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How do you know all these fun facts? Where was my mind when I was reading the book? 😭

I need more!

Details from The Outsiders you may have forgotten or missed

-Cherry doesn't appear after the hearing (her not waving Ponyboy is just a movie thing)

-Ponyboy fucking hates people with green eyes so bad and gets pissed when someone points out he also has green eyes

-Steve always combs his hair into complicated swirls

-The Greasers always play football together

-Soda is one of the only Greasers who never gets drunk

-He also doesn't smoke unless something is bothering him or he wants to look tuff

-Darry, on the other hand, never smokes because it would affect his perfect body which he is very proud of

-Darry is also proud of being smart and sensible

-Ponyboy is the heaviest smoker out of the Curtis family

-Johnny started smoking at 9 and Steve at 11

-Johnny would've run away from Tulsa if it weren't for the gang

-Soda gives killer massages

-Ponyboy's razor wasn't working while he had to dissect a frog so he just took out his knife

-Darry goes skiing with some of his old friends sometimes

-Cherry and Marcia barrel race often and are pretty good at it

-Soda used to ride in rodeos but after breaking a ligament, his dad made him quit

-Sometimes Soda and Steve let Ponyboy help them fix the cars at the DX

-Johnny is the most law-abiding of the gang, and didn't even carry a knife until the Socs jumped him

-Cherry has an older brother

-Ponyboy used to have a yeller cur dog

-Johnny's scar his from his temple to his cheekbone (it's huge and also hard to look at)

-Two-Bit is great at doing impressions

-Two-Bit often raises one eyebrow, and the gang associate the gesture with him

-Dally and the Curtis mother got along well before she died

-Ponyboy is a scarily good liar

-Ponyboy notes that while he sees Johnny as a scared puppy, he actually looks rather hardened and cold to a stranger

-Johnny's skin is lighter under his bangs

-When at the church, Johnny puts his jean jacket over Ponyboy while he went out to get groceries

-Steve, Dally and Two-Bit wouldn't have thought of buying soap at a grocery store

-Ponyboy calls himself a Pepsi addict

-Dally hardly ever cuts his hair

-Johnny loves drag races

-The Curtis Dad took the brothers out hunting often in the country

-Ponyboy has the best aim but hates shooting

-Dally heard of the old church from a cousin

-Ponyboy is the youngest person on the track team but still one of the fastest

-Darry was the closest to their dad

-Steve once called Darry 'all brawn ans no brains' which made Darry made because it reminded him of the fact he didn't go to college

-Darry will suddenly pick up a random Greasers and swings them around

-The Curtis Dad used to call Soda 'Pepsi-Cola'

-The Shepard gang and the Curtis gang have fought seriously on at least on occasion (but it's nothing compared to the rumble)

-The Curtis brothers stayed at the hospital all night for Johnny and Dally until a doctor forced them to leave

-Johnny has a clean police record

-Ponyboy chews his fingernails when nervous

-Johnny often sleeps at Two-Bit's house

-The Curtis brothers all have huge appetites

-Darry always checks Ponyboy's Math homework for mistakes

-Johnny looks like his mother; having the same black hair, dark eyes and tiny built/height

-Soda did actually try really hard to stay in school but he kept failing

-Darry and Ponyboy both enjoyed school and athletics while Soda isn't into either

-The only thing Dally did honestly was jockeying

-Johnny really good at poker (or Ponyboy is really bad)

-The only time Johnny has been confident and not scared in his life, was when rescuing the kids in the church

-Johnny actually gets hurt because he pushed Ponyboy out first of the church

-Sodapop loves attention and was good with the reporters

-Sodapop has a crazy sweet tooth

-The Curtis brothers all love chocolate

-Darry never locks the front door in case one of the gang need a place to stay

-Ponyboy once found Tim Shepard sitting on their couch reading the newspaper

-Ponyboy thinks that Two-Bit wouldn't have gone inside the church if he was there

-Two Bit wished that the one hurt was anybody but Johnny and that the gang would have still been able to get along had it been anyone else

-Darry once took an aerobatics course and taught all the Greasers everything he knew

-Soda and Two-Bit were doing aerobatics and then got arrested for disturbing the peace

-The Curtis gang are noted to be better at fighting than the Shepard gang

-Tim Shepard looked like a model from the magazines Ponyboy reads

-Ponyboy notes that sweat ran down Dally's face when Johnny died, but it was probably tears

-Cherry drives a Sting Ray

-Curly once slipped off a telephone poll and broke his arm

-Johny's a good listener and all the members of the gang often go to tell him about their day or their problems

-Johnny says in his letter that the lives of kids were worth more than his

Should I draw pictures of the Outsiders with vocaloid songs playing in the background ? I’m really tempted :D

silly little outsiders fanfiction my ela teacher has yet to read

Ponyboy Curtis was always a good kid. Very smart, obeyed rules, and very friendly. He's the only one out of his brothers who's still in school and loves to read and write. He found comfort in poetry and nature, much unlike the other Greasers, but he was a grease all the same. 

Naturally, being a bookworm, he found no trouble completing writing assignments and whatnot–Especially free rein ones. Living apart of a group loathed by society and getting into all sorts of trouble because of it always made exciting stories to tell. Not many school-appropriate ones, but stories nevertheless. 

So, why was it so hard to write now? 

The boy with awkwardly blonde hair sat with his head resting on his fists over a desk. He fiddled with his pencil, staring at the blank sheet of paper before him. 

He knew his decided topic well, but it troubled him to tell the tale. It was tragic. The dark red pool, the gunshots, the fire, It was a lot to process. Ponyboy often got stuck in his mind thinking about it and couldn't get out. 

He sighed heavily and got up from his chair, grabbed a folder and his paper, and walked out of his room. As contradicting as it sounded, he needed a breath of fresh air and a good smoke. 

 He passed by his brother Darrell, who was reading the daily paper in the kitchen. 

"Ponyboy, where are you goin’?” Darry looked up at his brother. 

“I’m goin’ to the lot,” Ponyboy muttered back, not even looking at Darrell.

Now was Pony's favorite time of day, nearing dusk. When the sun glowed in the middle of the sky, painting the atmosphere in pink, yellow, and orange rays. The clouds shone and moved slowly over the Earth. It was chilly out, but the beautiful scene put a warmth in his heart. He loved sunsets. He thought them real pretty, like Cherry Valance.

Naturally, he went to one of his favorite places to sit and think, the lot. Ponyboy had spent many nights, evenings, and afternoons in this very lot, whether he had been smoking, crying, or just hanging out. However, it is much different nowadays because of one thing. Johnny wasn’t there.

Johnny Cade was his best friend and the sweetest boy he’d ever known. Johnny was quiet, honest, and kind. Much like Pony, he was a little different from the other Greasers in that way. The number of times they’d hung out together was as many as the stars. You’d always see them right by each other’s side, whether it was at a rumble, a party, or even a murder scene. They went together like PB & J. And they were, literally.

If it wasn’t Dallas, Ponyboy was the first person Johnny would go to to vent. He could talk about virtually anything with Pony because he was so understanding. Sometimes, you could see Sodapop through Pony in his own way—instead of making people laugh and feel relaxed, he had a comforting demeanor that can make a person feel safe and able to be honest. They could both make a person feel good. Ponyboy was always there to listen to Johnny whenever he wanted to rant about his home life. It was too much to bear for him, and just talking to his best friend made him feel a whole lot better. Sometimes, Johnny couldn’t even get his words out and just cried to him. Seeing Johnny in absolute shambles broke Pony’s heart, but he knew this was just a way Johnny showed how he felt, and crying made him feel a bit better.

He sat on a log, drew, and lit a joint from his pocket. His empty green eyes bore into the lighter flame. Only a w–d would bring him comfort right now.

There were no more shared stories over makeshift bonfires and cigarettes, improper sleepovers, or the mere peace of the night upon two dumb little boys who were happy together. There was only the sickening silence of the evening when nobody was around. 

As much as it frustrated Ponyboy, he had to accept that Johnny was gone forever.

If it weren’t for that damned fire, he’d still be here, alive and mostly well. If he were still here, the Greasers would be the same again. 

Pony felt his eyes sting, pricked with tears. If he were still here, Dallas would be alive and with them. If he were still here, Ponyboy would have always had his best friend to turn to. They were so young. Too young.

He ripped the cigarette from his teeth, crushing it to ash in his hands as tears spilled from his eyes. Soon, they were pouring like a waterfall and he found it hard to keep quiet.

“Sixteen years wasn’t long enough,” He said through gritted teeth, “Sixteen damn years wasn’t long enough!..” 

He threw the w–d to the ground, angrily grinding it with his shoe. Salty tears mixed in with the dirty ash as it disintegrated into nothing. Then he stopped. 

Ponyboy wearily sat back down, full-blown sobbing into his hands. He furiously wiped away his tears, but he couldn’t stop them. He felt 13 years old again, wailing at his parents’ graves, and all the questions came back. 

Why’d it happen?

Where are they?

Why couldn’t I go with them?

Why did they leave us?

Why did they leave me?

Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me? Why did they leave me?

W h y  d i d  t h e y  l e a v e  m e?

That night, Ponyboy fell asleep in the lot and got a D on his assignment the next day.

Some doodles of my favorite clique leader and former king of bullworth Johnny Vincent ! (whos your fav clique leader and why ?)