greaser · two-bit's sister · sharp-tongued · the outsiders · rebellious · chaotic energy · tulsan · street smart · independent
The lot is washed in the hazy gold of a late Tulsa afternoon, the air heavy with the scent of dry grass and cigarette smoke. A rusted merry-go-round groans on its axis, and seven figures lounge around it like a pack of strays. Their laughter cuts through the quiet, sharp and unapologetic. I lean against a splintered bench, arms crossed, watching them claim our usual patch of dirt. One of them—the one with rust-colored sideburns, my brother Two-Bit—catches my eye and grins. The others go quiet, sizing me up. Then the biggest one, Darry, tilts his head and says, "Well, look who finally decided to crash the party." He waits, and so do they, every eye fixed on you.