To Love and Be Loved in Return: Feveruary 2026
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To Love and Be Loved in Return by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
04 Feb 2026
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Darry stared at the ceiling. It was strange—the paint swirled in patterns he’d never noticed before…because he didn’t usually spend Tuesday mornings staring at his bedroom ceiling after he’d snapped at his brother, and needed to reevaluate his life choices as soon as he was strong enough to hold his own head up again.
A softer knock on the door snapped Darry out of his trance.or
Something’s off with the Curtis boys and it doesn’t take the gang long to figure it out.
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Old Habits Die Screaming by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
07 Feb 2026
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A grocery list, a migraine, and a chance encounter force Darry Curtis to confront the life he lost... and the people who left.
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And Then He Left. And Then I Was Alone. by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
10 Feb 2026
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Darry turned to Soda. “You think he’ll be okay?”
Soda swallowed another gulp of coffee and cleared his throat. “He’ll be okay.” He paused. “If he’s not, you’ll get a call about it and you can make sure he knows you were right during the car ride home."or
Ponyboy begins to recover, the house begins to feel normal again, and Ponyboy and Darry begin to feel the full weight of the space their middle brother fills.
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Let Daylight Dry Your Tears by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
12 Feb 2026
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Before he’d left for college, Ponyboy had received countless warnings that finals week sucked. Each time, he’d nodded along, maybe laughed a little, and said he’d figure out how to get through it like everyone else.
But nothing could have prepared him for the literal hell of finals week. Absolute torture. Ponyboy was already circling the drain before he’d woken up with a sore throat on Tuesday.or
Ponyboy finally makes it home after finals week, exhausted, under the weather, and terrified of how home might have changed without him. However, it turns out home might still be waiting for him after all.
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More Than Words Can Tell by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
15 Feb 2026
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“I’ll try to come back tomorrow,” Soda said, almost asking permission.
“If you want,” Steve replied casually, trying to hide how much he would enjoy the company.or
Steve leaves work early, Soda worries, and Ponyboy and Darry have a field day when they read the writing on the walls.
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On the Outside, Looking In by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
17 Feb 2026
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This was not the weirdest shift she’d ever worked, and honestly, that might have been more concerning than the mess she was watching unfold before her eyes.
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Two-Bit and Dallas go on an emergency pharmacy run. Shenanigans ensue.
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It Only Takes a Taste by USeeTheseHands
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp
05 Mar 2026
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“Your taste buds work?” Darry asked, waving the spoon in his hand.
Ponyboy barely lifted his head from the table. “Mostly, yeah.”
“Come here and taste this.”or
Darry fixes sick kids the same way his mama taught him: through good food, more patience than they deserve, and a little extra TLC.
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