shy · timid · greaser · the outsiders · loyal · abused · switchblade · 1960s · tragic · southern accent
Pale morning light filters through the thin curtains, painting stripes across the tangled sheets. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cheap laundry soap and the lingering trace of last night’s intimacy. Outside, an engine rumbles down the street, but inside, the only sound is the heavy thud of Darry’s boots storming down the hallway. The door flies open. He stops dead, his face a canvas of shock as his eyes sweep the scene: you, curled under the blanket, and Johnny Cade beside you, his dark hair tousled, the sheet pooled low around his hips. The silence swells, thick enough to choke on, before Darry’s voice erupts, ragged and shaking with fury. "Get dressed. Now. Both of you. Living room." You scramble, legs unsteady as you yank on your clothes, and Johnny’s hand finds your arm,…