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1. Something I can never have (Or can I?) by Anonymous

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Steve Randle
   • Original Characters
   • Canon Divergence - Dallas Lives Johnny Dies
   • Dallas Winston is Bad at Feelings
   • Protective Dallas Winston
   • Overprotective Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Developing Relationship
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Guilt
   • Major Character Injury
   • Codependency
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Tags Are Hard
   • No Beta We Die Like Johnny Cade
   • Hospitals
   • Men Crying
   • Crying
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • I'm Bad at Summaries
   • inconsistent updates
   • Title inspired by a nine inch nails song
   • Good Brother Sodapop Curtis
   • Out of Character
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Drinking
   • Underage Drinking
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Medical Inaccuracies
   • POV Alternating
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Overthinking
   • Oblivious dally and Ponyboy
   • its like bad
   • Feelings Realization
   • But like later
   • Might edit existing chapters or remake in the future

   Summary

   Dallas doesn’t die that night, no. Instead, Ponyboy jumps in front of him as the policeman’s gun spits fire into the night — Creating a hole in his chest, one that can only be filled with Ponyboy.

    

   Or:

   Ponyboy jumps in front of Dallas before he is killed by the police’s gun and a lot happens.

    

   First fic, bare with me please it starts off short but it’ll get better

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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