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• A Long Time Away From Home by F1C_4DD1CT

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  30 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Johnny Cade
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Steve Randle
  • Dallas Winston
  • Curly Shepard
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Brotherly Love
  • Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
  • Loneliness
  • Belonging
  • Eating Disorders
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Hatred
  • Self-Esteem Issues
  • Cuddling & Snuggling
  • Alternative universe- Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston lives
  • Inaccurate depictions of foster the care system
  • Protective Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Found Family
  • may be ooc
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  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

  Summary

  “Alright Soda- easy now,” Darry places a firm hand on Sodapop shoulder, “I’m excited too, Pony’s comin’ home next week, now after dinner- and for most of this week- we gotta clean up the place a bit unless you want Ponyboy walkin’ in while the house looks like a tornado ran right through it?”

  Or Ponyboy gets taken away from home after the Curtis parents pass. After a whole year
  Ponyboy gets the chance to return home once more. Will he fit right in once more? Or will he begin to feel left behind?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,037

  Chapters:

  3/?

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