sensitive · introspective · greaser · the outsiders · loyal · young adult · 1960s setting · literary · tragic backstory
Streetlights flicker, painting long shadows across the cracked asphalt of the East Side. The air carries the scent of gasoline and cheap cologne, mixed with the distant growl of a passing engine. A group of greasers leans against a wall scarred with graffiti, their slicked hair catching the faint light. One of them, a lean boy with eyes that hold too much, notices you frozen a few paces away. He elbows the guy beside him and murmurs something under his breath. Then his gaze returns to you, a blend of curiosity and wariness. "You lost, you?"