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.

When Ponyboy Adams comes across a young man, who is nothing but nice to him, he never anticipates his entire life to be changed. He was raised to expect the unexpected but this is beyond anything he ever imagined. Will he be sent back to his abusive father? Will he stay with the gang? What happened in the fall of 1962 that made him leave? Can he trust these strangers?

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*

After Ponyboy gets jumped, the only way he thinks the only way to survive in his town is to defend himself, his reputation, and his family by fighting. The only issue? He doesn’t know if he could handle it.

Curly goes to summer school, navigates a turf war, and tries to get his girl back, not necessarily in that order.

A prequel work of the Outsiders based on Dallas Winston's mysterious life in New York City. Told through the eyes of Judith Adler (an original character who grew up with Dallas). Involves gang fights, tough parents, street life, and an escape to the southwest.

Jean Louise Hughes is Sodapop's close friend (bordering girlfriend). Jean and Soda had planned dinner in the next week, but then something happens and Jean is left with nowhere to go.

Cindy Winston makes a last-ditch effort of extending a hand to her brother. She just has to be sure he won’t take her whole arm with him.

Very few things got under Darrel "Darry" Curtis' skin, and on the off chance that something did, he didn't often let it show. If anyone wanted to get underneath his skin quickly, targeting his brothers would be the best way to go. Try as he might, Darry couldn't always keep his cool, collected mask on when his brothers were brought up, even in passing.

"I couldn't even remember why we were rumbling... I didn't enjoy the act of pummeling other people, but I liked proving to the guys that I could hold my own in a fight, especially my brothers since they seemed determined to worry about me." It was supposed to be a fair fight and nobody was supposed to get seriously hurt, but things don't always go the way they're planned. Pre-Book.

Ponyboy has a bad day but Darry buys him watercolors

Darry wishes that he could take it back; everything, now that his little brother's swan song was a figment of the past. He wouldn't be able to say his name right for the next year. Choking out syllables as they aimlessly hit the floor.

Welcome to my one-shot series! The whole gang will be mentioned throughout these stories, but we're focusing on the relationship between Darry and his girlfriend because Darry is underrated and I think he deserves someone special. All sorts of themes and genres will be in these stories as well, not just pure fluff.

1973. June reminds herself: nothing good comes from Shepards, but at least she's not a real one. She's going to give her daughter everything she needs and more—she doesn't need a man for that. Not like her mother did. Not anymore.

Alternate version of the book. When Ponyboy returns home from an uneventful walk to the park, all he wants is for Darry to leave him alone. When Darry does just that, Ponyboy is relieved. But what happens when Ponyboy starts to miss his oldest brother? Will Ponyboy and Darry make up or is it already too late? Curtis brother bonding. I hope you like it. Please review.

You wondered when the day would come that Steve would finally have enough and explode; the monster had been inching closer and closer to the surface for years.

Ponyboy Curtis does run out that fateful night. But Fate, and the universe, have different plans.

Ponyboy Pax lives a life of constant moving around. However, when one move brings him next to Darrel and Sodapops house, he finds himself wanting to stay. How much longer can he keep coming and going without coming back? How much longer can he stay a Pax with how many secrets are revealed? How much longer can he take abuse from his so-called parents?

Ponyboy runs in the high school state track meet, but then he runs into trouble afterwards and things go very wrong.

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.

The Outsiders...as Chicago gangsters in the 1920s! Who would even dream of doing this? Me, that's who! Hope you all enjoy! See Ch. 3 of A Girl With a Boy's Name for a better summary! Rated T 'cause I'm paranoid!

Sometimes doing what's best for you, isn't always what's right. When Darry's parents pass unexpectedly he has a tough choice to make. Does he finish college or does he give up everything he's worked so hard for to take care of his little brothers? [Darry based AU]

Ponyboy runs away without Johnny, takes a stolen vehicle from someone who stole the vehicle, wants to go to New York, ends up questioning his whole life, and doesn't know what he's doing. Yet, will he go back? Or will he stay and truly become a stray cat? Inspired by the song- Stray Cat Selfie by Fty

An AU of The Outsiders where Johnny Cade is still Johnny Cade...but a girl. And she doesn't get caught in a certain burning church... Nobody dies and yes, there will be romance. Rated T 'cause I'm VERY paranoid.

September 3, 1965 - The first time Abby Matthews realizes Ponyboy Curtis is cute, she's twelve and he's thirteen. They're sitting on the floor of her kitchen with him holding a washcloth to her forehead to try to stop the bleeding. Ponyboy/OC