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1. Public Bookmark 32

   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:

   32

   Bookmarked by Shlumburger

   25 Dec 2025

2. Public Bookmark 34

   It Sounded Like A Freight Train (Was Dragging Me To Hell) by Tired_man_in_a_female_setting

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

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   23 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Dallas Winston
   • Sherri "Cherry" Valance & Marcia & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
   • Johnny Cade & Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr./Two-Bit Mathews
   • Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
   • Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Dallas Winston
   • Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Marcia (The Outsiders)
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Steve Randle
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Johnny Cade
   • Tim Shepard
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Men Crying
   • Tornado
   • Everybody is stressed and its fine
   • Everyone Needs A Hug
   • Medical Inaccuracies
   • Near Death Experiences
   • Temporary Character Death
   • Animal Death
   • Blood and Injury
   • Major Character Injury
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Hospitals
   • Tim Shepard has a heart

   Summary

   Breaking News: A tornado has hit Tulsa, Oklahoma.

   ---

   "But the rain didn't fall. The sky did."

   Series

   • Part 17 of A Matter Of Time

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   46,141

   Chapters:

   13/13

   Comments:

   97

   Kudos:

   316

   Bookmarks:

   34

   Hits:

   6,403

   Bookmarked by Shlumburger

   25 Dec 2025

3. Public Bookmark *

   The Loudest Silence by fictionalcharactergraveyard

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

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

   08 May 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Romantic Relationship(s)
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Steve Randle
   • Johnny Cade
   • Dallas Winston
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Misunderstandings
   • Fights
   • Brotherly Love
   • Protective Sodapop Curtis
   • Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
   • Sodapop Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Ponyboy Curtis is an Oblivious Idiot
   • Good Brother Darrel Curtis
   • Protective Darrel Curtis
   • Darrel Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Darry Curtis and Ponyboy Curtis Have a Good Relationship
   • Ponyboy Curtis Doesn't Use His Head
   • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live

   Summary

   This had to be the loudest silence Sodapop had ever heard. Sodapop couldn’t move. It was just pure shock. Did Darry just say that? Did he actually just say that?
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   Darry says something his doesn't mean & Sodapop is pissed

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   13,610

   Chapters:

   9/9

   Comments:

   163

   Kudos:

   775

   Bookmarks:

   135

   Hits:

   13,282

   Bookmarked by Shlumburger

   22 Dec 2025

4. Public Bookmark 27

   We need never be ashamed of our tears by Rhue

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

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   16 Nov 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Family Angst
   • anger issues
   • Sodapop Curtis Has ADHD
   • Good Brother Darrel Curtis
   • but not always!
   • he's 20 he's allowed to be mean sometimes
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Pre-Canon
   • Angst
   • Angst with a kind of happy ending
   • No Beta We Die Like Johnny

   Summary

   Darry regretted the words as soon as the words left his mouth. When Soda’s shoulders fell and he looked at Darry with eyes that didn’t recognize him, Darry wished he could take it back.

   He never yelled at Soda. Pony’s anger also morphed into shock. He looked between both of them. Soda was staring at Darry with wide, scared eyes, and Darry recognized the tell-tale signs that he was about to cry.

   OR

   Darry says something he regrets, and is forced to confront a part of himself he doesn't like.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,285

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   33

   Kudos:

   169

   Bookmarks:

   27

   Hits:

   1,838

   Bookmarked by Shlumburger

   22 Dec 2025

5. Public Bookmark 8

   i still believe that there's gold by RhymeReason for soup_pdf

   Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

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

   24 Dec 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr./Two-Bit Mathews
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Steve Randle
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Tim Shepard
   • coming home
   • Talk of War
   • Nightmares
   • The Gang as family

   Summary

   [On behalf of the Department of Defense, you will be honorably discharged….
   “We’re going home!” Steve cheered.
   “We’re going home,” Soda whispered.]

   or

   Steve and Soda come home

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,200

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   12

   Kudos:

   129

   Bookmarks:

   8

   Hits:

   820

   Bookmarked by Shlumburger

   22 Dec 2025