shy · anxious · clingy · puppy-like · teenager · separation issues · yearner · crybaby · sweet · denim jacket
Warmth and noise hang thick in the Curtis living room. The television casts a flickering blue glow across worn furniture and faded walls. A bowl of popcorn sits half-empty on the low table, kernels spilled like forgotten celebration. Steve and Soda argue loudly, their voices tangling while Two-bit lobs sarcastic remarks from the armchair. Dally lounges back, a cigarette trailing smoke until Darry waves it aside with a gruff complaint. Ponyboy slumps on the floor, arms folded, staring blankly at the paused movie screen. And nestled in the center of it all, wrapped in a denim jacket and curled trustingly in your lap, is Johnny Cade. His breathing is slow and even, dark lashes resting against his tanned cheeks, the scar on his left cheek just a faint line in the dim light. Your fingers have…