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In honor of A03 being down, can everyone give me their most heart wrenching, soul crushing, angsty, hurt comfortish Outsiders fic recommendations? I have been rereading old ones but I’d like to read something new, so can everyone just give me their best outsiders fan fic recommendations? Thanks!
An opportunity to talk about one of my favorite things? a win!!
All of these fics and writers have my heart, and I'm sure there's a million more I'm forgetting. This fandom has some of the most crazy talented writers, so I'm truly just scratching the surface.
(Must preface this by saying that I'm a Darry girl at heart so most of these will center around him.)
WIPS:
the grief that does not speak by sodapopper (@sodapopper)
When Darry closes his eyes, he still sees the glistening wet on Sodas cheeks, the way his voice went quiet, the tears caught in his eyelashes. This beautiful little brother who was kinder than Darry could ever hope to be, and the sickening realization: I hurt him on purpose.
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Five times Darry makes Soda cry, and one time Soda makes Darry cry.
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Could wax poetic about my love for Sare's prose forever. Beautiful writing, beautiful characterization, and much like Soda, you will be crying by the end.
A Crowded Table (and literally every single thing written by) romeoandjulietyouwish (@romeoandjulietyouwish)
Darry only has one little brother, Ponyboy Curtis. In order to have the best chance of passing the final custody hearing, he agrees to temporarily foster a sixteen year old named Sodapop.
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Ellie's mind is filled with so many incredible ideas I don't know how she holds them all. Everything she writes is beautiful and has me on the edge of my seat.
left at the graveyard (i'm driving past ghosts) by amethystwriter (@amethyst-writer)
Darry was going to be sick.
The grief kept climbing up his throat, curling deep inside his gut- salt in the wound. It had been half a year, and he still hadn’t cried.
He couldn’t, anyway. He didn’t have the time.
or,,, Darry has not thought about himself in ages. People are starting to notice.
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This fic makes my heart ache in the best possible way. I've reread it at least a half dozen times. So painfully good.
How the Body Falls Apart by Whovian101
After the death of Johnny and Dally, Darry is breaking down in both mind and body. He begins working harder than ever and all the stress takes a physical toll.
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Darry, has in fact, never had a worse time than he does in this fic. Everyone's worried about it, except, well, Darry. 11/10 angst
didn't know who i was supposed to be by trekkiehood (@trekkiehood)
“You know you can talk to me if you need to, right?”
“Ain’t nothin’ to talk about.” Darry shrugged. “I’m fine. Just a bad night, that’s all.”
It was amazing to him that the anger he felt when thinking about his mother softened at Paul’s accusations. He was allowed to be angry at his home situation. But no Soc, not even Paul, had that right.
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Darry is fifteen and for the first time, he doesn't know which side of the tracks he wants to be on. It doesn't help that his mom has lost it. It really doesn't help that Paul saw it all go down.
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So so good. A great exploration of Darry with his parents as well as his relationship with Paul. I'm constantly checking for updates.
Against the Grain by attabitchfinch
Any decent roofer knows you're supposed to cut with the grain. Cutting against the grain will split the wood unevenly and cause tearout, which is when the wood fibers are lifted and ripped haphazardly instead of cleanly cut.
Nobody understands this better than Darrel Curtis.
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Ughhh the writing in this fic is so good. Darry's life is so bittersweet here and I love the direction the author's going with it.
Finished:
overdue for a revival (spent so long just gettin' by) by Nearly (@ponykidcurtis)
The latch on the mailbox squeaks, always has, and the hinge is rusty, but it opens just the same. Pony grabs the stack of papers inside and leafs through. Bills, junk, more bills, more junk. And underneath, in an envelope so pristinely white it nearly glows;
Mr. Curtis
731 North St. Louis Ave
Tulsa, Oklahoma
74106
Ponyboy damn near chokes on his own heart. Mr. Curtis has never been anyone but his father, and sometimes Darry when the state comes knockin’. But there's no mistaking who it's for; the crisp seal, a bright red circle next the return address, is a dead giveaway. The University of Oklahoma.
or; Ponyboy has his first panic attack.
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Beck's writing is the stuff dreams are made and understands Ponyboy in a way that's not even fair. Every single word of this is beautifully done and so emotionally grounded. I could read this forever and it still wouldn't be enough. 100/10
and if we hit on troubled water by bluesweatshirt
Five times someone saw how much Darry cares about Ponyboy, and one time Pony finally saw it too.
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One of the first things I ever read in the fandom and I've gone back to it so many times. I love this exploration of Darry and Pony, especially from the gang's pov.
Is Your Love Strong Enough? plus the two sequels by shakes
Darry's strength is tested once more as life throws another tragedy to the gang.
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I could write an entire essay on this series alone. It's so heartbreaking. It's so good. It's truly the standard.
The Outsiders by crow2222 (@crow2222)
Darry finds Ponyboy's theme, and starts to read it.
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Another great exploration of Darry and Pony's relationship. Darry finding Pony's theme is soul crushing, and the emotional journey he takes through this is so raw and real.
ain't no one to bail me out by dashandlilly (@qprpbj)
“I’ve just been thinkin’, since tomorrow’s Johnny’s birthday, first o’ March,” Ponyboy says from his seat. “And I know you ain’t baked since…” his youngest brother trails off, but eventually finds it in himself to continue, “but I was thinkin’ maybe you could bake a chocolate cake for him tonight so he could swing by tomorrow and we could all celebrate, ‘cause you always made the best ones? His folks won’t give a damn it’s his birthday, y’know.”
Darry freezes with a plate in his hand, and his blood seems to run cold.
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or, it’s two months after their parents' death and for the first time since it happened, darry's asked to bake the very same thing his parents died over: some chocolate cake
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Reagh's writing is so insanely good. I read this right after I got into the fandom and I've gone back to it so so many times. The concept ?? The emotional turmoil ??? They dynamic between the brothers ???? Absolutely everything to me.
In The Eye Of The Storm by FabuMazX
What if, in the time Ponyboy and Johnny were gone, the State called Darrel's guardianship into question, resulting in Soda getting taken away?
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“No, no, no, Ms. Miller,” Darry splutters, gripping the doorframe for dear life, “Y-You can’t, you can’t take him-”
“Until this situation has been resolved,” She ploughs over his pleading, “Sodapop will be placed in a boys’ home; It’s not too far, you can still see-”
“Please, you can’t do this-”
“This is for his own good, Darrel.”
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Hey!! This Crushed Me!! Left me devastated!! My heart shattered on the floor!!! I fear I may never recover!!! 1000/10
"Good morning, Hawkins! This is WSQK, The Squawk! It’s looking like a pretty regular day in Hawkins: 55 degrees, low chance of rain, medium chance of arrests, high chance of helicopters. But general banality aside, it’s an exciting day for me; your friend, entertainer and DJ Robin Buckley – nice to meet ya – aka Rockin’ Robin!"
Stranger Things 5 | Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler
"I… I just know I’m having serious déjà vu, because this is exactly what happened to Will at almost exactly the same time. You know what date it is, right? November third. Will was taken on the sixth. We are less than three days away. Three days away from the day that changed everything. I don’t know about you guys, but… I don’t believe in coincidences. Not anymore."
Sorry, this got really long. I just got reminded of an idea I had back in fucking middle school and thought you might appreciate it.
So I know that "villain turns up on hero's doorstep / in their apartment /etc. because they have "nowhere else to go"" is kind of a common trope, but I really really really want to see more of the reverse. A hero who is badly hurt, maybe even on the run from the organization they work(ed) for, and goes to the villain for shelter.
The villain is just chilling in their evil lair and their security system goes off. They get all dressed up in their regalia and go outside to face the threat, only to see the hero leaning against a tree / the wall / whatever, gripping their side, blood soaking through their uniform, face pale.
Or, alternatively, they look on the cameras and see nothing. Sighing, rolling their eyes about how they really need to fine-tune the settings so it stops alerting at animals, they go outside (potentially prepared to gain another snack for their pet) and instead see hero crumpled in a heap. (Bonus if the hero was flying into the villain's airspace and crash-landed / was zapped out of the sky by the villain's defenses.)
Maybe the villain's pet Creature perks up its nose and dives into the bushes. The villain runs after them, cursing, since "I thought you knew better than to chase squirrels!!" only to find their pet pawing at (or even attempting to gnaw on) the hero's body. (Dragging them by the cape like Krypto in Superman....)
Or maybe the hero lands on the balcony of the villain's Evil Penthouse in the city. Or stumbles up the drive of their looming mansion in the countryside.
Maybe the villain saw them approaching from a distance and disabled their security / called off their goons, preparing a trap. The door opens and they're ready to burst into an evil monologue as the hero walks in, but then the hero just... crumples.
Imagine the last thing the hero says as they lose consciousness is a quiet "You were right." The villain would ordinarily be gloating, but they can't seem to find any joy in that idea. After all, what's the point in changing someone's mind if they just die right away? No. There's no satisfaction there.
The vulnerability of delirium, too. Accidentally revealing top-secret plans, or letting on that their bosses/organization they work for have hurt them. Hero babbling "Don't take me back there, please!"
Maybe they were shot with some kind of anti-power poison (because of course the organization that collects super heroes would know how to stop them).
Imagine the "good guys" showing up at the villain's place and demanding they return their "kidnapped" operative. Offering a ransom. Villain listens to the recording and stares at the sleeping form on their bed, and wonders what the hero did to make their former employers want them so badly.
Villain defending their home (and the hero) with everything they had. Maybe hero shows up at the last minute to help them, too.
Maybe the hero wakes up with the villain's cat (or other pet creature) on their chest. Or they wake up alone in an unfamiliar place and go wandering, catching glimpses of the villain's private life until they finally come across the villain in another room. ("Finally. I was starting to wonder if I would have to feed you to the sharks." "Sharks? Aren't we in the middle of the city?" "That was a joke, hero.")
Maybe the villain's residence is a lot less impressive than the hero was expecting. Their "secret bunker" is little more than a couple of rooms.
The hero getting to see what the villain is like behind the mask. There are photos of their loved ones on the wall. ("What happened to them?" "What happened? Nothing. My mother was just here last Sunday for tea. My dad's dead though. Fucking lung cancer of all things. Man smoked a pack a day.") Their cat is a huge cuddle-bug, and the living room has more cat toys than people furniture. Their MASSIVE dog sleeps on the bed and licks your face. Their library is filled with romcoms. They have a huge collection of 80s music. There's an entire room full of arcade games. They collect abstract art. Their fridge is covered in travel magnets. They sing and dance (badly) while they cook. ("Yes, of course I cook for myself. You think I can afford to hire staff? In this economy?? Besides, what's to stop your precious Organization from sending plants? And I can't exactly put out an ad in the papers.")
Idk, I just think this is a critically underrated reversal of tropes here.
(sent by @memento-morri-writes bc I'm an idiot who made my writing-related blog a sideblog.)
*screaming crying throwing up* OH MY GOOOOOOD I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is amazing and I'm obsessed. Fuck every part of what you just wrote is perfection and itching this particular itch of mine so good. I love a good hero villain team up and I love when the villain is like the good guy in comparison and the good guys are shitheads. I love a hurt hero. I love it ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRITICALLY UNDERRATED INDEED!!!!!!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson, Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington & Nancy Wheeler
Characters: Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers, Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley, Eddie Munson (mentioned), Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Mike Wheeler, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair, Steve Harrington's Parents, Erica Sinclair, Billy Hargrove (mentioned), Claudia Henderson
Additional Tags: Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Dustin Henderson Needs a Hug, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Survivor Guilt, Hurt Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers is Bad at Feelings, Stranger Things 5, Episode: s05e01 The Crawl (Stranger Things), Protective Dustin Henderson, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Self-Esteem Issues, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, Good Babysitter Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington-centric, Panic Attacks, Anxiety Attacks, steve is a self sacrificing idiot sometimes, jonathan seems mean but he will get better, Good Parent Claudia Henderson
Summary:
“You were the King of Hawkins High -- what have you ever lost, huh?" snapped Jonathan. "A little sleep? Your fucking prom king title? Give me a break. I’m sick of you acting like you know what we’ve been through, you weren’t even there when it started!”
Steve stood up. “Shut up, Byers.”
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In the midst of the end of the world, Steve only cares about one thing: keeping everyone else safe.
Not everyone understands.
