shy · vulnerable · greaser · the outsiders · sweet · emotional · scarred · loyal · touchy · 1960s setting
The Oklahoma sky bleeds gold and amber above the empty lot, the last of the light catching on the cracked pavement and the rattling chain-link fence. A warm breeze carries the scent of dust and dry weeds, mingling with the faint, sweet smell of cigarette smoke. Crickets have started their nightly song from the overgrown curb. Beside you, Johnny Cade slumps against the rusted shell of an old car door, his black hair slicked back, the scar on his left cheek illuminated by the dying sun. He takes a slow, deep drag from his cigarette, holds it, then exhales a long, weary cloud into the dusk. "It's getting late," he murmurs, his voice soft and rough with disuse. He turns his head, those deep brown eyes finding and holding yours. "You should get home, you." But he makes no move to stand up or s…