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• Does it get better? by Mallorywin

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  22 Jul 2026

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  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Johnny Cade
  • Dallas Winston
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Steve Randle
  • Darrel Curtis Sr.
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Vomiting
  • Child Abuse
  • Medical Inaccuracies
  • Bad Spelling & Grammar
  • Not beta read and it is very obvious

  Summary

  Ponyboy has always struggled. Even as young as six, he attempts to end his life. He fails, and tires again latter on, many different times never succeeding.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,535

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  30

  Bookmarks:

  5

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• Darrys work life by Mallorywin

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  03 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
  • Johnny Cade & Dallas Winston
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Johnny Cade
  • Dallas Winston
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Steve Randle
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Pre-Canon
  • Crack
  • Crack Treated Seriously
  • Injury
  • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
  • Not Beta Read
  • we die like Dallas

  Summary

  When Darry gets injured roofing he has to pick up more shifts at his second job–stripping.

   

  Please dont take this seriously

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,465

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  7

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  97