Mark’s Redeeming Qualities
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Strangers by Your_unfriendly_ghost
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton
28 Dec 2025
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Mark meant to tell him. It explains a lot to Mark, sharin a dad with Dallas. But Bryon was so busy the last few months, so uninterested in all of Mark’s goings-ons, that Mark never got around to it.
Now he’s grateful he never did. For once forgetfulness works in his favor.
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Or: When Bryon calls the cops, Mark runs away to his half-brother’s place.Series
- Part 1 of Mark’s Redeeming Qualities
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Dealer’s Blues by Your_unfriendly_ghost
Fandoms: The Outsiders - S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders (1983), That was Then This is Now - S. E. Hinton
02 Jan 2026
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“You’re Winston’s kid brother, ain’tcha?”
“He’s…” Mark says. ‘Yeah, I mean, my momma cheated on my poppa with his daddy, so we’re re-al close’ doesn’t sound like the right thing to say, but ‘brother’ sure as hell doesn’t sit pretty in his mouth either. “We got an ol’ man in common,” is what he settles on.
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Or: Mark gets used to life at Buck’s, Dally and Sylvia fight, and Angela isn’t doing too hotSeries
- Part 2 of Mark’s Redeeming Qualities