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1. The Reason I’m Living Is You. by 3mpty11

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

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Johnny Cade/Ponyboy Curtis
   • Johnny Cade & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Johnny Cade
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Dallas Winston
   • Steve Randle
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Randy Adderson
   • Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Boys in Love
   • Boys Kissing
   • First Kiss
   • First Dates
   • Shyness
   • Cute
   • Awkward Crush
   • Awkward Flirting
   • I'm Bad at Tagging
   • Idiots in Love
   • Angst
   • Some Plot
   • Alternate Universe
   • Making Out
   • First Time
   • Neck Kissing
   • Grinding
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Best Friends to Lovers
   • Johnny Cade Needs a Hug
   • Disabled Johnny Cade
   • Johnny Cade Lives
   • POV Johnny Cade
   • Protective Ponyboy Curtis
   • Good Brother Ponyboy Curtis
   • Found Family
   • POV First Person
   • Work in Progress

   Summary

   (I really don’t know how to summarize)

   A fic in Johnny’s POV with an alternate universe where Johnny survives after the fire.

   Idk I just love them and I wanted to write a happy ending to this story instead 🥹💔 thanks lots for reading

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   19,969

   Chapters:

   11/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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