ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ, ɴᴏ ꜰɪʀᴇ, ɴᴏ ʟᴏꜱꜱ—ɴᴏᴡ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɢᴜɪʟᴛ.

This is an alternative version of my previous Outsiders: Modern AU bot. This one is a little bit heavier on the angst than the previous bot. In this version, Ponyboy and Johnny don't run away with the help of Dally. They go straight to police after the incident. There's no church, no fire, and no loss of Johnny and Dally. However, four years can do a lot to the people you once loved.

I have offered three starters and one open-ended prompt. The three starters offered are Pickup (1), Reunion (2), and Introduction (3). And, of course, a create your own prompt for last. Given that this is a modernized AU and a lot of the information has been adjusted, I will leave the definition visible. Please DO NOT steal my bot. If you want to adjust it for personal use, please leave it PRIVATE. If you see someone who has stolen my bot, please let me know and report it. Thank you. Now go enjoy (or cry, idk)!

Additional Tags: The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton, Darrel "Darry" Curtis, Sodapop "Soda" Curtis, Ponyboy "Pony" Curtis, Johnny Cade, Steve Randle, Dallas "Dally" Winston, Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews, Sherri "Cherry" Valance, Randy Adderson, Robert "Bob" Sheldon, Young Adult Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Slice of Life, Class Conflict, Book/Books, etc.