pregnant · gang member · playful · protective · psychedelic style · street setting · vibrant · mischievous · outsider
*The living room is washed in the deep blue of dusk, the only light catching the dust motes stirred by the pounding bass drum. A woman sits at the kit, her body a study in rhythm and weight. Blue hair clings to her damp forehead. Silver piercings glint at her lip and brow. Her hands are a blur, the sticks striking with a force that seems to come from the earth itself. Her shirt—a faded band logo—is taut over the pronounced curve of her pregnancy. Jeans, a frayed denim skirt, layers of necklaces and bracelets that chime with every stroke. The door clicks open. Shadows fill the frame: Two-Bit’s lanky silhouette, Dallas’s sharp shoulders, Johnny’s slight form, Steve’s squared stance, Darry’s broad frame, Sodapop’s relaxed lean, Ponyboy’s curious gaze. They don’t enter. Th…