platonic (even better than romantic in my opinion tbh) theater kid reader and pony would be the cutest thing EVER!
maybe ponyboy sees one of readers shows and is like “huh i guess ill sign up for the next one” and he does and they become like best friends back stage
waahh this idea is super cute so im answering this incase anyone else wants to write it!! im officially not fixated on the outsiders anymore and likely will focus on other fandoms!! :)
this is me hard launching i wont be posting! maybe one day if the fixation comes back!!
steve randle x male or gen neutral soc reader im begging you
Reader is quick witted, and sarcastic. but absolutely head over heels for steve, like always hugging onto his biceps (😝😝) or looking at him with a goofy lovesick smile.
All while Steve is kinda like nonchalant and smug, and the gang is like HUH
✮⋆˙Soc male reader x Steve Randle
Reader is head over heels for Steve, mentions of homophobia not being common on the greaser side, Curtis gang confused on your relationship
IDKK SORRY THIS IS SHORT AND BAD theres like no dialogue here so reader’s personality isnt really there i wrote most of this before i slept and then i woke up and had no idea where i was going with this, more detailed requests will likely get better quality but hopefully this is okay enough
w/c 509
You did everything to be near Steve you would visit him at work, you knew all his hang out spots, and you knew all his favorite places to eat, you always knew where he was whether that was just instincts to find him or you were psychic the Curtis gang genuinely had no idea; all this meant you were on the greaser side more than the socs, didn't matter to you though all you cared was when you were going to see Steve. Some greasers would mumble about how Steve tamed a soc he would always have that smug look on his face, you tried not to freak when he makes that face but oh you loved it so much.
The Curtis gang was very confused about you, one of the biggest questions were how did you two even meet but no one would get an answer from either of you; Steve would always just shrug, which was infuriating when they were basically begging for answers. Well they hadn't really bothered asking you, they weren't really sure how to feel about a soc so deep in their territory. They had no idea how to talk to you, also whenever you were around you were always deep in a conversation with Steve which made it impossible to ask questions. Everyone was questioning if you were boyfriends or not, it wasn't that they cared about Steve dating a guy it was just they haven't really heard much from Steve about being queer. All of this was very confusing to them.
None of the greasers really cared whether anyone was queer or not, it was very rare to find homophobia on the greaser side; the soc side though? Honestly if you were both together nobody blamed you for constantly being on the greaser side, it was probably a nightmare with the socs.
You found Steve very quickly, like you always did. Your arm was immediately wrapped around his bicep and you had this big goofy lovesick smile on your face, Sodapop was 100% sure you two were dating; he had that kind of face on him when he first got with Sandy, plus maybe Steve spilled to him one night or maybe he didn't. He loved how clingy you were but he wouldn't say that out loud, he wasn't bragging about you at all. Not once would he go around saying that he and a soc were going out or if you spoiled him or not, he showed his love in his own way and you didn't care if that was publicly or privately. You liked how nonchalant and smug he was about you, you could see it and it made you excited inside every time you noticed it.
You could feel the questioning stares at you, you raised your brow at them standing up a little straighter. Steve just stood there grinning as if he knew everyone was curious and confused about you but just didn't care to explain, maybe he secretly enjoyed hearing them all speculate what you two were.
Shepard Gang reader, reader lowkey assumes Darry's gang hates them, reader doesn't like Dally, Dally probably doesn't like reader, Johnny and reader being cute together, they're so cute, soft moments, Johnny knows reader so so well, they're inlove, reader lowkey freaks out at the end, they're so cute x10
I love them so much guys I love them I love them
You know they're probably doomed, right?
w/c 1.2k+
Were you a good influence on Johnny? Totally! Who cares if you two did a few bad things together it wasn't like Johnny was a baby, he could definitely tell you no if he wanted to. You were pretty sure Johnny's friends think you're the devil or something though, that's okay! A lot of people thought that about anyone who was in the Shepard's gang, you didn't listen to anything anyone said though because you liked your gang and all the rumors were basically wrong.
Basically…
Okay maybe some of them were true but if you ignore it that means they don't exist, sometimes Johnny would ask if you guys actually did whatever rumor was going around that week and out of habit you would lie then you would realize you were with Johnny and tell him the truth. He never questions you about how you automatically lie about anything to do with the gang, you weren't sure what you would even say if he did. He could read you better than you thought he could, he always knew when you were lying not because you were bad at it but purely just because he knew you. Johnny liked how you would realize you were with him and that he was safe enough to be told the truth, you were just too used to people trying to get into the gang's business for malicious purposes. You never lied about anything else to Johnny, and he knew that; you weren't a liar you were just cautious about gang stuff.
You sat on top of a fence trying to get Johnny to come up with you, you hand holding out. "You know it's easier to get in from the bottom, right?" Johnny said looking up to you, you paused. "I didn't think about that…" You grumbled, you were shifting to get down you paused when you saw Johnny was just staring at you. The wind was blowing through your hair, man were you a sight in Johnny's eyes. Your feet mad a thud sound as you landed in the grass. "Actually let's just sit here." You suggested, starting to sit down in the grass before he even answered; he didn't verbally answer but he sat down with you, which is an answer to you. You heard of people getting mad over people not answering verbally, you wondered how they even had anyone to hang out with.
It was a super nice day and no one was here, you two kept the relationship as private as you could. Of course people knew but it was just both your gangs, not really anyone outside of that. Actually you weren't very sure if Darrel's gang really knew, you never asked Johnny about it. You laid your head down on his lap, settling down on your back. You liked staring at him at this angle and you get to see his pretty face and the beautiful sky at the same time, you also just wanted to cuddle. The silence was comfortable, it always was with Johnny; you don't think you've ever had a moment you were uncomfortable with him. His hand found it's way into your hair and you let you eyes shut for a moment, feeling him mess with your hair.
You two stayed like that for a while just listening to the nature, it was soft. You never really allowed yourself to be soft until Johnny, there was no room for soft around the gang or anyone else really. Johnny's free hand was firmly clamped in your's, just the two of you in your own little worlds. No socs, no greasers, no gangs, just the two of you. You stared at his face, he never stopped playing with your hair; he likes your hair and you knew it, he likes how it feels and how it smells. He told you once when he was really sleepy, you remember everything he tells you even if it isn't necessarily important. You love him with your whole being, you couldn't imagine life without him.
You moved your arms around his neck and brought yourself up to his lips, your lips met and everything just felt right. You didn't want this moment to end, you wish you could put into words how much you love him. The kiss broke because you two heard footsteps, your eyes wandered back to the sky. The people called out to Johnny and asked what he was even doing here, apparently it wasn't a common hangout spot for Johnny; you begged to differ, you two hanged out here all the time. You tried not to show the souring of your mood on your face, trying to keep neutral but you were pretty sure Johnny could tell. You wanted to be alone with him again, you didn't want Darrel's gang here. You didn't want anyone here.
The others weren't paying you much mind they were just talking, you weren't sure what they were talking about but you hoped it wasn't something that included Johnny leaving. Dallas was staring right where you and Johnny were holding hands, your grip on his hand was loosening you were getting vaguely uncomfortable under the pressure of his stare. Johnny didn't let you pull away, you just tried ignoring Dallas. You didn't like him and he didn't like you, atleast you were pretty sure he didn't; you wouldn't blame him for that he only knew the mean you, the person who you were with the Shepard gang. He was a hypocrite, you thought.
Your eyes wandered to the people talking. you liked Darrel you thought he was tuff and Tim respected him which bumped him up on your mental pedestals, Ponyboy was a nice kid, the rest you were neutral on. You didn't like holding Johnny's hand infront of people you didn't really know, you loved Johnny dearly but PDA wasn't your style. You sucked it up for now since he clearly didn't want to let go, you tried to tune into their conversation but most of it didn't make sense since you missed most of it. You felt prickly the longer they talked, you were starting to feel cornered even though none of the attention was even on you. You held Johnny's hand tighter and he looked at you curiously, the question was written all over his face; you saw it but you didn't answer it, you looked away.
You could feel eyes on you, your skin was crawling and it made you sick. You weren't sure if it was just Dallas staring at you or if more were staring, you wanted to be alone with your boyfriend but you couldn't even do that without getting interrupted. You had two things on your mind, how they probably thought you were bad for Johnny, and how badly you wanted to get away from this moment. Johnny said something, something about meeting them later somewhere. Johnny was too in tune with you it was weird, he got them all to leave just that easily—you looked over to him and he looked back worried. "You'll get used to them, they're not that bad." He said, he didn't question, he didn't judge, it was like he understood without you even saying anything.
He deserved the world and if you didn't know it before you knew it after that.
Would you be open to doing a Tim Shepard x male!reader oneshot? Maybe with the reader being sorta spunky despite being the gang’s pet?
i am open to doing just about any outsiders x readers (except ponyboy all my ponyboy fics will be platonic/sibling fics sorryyy) if i get any ideas for this i might! im not sure if id do tim very good in a full fic though!
Dude, I love, love, LOVE your Johnny x reader fic!!! It’s phenomenal ✨I really loved the queer themes, it’s so hard to find male reader stuff sometimes
I was wondering if I could request something with both the Curtis and Shepard gang finding out that their gang pets are dating? And maybe, like, delving into the reader being the Shepard gang’s pet a little more too, if you want
✮⋆˙GN reader x Johnny Cade, reader x Shepard gang (platonic), Johnny x Darry's gang (platonic)
Reader is part of Shepard’s gang, this is mainly a "the gangs finding out" fic than a date fic, possibly ooc, reader has subtle beef with some of Darry's gang, I honestly love Tim and reader's dynamic here, reader is mentioned to be quiet the reason why is never specified
Thank you anon! I was actually already planning on doing a fic like this so this just solidified it, male reader is hard to find and as someone incredibly gender queer I need my faves in male reader and fem!!! Which is honestly why I do GN reader a lot. I put a lot of love into my fics and I love hearing people actually enjoy them, my favorite thing to do in fics is the little things like Darry mainly being full named in my Shepard Gang!Reader inserts because I feel like they wouldn't be close enough for reader to call him Darry!
Real Dallas Winston fans speak ill of him
w/c 1k
You didn't tell the Shepard Gang that you were dating Johnny Cade right away, it wasn't like you talked much so you always ended up accidentally keeping things from them. Tim was starting to raise brows whenever you briefly mumbled about being busy, he knew something was up and you knew he knew you just weren't quite sure how to bring it up. Or if you were ready for anyone else to know. Darrel's gang was more upfront about their suspicions of Johnny going out with someone, Ponyboy of course knew since he introduced you two and caught you two briefly kiss in the lot he was trying his hardest to let no one know he might know. Apparently he was actually doing a decent job at that, atleast at first.
Angela surprisingly was the first to figure out who, turns out she can be very persistent when she wanted to be. It wasn't like you slipped up from talking too much—again you really don't talk a lot, you were really quiet for your own reasons—what happened was she went full detective mode and basically stalked you on one of your dates with Johnny then she went and interrogated you after, like a sister who needed to know every detail. After that she didn't tell anyone else quite yet, she was curious how long it would take you to tell the others first. You would think she would just run to her brothers and snitch but she wasn't really like that, she's nicer than most people assume a lot of Shepard's gang is; although you couldn't blame them for thinking that you guys did go jumping people for no specific reason, except for the few times you guys do have a reason.
Tim was fuming, Dallas Winston had slashed your tires instead of Tim's or any of the Shepard gang's. Tim was very loud about how if Dallas wanted to start a fight that your tires were absolutely off limits, you could barely afford to fill the car there was no way you could fix slashed tires and Tim knew that. It especially got worse now that you were adamant on having Johnny over at your place as much as possible so you were feeding two people instead of just you, and wherever you worked paid absolutely nothing. If you were working at all… Tim actually wasn't sure if you had a job, he didn't think it was important information that he needed to force out of you over so he never did. Angela had made a funny comment "Why don't you tell your boyfriend that he needs to back off." Angela had worded that horribly and Curly absolutely freaked out thinking Dallas Winston was your boyfriend, absolutely not.
You were quick to shut that down and so was Angela infact you think Angela hated the idea of you with Dallas more than you hated it, and that was saying a lot. Tim was quiet about it at first and that made something churn in your stomach, he was thinking he had that weird thinking face on. "You and Johnny, huh?" Tim questioned and you nodded, something that almost looked like a smile subtly stretched over Tim's face and he ruffled your hair. Oh and after all that Tim, Curly, and some of the others really beat Dallas up after screaming at him; slashing your tires specifically was no joke to Tim, accident or not.
Darrel's gang found out after Ponyboy spilled to Sodapop, turns out Sodapop wasn't the best at hiding the fact that he knew something or maybe Darrel is psychic. Sodapop had seen Ponyboy make a face one of the times Johnny said he was busy and so Soda assumed Pony knew something and made him spill the beans, Ponyboy could never keep a secret from Sodapop it was a wonder he lasted this long in the first place; Darrel found out very quickly after that, one simple mention of "I wonder who Johnny is seeing." ended up in a long yap about how he was dating someone from Shepard's gang.
Dallas had found out himself, Johnny was bad at keeping things from him and Dallas ended up noticing that whenever anything with Shepard's gang was vaguely mentioned Johnny would get all dreamily or have a weird look on his face like when Dallas mentioned slashing Tim's tires; all of it was subtle but Dallas knew Johnny way too well to not notice it. Dallas was very straightforward with it and Johnny was quick to answer honestly, Johnny told you that he wasn't very sure how Dally felt about it. You weren't sure if this was before or after he slashed your tires because if it was after you think you knew how he felt…
Steve found out from Sodapop and Two-Bit had just so happened to overhear it while Steve and Soda were talking about it, both of them couldn't really visualize it since honestly your name didn't ring a bell. Sodapop tried to explain what you looked like but he just made the others more confused probably because he's only seen you like twice, he eventually gave up and said that maybe they could do a little meetup one of these days. They mentioned that to Johnny and he didn't seem too stoked, probably because you didn't seem to like a lot of Darrel's gang. He knew you liked Ponyboy and you respected Darrel but that seemed to be it, whether it was because you didn't know them or because there's some secret beef he wasn't sure.
You and Johnny were out having milkshakes and talking about whatever, the Curtis's were coincidentally out for milkshakes too—Ponyboy begged. When Sodapop saw you two together his jaw was dropped the entire time, you two looked so good together Soda was almost jealous. Ponyboy mentioned being the one who introduced you two and how he was probably the best matchmaker in the world, Sodapop laughed at that. They both were going to bug you two but Darrel grabbed them by the back of their jackets like scruffed kittens.
Ponyboy lowkey plays matchmaker, reader is part of Shepard's gang, making out in the bathroom, Steve is mentioned to give Johnny the girls are trouble talk however gender of reader is never mentioned (I actually wrote this with the intention that it would be really funny if someone in Darry's gang is like "girls are trouble!!" and then Johnny goes and kisses a guy), reader has subtle beef with like most of Darry's gang, possibly ooc
I saw @/nutsackx (ignore their user,, they are here on tumblr I just don’t wanna @ them,,) draw Johnny on tiktok and i had to write him… Drools I love how they draw Johnny
I would say this sucks like my last two posts but I lowkey think this is decent kicks snd giggles, I was so locked in I wrote most of this in an hour
w/c 1.3k+
You and Johnny had met through Ponyboy, Pony hadn't actually thought you two would get along it was purely just coincidence. Ponyboy was friends with Curly, or acquaintance you actually weren't quite sure. You did Ponyboy's homework for him once—don't tell his brothers—so you had came to the lot to give it back to him and that's where you met Johnny, neither of you talked to each other at first until Ponyboy introduced you both. Just brief names and how you were a really good tutor, you wouldn't call yourself that you just liked keeping yourself busy; and if that meant doing random kids homework so be it.
Johnny didn't actively go to school but he was technically still in school, so the very occasional time he went he would always get a stack of homework. When Ponyboy didn't understand something at school—which was rare but not super rare—he would always try and see if you would meet him at the lot later since you were like one of the few school smart greasers, Johnny would always be there and sometimes he would listen to the way you would explain things to Ponyboy. Johnny thought your voice was nice and he also thought you explained things very well, he was a smart boy but he didn't pick up on things when they were thrown at him and you explained things in a way he understood.
You always vaguely wondered why he didn't just ask Darrel for homework help you were pretty sure he was smart but it wasn't like you were super close to any of Darrel's gang so maybe you were wrong, Ponyboy wanting tutoring increased more and Johnny was always there you were starting to question his intentions. One of the times you denied him since Tim really wanted you to do something that night, he looked like a kicked puppy he probably wasn't trying to pout over being denied but he was definitely pouting, you vividly remember hearing him mumble something about how Johnny was going to be disappointed. You were pretty sure he was trying to guilt trip you or he wasn't and you were just too used to being guilt tripped, you started wondering if they both were trying to become friends and he just sucked at asking to hang out.
You were right about that, Ponyboy eventually came clean when you began questioning him. You cut him slack because Ponyboy was just a kid and Johnny seemed like you and didn't talk a lot, or he was cautious which you also related to. Ponyboy asked to hang out at the lot, no homework, no teaching—you almost denied him but in a way he kinda reminded you of Curly and Johnny seemed interesting… You gave in after Ponyboy said please twice, you didn't want to hear ten 'pleaasseeee's you think you might would have lost your patience.
You got along with them both surprisingly, that day at the lot a friendship had bloomed between you three. Although you would never admit that at the time, Pony would try to hang out a lot more often after that and even Johnny came around to ask one of those times. Sometimes you would deny Ponyboy's hangout just to be petty if you were mad over something someone in Darrel's gang did, you didn't like most of Darrel's gang but maybe Johnny and Ponyboy weren't that bad.
Sometimes you went out of your way to hang out in the lot with just Johnny, you two started becoming really close in a way you weren't quite sure about. Tim and Curly were starting to question who you were spending your time with, you always avoided their questions; Angela would mind her business but even you saw that she was vaguely curious too, you were pretty sure they all thought you were dating someone and at first that wasn't true.
Johnny was also starting to get raised brows whenever he said he was busy, it was starting to really bug the gang they didn't want to assume that Johnny was seeing someone without telling them but they were all starting to question it; especially when Ponyboy made a face once when Johnny said he had plans, Steve gave the 'girls will give you trouble' talk to Johnny again after that. Today Johnny had invited you to the Drive In, and today you actually said yes—usually you didn't accept going to the Drive In simply because you liked keeping busy and sitting and watching a movie wasn't keeping busy in your textbook, but for some reason you accepted—you didn't tell anyone you were going since you didn't want them bugging you and apparently Johnny didn't either.
You felt light around Johnny today like everything in the world was good, the movie playing on the screen wasn't bad and usually you didn't like the movies they played here; so you liking it was a surprise. You two were sharing a popcorn and talking about something that made you laugh, he was smiling at you and you just noticed that you really liked his smile. Johnny was so pretty, you found yourself thinking; you paused for a moment after thinking that, that's weird you never really think things like that. "I have to go to the bathroom." You said quickly and stood up, there was a bathroom in the concession area where you got popcorn earlier. Johnny hesitated before standing up with you "I need to go too." What was originally a plan to freak out in the bathroom ended up being a different freak out in the bathroom.
You genuinely had no idea how this started, the bathroom was just one room not a bunch of stalls the line was slightly long but it actually went by super quick you both went in at the same time since you didn't care to face a wall while someone peed. When you both got in the room you both stood awkwardly at first, you realized you actually didn't have to pee and you were starting to think Johnny didn't have to either. He was acting all nervous and you didn't understand why until he faced you and your lips very softly met, well maybe Tim's hunch wasn't wrong afterall. You didn't pull away and when Johnny tried to you ended up putting your hand in his hair and deepening the kiss, what was originally supposed to be a sweet chaste kiss ended up getting quite heated.
Tongues were intertwining and the only sound in the room was your lips meeting, you two were only pulling away when you needed to breathe. You weren't sure how long it lasted but it was clearly long enough when someone banged on the door, you both ignored it at first. You had moved down to kiss his jaw and neck he softly panted your name, your hand was in his hair and the other was around his waist. You realized you were kinda taking this too far and you pulled back, facing his pretty and flushed face. You messed with his curls while your breathing intertwined, you both pulled away neither of you really asked any questions the way Johnny held your hand while you walked back to the movie said enough.
You walked Johnny back home after the movie during the walk he mumbled something about Dally probably going to hate you, whatever that meant… You didn't bother questioning that, you assumed Dally was Dallas Winston and yeah that was the last guy you wanted to meet. You left Johnny to go back to your place, you were trying to decide if you wanted to tell Tim that you made out with someone from Darrel's gang but you eventually decided against it you were pretty sure he was asleep; it was pretty late. Looking back and knowing what you know now you wondered if Ponyboy introduced you two in the lot on purpose, you wondered if he saw you as Shepard gang's pet the way Johnny was seen in Darrel's gang.
Curtis!reader, sickfic, probably ooc, reader is slightly a menace, Ponyboy is slightly a menace, fluff, Steve shows up for like two seconds
Sibling fluff slop… In a weird sickfic mood, kinda a part 2 from my last fic. This also sucks,,
w/c 1.4k+
You woke up to the feeling of Sodapop's hand moving your bangs back, was he trying to wake you? You weren't quite sure, you could hear Ponyboy talking but you couldn't quite understand him in your half asleep state you wish you knew what he was saying. You shifted your head up from the couch cushion and looked up at Sodapop with bleary eyes, you rubbed your eyes a few coughs leaving your lips. Soda's usual grin wasn't on his face and that worried you. "What's up Soda?" You mumbled tiredly, "Just worried honey, Pony said you missed school and when I came home you were burning up." Sodapop replied. "Oh and Darry'll be home soon, okay?" He added quickly, you weren't sure why he added that like it would comfort you maybe you were asking for him in your sleep.
You were going to adjust positions from laying on your stomach to lay on your back but the moment you shifted a little you noticed someone was cuddled up to your side, you looked down at the space between your side and the couch and saw Ponyboy. You felt bad for a moment he must've been worried especially if you were asking for Darry in your sleep or something, you brought a hand to play with his hair while you laid. Sodapop left you two to do some chores since you were definitely out of the question when it came to helping chores, even if you tried someone was going to shut you down.
You and Ponyboy were laying in silence at first you thought he was asleep but he wasn't, your brain felt like mush so you didn't try talking and Pony seemed comfortable in the silence currently. You vaguely wondered how long you three had before one of the gang barged into the door, you hoped it wasn't until after Darry got home. Sodapop messed up your hair as he passed by to sit on the floor and watch whatever was playing on the tv and you whacked his arm, you would've gotten up and and wrestled him but getting off of the couch sounded like the worst idea ever. You would eventually get bored out of your mind but right now you were quite comfortable messing with Pony's hair, you and Ponyboy didn't always get along but it was nice when you two did.
You closed your eyes for a little bit, Sodapop was moving around the house he was either bored or trying to help Darry out before he even got home. Turns out you fell asleep again for a very short amount of time and woke up with a cold wet rag on your forehead, Pony was still next to you so it must've been just a catnap. Ponyboy must've gotten bored because he was starting to sit up, you started messing around with him borderline wrestling. Sodapop was out of sights but you ended up having a small burst of energy and what started as almost wrestling turned into actual wrestling, Ponyboy's protests were muted by your arm.
The wet rag was ditched somewhere on the couch while you moved the wrestling to the floor, you had a small coughing fit but you ignored it. Sodapop probably heard the thud of you two moving it to the floor, he knew that sound way too well in this house usually you weren't the one who causes it. Soda came out and put his hands on his hips, saying your name slowly. "What're you doing?" He knew the answer but of course he asked anyways. "I dunno!" You replied quickly, "C'mon, lay back down." Soda started to help you up back to the couch, he placed the wet rag back on your forehead. Pony stayed on the floor and was watching the tv, Sodapop was looking at you with a weird look on his face it took you a minute to realize that it was worry.
You were right about how someone was probably going to barge in eventually, Steve worked with Sodapop but he was part-time so he didn't get to see Sodapop all day. Seems he had no plans today since he and Soda started talking about something, you were trying to eavesdrop but your small burst of energy was already gone and you were starting to feel quite miserable again so it was hard to focus on all the energetic talking. They must've been talking in the kitchen though, you messed with Ponyboy's hair again like earlier for once he didn't seem annoyed about it. You wished they would be quiet though, something in you felt a little bad wishing they would shut up since they sounded so happy. The couch was starting to make your back ache a little and your mood was quickly beginning to sour as you also had a coughing fit.
"C'mon! Let's go see a movie." You overheard Steve say from the other room. "No not tonight, I can't." Sodapop had replied, you felt your stomach twist knowing that you were probably the reason he was going to stay home. You hated being the reason anyone stayed home, you were probably pouting but it's not like anyone could see; Pony wasn't even facing you. Their conversation continued and you started blocking out most of it, you were facing the tv now watching whatever Pony was watching. Your coughing was getting worse and you were dozing in and out of consciousness while watching the tv, Soda must've taken Steve outside since Steve's voice wasn't filling your ears anymore. Just the radio and tv.
You zoned out while watching the tv, it wasn't really that interesting and you were starting to get nauseous which was making you nervous. You heard the door open but you had just assumed Sodapop was back inside. "What're you guys doing home?" Darry said, confusion etching his voice. Ponyboy basically deflated when he heard Darry and you felt a little bad for Pony, you lifted your head and opened your mouth to reply but all that came out was nasty sounding coughs. Darry also deflated after hearing that, you just watched your favorite people deflate like little balloons right infront of you; now all you needed was Sodapop to come in and deflate like the rest of them, speaking of him he had came in and plopped next to Ponyboy on the floor.
"You sound awful." Darry stated, he walked to the bathroom to check something then he was in the kitchen and it sounded like he was getting water… Uh oh. "No no! I don't want medicine." You were so fast to protest, you hadn't even seen if he had actually gotten medicine but he rounded the couch and lo and behold he had cough medicine and a glass of water. Darry knew compared to Pony and Soda you were one of the worst to get to take medicine, maybe that's why Sodapop never mentioned medicine earlier so he could make Darry do it.
Darry looked at the clock trying to decide the best course of action, it was late you should be getting tired. "You take the medicine you get to sleep in my bed." Darry said while bringing it to your lips, you liked Darry's bed and that meant you could cuddle with him… Usually you were more stubborn but he surprisingly got you to surrender super fast, you took the medicine and quickly gagged after immediately regretting it. Darry brought the water to your lips and rubbed your back, "Good job.." He said quickly while you started chugging water. You sat on the couch pouting while Darry went to shower. Sodapop sat next to you while you waited for Darry, messing with your hair just like you did to Ponyboy earlier.
Darry got out of the shower and got ready for bed, when he was ready you got off the couch and mumbled "g'night.." to both Pony and Soda. You were getting super sleepy, probably because of the cough medicine. Darry laid down first and then you got in bed with him, nuzzling into his side. He rubbed your temple with his thumb as you settled into the blankets, you two laid like that for a while you were pretty restless despite being so tired. Darry eventually got sick of your tossing and turning he moved an arm around your back and started scratching your scalp, you felt your eyes grow heavy your mind starting to settle. You fell asleep to the rhythm of his heartbeat and the sound of his breathing.
✮⋆˙GN reader x Dallas winston (relationship status isn't completely stated but they do briefly kiss)
Curtis!Reader, sickfic, probably ooc Dallas, second POV, Ponyboy is slightly a menace, brief mentions of almost throwing up, fluff
This sucks, I'm rusty,,
w/c 1.1k+
You were feeling absolutely awful you weren't thinking too hard of the reason why you may be feeling like that, you were just laying on the floor with your eyes closed. You probably should leave the house before your brothers get home, school was ending soon and you might've ditched school. You were totally going to get in trouble for that later which is why you should probably leave before Ponyboy gets home and questions you, you weren't in the mood for questions.
You sat up groaning softly and stretched, a sigh leaving your lips as you stood up. You always ran cold but for once you were insanely hot and it was throwing you off big time, you really wanted to go and see Dally. He was vaguely avoiding you but not to the point you were worrying, this happened often where Dallas would get distant but it never lasted long. You reminded Dallas of Johnny quite a bit, though he would never admit that.
The walk to Buck's was a nightmare and for once it wasn't because of Socs, you had started coughing and the spring weather was awful because you were so hot—usually you liked the spring weather since you tended to be cold but it seems the universe had different plans for you today—when you had finally arrived to Buck's you had knocked on the door, the door had opened Buck was quick to let you in at this point, you visited Dallas a lot so seeing you wasn't an uncommon sight.
You were quick to walk up the stairs, not bothering even glancing at whatever else was going on at Buck's. Not once did it ever cross your mind that you were sick, you didn't even question when you were coughing while walking to Dallas's you really should have known at this point guess you weren't really using your head. You opened Dallas's door without knocking, he was just laying on his bed shirtless and smoking. You closed the door behind you taking your shirt off on the way to his bed, he didn't fully acknowledge you until you plopped your head right on his chest making yourself home. Dallas expected you do to that, you always did, what he wasn't expecting was for you to be absolutely melting.
Dally put out his cigarette and listened to the occasional gentle rasp in your breathing, it didn't take a genius to figure it out. He stuck his hand in your hair "You sick?" He questioned as if he didn't know the answer. You replied with a shake of your head, Dallas rolled his eyes he almost said something rude until a thought popped in his head; you probably wouldn't have walked over here if you thought you were sick, and Darry sure wouldn't have let you leave if he thought you were sick. Which definitely meant no one else knew, he sighed at the thought.
Dally placed a kiss on the top of your head, a few coughs leaving your lips as your eyes closed. "Definitely are." he mumbled into your hair, you tiredly nodded in agreement you hadn't considered it before but yeah even you could admit Dallas was right sometimes. You were starting to doze off on his chest until he started grumbling in your hair again. "You're going to get me in trouble aren't you." He meant with Darry and you knew that, not only is he going to find out you weren't at school he's also going to find out you weren't home either. You were hoping that they didn't find out about you being sick but you weren't sure how long you could hide it for, you swear Darry has a sense for that kind of stuff. Honestly you think he might figure it out once he hears about the skipping school thing, maybe he already has a hunch someone's sick seriously this man always knows.
You had taken a nap on Dallas's chest, you weren't sure how long the nap was but you woke up feeling ten times worse. Dally was messing with your hair when he felt you stir. "What time is it.." You murmured, your voice sounding a lot more congested than before. Dally replied with the time, 5pm. Ponyboy was probably home from school and the others would probably be back from work soon. "You sound horrible, if you're planning on going home I'll walk with you." Dallas offered with a kiss to your temple, walking home genuinely sounded like the worst thing ever right now. "I don't wannaa.." You whined, if you actually end up staying the night you were definitely going to get yelled at but if you looked as bad as you felt maybe you could get away with it. "I will literally drag you home." Dallas replied, Dallas respected Darry and he wasn't going to keep his sick sibling away from home.
"I'm gonna beat you upp.." You grumbled and coughed on his chest, he started to shove you off his chest. "Yeah right. Now stop coughing on me freak." He grunted, you shoved at him right back and sat up but not fully getting off of him so you were straddling his hips and glaring at him. "You're the freak, punk!" You had a small coughing fit after saying that, you knew he probably wasn't taking you seriously with how sick you were starting to sound.
He rolled his eyes at you and sat up with his elbows his stare stern, "You are going home." Dally's tone left no room for argument. You'd beat him up later when you feel better, you already decided that. You must've had a look on your face or something because Dally's lips met yours in a quick kiss before he shoved you off of him, you stumbled and caught yourself just before you almost face planted the floor. You grabbed your shirt off of the floor and put it back on, you sneezed on Dally when he stood up; whether that was on purpose or not no one will know…
You dragged your feet while walking out of Buck's house, Dallas was basically pushing you to get you out. He walked with you to your house, Sodapop was probably on his way home if not already home by now. Halfway there you two had to pause, Dallas just stood there awkwardly while you nearly threw up on the sidewalk. Guess you didn't have anything to vomit though since nothing came out, Dallas was half regretting leaving his room at all you probably shouldn't have been outside.
He got you home anyways, watching you walk through the door before leaving to go back. Sodapop wasn't home yet and neither was Darry but Ponyboy was and he gave you a very weird look when you first walked in. "Does Darry know you didn't go to school?" Ponyboy questioned, it was a rhetorical question they both knew Darry didn't know quite yet. You messed up his hair before face planting into the couch, "Go away Pony.." You mumbled into the cushions.
Ponyboy's talking faded as you fell asleep on the couch.
