Rewatching the movie, and the part where Darry just..picks Steve up and tosses him to the side??
Like you know he does that all the time! I live for Darry being an asshole older brother, he’s so silly!!
I already headcanon that Darry moves the gang around. If they’re in his way or annoying him, he will just pick them up and put them somewhere else. Like they’re toddlers or something.
Soda and Pony are the main victims of this, they grew up with it. Pony HATES it and will yell and complain whenever Darry puts his hands on him. Meanwhile, Soda has gotten used to it and just lets it happen.
By proxy, I think Steve also is pretty used to it, since we can assume he’s been around the Curtises the longest (i also have thoughts about this) so Darry’s bein throwing him around since they were little. I imagine Darry is even a bit rougher with Steve since he’s not as soft as Soda and Pony.
Once, when they were little, Darry underestimated his own strength and threw Steve into a wall so hard he got a concussion. Mr Curtis was NOT happy with him. (I also headcanon that Mr Curtis adored Steve in the same way that Mrs Curtis adored Dallas)
He doesn’t to it to Two-Bit a lot, but on rare occasions Darry will get fed up and just throw him over his shoulder. Usually does it to protect the kitchen from his grubby hands.
Darry used to do it to Johnny when they were younger, but after he was jumped, he doesn’t anymore. Johnny panics at sudden touches, so randomly picking him up nowadays is a big no.
Darry consciously chose not to do it to Dallas, since..y’know, he’d probably get his nose broken. But I think one day Darry’s so tired and his brain just isn’t working, so he unconsciously does it to Dallas. And Dally on instinct just..goes limp. Like you know how a kitten goes limp when its mom scruffs it?
Dally REFUSES to talk about it ever again.
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