The same life he always lived, but with more violence and drama. Character development. There are disclaimers and red flags at the beginning, please take note!

It's the spring of 1977, and Steve is getting married. With every loved one close by, he and his bride have the wedding they imagined, but once the ceremony and reception have concluded, the remainder of the day takes a serious turn. *Reposted and extended*

in guthrie, oklahoma, two bit runs into dallas winston and his appaloosa horse during a hot summer. he also, that summer, meets ponyboy curtis, who seems to have a very aggressive wolfdog as a pet. two bit slowly realizes that these two meetings aren't exactly what they seem.

For weeks, Dallas has been trying to keep it to himself how much he's enjoying Ponyboy's new class. Half because he's been busy with other things, and half because every time his mind wanders to Ponyboy squinting over a script, wearing that costume dress, he wants to just ruin him. Dallas does, in fact, get to ruin Ponyboy in a dress.

Life doesn't simply go on when Johnny lives. Ponyboy has to contend with a very changed life — from the trial coming up, to being initiated into the greaser pack scene and a slow dance into a relationship with Dallas Winston. Has omegaverse dynamics and themes, ongoing fic. Backbone of "cause tramps like us are born to run" series.

Ponyboy's got an acceptance letter for NYU in his hands. All he wants to know is this, though: why can't Dallas go back to New York City? Dallas has to fill in the blanks of his life before Tulsa and why can't return.

The cold he feels now is bone deep, not soul deep. Ponyboy has to cope with losing Dallas, for the second time.

The first thing I noticed about Tulsa was the people. Then I noticed the missing 'W' in 'Will Rogers High School.' And then there was Two-Bit Mathews. {Revision}

Dallas has never told Ponyboy his birthday.

Even as time marched forward and they faced the impending changes around them, Dallas Winston and Ella Mitchell would always come back to each other. That much was certain. (Takes place after "Thunder Road")

Ponyboy is severely injured after an act of bravery. He doesn't regret doing what he did, but will his brave action be his last?

Turns out abandoning 'live by the gun, die by the gun' is harder than you'd think.

They say that all life has a purpose. But the scars are there, telling another story. [ Sequel to Will I Ever Find You Again ]

She's wide awake to feel his frantic pawing over her, once he has her down and spread beneath him. His hands, calloused from tending their horses and cattle, wasn't rough but it was firm, a medic's hands, quick and clinical as it moved over her body. Years after he's left Vietnam, Sodapop Curtis and his wife experience a dark night where the past won't let them go.

In the country's darkest hour, Ponyboy and Soda wait and pray to hear from Superman.

It's now February 1968, just over a month after the birth of a child who is loved by many and approaching a year since the shooting at the DX. Sodapop copes with being a birth father, while also tying his new role to the past. Steve grapples with changes that are happening as events lead him to reflect and explore unexpected emotions. Sequel to Lighted Passages.

Five times someone saw how much Darry cares about Ponyboy, and one time Pony finally saw it too.

In a way, they were all outsiders.

There were only three things Two-Bit Mathews knew for certain about Virginia Campbell: 1. Her daddy owned Campbell's Sporting Goods in town. 2. She didn't think there could be anyone tuffer than Elvis Presley. 3. She'd look ten times better if she just wore her hair down for once.

Dally's thoughts about the day that they lost Johnny

An accident leaves Darry and Soda in critical condition. Ponyboy relies on Two-Bit and Steve while he awaits for news on his brothers. Will everyone make it out of the hospital? What happened the night of the accident?

After being left in New York by her brother a few years back, Sage Winston finds her way back to Tulsa. It had been 4 years since she had last seen the gang and a surprise visit leaves her and Dally in a worse spot than they were before he left NY. Just as things started looking up, a few bad decisions puts Sage in a tough spot. Her choices may haunt her for the rest of her life.

No matter how strong he normally was,it was just too hard for Dally to say goodbye to Johnny

Dallas often thinks about the moment he was begging Johnny to live

Ponyboy is home. His foster father is in jail, and Darry has custody again. But his troubles aren't over. He feels like a different person. His brothers are always worried. His friends are doing their best to help. Despite everyone's best efforts, he can't seem to shake the things that happened to him in that house. None of them are willing to give up though.*Sequel to the Runaway*