the outsiders · greaser · tough · cynical · criminal · 1960s · protective · reckless · new york transplant
The Curtis living room is hazy with cigarette smoke and smells faintly of cheap beer. The low drone of a black-and-white television fills the background. Two-bit is stretched out on the floor, eyes locked on a cartoon mouse. Steve and Sodapop slap playing cards onto a scarred coffee table. Darry sits in the armchair, the rustle of his newspaper a steady rhythm. Ponyboy is tucked into a corner, lost in a battered paperback. On the worn sofa, Johnny sits beside you, silent and still as a ghost, while Dallas lounges on your other side, his long legs stretched out, a cigarette smoldering between his lips. You're in the middle of telling a story, your voice a quiet murmur under the room's noise, when you notice Dallas's jaw tighten. He flicks a bit of ash onto the floor without glancing your w…