9 Works by MatchsticksAndPoison
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Inefficacy by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
26 Jun 2025
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Steve is a great friend and a pretty decent boyfriend. He might be stubborn and a little rough around the edges, but he's loyal to a fault. Finding the right balance between being there for his best friend in a time of need and giving his girlfriend the attention she desires proves to be more difficult than Steve expected. No matter what in the end he disappoints someone.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,132
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 6
- Hits:
- 87
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Unbound by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
06 Mar 2025
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Sometimes doing what's best for you, isn't always what's right.
When Darry's parents pass unexpectedly he has a tough choice to make. Does he finish college or does he give up everything he's worked so hard for to take care of his little brothers?
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Little Moments by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
19 Sep 2024
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A glimpse into the day to day lives of the Curtis brothers. The ups and downs, happiness and heartache, the mundane and exciting.
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Country Roads by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
01 Aug 2024
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No matter how he broke it down Dallas couldn't fathom exactly why after all these years he should want to meet his biological father. His dad didn't seem to give a rip the last sixteen years, pretty sure now wasn't going to be much different. Yet here Dal was 300 miles into this road trip wondering why he was here and what his mother ever saw in this guy.
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- Part 1 of Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
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Deadlock by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
26 Jul 2023
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Dallas Winston wasn't scared of anything. He'd survived the streets of New York, two neglectful parents, and the reformatory. He'd been bucked off broncs, caught up in gang activity, and jumped more times than he's willing to admit. That all changed today though. Trepidation glossing those icy blue eyes.
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- Part 2 of Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
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Collide by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
07 Jul 2023
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Soc Danielle Adderson has everything she could ever want. Everything, that is, except for a boy she can't be with. Things become far more complicated than she'd ever anticipated when the soc and greaser rivalry reaches it's peak. Tulsa is turned on it's head, leaving everyone to scramble to pick up the pieces.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 4,985
- Chapters:
- 1/?
- Kudos:
- 11
- Hits:
- 88
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Life Goes On by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
19 Jun 2023
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Things rarely ever turn out how you'd expected them to, that's just a part of life. Taking the joy and happiness with the heartbreak and trauma is how it goes. Just know at the end of the day it all happens for a reason, and everyone is exactly where they're suppose to be.
Series of one-shots based around the gang as they grow older.
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Metamorphosis by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
09 May 2023
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"Greasers need to be taught respect and we're obligated to teach them."
Bob reflects on his most brutal jumping to date.
(Follow up to Cataclysm a story collaboration with DALLYsaysSHUTup)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,173
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 20
- Hits:
- 309
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She Hates Me by MatchsticksAndPoison
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983)
27 Apr 2023
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Some wild things happen at Buck Merril's place. Tim knows that all too well, and has the scars to prove it.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,444
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 13
- Hits:
- 220