#the outsiders spoilers

[chaotic-starlight24]

How all the gang went through grief (SPOILERS)

*This is about Johnny and Dally's death, except for them it is about the Curtis Parents* This has been in the works for a while y’all, hope y’all enjoy :D I sure did writing this

Ponyboy We kinda already got a glimpse of this in the book so I won't go super into detail. But as we know he denies it, constantly. He convinces himself that he should be the one that died. Survivor's guilt if you will. He keeps several of their objects, whether he wears them or just keeps them in his room. He was closer to Johnny so he wears his jean jacket a lot and has the note hung up somewhere. He keeps Dally's necklace with him, usually keeping it in his pocket but sometimes wearing it. But that's not until he starts moving on. Him and Two-Bit take the longest in moving on.

Darry When Johnny died, he was badly shaken. He felt horrible because he was supposed to protect him. But something was peaceful inside him that Johnny had died with honor. Died a hero. He still felt bad because Johnny would never live to become an adult, but he still had that. With Dally on the other hand, it was just depressing to see Darry. Rebellious Dallas. Brave Dallas. Young Dally. Dead on the ground, bleeding out. By choice. Darry yelled at the cops and sobbed as he dropped near Dallas' body. No, not Dallas. To the gang, he was Dally. He always told Dally that he was young, always believed he had time to learn from his past. But now he would never have the chance. The young Dally he took care of like a younger brother. The young Dally he talked some sense into after a particularly bad night out. The young Dally who would follow him and Two-Bit around. And Darry had to live with them both like this.

Sodapop He was Johnny's first friend. They were in the same grade. And he was the one to introduce Dally to the gang. So it hurt him deeply. But around the gang he toughed it out. He sobbed with them and everything but he was more stunned if anything. At first he was also more focused on Pony not getting overly sick and making sure Darry had the help he needed. But after a while, he walked to their graves after work. He then kneeled before them and let the weight of the emotions sink in. He sobbed more than he ever had before. He sobbed for the lost memories, for the last encounters. No more talking to Johnny at the DX. No more encouraging Dally at the rodeo. It made it all the worse that he never got to see Johnny again before he died. He never got the peace of “At least I saw him one last time.” The last time he saw Dally was beat-up from the rumble, just giving him a smirk and a laugh and kept on fighting. Soda was convinced everything was gonna be fine. But here he was, sitting at their graves. From that time alone, he was the one who cried the most out of the gang. After a couple months he started sitting at their graves once a week. Updating them on everything. It helped him grieve.

Steve He was mostly in shock the first couple weeks/months. He was in a different kind of denial. He would find himself making an extra sandwich for lunch to bring with him to the DX, only to realize the person he shared it with wasn’t going to be there. He would sit on bridges and watch gangs of socs mess around, wanting to get into the thrill of a skin fight, but remembering his back-up wouldn’t show up. After it really sunk in for him, he began fighting socs at every encounter. The rumble was supposed to be the finish line but now it was only the beginning. He began freezing up at the mentions of the cops and gunshots. One time a group of socs were talking about Johnny being in the papers while at the soda fountain. Steve was listening in a bit once he heard Johnny’s name. They started talking about how it’s a good thing he didn’t survive or else he would’ve gotten a much more painful punishment. Joey had to wrestle a cursing Steve down to make sure he didn’t murder all of them right then and there. Once they left, Steve finally did it. He finally broke down. Things really weren’t ever gonna be the same all because of some socs having fun.

Two-Bit

When they saw Johnny in the hospital, Two-Bit was already barely holding himself together. It was bad enough seeing Johnny in all this pain, but he knew it the most how terrible Johnny’s parents were. So it made it even worse for him knowing that no matter what, Johnny wasn’t going to have a happy ending. When he ran down to grab the book he could feel his eyes getting glassy and when a nurse asked him about it he quickly wiped his eyes and told him it was just some bad news. Seeing Johnny’s mother made it even worse. He recognized the look in Dally’s eyes, the look of rage and sadness. No matter how much Dallas tried to hide it. Once the news came about Johnny, Two-Bit could only stand there. Everything in him wanted to scream and sob and maybe if he just hugged Darry it would be alright. Then the call came in. He was basically tripping over his own feet he was running so fast and he saw Dallas. All he could see was 14 year old Dally as shots rang out in the cold night air. He could only stare as Dally lay still in front of them, red spilling over the wet pavement. Him and Darry were having the same replays. Of young Dally. Except he was also thinking of Johnny. Johnny giving his sassy remarks about things he heard people say. Johnny looking peaceful for the first time in months, resting on his old couch. Johnny before the jumping, with that confident gleam in his eye and shaggy curls. After Pony was taken care of, Two-Bit hugged Darry for most of the night. Soda had also passed out on the couch with exhaustion so it was just him and Darry. Darry had a few tears coming down his face but Two-Bit was straight sobbing into his chest. It made it hit Darry all the harder. Things really weren’t ever going to be the same.

Dallas

When the news came about the Curtis parents, Dally was at Buck’s. He was drunk and playing cards when a call came. Buck walked into the room and asked Dallas to come outside real quick. He sighed deeply and took a hold of Dally’s shoulders and Dally just laughed thinking Buck was just horsing around. But then he looked him in the eyes, “Dallas. You ain’t sober and I know it. But Mr. and Mrs. Curtis we-were hit while in their car.” Dally just laughed again until Buck repeated the news. “Buck this isn’t funny y’know.” “Dallas I’m serious, I wouldn’t joke about such..such lovely people.” Buck’s lip started to tremble and that’s when it really hit Dally. He cleared up a bit and that smirk was wiped off his face real quick. He threw on his jacket and sprinted out the door. He barely knew what he was doing but soon enough he was at the Curtis house’s front door, banging on it. And there he saw Pony and Soda, passed out on the couch with dried tears on their face. Darry and Two-Bit were talking in the kitchen and Johnny was sitting in the armchair with Steve staring at the floor next to him, just an absolutely stunned look on their faces. Dally was told the details by Johnny and he just stood there. Dallas Winston was not one for hugs. He was not one for sympathy that hurt more than did well. He was not one for “it’ll be ok”s. So he just stood there. He just looked at Darry, then Soda and Pony, then Steve and Johnny. Then he sprinted out the door. Steve ran out after him but quickly turned back to the house and Dallas just kept on running. No, no, no, no! This couldn’t be happening again! He couldn’t do this again. But it was all coming back to him. His mother dead on the floor. His father standing with the gun. Him sprinted away from the apartment, Henry yelling to him to come back and Elizabeth standing there sobbing. This wasn’t New York City. So he ran back to Buck’s and locked the door to his room. There for the first time in years, Dallas Winston cried. Silent tears streaming down his face as it all sunk in on him. That night Dallas Winston made his heart colder. The world wasn’t going to get to him again. Never again.

Johnny

When the Curtis parents died, Johnny didn’t really know what to do. He wasn’t exactly close to them like the rest of the gang was. They were a lot like Ms. Mathews. Willing to welcome him into their home and give him a warm meal. But he knew how much it meant to everyone else. And that’s really what hurt him. To see Darry harden and become cold like Dallas did when he first came to Tulsa. To see Pony’s usually bright self become angry at his brother and their circumstances. To see Soda’s joyful smile become a tight line. At the time he was more close to Soda than Pony so he was told more than Pony. Soda told him everything. The details he knew, how Soda was trying to help Darry out, Soda deciding between working and school. He felt so stuck. He felt he could do nothing to help them. He had nothing to give to the family that welcomed him so many times. He had no way to try and repay the favor. All he could do was stand and watch it all go down.

[chained-sweater]

Ponyboy: Can y'all help me think of a poem to write for English?

Johnny: Hmm...how about, "Roses are red, violets are blue—"

Dallas: "—I'm gonna die soon, and Johnny will too."

Johnny: ...

Ponyboy: ...Thanks Dal.

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Yes… YES…. THIS IS THE MOMENT I‘VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR THE ENTIRE BOOK!!!!!!!! FINALLY PONYBOY, FINALLY!!!!

This is so god damn sweet, I gasped and walked around my house for a bit… 🥹

[christadeguchi]

MONKEY MAN (2024)

[glitterypopcorn]

dally my beloved. rip

[may12324]

this is your reminder to give Shadowheart all the pretty armor

[transjudas]

Over his dead body.

[ciearcab]

musing over a priest or something like that

[curapicas]

This whole scene is so mind-blowing that I missed the obvious shape of Laios' speech bubbles here. At first I thought it was a cheerful roundness laughing at the absurdity of what he's saying, but looking closer; it's wobbly. It's fake cheeriness, passive aggressive even. He just heard he was lied to for reasons he doesn't understand, and now this man is trying to sell an even more outrageous, sweeter lie?? Laios is SO hurt, and while he wasn't understanding what Kabru was saying, he was trying to be patient. Now he's not even trying to hide it.

So it's on Kabru to double down and convince he means it, which he does by /punching/ him and screaming "actually I DO want to be your friend, dumbass!!! I've been looking from afar and think you're interesting, you idiot!!! There’s things I find weird about you but that just made me invested enough to even eat harpy eggs!!!!!" and I just have to cry. I HAVE to

[lilybug-02]

Final Bug Fact:

The world NEEDS bugs. They keep the soil healthy, pollinate, control pests, and contribute to the worlds' ecosystem. By the end of the century, it is estimated 40% of insect species may go extinct due to habitat loss. Yes, that is very scary. But with even one beetle spared, one caterpillar rescued, and one Hollow Knight comic of all things, things will change. Because I know there's a lot more Dewi's out there than most people realize. Stay curious.

Thanks for going on this adventure with me. ♥︎

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Comic Thoughts and Pictures Below!

I wanted to put here how amazing and sweet everyone has been with this comic. I finished a 75 page comic in 3 MONTHS. I am at a loss for words. That sounds crazy and it IS crazy. But man was it fun. Even on days were I wasn't able to draw due to fatigue or business, I loved working on it from start to finish. And guess what!? This is my first ever FINISHED comic :D I'm so proud of myself. I know there's some things I want to change and the art is wonky in most places...... but I'm content to let it be. What an amazing summer adventure!

I'm hoping to post the full comic on another Comic website. I may or may not edit some of the art ^w^ So I'll let y'all know when I release it.

Interested in learning what you could do to help your local insects? This is the basic stuff. Maybe make some Insect Hotels if you have the time!!! And never forget to spread the word about bugs. They need our help just as any animal on earth.

Still Here? Well you can look in the tags for little lore dumps if ur looking for stuff like that ;)

[jq37]

In Sophomore Year, Adaine's nightmare vision of herself is in mourning garments, speaking to her underlying fear that, as an elf, she'll outlive everyone she cares about and have to face forever alone.

In the finale of Junior Year, Aelwyn says that she hopes that she and Adaine can eat ice cream and do magic together forever and Adaine with no trace of insincerity agrees. She still has to face forever, but not alone. Not anymore.

[bacchuschucklefuck]

class swap design masterpost for convenience (from top to bottom: bard!riz, cleric!gorgug, sorcerer!kristen, barbarian!fig, artificer!adaine, and rogue!fabian)

[amu-says-hav-says]

I can’t believe I went through all of Season 2 assuming Nina was the stand-in for Crowley when you actually pay attention it’s so CLEAR that she’s Aziraphale. I was tricked by her spiky, sarcastic, cynical outer shell and lulled into a false sense of security by Maggie’s bubbly optimism and wholesome goodness, because on the surface they reflect the ineffable husbands perfectly, in their personalities, their aesthetics, even many of their actions and morals. but not, and this is the real key, when it comes to their “relationship”. but those first impressions really had me damn fooled. 

I missed the blatantness of Nina’s “we’re just friends. actually we’re not friends. we barely know each other.” the same thing Aziraphale said in season 1.  the way he still struggles to quantify their friendship when Nina asks. Nina’s sarcasm when Crowley asks about rain and awnings because it worked for him (we all know it LMAO). hell, that whole convo the girls have in the rain is so AziraCrow (“I know. I’m not your type” “...You have no idea” hits so much harder the second time, help meeeee.) “Lindsay” maybe being symbolic of Heaven and Aziraphale’s toxic relationship with them and their abuse? (the handwritten text messages in red pen make me think of angry notes on paperwork, anyone else?) because Crowley has never actually cared about what Hell thinks of him, just not getting into trouble (or him or Aziraphale getting hurt). Maggie is always chasing Nina. NINA NEVER GOES IN THE RECORD STORE. Just like Crowley always goes to the bookstore, to Aziraphale, Zira NEVER WENT TO THE FLAT (apart from The Swap but that doesn’t count imo). Crowley has always chased Zira, not the other way around. Always there to rescue him, always going to him for company, always relying on their shared connection, always US. OUR SIDE. All through season one, he comes to Zira every time to work together, never trying to work alongside Hell in any way that isn’t to save their skins or Earth, while Zira hides things from Crowley because he STILL thinks Heaven is ultimately good and will do the right thing if he can just show them. fix it from the inside. 

Maggie working up the courage to finally say something, to put herself out there, while Nina is utterly oblivious and then when she does realise Maggie has feelings, becoming standoffish, putting up that barrier, fighting it, denying it, ITS SO CROWLEY AND AZIRAPHALE IN THAT ORDER. the way I was fooled into thinking Nina’s trust issues are Crowley because he does have trust issues ofc he does BUT Crowley has ALWAYS TRUSTED AZIRAPHALE. has always relied on him. has always been hurt when Aziraphale doesn’t immediately reciprocate the way he expects (the holy water request, the bandstand, the “off in the stars” etc). he’s always the one putting himself forward. Aziraphale has always been the one to second guess everything, to fight their connection, their similarities, their friendship. the girls really made me think it was going to be okay when they sat Crowley down, even as my inner sirens were going haywire about Metatron interfering, they were telling Crowley he just needs to open up and it’ll all work out BUT HE’S ALREADY AT THAT POINT. he may not say it, and by gosh is that part of their damn problem, but he’s always SHOWN IT. he’s not Nina who needs time to heal and recover from her broken trust, he’s always been Maggie believing it doesn’t matter, they’ll end up together in the end anyway AND I WALKED RIGHT INTO THE TRAP THAT THIS MEANT THEY WERE GOING TO BE OKAYYYYYYYYYYY

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I got to that part in The Outsiders… JOHNNY NOOOOOOOOO YOU WERE MY FUCKING FAVORITEEEEEEEEEE WHY’D IT HAVE TO FALL ON YOU 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 HAD TO KEEP FROM SCREAMING CUZ I WAS IN CLASS 😭

I told the teacher because she teaches it in another class and she was like ‘Oh noooo, honey’ and gave me a side hug 😭

I’m now at the part where Pony is in the ambulance.. no spoilers please 😭

[coffeewolfart]

(You see a vision of the unending present.)

Got inspired by @tawnysoup's drawing of what the Bigfrin boss fight looks like from the party's POV, and I thought "what if Siffrin had a special attack like the King lol". So here you go! This would probably show up when Siffrin tries to loop back.

[softestaries]

If they ever bring David Tennant back for a special episode (again), it should literally just be a bit of him sat in a coffee shop, chill vibes, until the Tardis goes sailing past the window with like seven aliens chasing after it, and Tennant just takes a sip of his tea like not my problem not my problem not my problem -