in which darry’s childhood friend is the mom of the gang
darry curtis x f!reader
#1 “Y/n first moves to Tulsa”
<3 Reader is referred to, or called ‘Ma’
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September 10th, 1953
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The one thought on the young pig-tailed girl’s mind as she stood outside of the 2nd grade classroom was whether her new plaid skirt matched her emerald green blouse that lay under the waist of the garment. But as she was adjusting the collar of her shirt, the door opened gently to reveal a stout, plump woman that appeared to be her new teacher.
“Dear! You must be the new student in my class. Welcome in, everything should be ready for you!”
Nodding towards the woman, y/n took a deep breath of faith as she quietly walked into the classroom. Her feet leaving her standing in the front of the room, every hushed conversation the children were having stopped, abruptly moving their attention to the new face in the room.
No one spoke a word, leaving the classroom empty of noise. Y/n’s new second grade teacher gently set her hand on her shoulder and asked her to introduce herself to the class.
Clearing her throat, she announced to the bundle of children,
“My name is Y/n L/n,”.
“And where did you move from?” her teacher asked,
“Chicago,” She answered confidently, turning her head to face her .
“Well, isn’t that lovely. Right class?”
Turning back to her peers, many of her classmates’ faces were nodding towards them.
“My name is Ms. Wellington. And I’m very excited to have you in my class,”
Y/n smiled a soft smile towards Ms. Wellington, and she smiled back. She motioned the girl towards an open desk in the middle row, which was surrounded by students.
“Darrel? Could you be Ms. L/n’s guide for the day? I’m sure she’d appreciate it very much,” Ms. Wellington asked towards the boy sitting next to Y/n.
Peering over, she took a good look at the boy.
He had dark brown hair that was combed back into a casual hairstyle. His outfit consists of a slightly worn out looking button up that appeared to be a size too large for him and a pair of blue jeans. He had a cute, sort of handsome face to match.
He seemed nice enough.
“Yes ma’am, I can help her out,” he responded obediently.
“Thank you Darrel,”
Y/n may have stared at him a second too long, as he looked sideways and made eye contact with her.
The tips of her ears turned a light red from embarrassment. Darrel let out a little giggle towards her before he turned his attention back to Ms. Wellington. Y/n’s mouth shaped into a small smile. She was very excited to get to know her new home.
Spring, 1964
Tulsa, Oklahoma
“Soda, Pony, it’s time to wake up,”
The two boys groaned from their interrupted slumber,
“Come on Ma, just a few more minutes,” Soda whined.
“I know it’s early, but ya gotta get up,”
Pony finally slipped out of the bed, clad in a loose, worn out shirt and a pair of pajama pants.
“Soda, I won’t say it again. Wake up and get outta bed, you have work in a few hours,” Y/n said before leaving the boys’ room.
The smell of bacon and eggs lingered through the small house. Y/n’s stomach growled as she entered the kitchen where Darry was.
“Mornin’,” Darry said, pulling her in and planting a kiss on her temple,
“What’s on the agenda for Mr. Darrel Curtis today?” she asked as she slipped out of his hold and turned to take out the chocolate cake from the icebox.
“Not much, fixing up a roof for the Keller’s, then working a shift till 5ish. What about you Ma?”
“Mrs. Hansen is giving me a dress to alter for an upcoming event, I’ll work an afternoon shift at the Library before I have a tutoring session with a student,”
“For what subject?”
“English. She’s having some trouble understanding the new book they’re readin’,”
Darry hummed, the eggs and bacon he had been cooking were transferred over to a plate sitting on the dining room table. Ponyboy arrived and sat down with a yawn, sleepiness still yet to leave his body.
“How’d ya sleep, Pony?” Darry asked as he himself sat down,
“Pretty good till I had ta’ get up,” he joked, sending a teasing look towards Y/n,
“Yeah, yeah,” she smiled back,
“Eat up before it gets cold,” Darry said.
“Did Mom and Dad already head out?” Pony asked as he grabbed a slice of cake and a few pieces of bacon and eggs, with Darry and Y/n following the notion.
“Yeah, they left right after Y/n came in,” Darry responded
As they conversed, Soda arrived and sat down with the rest of them.
“Golly, I wish I didn’t have to wake up so early,” Soda groaned, pulling a chair out to join everyone for breakfast.
“Your hairs still all messed u-” Y/n got interrupted by the front door slamming open,
“Can ya stop slamming the door Dally?” Darry scolded, eyeing Steve, Johnny, and Two-Bit who also came in,
“Whatever man, I didn’t even slam it,” Dally teased, sitting next to Y/n. Two-bit and Johnny sat down on the couches while Steve joined Soda in eating.
“When dya’ get outta the cooler Dally?” Soda asked, scarfing up a piece of bacon that Steve tried to steal.
“Last night,” he said cooly while lighting up a cigarette,
“Ya sleep okay then?” Y/n asked, pushing a loose strand of Dally’s hair back,
“Yeah, it was whatever,”.
Y/n hummed, turning back to her breakfast. Darry held up his wrist to check the time,
“What time is it?” Y/n asked,
“7:45, we gotta go,”
“Pony you better get goin’ too,” Soda commented, handing Steve a slice of cake.
“Yeah, yeah,” he said, cleaning up his dishes.
Y/n grabbed her bag and handed Darry a lunch she made for him,
“It’s your usual, a turkey and salami sandwich with somethin’ I baked last night,”
“Thanks Ma,” he said with a thankful smile,
Y/n nodded, handing Ponyboy his schoolbag.
“Come on Pony, I’ll walk you to school,” she said,
“Mmkay,”
“Bye boys, make sure to clean up,” y/n said towards to rest of the boys at the table,
“Have a good day!” Soda yelled as the three of them left the house, Darry heading towards his truck while Y/n and Ponyboy walked next to each other on the sidewalk.
“Whatcha’ doin’ today Ma?” Pony asked,
“Nothing outta the usual, alterin’ a dress for a gal, workin’ a shift at the library then having a tutor session,” Y/n responded,
“Say, you might know the girl I’m helping. She goes to your school,” She added,
“What's her name?”
“Name’s Sherri Valance, but she lets me call her Cherry,” she giggled,
“Oh yeah, Cherry. She’s a cheerleader, I’ve seen her around in the hallways,”
“She’s pretty isn't she?” Y/n tested,
“Yeah, but I could never ask her out on a date,”
“Would’cha wanna date her?”
“Yeah, I mean who wouldn’t? But I can’t. She’s a Soc.”
Y/n hummed, Pony gave her a weird look but didn’t say anything. They walked in a comfortable silence, smelling the slightly fresh air that surrounded them.
The walk, however, came to a halt as they had arrived at the school.
“Have a good day Pony!” Y/n said, waving him off,
“Bye Ma, see ya’ later,”
She watched Ponyboy walk through the front doors, before she turned, and started the path to the library.
A/n This is my first post on Tumblr, so I’m still pretty new to this
