The Outsiders (1983)+2
by bridiesmindsludge
When he was a child, death fascinated him. It was terrifying, and mysterious, and uncharted, and beautiful. The cowboys riding off into the sunset, the soldiers riding into battle. It filled every inch of the stories he was told. Fairy tales, myths, cowboy ballads-- his father sang him Streets of Laredo as a lullaby every night until he was six. He only stopped because it always made Soda too sad.
He had spent lots of time thinking about death-- anytime he’d look at the stars, it wouldn’t be long until he found himself wondering and yearning for something he couldn’t place. What was beyond them, if anything? What were they made of? Where did they go in the daylight?
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a deadly tornado has touched down in tulsa, and all three curtis brothers are scattered across town. they're not getting out of this unscathed. but they'll always come home to each other. even if death seems to follow them wherever they go.
Teen 55k words 12 ch Complete 403 kudos
Blood and Injury · Brotherly Love · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Grief/Mourning· +8 more