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• LIGHTS OUT! Msi by CurlyShepard1126

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, Rumble Fish - S. E. Hinton  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  22 Apr 2026

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  • Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Curly Shepard
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
  • Stay Gold Ponyboy (The Outsiders)
  • Ponyboy Needs a Hug
  • Curly Shepard Needs A Hug
  • How Do I Tag
  • Homophobic Language
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Hug
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Stressed
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • Guilt
  • Post-Canon
  • Title from a Mindless Self Indulgence Song

  Summary

  Ponyboy decides to toughen up after what happens with Johnny and dally, even if it means leaving behind the dreams of being the first greaser to make it out of Tulsa, he won’t ever let anyone hurt him like that again, like dally said “you get tough let me and you don’t get hurt”— he has curly Shepard by his side being there for him through it all.

  Or

  Ponyboy and curly go hunting action and pony feels the guilt of abandoning his old self and disappointing his brothers. Curly feels bad but understands.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,357

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  Kudos:

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