#mr and mrs curtis

[atlas-coolbean]

Whatever you do don't think about the Curtis brothers missing their parents

Don't think about Ponyboy on the train to windrixville wishing he could hug his mom and have her tell him it was going to be okay

Don't think about Darry after he hit Ponyboy wishing it had been his father who stayed up late to wait for pony cause he would have handled it better

Don't think about Soda after pony ran away and Sandy left wishing he could hug his mom and talk to his dad

Don't think about how when Johnny died and pony got sick, the thing pony wanted the most was his mom

Don't think about Darry seeing his little brothers struggling and wishing his parents could tell him what to do

Don't think about Soda listening to his brothers fight and wishing his parents were there to break it up

Whatever you do don't think about how much those three boys missed their mom and dad

[eviesqueezie]

ponyboy shifts in his seat, twisting into himself in the way he would have years ago. years before the fountain, before the train tracks, before they had to grow up.

if he closes his eyes, it’s almost like his mother’s still there. still holding him the way she used to, before.

he can imagine his father, sat in the recliner darry now occupies, doing the crossword or reading the newspaper and smiling at something somebody said.

he can picture sodapop and darry play fighting on the ground, while his mother laughs and tells them to be careful.

but he opens his eyes again and leans his head back down into sodapop’s lap; who is running a distracted hand through his hair, sighing through his nose. darry sits in the recliner, grumbling about heating prices and drinking his already cold cup of coffee.

it’s not before, it’s now. and now is pretty good.

[your-unfriendlyghost]

some weird punk from ny

How I think Steve and Dally became sworn enemies (and then later friends, bc Dally met Tim Shepard and hated him twice as much as he disliked Steve)

ref pic under the cut lol

[stew-skys-husband]

I KNOW PONY SAID "OUR FATHER WAS AN ORIGINAL GUY" BUT REALLY?? SODA AND PONYBOY. NO ONE NAMES THEIR KIDS LIKE THAT (NO ONE SHOULD)

YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE NAMES SOUND LIKE? THE KIND OF NAMES A 3 YEAR OLD WOULD CHOSE.

NOW IMAGINE, 3 YEAR OLD DARREL, HOLDING HIS FATHER'S HAND AS THEY WALK INSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL ROOM. HIS FATHER HOLDS HIM UP SO HE CAN SEE HIS MOTHER IN THE BED. HE HAD BEEN EXPECTING THE BABY FOR SO LONG NOW. AND HE SEES HIM, HIS LITTLE BROTHER, ALL RED AND SMALL IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS. HIS FATHER ASKS HIM: "THIS IS YOUR LITTLE BROTHER, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO NAME HIM?"

AND HE SAYS SODA. AND WHEN IT'S PONY'S BIRTH, IT'S SODA'S TURN TO CHOSE AND THAT KID IS SO HORSE OBSESSED HE COMES UP WITH PONYBOY.

[brat-pack-it-up-boys]

If your ever having a bad day just remember your not Darrel Curtis having to read his younger brothers theme where he’s called heartless and a bitch a hundred times per page while his other brother is being called hot and perfect every time he’s mentioned

[specific-dreamer]

idk if i said this already but darry is a daddy’s boy and soda is a mamas boy and ponyboy is right in the middle.

like when soda was born darry was scared he’d have to share his dad and only got over it because most times soda refused to let anyone but karen (mrs c) hold him. so everything was smooth sailing him and soda got on well.

but then comes ponyboy. and darry is six years old now, he knows how the world works but he cannot fathom it. he had his dad and soda has mama. but who is ponyboy gonna have? when pony gets here either him or soda will be replaced. pony’s gonna be a mamas or daddy’s boy and all darry can do is hope it won’t be him who gets replaced.

(spoiler alert he’s both. only his mama is allowed to feed him and only his dad is allowed to carry him. once he starts crawling though he kicks both parents to the curb and is all over darry. he’s a darry’s boy (tm). like darry’s follows his dad everywhere pony follows darry)

[dallasgallant]

POV you’re Mrs. Curtis 1950s-mid 60s. This is a regular occurrence

Imagine just having a gang of little boys bring critters into your home constantly and you don’t even know how they manage or where they’re even finding them. Darrel sr. Is not helping. He is encouraging this.

Possum, raccoon, rabbits, armadillo, squirrel somehow, stray dogs, coyote they thought was a dog, probably would do a deer or a mountain lion if they could

Just converted and mud holding some poor creature like it’s a caught fish way too proud of themselves.

Johnny’s best with rabbits. Dallas would fight a bear given a chance . Steve can and will wiggle himself under a house after something .Twobit would jump in a river. Pony is good at climbing and fast. Soda does good calls. Darry tracks and knows basic animal facts.

[broareweabouttoviberightnow]

Mrs. C watching Dallas wrestle Pony to the ground, grab Darry by the hair, pin Steve to the wall, n sweep Two-Bit's legs out from under him bc they weren't listening to her

shout out to @thedeitywhoplayedwithbricks for never being wrong ever😭

[theblack-dog]

Darry with Ponyboy when he was a teenager:

[alaskan-wallflower]

mama curtis so got cuteness aggression with her kids. pinching cheeks, randomly tight hugs, hair ruffling, you name it. it could be something as simple as watching her kids play in the rain, you bet when they come inside she’s first gushing over “you’re going to get sick playing in the cold and rain!” but then she’s back to cheek pinches and gushing about how much she loves them.

mama curtis was a good parent you cannot tell me otherwise.

[skyguygeneraltano]

Random headcanon

Like imagine Darry being like 15 or so was assigned reading Romeo and Juliet for English

One day the book was just gone. Darry is just freaking out and tearing the place apart

But then he goes to Pony’s room and there is nine year old Ponyboy with the book in his hands

Darry is just so annoyed and confused because surely a 4th grader couldn’t understand Shakespeare? Why would Ponyboy take it?

But no he opens it to see the book was filled with Pony’s 4th grade writing in the margins

Darry is just infuriated because not only Ponyboy stole his book but wrote in it…

Time to bring in the parents

Mr. Curtis gave Ponyboy the lecture of not touching your older siblings belongings blah blah

But Mrs. Curtis looked closer at the book and realized Ponyboy wasn’t just writing random stuff, that boy was annotating it

Pointing out literary devices most fourth graders wouldn’t know like motifs, anaphoras, symbolism, epistrophes

The themes of the novel and motivation of the characters

That was the moment she realized that perhaps she should talk to Ponyboy’s teachers about putting him in some of the higher level classes

[capturecharlesau]

HAPPY STICKNOVEMBER!! I drew ALL MY FAVORITE SCENES from THSC in MY style <) I’m super proud of these hehe aaaaa :D

TRIPLE THREAT: Friendship UNLOCKED >:)

Reginald: I…. Took charge in your stead… I hope you don’t mind…. *makes cheesy ass face*

Charles: Got room for two more? <:D

RHM: ….Aw, now thats cute… *Proceeds to beat the LIFE out of Henry*

RHM: I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!!

Burt: Hey cheif…? Our satellites have picked up a hostile object….

Reginald: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite fail in all of Henry Stickmin :)

[gre4zerz]

Something that definitely happened:

Little Soda: What is that? *gesturing towards a newly born Ponyboy*

Mrs. Curtis: That's your little brother, dear.

Little Darry: I'm not related to that thing, he looks like a potato. I don't want to be a double older brother, take him back to the store!

[brat-pack-it-up-boys]

Just came to the horrifying (probably obvious) realization the Mr. Syme, ponyboys English teacher who assigned the theme, almost definitely taught Johnny too.

[specific-dreamer]

idk if i said this already but ponyboy didn’t start speaking until he was like four. between darry and soda he just never needed to; he babbled plenty like, he babbled so much his parents thought he’d actually start speaking early, but darry and soda learned his babbles and what they meant and they were always so eager to help that pony would just babble nonsense and his brother would be on the move.

like when youre kid isn’t speaking properly at the appropriate age but their communicating clearly, you’re told to pretend you don’t understand them (very old school and not very ada friendly ik but bare with me), the curtis’ tried doing that, they tried correcting pony’s babbles but darry would look at them like they were stupid for seemingly not understanding pony and he’d just go get whatever pony wants himself. and soda bless his heart would have whole entire conversations with ponyboy, that kid was a baby whisperer

idk ponyboy didn’t speak proper english until he was four years old because he didn’t need to; he had two big brothers who understood him perfectly and that was all he needed

[vaultedoverthehorse]

Presents were never the focus of the Curtises Christmas.

Sure, they were there, and they were cool to have. But Christmas was more for family traditions then anything.

First, would be Pony waking everyone up at six because he couldn't sleep any longer (it would have been earlier but his parents made a rule that six was the earliest possible so that they could rest).

If they could afford it, they would do presents. But normally Soda and Pony would have hand-made stuff for everyone anyway.

After that was the annual Curtis Boys Football Game. Darry and Pony versus their Dad and Soda. They'd be out there for hours, laughing and taunting and wrestling. When they finally came inside, Mrs. Curtis would have hot chocolate for everyone waiting on the table. They didn't have that very often, but she always made sure she bought some for Christmas Day.

Dinner on Christmas was always Turkey with a side of Mac and Cheese (because Soda insisted). They'd sit at the table, eating as much as they wanted. And for dessert, they'd have the cookies their mom made the night before along with some ice cream their father had hidden away.

Then, they'd stay all night in the living room, just talking, reminiscing, and enjoying each other's company. It always ended with Pony falling asleep against someone and having to be carried to bed.

It was the best day of the year. Even when they couldn't afford presents, the boys didn't care since they were together.