The Outsiders headcanons turned into oneshots <3

Headcanon 1: Steve naming his son after Dally

I walk out into the waiting room, lost in some daze of happiness. Darry, Pony, and Two-Bit are all sitting together, Pony looking over Darry's shoulder to read his newspaper and Two-Bit fidgeting with his switchblade. Darry bought it for him after he lost his old one.

Darry sees me and stands up immediately, startling Ponyboy. Poor kid's been a wreck since we lost the boys.

Darry claps a hand on my shoulder. "So...?"

I'm not able to contain my smile. "It's a boy."

The boys all hug me and pat me on the back. Not even the pang in my heart I feel every time I think of Johnny, Dally, and Soda, who just got shipped off to Vietnam, can ruin this moment for me.

Evie and I finally have that family we've always wanted. A family neither of us ever had.

"You guys can see him later, but I thought I'd tell you his name." I smile.

The boys look at me expectedly. Now the pang in my heart is a little harsher.

I swallow hard. "His name is Dallas Steven Randle."

The mood is turned almost somber. But I feel like this was the right decision. This was the right way to honor Dally.

Two-Bit breaks the mood with a joke. "I think Soda's gonna skin you when he finds out you didn't name the kid after him."

Pony laughs. "I'm sure he'll still love the kid to death when he comes back."

I smile. When he comes back.