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If some of greasers had a pokemon partner..I may change them later but like ya! I'll do more characters like Steve, the other greasers and the socs later
OH MY GOD IVE BEEN WANTING TO SAY THIS FOR SO LONG.
Two-bit is obviously emotionally intelligent, he can always tell when something’s off with Pony (in contrast to Darry), like when he was sick or when he was threatening those socs, and it’s showed that Two-Bit really cares about Ponyboy.
Two-Bit is probably one of the closest to Pony, even if it isn’t exactly said in words, it’s shown, like whenever Ponyboy is in trouble, Two-Bit is always there to back him up. (The drive-ins, when Randy asked Pony to talk in his car, at the end when Pony threatens the socs.) I mean, Two-Bit was even going to drive all the way to Texas just to get Johnny and Pony home.
Two-Bit isn’t just some funny knucklehead with nothing else going for him, he’s way more complex than that. He’s an alcoholic, he has an absent father and a single mother and he clearly struggles in school. Honestly, I think Two-Bit is too smart to be held back if he was trying, so I’m figuring he isn’t. I think he purposefully gets held back because he likes the constant of school, he likes that it’s something that doesn’t change.
Ponyboy mentions that Two-Bit fights for conformity, to be like the others, to not appear any different, which I feel is so interesting because it implies that he feels like he needs to fight and get in trouble to be like the rest of the group, much like Ponyboy.
That’s it, that’s all I have to add because I’m tired as hell right now LMAO 😻😻
A Rant about Two-bit Mathews
Listen. LISTEN. Two-bit Mathews is by no means my favourite character in The Outsiders but something about the way he is frequently reduced to being nothing more than comic relief by the fandom doesn't sit right with me. Nor does te fact he's commonly characterized/viewed as dumb. Yes, Two-bit is funny, it's clearly characterized as somewhat as a defense mechanism, and it's also not all he is as a character. And he's not dumb. I'm aware everyone is entitled to their own interpretation of the source material and the characters, but even among somewhat serious, non crackfics, I often see these ideas prevail- and I don't know why. Pony even praises Two in his narration quite a bit . Sure, he isn't quote on quote 'book smart', he's still a junior in high school at nineteen and a half, but he's street smart, he has to be, he's a greaser. But that's not the intelligence I'm talking about. Two-bit is socially and emotionally smart. He sees the fraught social dynamics between greasers and socs for what they are ("Two-bit sure put things into words good." / "He saw things straight and turned them into something funny.), he knows the greaser way of life is a choice as much as it is circumstance ("I couldn't just take it or leave it like Two-bit" / "Two-bit for conformity"), and it's something frequently brought up in the book. Two-bit chooses the greaser lifestyle, chooses loyalty to his friends, chooses conformity to following the way of life he's chosen. Consciously he chooses it, because seeing and understanding the world around him and the complex social dynamics that dictate it he recognizes that it is the safest/best choice for himself. I'm not saying he's a genius, but he's a lot smarter than people give him credit for, and I'd argue that the ways in which he is intelligent directly foil the ways that Darry- smart, high school graduate, boy of the year Darry Curtis- isn't. Two-bit's friendship with Ponyboy adds depth to pony's relationship with Darry because it provides such an interesting look at not only what Darry and Pony don't connect over, but why they can't get alone. Darry isn't particularly emotionally smart the way Two is. It's one of the reasons he and Ponyboy can't get along. Cheapening Two's character- even in fics, ESPECIALLY in fics exploring Darry and Ponyboy's relationship- doesn't just cheapen HIS character, but it cheapens Darry's and Ponyboy's and the rest of the gangs' too. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Happy pride month to the whole Curtis gang (and The Shepards) ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
OC INTRO PART I !! — Kennedy Siblings
leonard wayne kennedy jr.
first son, first grandson, first child. he was born with all the pressure of succeeding.
and he did.
straight A+s (100% or higher)
QB of the school's football team, got into varsity in freshman year
4.0 GPA
36 on the ACT
5s on all AP exams
Valedictorian
1600 SAT
Graduated at 16, got into Harvard.
He's basically the "burnt out gifted kid" who never really had the chance to burn out. he didn't let himself. he just kept going and going and going until he got where he was expected and beyond.
He doesn't really care for fictional things such as movies or stories or even fictional books. Even when he was in elementary school, he would always check out books from the non-fiction section.
The only fictional books that interest him are the classics.
Not very much of a smiler.
He was always an older brother/authority figure to his younger siblings. As the years went by he just kept losing his inner child and was basically forced to mature by the time he got to 5th grade.
He gets frustrated at people who don't use common sense.
He is a very "you have to see it to believe it" type of person. So in his mind Santa Claus isn't real. Neither are unicorns or fairies. :(
He won't tell anyone but he LOVES American folklore. It's probably the only story he could listen to again and again without pointing out how unrealistic it is. (examples: Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed)
He doesn't really tolerate crying. It makes him uncomfortable and he doesn't know what to do or how to comfort the person crying. So he just walks away.
He's never really free to do anything.
He's hardest on Nate & Marion but in different ways.
In high school he was actually quite popular.
He's always in a rush. He gets an assignment, it's completed before class ends. He's always packing up fast, walking fast, he studies for tests fast. Hr has never had a problem with procrastination.
He drinks his coffee black.
He hates sugar, hates anything sweet. Dark chocolate is the way to go for him.
He's one of those people that texts with punctuation and proper grammar.
andrew robert “drew” kennedy
3 (almost 4) years later drew was born!!
don't ever call him andrew.
he hates full names. he will call you a nickname even if you don't have one.
he only really calls people by their full names when he's upset at them.
he believes that everyone has one soulmate whether that be romantic or platonic.
life of the party.
reading is his no.1 opp. he physically can't sit still long enough to get past 3 words. same with movies. he has to be strapped down.
he's a people person, he might not be the smartest person but he always knows what to say to make someone feel better.
he has purple-ish eyes (think elizabeth taylor)
his inner child is also his exterior child.
he loves drag races & speeding. (monthly speeding tickets...)
he doesn't really drink but he acts drunks.
he plays baseball :>
he loves horses! he has a horse named Dippy Dawg.
he ignored his problems, and bottles up his feelings.
he needs to be positive 25/8. serious situations make him super uncomfortable.
d1 yapper. nothing can get him to stfu.
sundays are his least favorite day of the week because he tweaks out trying to sit still during the sermons.
he doesn't understand why school is so important. he believes in learning basic math & english and dipping.
he also tells everyone about how young people should party and have fun and start going to school when they get older.
he cant spell to save his life. txting him is like having to decode ancient ruins.
michael thomas “mike” kennedy
another 3 years later mike was born !!
he is the star quarterback of his high school football team, and is also the captain.
he enjoys teasing and pranking Marion but is more cautious with leo and drew.
he has a small scar on his chin from a football accident in middle school.
his favorite foods are hamburgers and steaks.
he has a bad habit of cracking his knuckles and neck.
when he goes to the gym he always makes sure to do 600 curl ups, 300 push ups, 200 pull ups, a trunk lift and back saver sit & reach that are at least 12 inches, and a flexed arm hang for about five minutes
gym bro lmao
kisses the homies gn
he's been banned from two pizza places for starting “accidental” food fights
he pretends not to care about school but always crams the night before a big test and somehow aces the test.
he refuses to take no for an answer when it comes to convincing his friends to join pickup games after school
he text replies are either lightning-fast or hours late, depending on how distracted he is by football or flirting.
he's one of those people that takes PE games seriously
he has a habit of “borrowing” snacks from his siblings without asking and acting surprised when they notice
his idea of dressing up is swapping his hoodie for a polo shirt and calling it fancy
He always insists on driving during family outings—even if everyone else is nervous about his lead foot.
he secretly has a soft spot for family movie nights (as long as it’s an action movie).
he will never say no to a dare, it doesn't matter what it is, he will be doing it
marion aurora evangeline “mari” kennedy
two years later a girl was finally born.
she's literally babied by all her brothers even if they all show it in different ways.
she LOVES the color pink
screenager
she's either the bitchiest or sweetest person there's kind of no in between
she knows everything about everyone. all the tea. all the secrets.
probably most popular girl at her school
she's learning not to hate greasers so much
sweetest tooth ever.
she gets scared easily
don't piss her off she'll be a bitch to u
she's friends with like everyone
knows everyone's birthdays
heh i'll keep hers short n' sweet (yes that's a sabrina ref) bc ill make more posts on her in the future
I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS YAYAYAYAY
im planning on filling out one of those expression charts for the OUTSIDERS characters so can anyone who sees this pick which character I should do first?? ty ^__^