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1. Intern by Treelovesstars

   Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), The Outsiders (TV 1990), That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Paul Holden
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
   • Sodapop Curtis/Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Marcia/Two-Bit Mathews
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Paul Holden
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Sherri "Cherry" Valance
   • Steve Randle
   • Johnny Cade
   • Dallas Winston
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Curly Shepard
   • Angela Shepard
   • Tim Shepard
   • Belinda "Scout" Jenkins
   • Mark Jennings (This was Then This is Now)
   • Bryon Douglas
   • M&M Carlson
   • Cathy Carlson
   • Original Characters
   • One-sided Sodapop Curtis/Steve randle
   • Implied/Referenced Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
   • Grooming
   • Bad Brother Darry Curtis
   • Kinda Bad Brother Sodapop Curtis
   • Self-Harm
   • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
   • Black Curly Shepard
   • Paul Holden sucks
   • Past Paul Holden/Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • I'm Sorry
   • No Smut
   • Pony lowkey just wants someone to be proud of him
   • Shame
   • Crying
   • Ponyboy Curtis Centric

   Summary

   I love you so much that it's dripping; Dripping from my arms and such, I'm sorry, I know I'm too much

   misery. By pupsies

   I am grooming a soul boy. I am teaching him things. Because he's so young. Because he's so shy. I'm letting him win.

   Soul Boy By Black Box Recorder

    

   Ponyboy gets groomed by his eldest brother's ex best friend, Paul Holden, while desperately yearning for someone to be nice and gentle to him like they used to.

    

   I just got this idea while listening to the songs above. No smut because I feel like I can get the idea across without making me kms. Also Pony gets a semi happy ending because most of the time the groomed makes it out and lives. But the groomer lives just fine too.

   Another thing, I don't like this ship if that isn't obvious. Don't be fucking weird.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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