I don't know how I overlooked this story before, but it was a wonderful read. It's really interesting seeing Steve and Soda from an outside perspective, and I really like that she notes how tough and vaguely threatening they appear. Lovely writing.

An interesting look at the greasers from an outsider's (yes, I am aware of the quasi-pun in my review) perspective. I like that you labelled Sodapop and Steve with non-obvious names. At first I thought you meant Johnny and Dallas, but then I realized that Sodapop's hair sometimes bleaches blond in canon. A nice touch. :)

I was so sure it was Steve and Soda. Then, I read the other reviews and thought maybe I was wrong. I thought that they must be talking about the trial after Mr. and Mrs. Curtis passed away...

I thought that was obvious, but I'm probably wrong.

Anyway, I really liked this story. It's descriptive and grammatically correct. What more could I ask for?

"—you could see the raw, animalistic, protective instinct in his eyes, but only if you looked. Maybe I was making it up, though—"

That's how I always picture Steve around Soda. He's very possessive and protective.

Good job,
Allegorique

Oh my god. This was amazing, and you could tell which characters they were without even mentioning ...

I like how it's from someone else's POV, and no one inparticular. She's just observing her surroundings and thinking, which I often do when I'm on the bus :D

You're very descriptive, and I like that. You can picture what's happening, and she has no specific description for herself which allows everyone to get their own little picture of her.

I especially like how you tied in the end with everything, that was excellent.

Really well done :)
--Alexa

WOW. Now I want to cry... This was really well written, and quite a different plot. I don't want to suggest anything for fear of...ruining the story, and the surprise of it, I guess.

I want you to continue so badly, but I think it would also work so well as a oneshot.

I'm off to read more.

Well Wishes,
SockMonkey

I enjoyed this very much, although it drove me crazy for awhile trying to figure out what the situation was, lol. Very intriguing to look at it from a stranger's POV - keeps you spellbound, lol.

I figured it was Soda and Darry from the nicknames, lol. Blonde Beauty is fairly clear (is it "Blond" though?) but Old Scowl was a cute spin on Darry. I know he's portrayed as stern in the novel, but calling him on the "perpetually annoyed and distrustful scowl" made him seem more juvenile, lol, which I like, as he is young and it's a realistic spin.

Both of the boys came off as younger, and I think it was the voice you used. I like the voice a lot, but the elegance of the phrasing and the objective, almost cold way she thinks about herself makes her seem a lot older than a high school student. When I read it, a lot of the time I was convinced she was an adult, maybe forty-something, but the details led me to think she might be a college student - maybe a grad student, or, if that's not realistic, a forth year, who has been in private school forever. Someone well-educated, who is both aware of the fact, and proud of it, lol. Definitely well off. I don't know who you were imagining here, but that's the voice that spoke to me.

Actually, it sounds like a writer writing this, lol. Not in a bad way - it still sounds like character, but the character is a writer. Just the way she talks about drafts and seems so dreamy and lost in her own fantasies.

I enjoyed this a lot! It has a lot of flair in the word choice and the rhythm.

I decided to read some more of your stories, just because every time I read something of yours I'm completely blown away - and you did not let me down this time.

I could tell you how talented you are and how inspired I often feel by your writing but that would be a total understatement, and anyway, I'm pretty sure you already know all that.

Your word choices are amazing, and the way you set the scene and the atmosphere is so descriptive. I'm positive this is just me being stupid again, but are you supposed to infer who BB and OS really are, or should we just automatically know who they are? I was thinking Dallas and Johnny, but then when I got to the end I realized it couldn't be them because seeing as you were talking about the trial, they would have been dead already.

I also loved the end, by the way, and the tie-in with the Curtis brothers. That was so creative. This is going on my Favorites. :D

Peace..;
Sarah

Ahh, I can't believe I didn't review this either. Man, I really fell of the face of the fanfiction Earth there for a while, didn't I?

Anyway, I love it, of course. I'm sure you already know all of this but I just adore the idea for this story. A stranger seeing the gang... I just love it. Not sure how to elaborate on that, but I do.

And the writing is excellent, as usual. Everything flows and is very nicely put together.

I can't wait to see the next installment.

: )

What can I say about this that I haven't already said?

I really like the concept of someone who's unfamiliar with the gang narrating, so we get this sense of the guys from the outside -- they are scary and tough. Just simply great.

good chapter was it soda and steve update please