#nicktalks

people need to start to understand that darry hitting ponyboy WAS NOT a moment that changed the story. and johnny and dallas dying was not darry's fault either!

'kay, let's say that darry didn't hit ponyboy, so he just went to sleep in a bad mood not saying another word to darry. johnny sleeps in the lot, socs eventually find him, and Johnny's either gonna die or kill a soc. would that be better? not really. would that be darry's fault then? no. well neither was it for the first time!

what I would say is that The Outsiders just doesn't have a 'butterfly effect', an event that changed the course of the whole story. 'cause if something wouldn't happen, it would've just happened the other way.

Ponyboy Curtis

transmasculine agender, bisexual, he>they(she)

- ponyboy isn't his real name, but a nickname he picked in 2020, when first realized he's transmasc. kinda regrets it but everyone already got used to it.

- is short and insecure about it

- likes dressing nicely, but doesn't really have money for any good clothes. steals some old pieces from soda's closet.

- bisexual. though had a pre-trans phase when he thought that he only liked girls.

- listens to the smiths & arctic monkeys

- hadn't start on smoking yet, but thinks that with amount of stress in his life will start eventually. probably will do the vape ones, especially if they're chocolate flavored.

- mrs. curtis is alive in this setting, but mr. curtis died in car crash. so yeah, she's a single mom, though darry's trying to help her out.

- he and johnny share the same interest - manga. that's probably how they became friends. (they went to the same middle school)

Johnny Cade

gay guy, he/they

- grows his hair out, though doesn't really know how to manage it (it has wavy texture)

- has conservative parents who are aware he's gay. neglected him ever since, and even said stuff sort of a "you are not our son anymore", which made johnny hate his own household.

- in a world where not all of the se hinton's characters are white I would like to think that johnny's mom is filipino. (he's probably half or 1/4th)

- doesn't smoke cause the smell makes him start coughing badly. and also because his parents smoke a lot, and he doesn't want to be like them.

- broke his leg and back once. not because of saving kids in a burning church this time though. probably a much more stupid reason.

- actually liked being in the hospital cause then he didn't have to see his family & couldn't go to school.

- have been bullied in middle school. pony was the person who tried to help him out, but couldn't have done much.

Dallas Winston

cis guy, bisexual (in denial), he/him

- has christian parents and got a religious trauma.

- got pretty conservative views because of the church, but is trying to work it through.

- told johnny that only girls and gays wear long hair. the thing is johnny's actually gay. and Dallas is indeed wrong.

- had a breakdown when realized that he likes guys.

- started smoking to piss off his parents, but actually got into a habit. hates vaping, thinks that they're not 'real stuff'

- used to be a bully in middle school and earlier (he and johnny went to different middle schools, though. so no, he didn't bully Johnny)

- sometimes when he runs away from his parents at night, he goes to Johnny's place. and then they both go and hang out somewhere.

- brags about living in New York for a few years. everyone thinks it's tuff. but no one knows what he was actually doing there. (me neither)

it's just this song feels so soft and so emotional-opening and dallas never was the one who could express his feelings properly. I feel like johnny would at least try to make him work on that and slowly learn to show something but anger and satisfaction... so... ughhh... yeah. and that kinda works the other way too

Soda would cry a lot, and then avoid any thought of Pony being dead. he would probably need someone to comfort him then, even if he doesn't want to admit it.

thank you sm for the questions!

8. How did you get into The Outsiders?

ohhh. man.

well I moved to the US last year and in december my english teacher made us divide into book-reading groups in the realistic fiction genre. there were about 4 options, and I did not pick the outsiders btw, and for some reason I thought it was about musical bands? I also remember liking the cover of the book

anyway at the two last days of school before the christmas break we watched the outsiders movie in class. and when it got to the church sunset scene I fucking lost it. and when it was the johnny and dally death scenes, I was freaking out in my mind. AND I KNEW IT WAS WHAT I NEEDED

after the end of the break I asked my teacher to read the book, and that's how it went. by the way, while watching the movie I didn't understand anything but gayness and tragedy (my listening skills suck), so when I read the book it made much more sense.

9. What's your favorite scene/moment from the book?

1) Hospital reunion

the moment that made Pony realize all the feeling Darry had for him. while watching the movie for the first time, I didn't get much of it, mostly because I was still at the point of trying to remember who is who. but reading the book I was fighting to not start to cry. I still do.

2) Johhny, Dally, and Pony talk in the car before fire in the church.

the moment that shoved most of dally's concern for johhny, him not wanting johnny to get hurt and go through the same thing he did once. and his voice changing to a different tone when saying that. uhh. I just can't do it.

3) Pony and Dally talk in the car on the way to the hospital. or more like monolog. whatever.

4) Johnny's death. No comment. I'm still not over it.

Other ones: (I'm not gonna take pictures anymore I'm tired)

5) Johnny's letter

6) Dally's death

7) Ponyboy with busted bottle and Socs, at the grocery store with Steve and Two-bit.

8) Pre-rumble

11. What's your opinion on the movie?

as I already said, I watched the movie before I read the book, so I wasn't really critical of it.

7/10 for the cast lineup, the hell are they all dark haired for? whoever picked ralph macchio for johnny should know it was the best decision ever. I got a crush on matt dillon when I watched the movie so who am I to blame others for that 😭😭 though even if it wasn't the best fit for dallas I'm still glad I found out about him

8/10 for book-accuracy. I would love it if it had been PERFECTLY in line with the book, but I know it isn't possible, so... it was good enough, I guess.

9/10 for the picture. that was indeed beautiful. my mom kept bugging me about the size of johnny's knife though, and that it wasn't possible to kill a person with such a small blade. well I don't know about that.

16. there isn't going to be any explanation because it's too hard to think of at 1am, sorry

1) johnny and cherry

2) sylvia (thought we didn't even see her) and angela

thank you sm for the questions 😭 I got kinda worried no one's gonna ask me I'M SORRY FOR THIS TAKING SO LONG I forgot and then I got sick and

4. rank the main 7.

1) dallas. no explanation I just noticed I write and think about him the most

2) johnny. love my boy I wanna squish him.

3) ponyboy (he's my highest kinn how could I not)

4) darry

5) soda

6) two bit

7) steve

wasn't sure about anything starting off ponyboy

5. what are your favorite ships?

obv jally you give me a dramatic unresolved tension gay ship I eat that up

love stevepop (whatever is the name of it) too tho and I don't really know why guess I just feel like they would have that kind of relationship when you're obv not friends anymore but not dating yet because no one is smart enough to admit their feelings

I also like curly/pony. again no explanation and I didn't get into it at first cause we don't know much about curly but after reading a few fanfiction I can kinda see the vision...

7. what are your fave non-romantic relationships?

I don't really see johnny&ponyboy in romantic relationship, and much more like besties. love their friendship sm and wish I could have one like theirs 😭😭 they're comfortable with sticking together and understand each other on the other kind of level

LOVE CURTIS BROTHERS THEY'RE SOO FUCKING DEAR TO ME the conflict between darry and pony did something unexplainable to my heart. I was bawling my eyes out each time I saw that hospital reunion scene. I guess that's because it's the situation where I can relate both to ponyboy and darry, as a single mom's older child, and an older sibling.

I like the two-bit&marcia dynamic and maybe as romantic too but I'm not sure enough

I also like Tim/Dally as friends, I like the idea of them beating each other to death and being best buddies the next day, it's kinda funny. I just know damn well they're sick of each other but in a good way

14. telll us five headcanons you basically see as canon

this one is going to be kinda tough...

1) dally being a pale ass bitch and burning under the sun in five minutes in summer (whoever wrote about this, thank you)

2) curly sneaking in curtis' house at night through pony's window and scaring the shit out of him

3) if pony would ever leave Tulsa, he would move somewhere to the north, Illinois or Michigan maybe. (I just came up with it, but he would cause I live in michigan.) he would regret it because it's much colder in winter there than in oklahoma. he loves the nature though.