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• Happy Birthday, Birthday Boy. by jeunimoe

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

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

  22 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
  • Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Curly Shepard
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Steve Randle
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Dallas Winston
  • Cathy Carlson
  • Johnny Cade
  • First Kiss
  • Birthday
  • Birthday Cake
  • Birthday Presents
  • Boys in Love
  • Boys Kissing
  • Shitty Dialogue
  • Author has never written romance before
  • how do u write kissing?
  • How Do I Tag
  • Angela Shepard Mentioned
  • Angela Shepard and Curly Shepard are Twins
  • Black Curly Shepard
  • Sassy Ponyboy Curtis
  • Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • happy birthday ponyboy
  • Gay Ponyboy Curtis
  • Gay Curly Shepard
  • uhmm
  • Jealousy
  • Pining???
  • not really - Freeform
  • i think
  • POV Third Person Limited
  • Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
  • curtis gang hates curly shepard
  • Party
  • Partying
  • Poker
  • No Smut
  • Gentle Kissing
  • no making out
  • bc - Freeform
  • like i said
  • never wrote romance before
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • Alcohol
  • they don’t drink any though
  • Aha
  • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
  • One Shot
  • Curly Shepard Being a Little Shit
  • Out of Character
  • probably?
  • sorry - Freeform
  • NOT!!
  • lil chum
  • kiss my butt
  • Puss puss
  • Romance
  • Yearning
  • highkey
  • Post-Canon
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
  • !!!
  • yay!

  Summary

  Ponyboy celebrates his 15th birthday with the gang! He ends up feigning tiredness to sneak out and celebrate with Curly Shepard.

  or!

  Ponyboy is a NAUGHTY boy and sneaks out of his own birthday to see his hot little delinquent (boy) friend… 😹😹

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,046

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  16

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  72

• Unnoticed, Unspoken (Imperfect) by jeunimoe

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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  20 Aug 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Sodapop Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Curly Shepard
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • author is kinda projecting
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicidal Ponyboy Curtis
  • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
  • Depression
  • POV Ponyboy Curtis
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Doing His Best
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Break
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Stressed
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • maybe? - Freeform
  • heh...
  • maybe ill add comfort
  • idk - Freeform
  • sigh...
  • Sassy Ponyboy Curtis
  • no beta we all die like Johnny and Dally
  • Dead Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston
  • Curly Shepard Being a Little Shit
  • definitely not really in character
  • lolol
  • Sorry Not Sorry
  • Drug Use
  • Self-Hatred
  • Self-Worth Issues
  • Angst
  • POV Third Person
  • ponyboy curtis is an unreliable narrator
  • mainly Ponyboy Curtis POV
  • author doesnt know what theyre doing
  • Im crine - Freeform
  • author is shit at dialogue
  • im so sorry
  • Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction
  • curly does drugs
  • but we all lowk expected that
  • Tags May Change
  • !!
  • Post-Canon
  • brief byron douglas appearance
  • Angela Shepard and Curly Shepard are Twins
  • brief angela shepard appearance
  • Survivor Guilt
  • Guilt
  • Minor Violence
  • Non-Graphic Violence

  Summary

  After Johnny and Dally die, Ponyboy finds himself rather lonely (with a few other issues…) he makes and reconnects with old and new friends, making a few less than ideal decisions in the process.

  or!

  Ponyboy starts realizing he’s a friendless ass ho and takes a hit of new friends n chases that shii down w a gulp of bad decisions 😹😹😹

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,701

  Chapters:

  3/?

  Comments:

  12

  Kudos:

  42

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  515