i take back any possible comments that say they never ended up in nyc because here's what i think happened
mrs curtis grew up in tulsa but mr curtis grew up in chicago, so when they got married, they ended up there until about a year after ponyboy was born
thennn they moved all the way to nyc to live with their uncle and stuff in which dally started getting into city stuff as a young teen
their parents didn't know because dally was good at hiding things
it was only til the older guys that dallas was dealing with found dally and pony together out at a park and tried to take pony, that dal got scared and told his parents which led to them just deciding to move to tulsa entirely (they've been there before to see their relatives) with uncle jeff (who ended up staying with his parents and their grandparents for a while before moving back to the city)
living in the south for the younger kids, influenced their accents, unlike the three eldest who drift back and forth from ny to southern.
(lets pretend all of that makes sense)
for @wannabe-goth-babe who commented and i just couldn't resist making another list of hcs
since two bit is all goofy, friendly as a kid growing up to present day, he's always been close with his siblings but ever since their parents passed, he had to slow some of his bad habits to help provide for his brothers as the only other newly legal adult in his family
so while he helps (or at least tries to) darry manage all the stuff he's responsible for, he also spends his time keeping morale up while darry is busy
but steve and soda would usually already be doing something cause they're nerds (probably a whole ahhh championship for arm wrestling)
and johnny would usually be with pony since dally is often out
but when he wasn't he would sometimes be in the middle of losing to johnny in some card game
so pony would just sit somewhere and read or be at the piano, playing around with some melodies and two-bit couldnt tell if pony was lonely or just in the zone
but two still would walk over and look at his sheet music and ask him what he was playing because he would usually recognize it because a lot of the sheet music was put together by their mother who would always play it to them
and while everyone else is minding their own business, two would sit down at the piano next to pony
and pony would teach him the things their mother taught him, since two had never wanted to learn, something he he regretted after losing their parents. passing up on chances to spend time together
and two didn't wanna make that mistake again
he learned how to identify the keys and play a few chords
and two played the lower harmonies with those chords while pony played the higher melody
(guys im picturing the scene from the princess switch if you know what i mean except platonic)
(therefore lets pretend its christmas time or smth for a moment and they're playing carol of the bells :D)
and their brothers would hear and turn around and look on in amazement because respectfully, its hard to get two-bit to sit down for extended periods of time. especially at the piano.
and after they finished the song, two would ruffle at pony's hair, pull him close into a side hug and thank him for being so patient with him
and pony feels all happy since no one really had time for something like that because no one else likes music as much except darry and he always has something to do
but two-bit was always good at making him feel seen
like two bit has common sense but he's still techncially a teen so sometimes he and pony would sneak out and do silly dumb things and go to the playground and joke around before sneaking back home as if nothing happened
mostly cause two knows that pony hasn't had as many opportunities to be a real teen since he was freshly a teenager when their parents passed so two just wants to make it feel real for him
and while two is technically still enrolled in school, he doesn't have to go. so when ponyboy or someone else is sick or smth he stays home to take care of them and cheer them up so darry doesn't have to miss work
and like brother, like brother, two and pony are both insanely stubborn when they're sick and stubborn in trying to help each other so it's chaos but they make it work in the end
unlike steve and pony when they were home alone together after catching the same cold
if they weren't so fatigued and sick they would've really went at each others throats
instead it's steve laying on the couch and pony across darry's arm chair trying to figure out how the other is responsible for the cold going through their family
(they've always had a rocky relationship)
if you were to ask steve why he "hates" ponyboy
he would say it's because the kid is a brat who has it better than the rest of them since he doesn't need to get a job and get in the stuff that mostly dally gets into
but if you were to ask him on a deeper level
he would say he's jealous. because for a while he and soda were closer than pages in a book and of course after johnny was born, they were all fussing over him, but with pony it was even more since he was the littlest of the littles
and pony always had to be included and as time went on, steve not only lost attention from his brothers, but also his parents
(and steve isn't the only one who feels like this)
(cough cough two bit cough cough dally)
dally practically got over it when he got older and two bit just ignored it for so long that he just doesn't think about it.
(it was real hard for two because he and darry had been so close but he knows that everyone else is more important)
if you were to ask ponyboy why he thinks steve hates him
he would say its because steves a dumbass who focuses all his willpower into making his life too difficult.
but if you were to ask him on a deeper level
he would say it's because he thinks hes annoying and holding everyone down
that he's too sentimental and stupid for wanting something beyond a greaser in tulsa
pony genuinely thinks that darry, steve, and dally only put up with him since johnny, soda, and two-bit do
they're working on it
or at least they're going to
youngest bro of seven on the east side of tulsa vibes
like they do NOT let him do anything out of the ordinary or potentially risky
enter ponyboy's rebellious era
(this will be dived deeper into in the fic)
darry is the same except for being more cautious and protective over his brothers
soda's the same mostly with extra love warming his heart and everyone else around him
johnny still is more of a listener than a talker but he's more confident and like soda and darry when it comes to being a curtis bro
dally still has that tough exterior from his time participating in rough gangs but it's the mildest it's been in tulsa
(the curtises have lived in other places, i'll write ab more of this in a post soon)
keith daniel curtis is still a doofus
pony is mostly the same with the trials and tribulations with darry but multiplied by 6
steve is pretty chill. no daddy issues. except for the fact he's dead. just ponyboy issues. everyone else is alright tho.
back when it was only darry, two, and dally, two was playing major middle child because hes always been an outgoing kid, but dally used to be really shy so darry would always cheer him up and two would just sit there like o_o
so basically darry would always make sure dally was alright
but growing up, it became the opposite
dally usually checks in on him and stuff to make sure stuff is going well, offers to take stuff off of him like taking up more shifts at bucks so darry doesnt have to do an overwhelming amount of work
even tho darry was older by a few years, he was always more optimistic and dally hated that their parents just had to die and all of the pieces had to be picked up by darry. he was too young to have all of that on him.
so dally takes matters into his own hands sometimes just so darry gets some rest.
just to return the favor of darry always taking care of them.
love these questions!
yes, they're personalities change because they were raised differently in this au. and yes since johnny isn't in the same situation with his parents, he is more outward with his personality. way better self-esteem since he has practically a fanclub with his family in this au. very sassy. i'd also like to say he's kinda good when it comes to dating. similarly to soda. but not as obvious since he's all respectful. but he does get shy and quiet at times too. it's like a mix. depending on the day, the circumstance, and the people he's with. for dallas, he is less of a meanie since he actually has people to care about and knows that people care about him so he is softer, but he still lives and engages in the wrong stuff in town and everything with other gangs which probably leads to his seemingly/slightly cold demeanor. it does start early though, in his early teenager years. their parents just do whatever they can to help him and guide him. also side hc, their uncle (i mentioned him in another post) would sometimes babysit them. and when it was only darry, two, and dally, the older two would hang out and so their uncle would often read to dally. their uncle grew up in nyc so i like to think that dal sometimes has that accent when saying certain words because of hearing them for the first time from his uncle.
as for the book events, i think they can still happen, just differently. thats an aspect i plan on going into further in my full fic of the au (in the works 😉) and seeing how it could unfold if things were different like this (i wont kill anyone off i promise)
financially, they start off rocky since they're struggling to keep up a house of seven, but as they go and advance to new jobs they might earn enough to not be considered lower class. maybe eventually it gets to the point where they're upper middle class, but it's def an uphill battle that won't happen instantly.
o.m.g. i can assure you the johnny-pony-dally dynamic is chaotic. imagine having two great, dependable, loyal friends...then throw all that down the drain cause you actually have to live with them /j | they're very silly but also very supportive, and i can see as time goes on, the seven of them just sleep wherever there's a bed to the point it doesn't matter whose room is whose as long as they get enough sleep to not be insanely cranky in the morning
surprisingly, ive never heard that before, but it makes sense, but throughout reading the outsiders (and i know a few of my friends have this problem too) i couldn't imagine or picture a face or a person to go along with dally's description (or any of them really) seeing the movie rlly saved me there so i only really see the actors when i think of them and portrayals which makes sense in my head since they all have similar hair colors. but they prolly do have some mexican/native or whatever genes down the line or maybe in their parents so it makes sense for their looks to not stray insanely far.
ty for coming to my tedtalk! i hope my yapping wasnt too confusing but if ya wanna know anything else or wanna see anything else lmk! i srsly need more motivation lol. you'll certainly be seeing more from this au in the near future :)
ok so im gonna need all y'all to tell me if you'd be interested in an outsiders fanfic but everyone in the gang is actually related like they all grow up together. like they're the curtis gang cause they're curtises.
i wouldnt change much about them personality wise (or looks) but it'd be an interesting dynamic to explore within them all and how they're relationships would be similar or different if they're LITERAL brothers
im really glad you like it because i was worried about executing it right since it's a whole new concept that changes a lot about most of the characters.
anything in particular you'd like to see? i need more ideas to write about ofr it and the full fic that ill be writing to explore the concept in totality. i would appreciate any input!
ok so im gonna need all y'all to tell me if you'd be interested in an outsiders fanfic but everyone in the gang is actually related like they all grow up together. like they're the curtis gang cause they're curtises.
i wouldnt change much about them personality wise (or looks) but it'd be an interesting dynamic to explore within them all and how they're relationships would be similar or different if they're LITERAL brothers
i know i know the socs picked most of the fights but still i cant help but feel for them because they're doing what they've been raised to do
and in justice for tulsa its mainly paul and cherry. and cherry is trying to get paul to feel for the greasers because everything wouldn't have happened if it weren't for them jumping pony and johnny
but i think paul was just grieving too because if he's randy's replacement then it means they were like good friends yk and he's trying to blame anyone but himself because he wouldn't be able to take it if it was his fault that his best friend died
and everytime i listen to the last part i hear paul's voice and i think about how pained it is and how they're fighting for their own against the people "to blame"
they feel that they NEEED revenge or something because they don't want to be the ones to lose most certainly after bob died too.
it's the whiplash from something like this too because they've always messed around before but never to that point and they really don't know how to go about it except for fighting
all because bobs parents couldnt say no
also if it were anyone else to be brought up in the socs circumstances they would end up the same way
(i need someone to write something soc-centric where we see their perspective but we also see character development pls and ty)
darry was six years old and already had five little brothers so he knew he was ready for a sixth
at first he didn't like it, but he grew to love his brother and being an older brother when his first baby brother, keith, was born.
so you can imagine the excitement for dally
and then the extreme excitement for twins
and then another one
darry practically had a mini army
but the army wasn't very useful when the three youngest were in a stroller, dally was all shy, and keith was always bored so he always made it darrys problem
just like when he was sitting in the waiting room with his siblings and his uncle as they waited for their dad to come get them
keith was poking him and trying to get him to play
dally was in the seat on the other side of keith, also waiting quietly which was really good for a kid his age.
and their uncle was trying to entertain steve, soda, and johnny in the stroller so they wouldn't start crying again
which really was starting to annoy little darry
he loved them but the kid was stressing cause theres gonna be another onee
once their dad came out, darry practically jumped out of his seat and grabbed the hands of his two younger brothers to walk to their mama
and uncle jeff pushed the stroller
darry didn't have a hold on dally for too long before the latter ran to their dad for "uppies"
grabby arms and all
keith however was running his toy car up and down darry's arm
darry let it slide
what darry didn't let slide was the extra babbling from sodapop
the kid was overdoing it
so yk what darry did?
he side eyed him
yeah thats right
but eventually they made it to their mama's room
they went closer
darry peaked over and saw his mama smiling
and in her arms was the smallest baby he had ever seen
he hadn't remembered even lil johnny being that small
dally was still being held by their dad before peaking over and then hiding back in his dad's chest
eventually little dally looked back and smiled
"baby!"
keith was overjoyed as he held out the car to the baby, who was still asleep in their mama's arms, seemingly rejected when the boy hadn't woke up and suddenly started playing with him
their mama had to explain
"haven't seen last of me, baby!"
their mama had smiled at the boys, the ones that weren't now asleep in the stroller
their parents steadied them as they held their littlest brother for the first time
their parents watched as they saw the joy in their eyes at the small baby
once the baby went back to their mama and their dad, they had questions to ask
darry looked up to his beaming mama. she looked tired but also as happy as she was everytime she got to hold one of her precious children for the first time.
"what's his name, mama?"
little darry had asked
"his name is ponyboy"
if you saw my other posts about my fic/headcanons for my au about the gang being all LEGIT brothers, can y'all tell me what you what like to see me write in that au? just as one-shots or what you'd like to see in the actual fic (in the works)?
i wanna write something and i have like no ideas so lemme know if there's any dynamics y'all wanna see into for the au or any specific events or ideas :)
(if you wanna see more and you havent already read it i have a oneshot under the same name on ao3)
pony is def the most musical in the family.
like their parents tried to get them all into piano and stuff and other than darry no one else really cared except for pony
i imagine hes a choir kid
and just loves music with all his heart
like out of nowhere he would start singing something thats stuck in his head
all loud and obnoxious
they could all be in the living room chilling and stuff, doing nothing much in particular and pony would just be all like
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T! FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME"
and he would rock it too
steady vibrato and them runs and riffs
like he's insanely talented
and everyone would just sigh
cause they've given up on getting him to stop
or when he's practicing at the piano and something happens or someone does something dumb
he just plays the circus theme song thing
and he'd get smacked upside the head
or if he's sad he can usually relate it to a song lyric and he'd be caught singing it since it would end up getting stuck in his head and everyone would just be like
"you good homie??"
and when he's feeling things
he WILL write a gutwrenching, heartstring-tugging poem that he may or may not adapt into a song
he would also randomly belt something from a musical
and then darry would randomly start singing (sometimes in harmony) to throw pony off and darry would be all like
"i aint tryna be mean but before you there was meeee"
darry would also try to help him out with piano and they'd argue because darry thinks it's this note and pony disagrees or smth
darry fr be like
"pony it says piano so here's a tip: you have to play it softly"
and pony would be like
"I AM PLAYING IT SOFTLY"
(he says as he slams down on the keys)
and the others are just watching, eating popcorn because it's always entertaining to watch darry try to get pony to listen or vice versa cause they're both stubborn af
m-m-m-main plot line? pookie must stop edging me like this 😩
the ponyboy and curly friendship goes hard, i hope we get to see more of the bromance
OMG YES! I have so much more planned!! Curly is gonna play a very important role once the main plot line starts picking up…
some silly little headcanons i have specifically for my au of the outsiders that i felt the need to write down all in one place.
after their parents died, darry made a deal with the state that he could keep his brothers as long as they're able to support themselves
so darry got three jobs, roofer, contractor, and uh...yk what.
two-bit who was almost 18 started working at a grocery store cause i said so
dally managed to get a job as a bartender at bucks
and ofc soda and steve work at the dx
johnny and pony don't have jobs yet cause the others don't want them to because they're "too young"
(when really they're 14 and 15 and are in fact old enough)
when everyone else is at work, johnny and pony stay home and watch movies. like binge watch.
they once thought they could handle horror movies.
they couldnt.
they were latching on to darry when he got home.
dinner at their house is chaotic.
they're yapping over each other and darry's trying to get them to settle down so that people don't report a noise complaint on them.
how to bribe the curtises?
not money.
not gold.
these big backs only listen when there's dessert involved.
even after a 12 course meal, if they're hungry in the middle of the night and sneak out to the kitchen, there will most likely already be someone there
steve and soda used to share a room.
keyword: used to
they would stay up all night giggling and shi
same thing with pony and johnny.
so steve and pony swapped rooms.
darry regrets it cause now soda and pony cant stop giggling, but he can't stop it so he just gave up
so therefore dally and two bit share a room.
dally isn't thrilled
two bit yaps
dally needs sleep or he'll be grumpy in the morning
but two-bit contradicts him saying that dally is gonna be grumpy either way.
and then dally comes at him about still living in the house as an adult and then teases him for his lack of ability to pull
dally would try to find a way to get darry to let him sleep in his room if darry weren't such a heavy snorer
(dally snores too)
(but he refuses to accept it)
darrys the type to need his morning coffee before speaking to anyone
dal just doesnt want to speak to anyone
ponys a night owl.
they'll tell him to go to sleep and pony will be like "just one more chapter"
but he keeps reading and suddenly the birds are chirping
johnny tried to protest this once back when they shared a room
to say he'll stay awake too unless pony goes to sleep
he fails and ends up falling asleep.
pony gives him a pat on the head and continues to stay awake until the sun shined through the window.
pony then proceeds to sleep the day away
(same)
so i followed through with that whole brothers au and so now i have a one-shot to test-drive the idea. i hope its decent (im not the best writer)
i was ab to be named harlowe guys and now im emo cause its such a good name AND it's related to TAS AND its giving *aura*
ok so im gonna need all y'all to tell me if you'd be interested in an outsiders fanfic but everyone in the gang is actually related like they all grow up together. like they're the curtis gang cause they're curtises.
i wouldnt change much about them personality wise (or looks) but it'd be an interesting dynamic to explore within them all and how they're relationships would be similar or different if they're LITERAL brothers
...or you're the one creating the crushing plot twist ;)
Imogen: So... what would you do if you were in bed with me?
Jaron: Depends. Is your bed comfortable?
Imogen: Yes.
Jaron: I'd sleep.
Rick: Wow, great work on the Halloween decorations. Where did you get the fake skeletons?
Carol: Fake?
Glenn: What’s your favorite color? Daryl: Stop asking stupid questions. Ask me something logical and mature. Glenn: How many moles of sodium bicarbonate are needed to neutralize 0.8ml of sulfuric acid at STP? Daryl: My favorite color is pink.
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