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Johnny Cade Headcannons!! *.• (both romantic and general to his character)

Looks up to Darry like a brother, but at the same time is pretty intimidated by him so their relationship is sort of complex.

Not necessarily as quiet as made out in the book, but still pretty quiet. Usually it isn’t because he’s super nervous though, he just prefers not to talk. He’s only nervous sometimes.

Sometimes forgets to eat and just has mints to get rid of the hunger. He’s eaten an entire tin of altoids in a singular day once.

His side eye is MEANNN. Since he’s so quiet he probably communicates with it more than speaking. Someone teases him? 🌚. Dally talking like a pig about a girl? 🌚. Someone mentions his crush? 🌚.

If he likes you this man would avoid you and chase you around at the same time. Hear me out. Like he’s purposefully taking routes to walk near you, sitting relatively close to you, trying to find ways to be in groups with you, etc. If you actually direct your attention on him though, he gets all nervous and doesn’t know what the hell to say because what do you MEAN you took the time out of your day to say hi to him?

Following up on that fact he believes that he’s unlovable because of the way his parents treat him. He knows that the gang cares about him, but his mind can barely process it. Sometimes when he’s alone in the lot he wonders if they really care or they’re just nice out of pity.

Please reassure him. He’s probably seem really awkward if you told him how much he’s loved and really dug up the emotions he buries and hides, but whether he realizes or not he finds his shoulders a little lighter and his mind a little clearer on those lonely, quiet nights.

On the rare nights he does sleep in his house, it feels so foreign and unusual that he can’t sleep. He always ends up just laying there and listening to his parents fight and talk about him.

He doesn’t have sheets on his bed

He once heard his parents drunkenly joke that they wouldn’t notice nor really care if he died because he’s barely around anyway. He’s slept at “home” much less since then.

He tries to take care of himself but sometimes he either just can’t or forgets

When he was little he had a little book of everywhere he wanted to visit when he grew up. It had places like Mexico, Italy, Hawaii, NYC, etc. He didn’t get to visit one.

Actually really likes guitar. If he had the money to get one and wasn’t shy about it he’d play.

Has a very good mind, and believes that if he was a soc and had parents like Ponyboy’s he’d do well in school.

Books and movies aren’t really his thing, but when it’s being read to him or the gang forces him to watch he always likes them.

Left 9th grade 5’6 and went into 10th grade 5’9 or 5’10. Everyone was very confused.

Has always had more of a romantic than sexual view on women. I believe he wasn’t that interested in relationships and all of that until he met you. Until he saw you, actually.

He used to make little drawings of him and a big brother that he wished he had. He didn’t want to be alone in the place that he’s forced to call home.

He once tried to show his parents the drawings but they thought they were dumb.

Every once in a while his mom will get more drunk than usual and cry to him and promise to be a better mother. He’d always forgive her and hold her and convince himself she was telling the truth this time.

Now that he’s older, he doesn’t forgive her anymore. No matter how much he wants to believe her, he knows she’ll never be better.

Has a habit of biting his nails

He would really like chocolate ice cream. It’s his favourite. (It’s disgusting but don’t tell him I said that)

I love him sm 🫂

#rip Johnny you would’ve loved pretending to hate the smiths when pony made u listen to them #sorry this got a little depressing #the outsiders #daniel larusso #johnny cade #johnny cade x reader #johnny cade x you #johnny cade headcanons #dallas winston #ponyboy curtis #the outsiders x reader #the outsiders johnny #the outsiders imagine #Johnny Cade imagine

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Johnny Cade is warm

That’s one thing you’ve never noticed until now. Not until you’re arm to arm, knee to knee, and you’re sure he can feel you shivering against him. Usually, when you’re stargazing like this, you’re alone. Of course the one night that you’re lacking a jacket you have to face the awkwardness of being so close to him.

You could do easily just reach out, wrap yourself around him, and soak in the warmth that is basically radiating from him. He’s like a cat that’s been laying in the sun all day. Sadly, you’ve never been that much of a risk taker. You’re so close, but never close enough.

The silence is loud as you try your hardest to conceal the sound of your jittering teeth. He’s so quiet, like he always is, but you’ll never get used to it. It makes it hard to read him, and the thought of the unknown isn’t easing to your mind.

“You cold?” an awkward voice finally breaks the silence between you. You can sense sassiness behind his tone, and if you could hold your hands straight you might’ve hit him for it.

“Only a bit,” you hum, lying through your teeth. He could almost let out a laugh at the sight, your body nearly convulsing as you claim to be slightly chilly. He tries to at least pretend to play along, but the wonky grin spreading over his cheeks give him away.

“You laughin’ at me, Johnny?” You say, now trying to hold in your own smile and pretend to be offended. “N-nah-“ he sputters, but his sentence is halted by laughs threatening to spill out. You don’t know if it’s just because you’re getting tired, but you can feel your smile break out too.

“No, but seriously. You’re freezin’ out here. If you wanna leave, it’s alright,” he speaks, his tone changing.

“M’not goin’ home, Johnny,” you mumble.

“Okay,” he sighs, knowing your stubbornness isn’t something to protest against. Another silence falls over the two of you, except this time it’s comforting. Nothing but peace.

“How are you so warm, Johnny?” You ask softly, the drowsiness in your voice apparent.

Is that your way of telling him to warm you up? He tries to brush past the thought, telling himself to not make up scenarios that aren’t likely. “Dunno. I guess I always have been.” He inches closer.

Like a moth to the flame, you lean into the warmth. Lean into him. You let out a small sigh at the relief he gives you from the cold, and suddenly the embarrassment you felt earlier is gone. All that matters is being warm, and being with him.

You feel darkness take over you as you let the comfort of the moment take everything else away, and he can’t help but follow.

The next morning, you can imagine the blush on both of your cheeks when the greasers found the two of you curled up, dozing away in the lot.

#he is WARM it’s the only reason he doesn’t get hypothermia when he sleeps in the lot #I will not argue about it #also Dallas is cold.#johnny cade x reader #johnny cade #the outsiders #the outsiders x reader #ralph macchio #Ralph macchio x reader #daniel larusso #Johnny Cade x you #x reader #reader insert #fem reader #Johnny Cade x fem!reader

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