#the outsiders melvin

[specific-dreamer]

mmmm thinking about the socs not being able to move on from bob’s death because that’s the first time their actions have had consequences and bob subsequently not being able to move on in death so he’s tethered to tulsa still. bob not knowing what else to do with his afterlife so he follows his friends.

he watches bev and brill who somehow are still tough skinned and thriving. he follows brill to his grave sometimes and listens as brill talks to him and pours one out for him. on the rare occasion bev goes to visit his grave he listens to her call him a stupid idiot through sobs and he longs to comfort her

he watches marcia and his heart aches for her when she starts pulling away from trip because he knows how much they liked each other. he use to think they were a (better) version of him and cherry

he watches chet who goes looking for more fights a lot more often. he watches chet a lot if only because he sees himself a lot in him and he’s scared chet is going to join him real soon.

he watches melvin and sergei a lot too. he hardly knew them but they were the same age as ponyboy curtis and kinda just wants to make sure no one goes after them like he did the curtis kid

most of all, he watches cherry. they broke up and that was probably the scariest moment in his life, including when he got stabbed. not doing right by cherry is probably his biggest regret. he regrets bringing the liquor to the drive in that night, he regrets even going to the nightly double drive in period.

but he watches cherry go through the motions after he died. he watches their friends blame cherry for his death wishing he could say something because it was never cherrys fault. he was blindsided by rage and liquor that night but there wasn’t a single part of bob that blamed cherry. because the thing is he knew he was being irrational, he knew it was absurd to get angry at cherry for talking to a little kid but bobs always been jealous when it came to cherry and he’s always been quick to fly off the handle even when he’s sober. so no, his getting angry and going after those kids and getting himself killed was never cherrys fault and it pissed him off when everyone accused cherry.

(i got besides myself cough cough)

bob watches cherry and how she goes through the motions. he watches her through herself back into her school and volunteer work. he watches her when she goes in her backyard to watch the sun rise every morning. he watches her take away their beach boys albums and put them in a shelf in her closet.

most importantly he watches cherry when she finally learns to let go of him. he watches in real time as cherry stops blaming herself and allows herself to start dating other people again. and he’s not real fond of the guy, dr pepper or something he doesn’t really care, but if the guy makes cherry happy (and he does, he hasn’t seen cherry smile so bright and for so long since way before he died) then he’s alright with a cherry dating a greaser of all things- sorry, of all people.

[a-drewid]

I showed my friend The Outsiders musical and got to explain Sergei and Melvin to them, so basically it’s been a great day.

[yourmusicmuse]

Okay so I found this picture of Pinterest and highkey. It has me CRYING. And let me tell you why!!!

Both Soda and Darry are compared to their dad in the book, and while I can't really recall at the moment if any of them were compared to their mother, I'm gonna go at the personal headcanon that Ponyboy was compared to her quite a lol in a similar way to Soda and Darry being compared to their dad. But see here- their mom is blonde. Soda in the book is blond, but I feel like it's an entirely different ballgame when Ponyboy bleaches his hair. When Darry and Soda reunite with him and after the pure joy and relief that he was alive...I just imagine a sense of unease. Seeing him with the blond hair- the comparisons to their mother hadn't completely clicked until then. It makes them feel...a lot of things. But above all, there is a harsh mixture of grief and love. For both their mother and Ponyboy.

[sondheim-girly]

what id get the characters from the outsiders for Christmas:

ponyboy- therapy and a really nice journal

Johnny- a chocolate cupcake and I’d wash his jacket

Sodapop- brownies where I add too much cocoa powder and add frosting on top as well. And a girlfriend who doesn’t leave him.

Darry- a really good hug and a professional massage

two bit- marcia

ace- a pretty dress

Marcia- two bit

Cherry- a good nights sleep and a really good hug

Chet- a kick in the face (lovingly)

Paul- a gay flag

trip- a punch in the face

Bev- more cigarettes!!

Melvin- aces number

Sergei- a kiss with his best friend

[ghostface-knight]

insane comment on a melvin post

[tera-ixie]

“Who’s your favorite outsiders character?”

“Melvin.”

“Whos Melvin?”

“Melvin.”

[socseptember]

Welcome to Soc September!

This is a blog that will only be active during September! In The Outsiders fandom we put most of our focus on the greasers. So this event is dedicated to all the underrated SOCs in the book, movie, and musical! It's not a contest or anything, just something to appreciate them all and have fun! If you want to participate please tag things with Soc September or tag this blog!

Here is how to participate!

Make artwork, headcanons, fanfiction, etc. of any SOC characters! Whether its more well-known ones like Cherry or Paul. Or ensemble members of the musical! Heck, even soc ocs you might have work! We accept just about everything! The last full week of September will also have a special event with prompts on the daily! We do accept ships including greasers but the greaser can't be the focus.

Prompts are here

Things that aren't accepted

We don't accept writing or art of the following

NSFW things about any characters, if its a bit suggestive that's different. But don't do anything blatantly NSFW. Also do not justify characters' actions if they are truly terrible. If you're writing in Bob's perspective of jumping Pony and Johnny and he's like "They deserve it!" that's ok since it's his perspective. But if you're doing character analysis and you're like "Cherry was evil for not saying hi to Pony and Bob was in the right to try and murder Pony!" that's a bit different. Blood and such is allowed just put a TW!

If you don't know the SOCs here they are under the cut

Cherry Valance- The redhead that Dally hits on and helps change Pony's perspective on SOCs. Marcia is her best friend and Bob is her boyfriend (or ex depending on how you look at it) She can be rather fierce and has an interesting perspective on things. She's kinda the main soc

Bob Sheldon- A curly headed blonde (or straight, dark haired) 18 year old. He's more villanized in the book and is killed in self-defense by Johnny. He's a mean drunk but is also a good leader and well-liked by SOCs. Cherry's boyfriend.

Randy Adderson- A dark haired 18 year old. Best friend to Bob and helps jump Pony and Johnny. He has a change in perspective after Bob's death and has a chat with Pony that helps humanize the SOCs. He's the boyfriend to Marcia though it is disputed on if they actually care about one another romantically.

Marcia M. Marcia- A SOC girl with shorter black hair. She is best friends with Cherry and is not seen outside of the drive-in scene. She is very witty and has a flirtatious conversation with Two-Bit Mathews. Many have begun to ship them. She doesn't have a set last name nor really a visible personality.

Paul Holden- An older SOC guy. Used to be good friends with Darry Curtis. Currently in college and skilled in football. Not much is known about his history with Darry but the fans have come up with a lot of it.

Chet Baker, Trip (Terrence Ib), Brill (Clark Brillsteen)- Musical ensemble SOC boys. Friends of Bob. Chet seems to have a crush on Cherry and may get with her after the end.

Beverly- Soc girl ensemble, dislikes the greasers. Melody Rose has given bits and pieces of her personality but she doesn't have any lines.

Melvin and Sergei- The soc boy alter egos of melody rose and sarahgrace. The best soc boys overall

Greg Parker- He's from the weird TV show and I know next to nothing about him

[wassupmygays]

"elle what are you thinking about" ohhh nothing just melvin dipp sneaking out to the rumble bc he wants to prove himself to his brother/the rest of the guys. but when he shows up trip just gets so mad at him and it just makes him want to fight even more. thatll show him

but trip is just horrified that his kid brother is there to get the shit beat out of him. trip may not see anything wrong with himself fighting but his kid brother?? he didnt think about how he would feel if Melvin was there for this rumble and now he *is* there and trip is fucking scared. and maybe ashamed. but it all comes out as anger

[qprpbj]

i think the outsiders needs canon transmascs and who better than sergei and melvin fr

[very-super-silly]

ok im crying why does brody put his wig in his pocket when they cut ponyboys hair 😭

IT'S IN HIS JACKET POCKET?? HELP ME???

[cherrydipp]

MELVIN AND SERGEI ON LIVE TONIGHT, BIG DEAL FOR THE MELVIN NATION (me)

[very-tired-rat]

Melvin and Sergei have kissed, you know, as an experiment

[made-my-peace-with-all-the-bad]

Melvin will call Trip “Terrence” just to annoy him and always makes sure they’re in front of Trip’s friends when he does it

[sodasletterr]

socs would call Melvin by his last name and sometimes they’d call him “dipp-shit”

[sondheim-girly]

The Outsiders as quotes from my friends part 3

Have you ever intentionally tasted blood before? -Johnny

Don’t do puberty kids -Marcia

Just found out my 11 year old cousin is at a furry convention -Trip about Melvin (I’m really sorry for this one)

Capturing children and putting them in bags -Bob

gigachad (whispered in the middle of class)

-Chet

I’m thinking of Bob. Ughhh die -Johnny

“I love women” -Soda, “Fish fear me” -Steve

Ponyboy pays for wattpad premium? -Steve

Your stomach is a really safe pocket -Johnny

Me and the boys killing the gays at 3am -Bob

I need holy water in my eye drops now -Darry

I’m not washing my feet in ur sink two bit -Marcia 

I’m running my grippers thru ur hair -two bit to soda

thats lame, cut off his foot -Bob

Why is there warm blood in the kitchen? Oh wait, that says worm food -soda

I just want to have a peaceful life, why are there shirtless men? -Cherry

“Two-Bit you be me” -ponyboy, “Sorry, but I’m not that gay” -Two bit

“YOU CANT STAY A FEMBOY FOREVER” -Soda, “you’re right, someday you’ll be a femman” -Steve

[farawayfrom-tulsa]

mood atm