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An actual picture of me describing The Outsiders:

I fear my perception of the overall plot of The Outsiders is drastically skewed by the fact that I’m convinced Darry and Soda are the main characters. Like, all that “stay gold” church stuff? Not important. The part where they reunite in the hospital? That’s the story
#me#sorry there’s hardly any pony in my fics but you see#he is not the main character to Me Personally#I have a duty to uphold to his brothers and uphold it I will
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Happy Father’s Day, Darry Curtis
#the outsiders#darry curtis#a single dad who works two jobs who loves his kids and never stops#or something like that
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Curtis brothers art for the love of my life @too-damn-good-for-growing-old 🥰
#sodapopper sketches#they really said 👁️👁️#the outsiders#sodapop curtis#darry curtis#ponyboy curtis#the outsiders fanart
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I’m not exclusive, since I do enjoy the musical as a beautiful and quality piece of artistry, and I adore the friends I’ve made in that community. But to me personally, I definitely think the book is the best iteration of the story and the only canon I have much interest in exploring.
speaking of avoiding the musical !!! can you recommend some blogs on here who post about the book/movie only?
Oh god that’s hard, especially because one
1. Current level of activity
2. Most of the others I know lean heavy book/movie but aren’t exclusive
Really I need to reach out and talk more but I feel like there’s at least 4 group chats and I’m in none of them lmao. Also please don’t take this as hate! I know a lot of people who read my stuff enjoy both and I don’t want to alienate those who do! But if you lean heavy book/ movie and I didn’t tag you do rb or comment so more people can find you! And if you are tagged and don’t want to be let me know 😅
Those who lean off the top of my head :
@your-unfriendlyghost
@curtis-brothers-hug
@tuff-ponyboy
@veggiesforpresident
@sodapopper
#hopefully not off putting to the musical fans in my midst#you are many and I love you#we can coexist#but the book was my first love and continues to be my first love#where else am I gonna find soda running around being a nuisance in the hospital?#where else does darry carry ponyboy to bed and call him honey?#don’t get me started on the hugs. the musical is GATEKEEPING#hinton gave us hugs in the book and I ADORE THEM#WE NEED MORE HUGS#the outsiders#although#I make exceptions for love of my life “throwing in the towel” which is the soda and darry duet of my heart#(guess what? they hug)
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pony who cannot park for SHIT n everytime he drives with Soda he forces him to get out n switch places so he can park instead. however. pony is literally the only person who thinks soda can park.
#pony hits the curb everytime he parks#n soda doesnt hit anythin#but he parks like at a 45 degree angle#or stickin out#n ponys like beautiful#darry goes to get the truck in the mornin n is like who the fuck parked this#<-prev#im wheezing#the outsiders
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Sodapop!!


#sodapopper sketches#To Me he is an oversized tshirt king#that boy has never worn something that actually fit him a day in his life#sodapop curtis#the outsiders#the outsiders fanart
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Thinking about that Brody interview where he talked about Ponyboy in That Was Then This is Now and also that Jason interview where he quoted the infamous “stayers and goers” line from Tex and how it informs his performance. Thinking about how cool it is that they didn’t just read the source material but Hinton’s other works too. Thinking about how since THEY did it YOU SHOULD TOO
#what must I do to drag more people into the tex fandom#let me bribe you with a good time#jason schmidt read it#do as jason did#tex se hinton#that was then this is now#s e hinton#the outsiders musical cast#the outsiders musical
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I love your outsiders art!! Leather jacket Darry is soooo good, he looks exactly how i imagine! Do you do commissions?
Hey lovely!! You’re making me blush ☺️🫶 My art is driven almost entirely by whim, so I rarely do commissions, but you’re still welcome to make art requests! One of them might strike my fancy, who knows ✨
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I’m a firm believer that Darry owns a leather jacket.
#sodapopper sketches#I fear I made him too handsome#but that’s a mistake I can live with#omg darry drop your highlighter brand#the outsiders#darry curtis#the outsiders fanart#darry curtis fanart
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I love you outsiders fandom. I love you artists who draw the musical cast so beautifully and capture the joy they radiate. I love you artists who draw book accurate characters and remind me how dorky dally truly is. I love you writers who write those fics that break my heart. I love you writers who write those fics I keep going back to when I need a pick me up. I love you update accounts that tell me all the fun tidbits about the musical I'll never get to see. I love you musical fans who come out of the show covered in gravel and blood like you just rumbled yourself. I love you book fans who underline the text and have quotes written on your walls. I love you movie fans who fell in love with a silly little movie and all its 80s glory. I love you tv show fans who suffer through the VHS copy uploaded on youtube.
I love you fans who were forced to read the book over a decade ago, only to discover a character that made you feel understood in a way you didn't know was possible. I love you fans who stumbled upon a musical that had lyrics that spoke to a part of you that you thought life had snuffed out. I love this book that has been around longer than most of us have been alive, and yet we get to exist in this space together, writing stories and creating art and analyzing lyrics and watching performances that make us cry. I love being here with all of you.
I love you, outsiders fandom.
#YEAHHHH POSITIVITY#POSITIVITY WINS#🥹🥹🥹#I love our cute little fandom#I love the people who make it special#i love you elle <3#thank you for your service to the community#(and for born a grease)#(and for being the darry to my soda)#(and for always having the best takes)#the outsiders#staying gold ☀️
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Actually, I wouldn’t call them a found family. And considering 3/7 are literal family too, but I think in the very traditional sense they sort of are but the word’s been used so much it’s lost in meaning.
The perfect term is used by Ponyboy himself in the very first chapter, they’re a gang. Not a traditional one, even by Tulsa standards, it’s always been a group of good buddies more than anything organized. They’re a tight knit friend group that grew up together and depends on each other and I don’t think we should take away from that or try to re-name it.
I think the coining of ‘found family’ has inadvertently taken away from the power of friendship— it sounds cheesy but there are deep, lifelong bonds from simply a childhood friend/friend group. Added to the fact that ‘found family’ is so often misused and misinterpreted to add actual family dynamics or anti dating sentiment when that is not what it is about.
Besides being a gang another way Pony expresses the gang is ‘like brothers’. This is a term to refer to male friendships that are incredibly close and typically life long, the kind of relationship that can weather and fare far more than a typical friendship. (Like how siblings ‘have’ to forgive or work things out). Like found family people have been misinterpreting this to be much more literal and again weirdly anti dating— instead of its actual use to express closeness.
The thing about the gang is how close they are, how they aren’t even the primary people they’ll hang out with. The boys have lives of their own and more friends and family beyond each other but are always there and pick up where they left off. It’s not spoken but understood, you stick together… not to mention the views of loyalty half the gang hold. Ough
#putting found family and other words up on the shelf till some people learn what it means…#if you apply labels- roles or arbitrary weird rules you lost the plot 😫#<- prev#yes#this#as a trope I don’t think found family was ever meant to be taken literally#it’s more about the people you choose and how sometimes those bonds can be more powerful and impactful than the ones forced upon you#it’s not about the sibling of it all. it’s about the choice#and even then it only loosely applies to the gang#if at all#there’s a sort of. extremism? in fandom where characters either must be in love or siblings. no in between.#which is funny because some of the most foundational relationships in my life are pure friendship#almost everyone has a best friend or a friend group#almost everyone understands that dynamic#we know how powerful they are#but also the specific role they fill#it’s funny that we can’t let them exist in fiction#anyway enjoy your thursday I hope it’s going well 💕
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Okay. Hmm. I hear you with the “Soda and addiction” headcanons because on a surface level, I get where folks are coming from. He’s an adrenaline junkie, the world is loud and overwhelming, he finds ways to drown it out. I see what’s happening with those headcanons. I sort of get the vision.
But I feel like everything we learn about him in canon directly contradicts the idea of an addictive Soda.
He doesn’t drink. (I know people theorize Ponyboy is wrong about this, but listen, we have to believe the kid sometimes or the entire concept of canon becomes a joke.) He rarely ever smokes. He stays out of fights to protect Darry’s custody. He keeps a steady job. He’s faithful to his girlfriend and has a longterm goal to settle down with her—and canon implies they were having little, if any, sex.
For being flighty and easily distracted, Soda actually seems comparatively responsible, at least when paired against most of the guys in his circle—and if you’re not willing to believe Ponyboy’s narration, I think Darry’s trust in Soda is the biggest proof of this. These guys “know the score” and living recklessly isn’t just a matter of personal lifestyle, it’s something that directly affects their family. Soda is aware of this and the repercussions his actions have on Darry’s custody, and I simply can’t believe he’s out there living the Two-Bit life behind his brothers’ backs.
NOT TO SAY he’s living responsibly, because, well, he’s still Soda. But there’s a measure of awareness and self control that I don’t think we give him credit for having.
Pinning Soda as the addictive brother is ironic to me when PONYBOY MICHAEL CURTIS IS RIGHT THERE. The kid who eats handfuls of aspirin. Who can’t live without pepsi. Who chainsmokes at 14.
One of the Curtis boys has an addictive personality, and it ain’t Soda.
#I think this also plays into an overall theme of headcanoning soda as a darker character#which also doesn’t ring true to me#steve is angry and soda… isn’t. that’s why their dynamic canonically works#the entire foil of comparing them to bob and randy falls apart if you think soda is the angry one#if soda lost steve he would follow randy’s path of losing his taste for fighting and the social status quo#but steve would become angrier. steve would go off the rails.#the headcanons are interesting to be sure#but it’s simply not my soda#the only thing my soda is addicted to is just plain living#take it or leave it but that’s canon#I’m team addictive personality ponyboy curtis all the way#the outsiders#the outsiders movie#the outsiders musical#sodapop curtis#ponyboy curtis#bawl baby sodapop curtis
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Someone reunite that boy with his horse asap
Reference below the cut!

#sodapopper sketches#horsegirl sodapop curtis#sodapop curtis#the outsiders#the outsiders fanart#mickey mouse the horse
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Sweet dreams, Darry Curtis
#sodapopper sketches#he gets up before the sun in the morning#gets back after midnight#can’t get a break#the outsiders fanart#darry curtis
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Soda and Sandy are that one blond couple that everyone awkwardly mistakes for siblings
#people take one glance at the two blondies and are like#“ah yes brother and sister”#soda thinks it’s funny. sandy does not.#the outsiders#sodapop curtis#sandy the outsiders
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Stoppp that’s so kind, thank you for the shoutout 🥹
(Ornery Pony for those interested!)
I'm crying at 9am over the McCormick brothers again guys I'm BEGGING YOU to go read Ornery Pony by @sodapopper right neowwww
#fun fact I wrote this fic while struggling through an intense bout of double pneumonia#legit have no idea how it turned out so well#I was half delirious the entire time 😂#but to this day it might just be my favorite thing I’ve ever written#mccormick angst!!#brother feels!!#traumatized sodapop curtis!!#angry mason!!#confused tex!!#soft darry!!#rodeos!! horses!! dirt!!#ornery pony my beloved 🥹#tex mccormick#tex#tex 1982#tex se hinton#the outsiders fanfiction#tex se hinton fanfiction#staying gold ☀️
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POV: You’re Ponyboy Curtis and your big brothers are judging your choice in friends

Curly and Mark never stood a chance. Meanwhile on the other side of town, Steve Randle feels the hair on the back of his neck prickle.
#sodapopper sketches#trust they have ✨opinions✨#soda doesn’t care about the hoodlum of it#but curly and mark never come around to the house and he takes that personally#meanwhile darry is like “why are my brothers cursed to have knucklehead friends”#and soda is like “hmmmm does the name paul holden ring any bells”#I am not a digital artist but here we are#battles were waged in the pursuit of this drawing#it was bloody#but I conquered in the end#darry curtis#sodapop curtis#the outsiders fanart#the outsiders
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