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1. Public Bookmark 39

   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)

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   46,066

   Works:

   7

   Bookmarks:

   39

   Bookmarked by username87

   11 Aug 2024

2. Public Bookmark 22

   What Love Has Joined Together by huntingknee

   Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

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

   23 May 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
   • Evie/Steve Randle
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Steve Randle
   • Tim Shepard
   • Buck Merril
   • Disabled Johnny Cade
   • Angst
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Coming Out
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Protective Dallas Winston

   Summary

   A week later Dallas invites all the boys to the Drive-In, and only Ponyboy and Johnny accept. He gets himself into a whole heap of trouble that night. Bothers some Soc girls, just because he can, gets Johnny upset enough to tell him to stop in front of everybody, slashes Tim Shepherd's tires, and then gets into a fight with him and cracks three ribs before calling it a night at Buck Merrill’s place.

   Series

   • Part 5 of Going Together

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   17,224

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   22

   Kudos:

   158

   Bookmarks:

   22

   Hits:

   2,110

   Bookmarked by username87

   08 Aug 2024

3. Public Bookmark 11

   hand in glove (i stake my claim) by d1shpdfz

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

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Jun 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
   • Curly Shepard
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Angela Shepard
   • Tim Shepard
   • Byron Douglas
   • Mark Jennings (This was Then This is Now)
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Steve Randle
   • Cathy Carlson
   • Post-Canon
   • takes place during the events of twttin
   • Canon Compliant
   • For the most part
   • Angst
   • POV Multiple
   • Dual POV
   • semi-graphic depictions of violence
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Grief/Mourning
   • curly might be ooc depending on how you interpret his character
   • Curly Shepard Being a Little Shit
   • Dead Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston
   • Sorry!
   • Tags May Change
   • PonyBI curtis
   • Curly Shepard has ADHD
   • but it's not a huge plotpoint or anything
   • music references!!
   • theyre in the chapter titles :)
   • let me know if you catch them!!
   • being honest i have little to no plan for the direction of this fic
   • and i hope that isn't too obvious lmao
   • WHIPPED curly shepard fyi
   • like its embarrassing
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • ON HIATUS !!
   • will return when school calms down <3

   Summary

   Ponyboy Curtis was as pretty as the day Curly was taken away.

   or,

   Curly Shepard and Ponyboy Curtis navigate live after the unspeakable until they cannot imagine one without the other.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   2,861

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

   9

   Kudos:

   127

   Bookmarks:

   11

   Hits:

   1,323

   Bookmarked by username87

   07 Aug 2024

4. Public Bookmark 10

   Down to the St. James Infirmary by Your_unfriendly_ghost

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

   • Not Rated
   • Major Character Death
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   26 Sep 2024

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
   • Sodapop Curtis & Steve Randle
   • Steve Randle & Steve Randle’s Cousin
   • Steve Randle
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Steve Randle’s Cousin
   • 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

   Summary

   No point in Tulsa if there’s no Soda. In fact, far as Steve’s concerned, there ain’t no Tulsa at all without Soda… Steve may have lost his heel in the landmine, but he hasn’t lost his weakness. With or without Soda, he’s still too damn soft.
   …Because of Soda, maybe.
   —
   Or: Steve Randle comes back from war alone

   Series

   • Part 1 of Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,976

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

   30

   Kudos:

   110

   Bookmarks:

   10

   Hits:

   1,161

   Bookmarked by username87

   01 Aug 2024

5. Public Bookmark 35

   Careful Creatures (make friends with time) by orphan_account

   Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

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

   27 May 2021

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Steve Randle
   • Steve Randle
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel Curtis
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • College ponyboy wowza
   • broke Tulsa Steve lmao
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • You know. Cause I’m a sucker for rom com moments
   • rom com
   • Johnny and Dallas are dead cause its fun like that
   • They’re both really gay
   • Mentions of sex/implied sex
   • Mutual Pining
   • Pony & Darry argue smh they don’t stop
   • Ponyboy got hot as hell & Steve notices
   • Idk how to tag things still
   • You know the plot already
   • Umm I don’t really have a set time but ig the mid 90’s because of all my cool references

   Summary

   “I bet you’ll fall in love with me” Steve cracked a smile.

   Pony didn’t even look up from where he sat focused on his nails, “I don’t take bets I’m sure to lose.”

   Series

   • Part 1 of Steveboy

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   17,536

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   8

   Kudos:

   197

   Bookmarks:

   35

   Hits:

   3,083

   Bookmarked by username87

   01 Aug 2024