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1. What if Darry never hit Ponyboy? by shy___violet

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

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   14 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Steve Randle
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Curly Shepard
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Everyone
   • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Johnny Cade & Dallas Winston
   • Johnny Cade & Sodapop Curtis
   • Johnny Cade & Two-Bit Mathews
   • Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Johnny Cade & Steve Randle
   • Johnny Cade & Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle & Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Mark Jennings
   • Johnny Cade
   • Johnny Cade's Mother
   • Johnny Cade's Father
   • Johnny Cade's Parents
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Steve Randle
   • Curly Shepard
   • Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Mark Jennings (This was Then This is Now)
   • Angst
   • Angst and Tragedy
   • Violence
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Blood and Violence
   • Blood
   • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
   • POV Ponyboy Curtis
   • POV First Person
   • Ponyboy Curtis has PTSD
   • Ponyboy Curtis Centric
   • Ponyboy Needs a Hug
   • Sodapop Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
   • Good Brother Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. is Doing His Best
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Hug
   • Steve Randle is a Good Friend
   • Steve Randle Needs a Hug
   • Dallas Winston is Bad at Feelings
   • Dallas Winston Needs A Hug
   • Two-Bit Mathews is a Good Friend
   • Two-Bit Mathews Needs a Hug
   • Johnnyboy and Markboy if you squint
   • Markboy scraps for my dear friend

   Summary

   What the title says. This AU is not any happier.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   2,648

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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