#sorry sodapop

[cowboylikeevie]

darry would definitely make ponyboy leave his phone in the kitchen and not allow him to have it in his room at night

[melticholy]

The Curtis bros sharing a bed:

"this is a queen bed, goddamnit, now move and gimme some space!" - darry probably

[theblack-dog]

Ponyboy is one of those people who says the most out of pocket things, especially when he's mad.

For example:

Steve: You aren't going out with me and Soda tonight because I don't want to hang out with a little kid!

Ponyboy: You could die tomorrow and my life would not change.

[tending-the-hearth]

they’re actually the curtis brothers ever

[eviesqueezie]

darry carries pictures of sodapop and ponyboy in his wallet

[sondheim-girly]

Curtis gang post canon having a pool party at Marcia’s house (with marbit and cherrycola)

-ok so Marcia has this really big pool at her house

-and one day when her parents are away and it’s super hot, two bit convinces her to invite the gang over

-it’s chaos

-they are splashing each other and wrestling each other in the water and having sooo much fun

-ya know that game where people sit on top of each others shoulders and try and get the other person to fall into the water? They go to town with that game

-Ace is on Darry’s shoulders and soda is on Steve’s shoulders and ace and soda are pushing and shoving and going to war

-they’re having soooo much fun

-pony being scared of swimming cuz he was almost drowned by Bob is so cannon to me

-he sits with his book on a beach chair the whole time

-cherry comes over and talks with him because sorry they’re besties, but she also swims a ton

-Marcia’s always happiest when she’s swimming, and so two bit is always most in love with her when she’s swimming, so they spend the a lot of the time away from the crowd being tooth rottingly cute

-but he definitely does spend some time lowkey drowning soda, dw tho they’re doing it to each other!

-them and Steve roughhousing in the pool is so real to me

-ace also loves swimming and I think her and Marcia spend some time doing laps together

-darry falls asleep on a beach chair next to pony cuz lord knows he needs some relaxation

[chippedshake]

Something I love about the Outsiders fandom is how every single foster AU is just:

Darry: This is temporary, so don't get too attached, okay, Soda?

Soda: Yeah, sure

*five minutes later*

[your-unfriendlyghost]

Happy b-day Soda :))

It’s still October 8th in my timezone so technically this ain’t late

Anyhow I’ve been making Sodapop pretty miserable lately (what with sending his best buddy to San Diego in the Top Gun AU, the “Sandy’s Letter” drawing, and the fic I just posted of him and Steve not communicating), so have a wholesome birthday Curtis bros sketch lol

[decentishoutsidersthoughts]

We know that most, if not all, people in town know that Ponyboy is Sodapop’s brother. We know that after Bob’s death, the Socs really wanted revenge. So imagine Soda just walking around having a massive target on his back.

Sure, Darry is his brother too but nobody would have the balls to try to jump him. Soda though? He’s fair game. An eye for an eye.

Imagine Darry, scared out of his mind that he’s going to lose both of his brothers to the Socs. Hesitating to leave Soda home alone because sure they probably won’t go as far as to break into his house but you never know.

Imagine Steve not even leaving Soda by himself at the counter. Immediately taking over the second he thinks one of the guests looks slightly too rich. If one of them needs to go to the back it’s always Soda.

Imagine Soda himself, both frustrated with the fact that he’s being watched like a child but also terrified to be alone. Imagine him sneaking out of his house to go find Dally and mentally freaking out every time he heard a car. Seeing the downright murderous looks of nearby Socs and possibly even straight up getting a few death threats.

And just imagine the Socs themselves, constantly waiting for an opening but getting more and more frustrated as they never get one. Figuring that they’ll have to leave him at some point, because surely nobody could care this much all the time.

But they do, because they know that Soda is a target. And greasers take care of their own.

[ellie-r2]

Musical Curtis brothers hcs

Darry:

-Felt insecure and jealous of Dally because of his closeness to Pony and it got worse after Pony leaves and Dally says that thing of seeing Pony more than Darry has.

-Like Ponyboy he blames himself for their parents' death because of it being his birthday and they were going for the frosting for his cake.

-Post musical whenever things get too much he goes to Soda and he cries but will quickly stop and hide it when he hears Ponyboy nearby (he doesn't want Pony to see him break)

-Despite that when they reunited in the hospital after the fire just like in the movie he did cry when going to hug Ponyboy.

-He does go easier on Ponyboy about his daydreams/emotions and his grades after reading the story because he saw how Ponyboy viewed him.

-Even though he is only 6yrs older than Ponyboy the role of brother is starting to fade into father ("stuck between the role of a brother and a father")

-Tucks in the boys each night but after they're already sleeping totally not based off of Melody's live.

-Whenever he misses his parents he sleeps in their room instead of his own.

-Used to care what his hair would look like now it's a miracle if he even takes time to brush it.

-On his days off instead of relaxing he still tries to keep working (washing dishes/laundry/cleaning random parts of the house) until Soda has to force him to just sit down and rest.

-Still tries to play football whenever he can but waits for someone to suggest it first (it's Soda who does it because he knows Darry wants to play).

-When Soda has a long day at work or Pony has a test coming up Darry tries to make their favorite food for dinner.

Soda:

-He has his own room but still sleeps with Pony because of the nightmares (pretty sure this is canon but I don't remember for sure).

-Tried to read Great Expectations for Ponyboy when he and Johnny were gone because he missed Pony.

-He, Ace, and Steve are the most chaotic trio when they're together. (sometimes he catches Melvin the soc staring at Ace and finds it hilarious) Inspired by Melody's tiktok of Melvin looking for Ace's digits

-He folds all the laundry when he sees Darry has had a hard day at work and even offers to cook.

-Was allowed to cook once nearly set the kitchen on fire and was never allowed to cook again.

-He really did try in school just couldn't do it no matter how hard he tried so when Steve told him there was the full time position open at the DX that was his reason/excuse to drop out.

-During the 2 weeks that Pony was disassociating Soda was terrified of losing both Pony and Darry (because of throwing in the towel) to the point that he wouldn't sleep some nights which is what also leads to him eventually snapping.

-Would sleep in Darry's room on the nights Darry would fall asleep by the telephone so he would feel at least one brother close by.

-Watched the cartoon's Darry mentioned in throwing in the towel to keep himself from worrying too much but it never worked.

Ponyboy:

-Kept both Dally and Johnny's jackets and wears them when he misses them but never actually lasts long with them on because he starts crying.

-Panics if multiple people accidentally touch him because he gets flashbacks to being grabbed and almost drowned.

-Which he now also has a fear of being in water too long.

-The first night after the church burning he asked both Darry and Soda if they can share the bed with him because he missed them.

-Sometimes dreams of the house with the garden he wanted with Johnny after his death and he wakes up screaming and sobbing because he knows now all it will ever be is a dream.

-Tries to quit smoking because he genuinely believes he caused the fire that killed Johnny and eventually Dally.

-Used to be ashamed of his name and would get bullied for it until Johnny would tell him how original it was.

-Still believes death's at his door but he tells both his brothers of it and how he's been feeling so it's getting further and he's slowly trying to get better.

Now for all 3 brothers (I only have 2 tbh):

-Their train related trauma isn't lessening especially after Dally.

-When nights get bad for them they have a sleepover in the living room and watch cartoons.

[fictionalcharactergraveyard]

i feel at some point post-canon twobit off handedly says something like "it ain't like i'm gonna be 'round long." and everyone else just looses it.

[gay-poet-gabriel]

steve <3

more under cut:

[socgf]

matt is NOT amused whatsoever 😒😒😒

[sodapopboy]

you can’t change how johnny cade dies inexperienced, knowing the fire of the church fueled a fire in his eyes that ponyboy never saw until they saved those kids. you can’t change that the fire of the church somehow felt warmer than the cold, dirty, shithole that his parents lived in. you can’t change how the burn scars that destroyed his hands made him feel different. how they made him feel alive when he was dead.

you can’t change how dallas winston died over-experienced. he saw things that no child should ever see, done things that no man should ever do. you can’t heal the scars on his bony hands, nor dig him back up from the shallow burial they gave him to dress him in actual funeral clothes, to give his shaggy hair a trim and let him die not as a hood, but as what he was— a boy.

you can’t change how dally’s blood painted the ground, to be washed away by the rain the next morning. you can’t change how they tore the remaining debris of the church down, and sprayed johnny’s hospital room with some aerosol to get rid of the scent of burnt flesh. you can’t change the fact that they’re gone.

you can’t change how the warm tones of copper, amber and gold paint a sunset. you can’t change life, nor death. do you know that, ponyboy?

[dallasgallant]

Rest of the gang: Man, I’m hungry

Ponyboy: How hungry…

[riverroan]

inside out 2 if it was filmed inside my head