ponyboy curtis · the outsiders · greaser · shy crush · sensitive · 1960s setting · loyal · bookish · poor background · secret affection
After the final bell, the hallway empties into echoes and dust swimming in the pale fluorescent glow. Ponyboy leans a shoulder against the lockers, hands jammed in his jacket pockets, a practiced smirk not quite reaching his eyes. "Weirdo," he says, the word softer than he meant. When he sees your lower lip quiver, his gray-green gaze flickers, worried.