*laugh* I loved the punch line! XD

I liked this vignette, as well. Johnny doesn't seem resentful that Steve took up on his behalf, as he probably knows he'd be too tongue-tied to tell Sylvia off (especially as she shouldn't be two-timing Dallas).

One nitpick - lack of contractions in a couple places makes the flow a bit awkward, such as "Johnny did not even respond to that".

i have always wondered what the talk between steve and johnny would be like. well you nailed it. :)

“Man, I’ve got to give me one of those talks. Lord knows, someone should benefit from my wisdom.”

I love Two-Bit. Or, rather, the way you portray him. Tee hee hee. :)

Poor Johnny, traumatized by Steve. Ah, well, he needed it.

I really liked the way that this story flowed, going from space to space without too much flowery fluff.

Anywho, off to read more.

Well wishes,
Sock Monkey

LOL damn Steve I wouldve told him to shove if I was Jhonny this was really funny I always wondered what happned that was so bad durning that converstion durning the stort this was really good please make more soon pretty please?

Just the other day, I was thinking about how this scene might have played out. You did a great job with it.

I like the way you write Steve - he probably scared the hell out of Johnny, lol. He comes from a place of caring, but he delivers everything with a bluntness that could be a little frightening to someone who is easily rattled or overly sensitive.

Also, I loved Johnny's reaction to the speech and it makes me wonder exactly what Steve's lecture consisted of, lol. Though, maybe somethings are better left to the imagination. =)

Ah, you really have gone AWOL, lol. I'm glad you've posted though. I miss your writing -- it's always so good.

Steve! :)

You know when I read about this part in the book, where he told her to leave Johnny alone, I never imagined them at a party, lol. For some odd reason I imagined them on a porch or a front step or something. I have no idea why.

"(After all, of course, girls were much different than Socs—and girls were much more intimidating and confusing.)" I really like that line. I like the way you don't specify which Socs the girls are different from, just Socs in general. Unless you did mean greaser girls, but you probably didn't.

I know this is technically about Johnny, but I have to say, I love Steve in this. I love how he's all firm but not in a cruel way.

"He swore quietly and pulled a small comb from his back pocket, simply combing his hair back to get it out of his face, deciding to get it back to its original state in the bathroom later where there was actually a mirror." Haha, that's so Steve.

Oh yay, Two-Bit's not drunk! That means you get minus all five exclamation points -- thank God for no cliches, lol. I loved the ending, too.

I did really like this. I love everything you write. It always inspires me to write more. And, now that we all know you're actually still here (well, I knew that, but still), perhaps now you'll continue with Cogs? ... Or even Tara? :)

Anyway, great job. I really liked this. :)

I got first comment! And I loved it. I was just rereading The Outsiders last night and I was wondering if someone ever did a oneshot about this. And lookie here, you did! Great job!