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1. Public Bookmark 86

   So Long Gold (Romance Version) by Soracha

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

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

   03 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Original Male Character(s)
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Steve Randle
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Johnny Cade
   • Dallas Winston
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Drugs
   • Alcohol
   • Drug Addiction
   • Addiction
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Self-Harm
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Rebellion
   • Friendship
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Triggers
   • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Steve sucks at the beginning of this
   • Romance
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Depression
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Coming Out
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
   • Coping
   • Healing
   • Bullying
   • Toxic Character
   • Peer Pressure
   • Redemption
   • Out of Character
   • But it's part of the story!
   • Hurt
   • Rehabilitation
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • Mind/Mood Altering Substances
   • Substance Abuse
   • Smoking
   • Drug Dealing
   • Secret Relationship
   • First Kiss
   • ponyboy is a simp
   • Bisexual Ponyboy Curtis
   • Bisexual Male Character
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Miscommunication
   • POV Ponyboy Curtis
   • For the most part

   Summary

   Ponyboy thought he was close with the gang but when Steve says something horrible to him, he starts to separate himself from them. However, he soon finds himself unable to stay gold as drugs, alcohol, crime, and a terrible influence enter his life.

    

   Or:

   Ponyboy gets accused of having no friends so he makes one, but then realizes that his feelings run deeper than that. His personality changes while the gang wonders how they could get him back.

   Series

   • Part 2 of So Long Gold

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   79,890

   Chapters:

   21/?

   Comments:

   267

   Kudos:

   903

   Bookmarks:

   86

   Hits:

   21,796

   Bookmarked by PulpIZin

   06 Jun 2025

2. Public Bookmark 38

   Oh Brother Where Art Thou? by Your_unfriendly_ghost

   Fandom That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders (TV 1990), The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton

   • Not Rated
   • Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen, M/M, Multi
   • Complete Series

   15 Dec 2024

   • Major Character Death
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
   • Sodapop Curtis & Steve Randle
   • Steve Randle & Steve Randle’s Cousin
   • Darrel Curtis & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Mark Jennings
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Belinda "Scout" Jenkins
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
   • Darrel Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
   • Curly Shepard & Tim Shepard
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Tim Shepard & Dallas Winston
   • Darrel Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Cathy Carlson/Ponyboy Curtis (one sided tho- pony likes her and she likes Bryon)
   • Sodapop Curtis & Steve Randle (only at the end tho this one’s about PONYBOY)
   • Steve Randle & his car
   • Bryon Douglas & Mark Jennings
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Mark Jennings
   • Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis & Steve Randle
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Steve Randle
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Steve Randle’s Cousin
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Two-Bit Mathews' Sister
   • Mark Jennings (This was Then This is Now)
   • Belinda "Scout" Jenkins
   • Curly Shepard
   • Tim Shepard
   • Bryon Douglas
   • Cathy Carlson
   • the others are mentioned but like they don’t actually show up in the flesh so I won’t tag ‘em
   • Past Steve Randle/Evie but they break up
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • but mostly just angst
   • Angst
   • Not Really Character Death
   • But Steve doesn’t know that and won’t find out until later in the series shh
   • Gen or Pre-Slash
   • (I mean it’s pre slash to me but you ain’t gotta read it that way)
   • Vietnam War
   • Major Character Injury
   • allusions to the Odyssey
   • Flashbacks
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • period typical toxic masculinity
   • semi-character study?? Idk
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Crying
   • Three-ish years post-canon
   • AGAIN SODA’S NOT REALLY DEAD STEVE JUST THINKS HE IS
   • Soda shows up a lot in flashbacks
   • Sodapop Curtis is a good friend
   • Steve Randle Needs a Hug
   • Scout isn’t an original character I stole her from the very unpopular 90s Outsiders show lol
   • Steve and Soda are mentioned/talked about but don’t actually show up
   • Mild Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt Some Comfort
   • but not really
   • Implied/Referenced Underage Drinking
   • Darrel Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • well not violence and really more like…intensity and aggression
   • Some overt stevepop that Pony doesn’t quite notice
   • Dally is still dead but his friendship with Tim matters here
   • could be read as purly although to me it’s gen
   • <- read it how you wanna
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a happy-ish ending
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • <- again these are for Dally
   • Soda’s MIA and Ponyboy is worried
   • Three-ish years post canon
   • some gore but it’s not that bad I swear
   • soda probably has a crush on Steve but doesn’t realize it
   • Sodapop Curtis Needs a Hug
   • I really put him through the wringer in this one poor guy
   • can be read w/ the series or on its own
   • Dally and Johnny are still dead but they haunt the narrative and like…are still relevant and stuff
   • minor Mar-Bit but it’s only mentioned
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Flashbacks but in a lit device way not a PTSD way
   • Some gore in chapter 2 but it’s in a dream
   • Character Study
   • of sodapop obviously- but also steve and two-bit and darry
   • …like I guess. In a way.
   • Sodapop Curtis has ADHD but he thinks he’s just dumb ‘cuz it’s the 60s/early 70s
   • (he gets one but then more shit happens)
   • School Dances
   • horrible miserable dreadful school dance (based on true events!)
   • Ponyboy Curtis is miserable
   • Implied Bisexual Ponyboy Curtis (not that he realizes it)
   • Soda’s still MIA
   • slightly implied paul x darry & Tim x Darry but nothing overt
   • and background mar-bit cos I love them
   • LOTTA mentions of Soda but he never actually shows up in the flesh so I won’t tag him
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • well. kinda.
   • Some parts follow the events of TWTTIN but only some
   • POV Ponyboy Curtis
   • Ponyboy is low-key crushing on all of his friends without realizing it
   • markboy is implied and can be read as either platonic or romantic for the most part
   • Steve Randle has anger issues
   • Ponyboy Curtis is a Good Friend
   • Steve Randle Being a Dick
   • (he’s going through a lot ok)
   • Implied/Referenced Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
   • Soda isn’t actually dead still he’s just MIA
   • Steve Randle is lousy at feelings
   • past Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
   • (Steve still hasn’t quite worked out his feelings from dally dying yk)
   • Dally’s cat and Dally’s St. Christopher lowkey deserve character tags too tbh
   • Reunions
   • Fluff and Angst
   • train hopping and hitchhiking and more
   • Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
   • The happiest chapter of this series by FAR
   • Sodapop Curtis gets a hug (multiple)

   Words:

   46,066

   Works:

   7

   Bookmarks:

   38

   Bookmarked by PulpIZin

   20 Apr 2025

3. Public Bookmark 61

   Islands by VeggiesforPresident (luridCavum)

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

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
   • Johnny Cade & Dallas Winston
   • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Johnny Cade
   • Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
   • Roadtrip
   • Epistolary
   • Canon-Typical Behavior
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Chronic Pain
   • Slice of Life
   • Slow Burn
   • Sharing a Bed
   • Fix-It
   • Historical References
   • 1960s

   Summary

   "Would you rather have me living in hide-outs for the rest of my life, always on the run?" He asks seriously.

   Dally mulls this over, his tongue flicking out against his lips.

   "Yeah," he says slowly, "Yeah, I would."

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   73,579

   Chapters:

   19/19

   Comments:

   297

   Kudos:

   339

   Bookmarks:

   61

   Hits:

   8,076

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   13 Apr 2025

4. Public Bookmark 35

   Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste by tipsyArmageddons

   Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Aug 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Johnny Cade/Ponyboy Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
   • Johnny Cade & Dallas Winston
   • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Original Female Character(s)
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Original Male Character(s)
   • Johnny Cade & Original Female Character(s)
   • Johnny Cade & Original Character(s)
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Johnny Cade
   • Dallas Winston
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Steve Randle
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Curly Shepard
   • Tim Shepard
   • Angela Shepard
   • Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Original Animal Character(s)
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Fix-It
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Moving in Together
   • On the Run
   • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
   • Falling In Love
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Underage Smoking
   • Underage Drinking
   • Love Confessions
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Getting Together
   • Horses
   • POV Ponyboy Curtis
   • The Curtis brothers have dimples
   • kind of insignificant but I just thought I'd mention it
   • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
   • Purly is in the past btw
   • Mild Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff
   • Domestic Fluff

   Summary

   What if Johnny survived the church fire? What if Ponyboy and Johnny stayed in Windrixville longer?

   AKA Ponyboy and Johnny move to the country together.

   (On a temporary hiatus!)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   24,436

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Comments:

   26

   Kudos:

   161

   Bookmarks:

   35

   Hits:

   2,486

   Bookmarked by PulpIZin

   26 Sep 2024

5. Public Bookmark 48

   Blasted Pansy by byourladyhell

   Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton, Hintonverse  

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

   22 Sep 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Mark Jennings
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Mark Jennings
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Cathy Carlson
   • Mr. Syme
   • Angela Shepard
   • Intimate Partner Violence
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Adolescent Sexuality

   Summary

   Soda said he'd grow out of it, but after Mark Jennings decides they'll be buddies Pony begins to understand that he's not just a late bloomer after all.

   Series

   • Part 2 of The Pansy 'Verse

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   63,215

   Chapters:

   14/15

   Comments:

   254

   Kudos:

   370

   Bookmarks:

   48

   Hits:

   10,081

   Bookmarked by PulpIZin

   16 Sep 2024