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don’t make me wait another day by valances
Fandoms: The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp, The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
23 Aug 2025
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Suddenly Paul feels self-conscious. Not about bein’ such good friends with Darry, no. Paul could never be insecure about that. What they have spent the last year buildin’ up means too much for Paul to taint in the name of appeasing the offhanded snide comments from strangers. Instead Paul feels like he ain’t good enough for Darry, like he deserves to be close with people who actually understand what it means to work nonstop to afford the life they live. Paul’s genuine attempts at empathy must be workin’ if Darry has bothered to stick around for this long, but it doesn’t change the fact that he’s empathetic, not sympathetic. That ain’t ever gonna change.
Paul knows he has feelings for Darry, but he’s starting to realize that maybe Darry has feelings for him, too.
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i would rather freeze than let you leave by valances
Fandoms: The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp, The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
12 Jul 2025
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So here Paul finds himself again, standing on the front step of the Curtis family home. He knocks three times just like he always does, then shoves his hands deep in his pockets to stop ‘em from shakin’. Paul is never this nervous about coming over. What’s different about this time? Maybe it’s the fear of being judged—he can already feel the glare of all the Greasers practically breathin’ down his neck—or the fact that Paul’s brain is so miswired he fears he’ll accidentally slip up and say something incriminating to Darry. Something he ain’t ever gonna be able to take back. Something that’s going to change his life one way or another. For better or for worse.
Paul and Darrel share their first kiss.