So Long Gold

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• So Long Gold by Soracha

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  11 Aug 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Ponyboy Curtis & Original Male Character(s)
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Johnny Cade
  • Steve Randle
  • Dallas Winston
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Drugs
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Alcohol
  • Addiction
  • Self-Harm
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide
  • Rebellion
  • Friendship
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Triggers
  • No Romance
  • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
  • Steve sucks in the beginning of this
  • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
  • Depression
  • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
  • Coping
  • Healing
  • Bullying
  • Toxic Character
  • Peer Pressure
  • Redemption
  • Out of Character
  • But it's part of the story!
  • Hurt
  • Rehabilitation
  • Recreational Drug Use
  • Mind/Mood Altering Substances
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking
  • Drug Dealing
  • Miscommunication
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • POV Ponyboy Curtis
  • For the most part
  • Slow Burn
  • Slow Build

  Summary

  Ponyboy thought he was close with the gang but when Steve says something horrible to him, he starts to separate himself from them. However, he soon finds himself unable to stay gold as drugs, alcohol, crime, and a terrible influence enter his life.

   

  Or:

  Ponyboy gets accused of having no friends so he makes one that changes who he is while the gang wonders how they could get him back.

  Series

  • Part 1 of So Long Gold

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  181,798

  Chapters:

  39/?

  Comments:

  1,944

  Kudos:

  2,382

  Bookmarks:

  282

  Hits:

  69,488

• So Long Gold (Romance Version) by Soracha

  Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  10 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Ponyboy Curtis/Original Male Character(s)
  • Ponyboy Curtis
  • Steve Randle
  • Sodapop Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Johnny Cade
  • Dallas Winston
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Drugs
  • Alcohol
  • Drug Addiction
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Self-Harm
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide
  • Rebellion
  • Friendship
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Triggers
  • Ponyboy Curtis Needs a Hug
  • Steve sucks at the beginning of this
  • Romance
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Strangers to Lovers
  • Depression
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Coming Out
  • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
  • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
  • Coping
  • Healing
  • Bullying
  • Toxic Character
  • Peer Pressure
  • Redemption
  • Out of Character
  • But it's part of the story!
  • Hurt
  • Rehabilitation
  • Recreational Drug Use
  • Mind/Mood Altering Substances
  • Substance Abuse
  • Smoking
  • Drug Dealing
  • Secret Relationship
  • First Kiss
  • ponyboy is a simp
  • Bisexual Ponyboy Curtis
  • Bisexual Male Character
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Miscommunication
  • POV Ponyboy Curtis
  • For the most part

  Summary

  Ponyboy thought he was close with the gang but when Steve says something horrible to him, he starts to separate himself from them. However, he soon finds himself unable to stay gold as drugs, alcohol, crime, and a terrible influence enter his life.

   

  Or:

  Ponyboy gets accused of having no friends so he makes one, but then realizes that his feelings run deeper than that. His personality changes while the gang wonders how they could get him back.

  Series

  • Part 2 of So Long Gold

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  89,268

  Chapters:

  23/?

  Comments:

  360

  Kudos:

  961

  Bookmarks:

  96

  Hits:

  23,759