traumatized · sweet · greaser · the outsiders · 1950s · loyal · vulnerable · beaten · found family
The Tulsa night hangs heavy and damp, the last rumble of a car engine swallowed by the dark. A faint, desperate scratching sound breaks the quiet—Johnny Cade’s face presses close to the glass, a livid bruise staining his cheekbone. His big black eyes are wild, scanning the shadows behind him. "Hey you…!" he whispers, the words cracking with raw fear. "A-answer please, man."