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1. should've been you (me) by troiaspider (svibian)

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

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   15 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Johnny Cade/Ponyboy Curtis
   • Johnny Cade/Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Dallas Winston
   • Ponyboy Curtis/Curly Shepard
   • Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis
   • Ponyboy Curtis
   • Sodapop Curtis
   • Dallas Winston
   • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
   • Steve Randle
   • Two-Bit Mathews
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Post-Canon
   • Angst
   • Unrequited Love
   • many such cases of it tbh
   • Family Bonding
   • Found Family
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Jealousy
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Family Drama
   • Forgiveness
   • Survivor Guilt
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Abuse
   • HIV/AIDS
   • Drug Abuse
   • Sex Work

   Summary

   "Johnny would be here, if he let you die." Dallas' crude words echo his own thoughts.

   "You think he should've let me die," Ponyboy mutters.

   "Sometimes."

   In which Dallas survives in a world without Johnny, and the fallout.

   Series

   • Part 1 of should’ve been you (me)

   Language:

   English

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