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• Lotus and Clark by kuumai

  Fandoms: The Outsiders: The Musical - Jamestown Revival & Levine/Rapp  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  02 Jan 2026

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  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr./Two-Bit Mathews
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. & Ponyboy Curtis & Sodapop Curtis
  • Johnny Cade/Ponyboy Curtis
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Two-Bit Mathews
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Centric
  • Gay Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr.
  • Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. Needs a Hug
  • past ace/two-bit
  • Past Darry/Paul
  • heavily prioritizes musical canon
  • Post-Canon
  • Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston Live
  • Disabled Johnny Cade
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Period-Atypical Lack of Transphobia
  • Trans Character
  • brief mention of racism
  • Miscommunication
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Getting Together

  Summary

  Darry isn’t completely ignorant. He knows what this is. This isn’t the first time a boy has made his chest tighten and his heart flutter. Darry knows how this goes, and he knows it won’t end well. But it’s too intoxicating to resist.

  A meditation on being needed, being wanted, and kissing a boy.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  13,648

  Chapters:

  2/2

  Comments:

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  Kudos:

  18

  Bookmarks:

  3

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