t certain. Both of Soda’s hands rest gently on Darry’s sides, his fingers slowly sliding up and down an inch or two. Ponyboy can’t remember his mom doing that to his dad, but there’s something about the gesture that reminds him of her.

Darry says, quietly. “I know. But I’m trying. I really am.”

“Well, if you know, then cut it out, okay? You’re being a pain in the neck.” Despite the words, Soda’s voice is just as soft as Darry’s.

『Or, Ponyboy is applying to universities and everyone feels anxious.』

for love (and for adversity, too) [or read on ao3]

Fandom: The Outsiders

Pairing: Darry Curtis/Sodapop Curtis, Sodapop Curtis & Ponyboy Curtis

Rating: Mature

Warning: Underage Sex

Tags: Canon Compliant, Grief/Mourning, Sibling Incest, Brother/Brother Incest, First Kiss, First Time, Back Rubs/Massage, People-Pleaser Sodapop Curtis, Men Crying, Sodapop is 15, very light implied infidelity

Author’s Note: For my partner. May you have the happiest of birthdays this year, garnished with this bite-size incest offering.

The title references Proverbs 17:17.

Summary:

It hadn’t occurred to Soda that there was planning—costs—associated with burying their parents. Darry organized it all so seamlessly that all he and Pony had to do was bawl into each other’s shoulders, oblivious to everything Darry was doing for them.

Guilt twists in his gut, and he resolves to help Darry however he can.

『 Or, Soda does his best for his brothers. 』

Title: if we were in rome, we'd be someone else [or read on ao3]

Fandom: The Outsiders (musical, book, movie)

Pairing: Johnny/Dallas, mentioned Buck/Dallas, mentioned Dallas/Sylvia

Rating: Teen

Warning: None

Tags: pre-canon, conversations, implied/referenced domestic violence, hugs, hurt/comfort

Author’s Note: The title is adapted from a half-remembered line in Shannon Pufahl’s amazing On Swift Horses.

Summary:

“I got a better idea,” Dallas says. “Let’s get out of here, huh?”

“Where d’ya wanna go?”

“I dunno. Anywhere,” Dallas answers. He hasn’t thought that far, but the idea grips him now. Johnny’s parents don’t give a hang about him, and nothing is holding Dallas to Tulsa—not Sylvia, and not Buck either. “Pick a city. Any city.”

『 Or, after Dallas finds Johnny beat up again, he suggests they leave town together. 』