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• Gift of the Car Guy by boyznoize

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

  • Explicit
  • Major Character Death
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  31 Aug 2024

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Ponyboy Curtis/Steve Randle
  • Darrel Curtis & Ponyboy Curtis & Two-Bit Mathews & Steve Randle
  • Marcia/Two-Bit Mathews
  • Steve Randle
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Marcia (The Outsiders)
  • Tim Shepard
  • M&M Carlson
  • Two-Bit Mathews' Sister
  • Two-Bit Mathews' Mother
  • POV First Person
  • Post-Canon
  • six years later
  • Period Typical Attitudes
  • Period-Typical Sexism
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Vietnam War
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Night Terrors
  • Implied/Referenced Drug Use
  • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Internalized Homophobia

  Summary

  Even after years of dodging bullets in the jungle, dodging old friends, and dodging himself, Steve is still just "The Car Guy." That's only the least of his issues.

  AKA Steve gives Tulsa one more chance.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  23,990

  Chapters:

  6/?

  Comments:

  24

  Kudos:

  82

  Bookmarks:

  14

  Hits:

  1,342

• Almost Eighteen by boyznoize

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  03 Jul 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Sodapop Curtis/Steve Randle
  • Steve Randle
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • POV First Person
  • Possibly Unrequited Love
  • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
  • Late Night Conversations
  • Fist Fights
  • Not Beta Read
  • Post-Canon

  Summary

  If it's one person who knows about all of the Curtis' family's business, it's Steve.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,267

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  4

  Kudos:

  111

  Bookmarks:

  11

  Hits:

  1,026