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• When The Gun Points Down by VanishedHorizoner

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

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

  12 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Johnny Cade/Ponyboy Curtis
  • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
  • Johnny Cade & Dallas Winston
  • Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
  • Johnny Cade
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Dallas Winston
  • Sherri "Cherry" Valance
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Steve Randle
  • Bob Sheldon
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Slow Build
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Found Family
  • Socs (The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton)
  • Johnny Cade Needs a Hug
  • Gay Johnny Cade
  • Protective Johnny Cade
  • Bisexual Ponyboy Curtis
  • Love Confessions
  • Blood and Violence
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Coming Out
  • Protective Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • no beta read we die like Johnny cade
  • Major Character Injury
  • Slow Burn

  Summary

  After Johnny kills Bob to save Ponyboy, the two newfound criminals flee Tulsa with the help of none other than Dallas Winston. They have nothing but a small sum of money, a gun, each other, and directions to hide in an abandoned church in Windrixville.

   

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  Will Johnny Cade finally realize the truth of what's been weighting on his mind?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,913

  Chapters:

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