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-Ponyboy-
• Gay
• Asexual
• Has ADHD
• Heavy sleeper
• In a secret relationship with Johnny Cade
• Met Johnny through Dally Winston
• Interested in pursuing film making as a career, has directed a few minor short films for school and also for pure enjoyment
• The victim of knuckle noogies from everyone in the gang
• Has many scars on both his arms due to self-harm
• Definitely a fan of Sam and Friends
• Photography is a big hobby of his, so is journaling
-Johnny-
• Pansexual
• Demisexual
• Autistic
• Light sleeper (Woah look it’s the opposite of his lover)
• Struggles greatly with suicide and anxiety (Which is pretty much canon anyway but whatever)
• Has a very deep brotherly bond with Dally Winston (SORRY TO THE JALLY SHIPPERS)
• Really loves listening to corny love songs with Ponyboy, they absolutely slow dance to them
• Doesn’t really have much of a plan for what career he would pursue, but he does very much like to sketch, mostly Ponyboy though
• Ponyboy is his muse if you can’t tell
• During the summer Ponyboy gets freckles, and Johnny makes it his mission to kiss every one
• YES HE DID LIVE SHUT YOUR MOUTH (i like to live in delusion)
• After Darry and Sodapop found out that Johnny slept in the lot every night, they forced invited him to live with them permanently
-Dally-
• Aromantic
• Trans FTM
• Bipolar
• Attempted to perform a self-mastectomy during an extremely dysphoric bipolar episode, has extremely messy scars on his chest because of it
• Pretends to not know about Johnny and Ponyboy’s relationship
• Despises all flowers
• Gets testosterone illegally through stealing from the dingy pharmacy in Tulsa
• Was 12 years old when he first met Johnny, both had been kicked out of the house by their fathers and happened to stumble upon each other in the lot, bonded over shared experiences with abusive parents
• Started smoking when he was 10
• Infuriated by people who enjoy listening to Elvis
-Sodapop-
• Bisexual
• In a relationship with Steve Randell since. Like. Forever.
• Helped and supported Ponyboy greatly when his self-harm was particularly bad
• Semi-clueless about Johnny and Ponyboy, has suspicions just doesn’t push it
• Vouched to get a pet cat for the Curtis household, Darry stepped in to say that they couldn’t afford one
• Literal golden retriever
• Has golden-blonde curly hair
• Gets freckles during the summer (All the Curtis brother’s do)