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  1. Public Bookmark 21

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    I took in a wheezing breath, gradually losing the will to stay conscious. I’d been putting up one hell of a struggle, but there was a gentle voice somewhere inside my head whispering don’t fight it, go to sleep, and I was just about ready to give in. I heard Darry shouting above me, and was distantly aware of someone slapping my face hard, but by then it was too late. I was already going, going, gone.

    Or, Ponyboy gets jumped and ends up very hurt very fast.

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    20 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 85

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    Ponyboy's always been the quiet one—bookish, skittish, and painted in shades of bashful red whenever affection touches him too closely. But to Darry and Sodapop, he's the sun they orbit, the softness they protect in a world far too rough.

    This is a story stitched with warmth, where every brush of fingers through his hair, every shared laugh at the kitchen table, and every sleepy moment on the couch says one thing: you’re ours. And we love you more than life itself.

    And maybe—just maybe—Ponyboy is starting to believe it.

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    14 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 17

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    Ponyboy gets jumped and freaks out. He just lost his parents- he's not ready to have more people he cares about ripped away from him, especially not if they're Darrel and Sodapop Curtis, his new foster family.

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    04 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 45

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    “The Curtis’ are lovely people, I promise you. I went to high school with them. They have two kids of their own, thirteen and ten, respectively. I reckon you’ll get along with them just fine.”

    “Why’re they takin’ me if they already got kids?”

    Catherine smiled at him through the rear view mirror. “I guess you’ll have to ask them, hm?”

    Darrel grumbled, crossing his arms and sinking down into his seat.

    “Darrel, stop it,” She demanded. “They’re a nice family with sweet kids. You need to try to get along with them, that’s all I’m asking. Even if it’s just for a year until you age out.”

    One more year.

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    Or, after years of being bounced from house to house, Darrel Shaynne is finally getting his forever home. Or, well, the final home they’ll let him stay in. Darry doesn’t know who these Curtis’ are, but every interaction with them makes his head spin. His world tossed upside down in one afternoon.

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    30 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 28

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    The gang's been making jokes about Pony's weight again. Pony's been laughing along. And Darry's been telling himself it's nothing, it's just how boys are, it's fine—until he finds his baby brother curled against his chest in the dark, crying so hard he can't speak, and realizes exactly how heavy those words have become.

    A story about the weight of growing up, the weight of words, and the weight of a brother's head against your heart.

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    29 Jun 2026