#Aricka x Ryder

[arickaandherfictionalothers]

For your Outsider f/os, what does Christmas look like for the family? Is it a big thing? Do you guys go to cut your own tree? What are Christmas mornings like? And special holiday traditions?

OOOH-! That is such a good question

Okay so… let’s just answer this with a little one-shot

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Christmas at the Curtis’

Aricka, Ryder and Darry were the first ones awake on Christmas morning. They were expecting a full house later, so they were going to spend most the morning cooking and preparing a huge Christmas dinner. Aricka and Ryder’s eighteen month old daughter Keely was asleep in the bassinet in the living room, and soft Christmas music was playing on the radio Ryder had bought Aricka as a Christmas gift that year.

Steve was currently fast asleep on the couch, his DX shirt as a makeshift blanket over him. Two-Bit and Dally were on the floor in Soda and Ponyboy’s room. Johnny had been asleep in Dally’s chair but he had snuck outside for some fresh air.

The tree was in the corner by the window, the couch moved for the season over by the stairs. They had went out earlier in December and cut the tree down themselves. All nine of them- ten if you include a sleeping Keely. The ensuing tinsel fight left the stuff all over the room- and in Darry’s hair, the man still grumbling about it.

Presents were wrapped and piled up on the red tree skirt, the stockings were stuffed and set where each boy usually sat during the day.

Aricka finishes making her homemade waffles and pancakes, washes her hands and then goes to wake the boys, starting with Steve Randle. “Hey bubbas, it’s Christmas,” she says softly. “I made waffles and pancakes and Darry’s making homemade hash browns and we got fruit.. get up and go eat something.” The 17 year old blearily opens his eyes and in a zombie state walks into the kitchen.

Johnny slips in as she watches Steve get his breakfast, slipping under her arm and hugging her. “Hey baby,” she says softly. “You hungry?”

“Yeah,” he says, voice still scratchy from the church fire. She ruffles his hair.

“We got fresh fruit in the kitchen if you want it.” He nods and heads to the kitchen.

She walks up the stairs and into Soda’s room. She kneels down, runs her hands over Two’s hair. “Keithy… wake up bub. It’s Christmas and your mama and sis will be here soon.” He blinks his eyes open.

“M’min…”

“Morning Mickey Mouse,” she says softly. “Go get changed, breakfast is ready.” He nods and stumbles to the kitchen. She then moves onto Dally, removing the blade he kept in his fist first. “Dallas…. Dally…. Dal… wake up hon. It’s Christmas.”

The boy blinks and glares at her. “Huh?”

“It’s Christmas bub.” He huffs before rolling up into a sitting position, rubbing his eyes. “Breakfast is ready.” He allows a small smile at that, and makes his way to the kitchen.

Then she moves to her biological little brothers. She runs her fingers through Soda’s messy brown hair, brushes a hand against his cheek. “Pepsi… wake up baby. It’s Christmas morning honey. C’mon Dr. Pepper.” He groans, blinks his eyes open and stares at her.

“M’rning…”

“Hi buggy. Go downstairs. Breakfast is waiting.” He sits up, makes his own way downstairs. Then all that was left was her Pony-baby. She ran her fingers through coppery-brown hair and shook his shoulder gently. “Hey baby…” she says softly. “Merry Christmas sweetheart.” He grips her hand as he wakes up. “You wanna open presents?”

He nods. “We got presents?”

“Yep. Let’s go get breakfast.”

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After they ate, they retreated to the living room, dishes left for later. They all sat in their respective spots, each holding the stocking they had decorated. Keith’s mom and sister were there with their own stockings and gifts. “Youngest to oldest, like always,” Darry says. “Once stockings are done, Pony you play Santa and pass out the presents.”

So; Keith’s sister went first and opened her stocking, and they went around the room until Keith’s mom had opened her own stocking.

Pony then passed out the presents under the tree- each of them had a “secret Santa” to buy for, but also, Aricka and Ryder had brought back stuff from college with them. Each boy had four presents to open.

Once again, it was youngest to oldest, and they went through each gift. Everyone loved what they got, and they all noticed how Ryder was more nervous with each present opened.

“Erm..” he said once the presents were all done and the trash thrown away. “I have one more gift for Aricka…” he walks over, kneels in front of her. “I know we’re already married but… I finally had enough saved to buy you one so…” he pulls out a powder-blue ring box and opens it to reveal an engagement ring inside. “You can think of it as a promise ring,” he says shyly.

Aricka gasps, eyes filling with tears. “Ryder…” the boys watched as Ryder put the ring on Aricka’s finger. “I love it, and I love you.”

“I love you, too,” he says, and they kiss.

All in all, it was a Christmas to remember.

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[arickaandherfictionalothers]

The outsiders romantic f/o OC profile

Name: Ryder Alexander Dillon

Birthday: January 31st, 1944

Age: 21

Eye color: brown

Hair color: green

Height: 6’0”

Hometown: Cheshire, England. Moved to Oklahoma when he was six. Still retains some of his accent.

Background:

Current hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Social class: middle-lower class.

Education: attending the local community college.

First memory: moving to America.

Worst memory: being made fun of for having a different accent.

Best memory: kissing Aricka Curtis under the bleachers at a football game.

Love interest: Aricka Curtis

Friends: Darry Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Ponyboy Curtis, Dally Winston, Steve Randle, Keith “Two-Bit” Mathews, Johnny Cade.

Ryder Stone

Chase Aiken

Rhys (Reese) Williams

Sammy Eldridge

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[arickaandherfictionalothers]

The Outsiders Twin OC

Basics

Full Name: Aricka Jo Curtis

Birth day: January 5th, 1945

Age during the plot: 20

Birth place: a random town in Tulsa Oklahoma.

Physical Appearance

Eye color: blonde

Hair color: hazel, primarily blue-green

Height: 5’5”

Background:

Hometown: ransoms town in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Social class: greaser - does that count?

Education: high school this far but she’s working to go to college

First memory: when her parents brought Sodapop home. She was excited to have a new baby brother to love and cuddle on.

Worst memory: when the fighting between her brothers would get bad.

Most important childhood memory and why: it’s a sad one but it was when her parents died. Her and Darry essentially became Soda and Ponyboy’s parents and took care of them. It taught her a lot about herself and what she wanted to do when she got older- she wanted to be a teacher.

Most influenced by: her older twin brother Darry

Where and who does she live with and why: her three brothers because that’s where she’s always lived.

Family:

Parents: Darrel Curtis Sr and an unnamed mother

Siblings: three biological brothers and four non-biological brothers:

Darry Curtis Jr- younger twin brother by fifteen minutes, 20 years old

Sodapop Curtis- 16 years old

Ponyboy- 14

Steve Randle, 17

Dally Winston, 17

Two-Bit Mathews, 18

Johnny Cade aka Johnnycake, 16

Love Interest: Ryder Dillion, 21

Aricka x Ryder, they don’t know about us

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