#the outsiders trip

[aforeffective]

my headcanons of the socs' families, as created by me at 12:30 am instead of sleeping

(remember that these are just my personal headcanons so even if you disagree with me, please be respectful) (also some characters have less than others, i apologize about that. i promise i love all of them)

this is long so its below the cut.

trigger warning for bad parenting ig? basically it is exactly the level you would expect in the outsiders. there is not graphic explanations of abuse but definitely insinuations

marcia meyrink-mariani

her parents are great and they love her very much and she is their pride and joy

BUT her parents both grew up in lower-income families

they both grew up to have successful careers so they were able to get from like lower-middle class to like upper middle class

and both of her parents are pressured by their own parents to work to keep the status of the family because they want to see marcia get what they could never provide their kids

so her parents and her grandparents all love her very much and have great intentions

but now they are unintentionally kinda neglectful just because they are ALWAYS at work, so that they are able to provide marcia with everything she could ever want

i do think she is very close to her parents when they are actually home though

and because of their pasts of growing up in lower-income families, they aren't as judgmental as the other west side families, hence why marcia isn't as against two-bit and the greasers as her friends are

they liked her relationship with trip but they are also very supportive when she breaks up with him and begins dating two-bit

last name headcanon: meyrink-mariani. meyrink is her mom's maiden name while mariani is her dad's last name.

beverly jitney-bush

her mom is absolutely a toxic pageant/ballet mom (yes bev does pageants and ballet) (or at least she did when she was younger)

her dad is always "gone at work" but both bev and her mom know that he's with his girlfriend (who is probably controversially younger than him. like not too badly to the point where its close to bev's age/being illegal. but definitely like 5-10 years younger than him)

like this is a well known fact. everyone knows that he's cheating but her mom never acknowledges it so everyone else just kinda ignores it

due to the ballet and pageant stuff, bev's mom is very controlling when it comes to her health and her body

bev tries to spend a lot of time at brill's house to escape her mom's control but her mom will find excuses to keep her at home

bev hates both of her parents and honestly just wishes her dad would run off with his girlfriend so that she'd at least only have to deal with one bad parent

cherry valance

okay so she's the only one that has canon family info in the musical so we're going to build off of that

her dad is an alcoholic and not great to cherry or her mom

high school "sweethearts" but not in the same way as brill's parents. brill's parents stayed together cause the love each other. cherry's parents stayed together cause her mom felt obligated

when i was coming up with it, my brain kept thinking of daisy from the great gatsby; how she married tom because she had lost hope of running into gatsby again and then the whole "beautiful little fool" thing and that is definitely how cherry's mom felt when she was pregnant with cherry

and i think because she knows cherry has grown up to not "be a fool", she pushes cherry towards bob in hopes that cherry won't get herself into trouble

due to this daisy comparison, i'm going to say that cherry's dad was probably her mom's second love but she never truly got over her first love

cherry def read the great gatsby and just felt so depressed by daisy because it is literally her mom

i'm going to say that cherry's mom doesn't work so she is home with cherry but she's never really bothering with her. she'd rather hire a nanny to deal with cherry as a kid, and then just lets cherry watch herself as she gets older

bob sheldon

his parents are so neglectful

they just do not have the time (or the want) to care about him

he could be sitting next to them at the dinner table being like "yeah i murdered 30 people and now cherry and i are gonna drop out and go on the run together and get hitched" and they'd be completely not listening like "oh wow, that's nice honey"

he acts out in hopes of getting his parents' attention (iirc randy says this in the book) but even then they literally just do not care

he'll come home to an empty house with a note on the counter that just says 'your problem is dealt with, be smarter next time'

they literally just do not care enough to lecture him or acknowledge him causing trouble

i hc that they also barely even acknowledged his post his death either and cherry had to pressure them to plan the funeral (and she had to do a lot of the work for them) (despite being literally a teenager) (and doing this while dealing with her own grief and also the fallout of all of her friendships)

paul holden

his parents literally only care about him when it comes to what he does for their reputation

as long as he gets good grades, does well on the football team, and can attend fancy business dinners with them and make the family look good, they do not care about anything else he does

they definitely taught him that as long as he does the above, they will throw money to make any problems he has go away

which definitely screwed with both his sense of right and wrong and also just how he views love in general

i view his parents as people who were in love before but don't really care for each other any more but refuse to get divorced (again, all they care about is their reputation to the other wealthy west side families)

so paul has a very toxic view on what love is

and they also taught him nothing about handling emotions

so he is soooo bad with his emotions

his parents definitely having screaming matches at each other a lot

he has definitely snuck out in the middle of the night and went and slept at one of the guys' house because his parents wouldn't stop screaming and he needed sleep

chet baker

chet's parents are not great

his dad is a cop (this is inspired by skyforcherry's chet headcanons because i just love the idea of one of the boys' fathers being on the police force and being one of the people investigating bob's death)

he has two older sisters but they have moved out and gotten married and begun their own families

chet's mom loves chet but when he was a kid, whenever she would do anything for him, chet's dad would yell at her for "spoiling" him and saying that it is emasculating that chet needs a woman's help doing everything (despite the fact that this is literally just a child wanting to spend time with his mom)

chet was also very close with his sisters as a kid, until his dad made him feel bad about it, saying he needed to stop acting like one of the girls

so yeah, his mom and his sisters could barely do anything for chet without his dad complaining that they were making him girly and "messing him up" (not for lack of wanting to. they do love him but their husband/dad can be scary when he's angry) (he's not outright physically abusive but definitely threatens that he would 'be able to get away with it' when he's angry)

so the only people in his house that he can really get attention from is his dogs, but even then his dad will find excuses about how depending on animals for companionship isn't manly

when he is home, chet's dad will be very nitpicky about everything he does. if chet does anything wrong or just in a way he doesn't like, there will be yelling

and he will poke and prod until chet finally reacts and yells back

and then chet's mom will begin crying because she just hates the yelling and fighting

and then chet will feel bad so he'll stop arguing back and just let his dad yell

and after a few minutes, his dad will stop and chet is just so tired of this because it is a cycle where his dad will do this and then apologize and be like "i didn't mean to get that mad, i didn't mean to set off your mother, let's both apologize to her"

and then they do this all over again a few days later (over such minor things)

because of this, chet has learned to avoid home unless he feels like being alone, in which case he'll lock himself in his room with his dogs and avoids interactions with his parents to avoid argument

terrence "trip" dipp

trip lives with his parents, his aunt, and his cousin (melvin)

his uncle passed away, leaving his aunt widowed with a young son so they moved in with trip's family (it was his dad's brother)

trip honestly doesn't interact with his parents much

they're fine. they work, they come home, they all eat together as a family, and then everyone splits off to do their own things

his dad can definitely be harsh, especially to his sister-in-law and he has definitely been caught complaining about having to deal with this "random kid" living in his house (aka his nephew)

trip is very close with his aunt

the reason she moved in is because she has some sort of chronic illness that causes her to get sick a lot, which was only made worse after her husband died

so she moved in to get help with her illness and melvin

it was trip's mother's idea and trip's father only agreed out of respect for his now deceased brother

trip acts annoyed by melvin but he has grown to care for him as a brother (but he would never admit it)

clark "brill" brillstein

okay imo his parents are the best of all the socs' parents

they were high school sweethearts that got married (and pregnant with brill) like within the summer after graduation

because of this, they're younger than the other parents. the others all are in thier 40s, having had their kids in their 20s but brill's parents are only like 36

they are THE parents of the group. if any of brill's friends need anything, whether it's just advice or someone to talk to, literally anything, they go to brill's parents. he has come home to every single one of his friends talking to his parents before. it is a common occurrence.

such a healthy family dynamic

yes they love brill's friends and want to act as their parents but they will never let brill feel sidelined to his friends because of their attention

[elisadoreyou]

i need people to start making more soc headcanons and not just like bob/paul/marcia/cherry im talkin brill im talkin chet (my fav) im talkin trip and beverly like GIVE IT TO ME RACHELLLLL

Like do Bev and Brill stay together ??? Does Trip stay with Marcia?? Do Cherry and Chet get together (personally yes but break up quickly). What’s their home life like ?? Are any of them secretly G A Y ??? Would any of them end up breaking the stereotype or are they destined to keep the soc/greaser balance the same. Do they stay in tulsa, or leave ?? Like , i need it ALLLLL

[sky4cherry]

what would the socs spending halloween together b like

okay so costume ideas based on my unpublished fic hehe:

bev and brill: nurse and doctor

marcia: pippi longstocking

cherry: a cat

trip: frankenstein

chet: a sailor

paul: a vampire

bob: boring (no costume)

now on to actual hcs!! not many unfortunately bc im watching movies w my housemates rn !!

bob doesn’t like dressing up, but he looooves throwing an absolute rager

honestly i think the socs have a rager on the most convenient friday near the day, while actual halloween is reserved for the boys forcing the girls to watch horror movies 🙂‍↕️

I JUST KNOW CHET FUCKS SO HARD W CARRY ON SCREAMING (1966)

there’s a lot of paul and brill jumping out from around the corner and terrifying everyone else (especially bob LMAO)

not era accurate but brill is so randy meeks (from scream) coded to me (chet and bob are stu and billy)

melvin and sergei are contractually obliged to give paul and chet a piece of candy each if they don’t wanna be completely robbed

[walmartbrandwhatever]

Guys the voices screaming at me rn.

Like hear me out on this yall...

Trip talking to Brill for the longest time about him wanting to get promise rings for him and Marcia because he loves her so much and despite the fighting he really wants their relationship to go far. Brill helping him find the perfect pair for the both of them just for Marcia to end things off right before he could give them to her....

Him truly heartbroken and sits in his room just staring at the box in his hand because he's not sure what went wrong but all he feels is the world crashing around him because he loved her so much UGHHH yall don't talk to me I'm so sick.

[sondheim-girly]

(I rigged it)

[witchyleehibernates]

Can we hear more about ur hunger games au if you have anything pls😭🙏 I'll lay down my life for that au I love it so much🤧

(no pressure tho ofc)

!!!

I do have a Master List that has a lot of information, though one thing is currently incorrect I just can't remember where, but @too-damn-good-for-growing-old and I were talking and came up with that Cherry goes into the arena with Darry instead of Pony, and that Darry ends up really protective of Ponyboy after the capital attempts hijacking his mind; he still loves Paul though and there's a little something there too.

Breaks Sodapop's heart is does </3

Do you have any specific questions about any of the characters for me to answer? Rambling about an AU with so much already posted / created that it leaves me a little confused on what's out and what isn't, haha, is a little difficult. But I also freaking love this AU and would love to answer specific questions!!

I cannot wait until I feel comfortable with the Socs, there will be so much Soc lore. Currently all I have is that Bob's (either) grandfather or Great-Grandfather is the president, Bob is fearful of going into the arena, there was a Soc from their inner group (unnamed) that ended up dying the year before Two-Bit's games, so there's a little bit of tension between the two groups for years that finally cracks when Cherry's name is called and then Darry's.

Darry protects Cherry with his life in that games <3 it was like having a little sister to him, and if I end up comfortable enough adding Ace, they'll probably meet her sometime during the revolution / rebellion then, and then Darry will (eventually) end up with two little sisters (three / four if you count Marcia and Bev).

[lucky-clovers-agere]

Basic Soc Information where I know Nothing About the Socs and am going based off of Vibes

As the title informs you, I know nothing on the Socs other than some Paul lore, Bob, Randy, and Cherry. I don't even know popular Marcia headcanons, which is sad because I love Marcia.

The rest, like Brill, Chet, Trip, and Bev I go based on the vibes their names give me.

Soc Age Order

In my head, Paul's the oldest. He's 20, and yes I'm going based off the Book Canon of Paul instead of Musical Canon of Paul.

Than it's Randy, I don't know why but he gives me the vibe of second oldest with the way that he acts after Bob's passing.

Bob is the third oldest!

After that, I sort of flip flop on whether or not Brill or Bev is oldest next.

Then it's Trip

Followed up by Cherry

Then Marcia

and then Chet. Chet gives me youngest vibes based on his name alone.

So... Ages would be

Paul - 20

Randy - 18

Bob - 18

Bev / Brill - 18

Trip - 17

Cherry - 17

Marcia - 17

Chet - 16 / 17

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Whatever the result is, I will attempt to recreate it as a drawing!

[demigods-posts]

headcanon that percy and annabeth have a relationship contract they made after they got together once the war came to pass. they outlined it on paper in percy's bedroom. typed up a final draft using sally's laptop. and printed out and laminated it at the local library on their two month anniversary. and they abide by it like it's the law.

[ionomycin]

wild strawberries

[aforeffective]

knowing that i had to get up somewhat early today, what did i decide to do at 1 am?

if you answered 'go to bed', you're wrong.

if you answered 'created headcanons about the families of all of the socs from the outsiders musical', GOOD JOB! YOU WOULD BE CORRECT!

update: posted!

[walmartbrandwhatever]

yall I'm BEGGING give me hcs‼️ hell if i gotta start the trend I WILL because they are SOOOO interesting like please🙏🙏

i need people to start making more soc headcanons and not just like bob/paul/marcia/cherry im talkin brill im talkin chet (my fav) im talkin trip and beverly like GIVE IT TO ME RACHELLLLL

Like do Bev and Brill stay together ??? Does Trip stay with Marcia?? Do Cherry and Chet get together (personally yes but break up quickly). What’s their home life like ?? Are any of them secretly G A Y ??? Would any of them end up breaking the stereotype or are they destined to keep the soc/greaser balance the same. Do they stay in tulsa, or leave ?? Like , i need it ALLLLL

[sky4cherry]

hi #1 bob sheldon defender

can you pretty please elaborate on what you think bob’s relationships with the other socs are ?

ok sooo sorry this took me so long but i am so incredibly ill and my brain is not doing its job 🙂‍↔️

putting this under ‘read more’ because this turned out long

bob and paul: they’re obviously really close!! i hc them both as being only children, which bob feels kinda different for since he’s grown up with chet and brill who both have 2 siblings each, and trip who has a brother. they definitely view each other as brothers, hence why paul was quite as fucked up as he was when bob died (also like to be fair he did watch it happen so there’s that too)

bob and cherry: guys they are so important to me,,, girlboss gf and girlfailure bf… obviously they are head over heels for each other, and cherry’s the only one bob is really vulnerable around, which makes it all that much harder when he’s been drinking. they both want to help each other get through the bad times, but they both know that it’s inevitable that bob’s going to get caught up in the social divide :( they are so important to me :( bob who doesn’t know how to comfort cherry about her parents arguing but really wants to try

bob and marcia: the idea of bob being very wary around marcia because he’s scared she’ll spread slander about him is so funny to me because she is only 3 apples tall!! you’re telling me you’re scared of her when she’s 3 apples tall and riddled with anxiety?? they’re close because they’re the two who are closest with cherry, so they spend a lot of time together, but bro is quaking in his boots because he’s so scared she’ll put the embarrassing shit she knows about him to use

bob and trip: dyslexic bob sheldon who claims he just ‘doesn’t get it’ when he struggles with homework, and trip who helps him out without making any jokes at bob’s expense. trip (in my head) presents as quite stoic on the outside even though he’s secretly silly, while bob is more outwardly silly, so they balance each other out. trip who knows the best out of all the guys that the fighting is worthless, but knows exactly why bob does it. and bob who knows trip doesn’t fully support the fighting, but encourages him to join in so trip can control something. they’re not the absolute closest of the bunch, but they are very important to me!!

bob and chet: bob sheldon who wreaks havoc on his parents to try and get them to parent him better, but he takes things far more seriously when chet is the one being ignored by his parents. bob who doesn’t let chet go a night sleeping at his own home unless it’s by choice, so he always fixes up the couch for him in case chet lets himself in while bob’s asleep. they’re close. they’re so similar in the way they’re treated by their families, and how they choose to cope with that treatment. i don’t think i can actually put into words how important they are to meee!!!

bob and bev: oh you thought he was scared of marcia? beverly jitney-bush is no man’s peace. they’re close in the way they argue a ton but it doesn’t change their dynamic at all! with bev constantly at brill’s, and brill living 2 doors down from bob, they spend a lot of time together! bob’s probably the most headstrong guy, while bev’s the most headstrong girl, so they’re both close and at constant odds with each other. i think they argue because they’re similar, but they know they understand each other well enough to know when they’re going too far.

bob and brill: childhood best friends type shit!! they’ve known each other since they were little kids, and brill’s always balanced bob out really well. when bob’s letting his emotions guide him, brill’s there to help him regulate himself. they’re pretty big opposites from each other, but it’s something that really comes in handy when one gets in a situation he’s not exactly equipped for, because the other will always come to his aid. all the more tragic considering bob and brill make direct eye contact when bob gets stabbed

[walmartbrandwhatever]

Oh, Trip and Marcia, how I love you as well💔. Trip treats her like a queen. He's trying his best, and I will stick by this. Has my opinions of all the socs been changed recently? yes. Am I currently rewriting a lot of stuff in my marbit fic because I totally obliterated the socs? yes.

[sondheim-girly]

y’all are not ready for the way I’ll be cooking with this trip rumble fic

[witchyleehibernates]

Godly Parents - The Socs

Paul Holden is a son of Zeus

He gives off big brother vibes with Bob.

Randy Adderson is a son of Apollo

He's an amazing archer, which he thinks is all he has going for him, but he can also feel other people's emotions if he's particularly close to them (either physically or emotionally(like his group of friends)). He's pretty sure his mom dislikes him and his (step)father is always drinking so he sorta chills at Bob's for the most part. They tend to drive around because Bob doesn't want to be at home either. They go to Paul's when they both particularly feel shitty about their home lives and the demigods' stuff takes a toll on them.

Robert “Bob” Sheldon is a son of Zeus

Is usually found at Randy's side, and the two of them are usually taking Paul, who is Bob's half brother. His mother absolutely cheated on her husband with Zeus, and ended up extremely ill after Bob turned 3. She'd wanted to have a daughter and her and her husband tried to get pregnant but could not. The one time she did she nearly died. Shes incredibly upset about that, and while she tries to hide that from Bob... When she's drunk all that pain and anger and frustration comes out at Bob. His step father isn't the best help either, but they both love him (when they aren't drinking) and are otherwise amazing parents, even his step father.

Clark “Brill” Brillstein

I don't know enough about Brill's personality or headcanons to accurately place him. Feel free to leave suggestions!!!

Beverly “Bev” Jitney-Bush

I don't know enough about Bev's personality or headcanons to accurately place her. Feel free to leave suggestions!!!

Terrence “Trip” Dripp

I don't know enough about Trip's personality or headcanons to accurately place him. Feel free to leave suggestions!!!

Sherri “Cherry” Valance

Cherry gives me the feel of a daughter of Athena. She gets along great with Ponyboy while at Camp, since what happens at camp stays at camp, because they read together. They recommend books and they just exist in the same general space together. He draws while she reads sometimes. But she is very intelligent and she has a 'fiery' attitude to those who disturb her general peace. Reminds me greatly of Annabeth.

Chet Baker

I don't know enough about Chet's personality or headcanons to accurately place him. Feel free to leave suggestions!!! However, I get the distinct feel of Apollo for him? Feels like he would love being the 'annoying younger brother' to Randy.

Marcia is a daughter of Demeter

I don't actually know why, but I get the distinct feel of Demeter from her? She gives me the vibe that she would be good with plants, and she is definitely someone you shouldn't piss off, because she can and will make your clothes itchy for weeks. Doesn't matter how many times you wash them... the poison Ivy or poison oak or whatever the itchy plant is will get into your clothing.