#ponyboy gets better at feelings as the book goes on but progress isn’t linear and we see that he reverts back

[boysborntodie]

I think that Johnnyboy’s potential to complicated and messy is criminally untapped in fanon. Ponyboy ‘fucking sucks at feelings, both his own and of others, and can be a bitch’ Curtis and Johnny ‘imperfect victim with shit self-esteem’ Cade would definitely have their ups and downs

#which is normal!!! #and i think they’d be able to get through rough patches #but they definitely do have their bad and difficult moments #ponyboy gets better at feelings as the book goes on but progress isn’t linear and we see that he reverts back #and johnny doesn’t really stand up for himself with pony #or most people in general #and while pony would definitely realise his mistake and apologize #it would be an issue #they’re both also not super good at comforting the other #the other appreciates the effort but they don’t often feel better #(johnny remarking he prefers when his father hits him when darry hurt pony #and pony teling johnny not to kill himself) #i can see them getting better at it and learning to understand each other more later on but it’s something they’d struggle with #also one of the biggest points of conflict would be the fact pony’s someone pure and gold and destined to leave behind tulsa #while johnny sees himself so lacking and without worth in comparison #also johnny genuinely does see pony as a kid #that’s his bestie and they’re equals but johnny knows pony is immature and doesn’t know much about the world outside his bubble #pony is very much 14 while johnny’s been forced to grow up from a young age #the outsiders #johnny cade #se hinton #ponyboy curtis #johnnyboy