#mrs mathews

[purecommemasolitude]

mathews family headcanon lore dump aka i'm writing a short fic with two-bit and his mom and i wanted to flesh out some of his family details aka i'm procrastinating midterm studying

i used to think of keith as something only his family called him, but after reviewing the passage where his nickname is described and thinking some more, i have revised my vision to the below

keith is his dad's name

he doesn't really talk about it (and is barely called that anyway) so most people have forgotten, but not the mathews family

his mom only calls him keith when she's unhappy with him

speaking of his dad, he left when two-bit was six

two-bit was a purposeful pregnancy. his sister was not. his dad didn't want to take care of another kid or the financial burden of it and walked a few months after she was born

he hadn't even wanted two-bit that badly, it was mainly mrs mathews who wanted a kid, but it helped that he was a "little man" instead of a girl

they met in their mid-late 20s and had been married for five-six years before two-bit was born

i haven't settled on a name for his mom but maybe alice

the reason they weren't expecting two-bit's sister (who we'll also call brenda) is because she was at an age where it's pretty unlikely to get pregnant, especially if you're not actively trying for it

she had two-bit a lot older than the curtises were when they had darry, and after two-bit befriended darry & soda she was a somewhat maternal presence to the curtises, although it was weird sometimes how they'd been parents for longer than she had

there would be occasional tension caused by the last thing, what with the duality of her being older than them but less experienced in child-raising, but neither curtis had a good relationship with their family and were more-or-less no-contact (+ mrs mathews is very easy to get along with) so they were still friends

they did nottt like the cades randles or winstons (besides the kids of course) and all wished they could take care of their children instead a little, but they a) know how things work in the neighbourhood and it's run of the mill to have shitty parents and b) could never be able to manage that financially or legally

she's pretty lighthearted with a good sense of humour like ponyboy describes her, but she does worry sometimes more than she lets on to others and especially outside of the house

as he grew up, two-bit became more aware of this and feels guilty sometimes over how little he helps her with the family, especially after seeing how darry & his brothers shape up post-crash

he tries not to bother her too much with his problems because of this, which is just fine because he also tries not to think about his problems

two-bit knows he's not a very good son and that's part of the reason why he hasn't given up on graduating yet, because he promised it to his mom and he'll be damned if he fails her in this too

mrs mathews does wish two-bit could be more of a help to her, but at the end of the day her main goal is that he is happy and loved (and doesn't turn out like Dally)

he very much dreads being in the same grade as brenda or being the last in the gang to graduate, but pretends like he's looking forward to bothering her in her classes

brenda used to look up to her cool older brother and they do still get along, but as she's grown up she's had a gradual rude awakening by how little he helps their mom and how much he drinks

two-bit is very much the "treat my sister bad and i shatter your kneecaps" person to anyone she starts seeing seriously once she gets older

she doesn't know for sure that she's the reason her dad left, but she's put the pieces together of how soon after her birthday he left

for this reason, she feels guilty about the state of their family and tries to minimize being a burden on her mom

she's vowed to herself to get a job to help out as soon as she's able because she thinks it's her fault they're in the situation they are, but she hasn't told mrs mathews about it because she knows she'd protest. this feeds into her slight resentment at two-bit's laziness

the curtis crash freaked everyone in their house out a lot, because other than the grief of losing your friends/friends' parents/friendly neighbourhood figures, it made them all reflect on whether or not two-bit would be able to do what darry did

mrs mathews thinks he could if he really pushed himself to it. two-bit and brenda do not think he could do it at all

they have not discussed this with each other though so it kind of festers in the back of their minds

[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

[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!

[starkidsdaily]

Apparently I have a thing for chaotic bts photos

[captain-rickbond]

Not really my vibe…

[pennypennybobenny]

i found some more cutscenes from the movie and tell me why johnnys mom was beating him WITH A FUCKING BROOM? (two-bit got him out but STILL) A FUCKING BROOM? and in the book he got beat WITH AN ENTIRE PLANK OF WOOD? like genuinely i hate johnnys parents so much there is NO REASON for all that bro

[estellaestella]

Deadpool & Wolverine totally feels like it was written with tumblrfolk in mind. That script is tighter than a [insert the orifice of your choosing]

[sabahkahvaltisiyalnizligi]

[thesweathouse]

[alaskan-wallflower]

i like to imagine mr curtis gave everyone their silly nicknames in town and it just stuck 😭 at football games he’s see cherry and be like “oh there’s cherry!” and people around him thought it was funny. It was like a butterfly effect. same with two bit-he would always tell him “oh you always need to send in your two bits, huh?”and the gang started calling him that so frequently other people started to as well

mr curtis seas just like that.

[chaotic-starlight24]

Dallas Winston Backstory Headcanons Part 3

Part 1, Part 2, General Headcanons

Here is my last part of his backstory headcanons :)

Warnings: None I think

Making it to Tulsa

Eventually he made it to Tulsa, OK at the age of 13 ¾. He had no plan to stay there very long. He had made it to the south so now he just planned to travel around. That was until he went to swipe something from a corner store. Suddenly the manager was right behind him.

“Hey buddy, ya can’t be doin that here.”

Dally just gave him a look, “I was, uh, going to pay Mr…Curtis?”

Did Darrel Curtis Sr. believe him? Nope. Not at all. But he could tell this kid was not from here. With that new yorker accent he was out of place. He saw that this kid hadn’t just moved here. He was alone and afraid no matter how tough he pretended to be. So he let him go and told his wife to look out for him in case she saw him.

Mrs. Curtis did eventually see him when he wandered into the diner and offered him a free meal. He hadn’t eaten in a couple days so he accepted, but was still very skeptical. She tried to ask him what he was doing in Tulsa, where he was from, yada yada. But he was of course very defensive. 

Eventually one of her kids named Sodapop came in with some of his friends. These guys named Two-Bit and Steve. Dally tried to steer himself away from them. But they welcomed him over and soon enough Dally found himself cracking a grin at their stupid jokes. He was still very untrusting, he expected that he would have to disappear soon anyways. But he found himself meeting more people.

Soon enough he met the rest of their “gang”. It was very different from any gang he had ever been in. Not that he included himself in their group. He found himself becoming very drawn to one of the younger boys. Johnny Cade. He saw himself in him, a young and more sensitive version. Dally found himself worried about him. If he was as sensitive as Johnny was he wouldn’t have survived. Johnny also took a shine to him and Dally found himself being followed around. He learned more about him and found out just how tough he really was.

He met Buck through rodeos and became sorta friends with him. He found out Buck had an extra room and bullied him into giving it to him. A 14 year old bullying a 21 year old is quite the sight.

He also met Tim Shephard, in a fight. They beat each other to a pulp after one pickpocketed the other. Afterwards they were like “Hey! I like your style!” They've been frenemies ever since.

He very quickly learned the greaser way from the gang and grew out his hair. But he never cared to grease it. He thought it made it off-color.

He was very close to the Mrs. Curtis and would help her out no matter what the task was. Her and her husband were what made Dally believe that maybe he could stay there. Though he would occasionally have mood swings and not want to talk to her or look at her because he saw his bio mom in her. He truly wished that his bio mom had stood up for herself and not fallen to addiction. 

He was close to Mr. Curtis as well. Not as close but he still trusted him. Mr. Curtis was also a big fan of movies and everything, especially James Dean. So sometimes they would sit on the porch and ramble a bit about him and his movies.

He sort of scared Pony and also just had some dislike for him. He would be rude to him or just flat out ignore him. Usually the gang would get onto him for it but the main reason was that he would be reminded of his own younger siblings. The ones he left behind and now didn’t even know if they were alive. One of his sisters was the exact same age as Pony as well. So Pony grew up believing Dally really was just this delinquent who hated little kids and showed little care. Which was somewhat true…

He was influenced by Shephard’s gang and other more “hood-like” greasers and though the gang didn’t like it, definitely returned to his illegal pastimes. 

[purecommemasolitude]

Truly the most underrated character in The Outsiders is Two-Bit’s mom. Don’t get me wrong I love Two-Bit I think he’s very under appreciated but if I were Mrs Mathews and I was a single mother in the 60s working at a bar to support my two children and the older one who was a full adult didn’t help around the house and didn’t work and was still a junior in high school I would be losing it

[dallas-l-s]

Benny New Vegas

[lerix-lostboy]

Im bored, and this is like, my first time posting on here ever. (so my apologies if I'm bad at things-)

But earlier, I was thinking of what nicknames Mrs. Curtis would've given all the boys when they were younger.

So first off, we start with Darry.

Darrel:

•her strong little man

•sweetheart

•love

•her little rose (based on his inner strength and bravery, along with his determination. She stopped calling him that once he turned 15)

Soda:

•Pepsicola

•sweetiepie

•her little sunflower (for how bright and cheerful he was)

•her little joy

Pony:

•little colt

•honeybee

•sunshine

•her little poppy flower (for his hope, and his peace that he finds in sunsets)

Johnny:

•honey

• little bambi

•johnnycakes (just like everyone else)

•her little freesias (for his trust and loyalty and his innocence)

Dallas:

•trouble maker

•blazing star

•little warrior

• gladiolus (for his strength, his pride, and the victory he often held close to himself. She stopped calling him this once he hit 13)

Steve:

•little bird (this is why he got the tattoo of the bird on his arm).

•Stevie

•little wonder

•her little marigold (his power, strength, and passion)

Two-Bit:

•Little mouse (after mickey)

•little jester

•squirt (Mr. Curtis began to call him this and she followed soon after)

• little Lilac (for his innocence that he didn't really get to show and live in once his dad left)

(I'm not the best with flowers, but I believe she would give them nicknames off flowers she thought would suit them. And, a lot of these nicknames are just randomly thought of)

[kidcataldo]

If downton abbey had an 80s theme song

[crow2222]

I have an undying love for ur paul and darry stuff (I care abt them deeply)

thank you.. you might be glad that im planning a parry fic then ❤️ I have 23 chapters planned already..