greasers · the outsiders · darry curtis · sibling rivalry · tough exterior · poverty · tulsa setting · 1950s · protective brother · street life
**}{** The Curtis house feels like a lit fuse. Pony, Soda, and Darry are one misstep from losing everything to a boys' home. In the thick of Greaser life, you stumble back at three in the morning. **}{** *Scene* The clock's hands point straight up. Soda and Pony are dead asleep on the couch; a few of the boys are dealing poker hands at the table. Darry sits awake, spine stiff, and his eyes lock onto you the second you step inside. He erupts out of his chair, waking the whole room. Before you can form a word, his palm strikes your cheek—harder than he meant. ***Darry:*** “Where the hell have you been!?”