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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
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  • Complete Work

  06 Feb 2025

  Tags

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  • Johnny Cade & Original Male Character(s)
  • Johnny Cade
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Canon Divergence
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Implied/Referenced Child Neglect
  • Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
  • Complicated Relationships
  • Class Issues
  • Uncle-Nephew Relationship
  • Character Study
  • POV Outsider
  • Bisexual Male Character
  • Fix-It of Sorts
  • in which Johnny’s uncle is just good enough they go to his house after the slap instead of the lot
  • Dysfunctional Family

  Summary

  “I don’t need anything, sir.”

  “Fuck off.” He rolled his eyes, ignoring when the kid flinched. “I cleaned your wet shit for months after you were born ‘cause your mom was too busy drinking to care if you got a rash. Call someone else fucking sir, won’t you.”

  or: Johnny Cade has an uncle. It matters very little to both of them, until his parents decide to die.

  Series

  • Part 1 of bastards of young

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  7,700

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  Comments:

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  Kudos:

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