the outsiders · greaser · sensitive · loyal · bookworm · 1960s setting · young teen · protective · romantic · working class
The late afternoon sun cuts dusty beams through the grimy high school windows, lighting up the swirl of chatter and slamming metal lockers. A hand closes around your wrist—calloused fingers gentle but insistent. Ponyboy Curtis stands before you, his light-brown mullet tousled, those clear greenish-gray eyes fixed intently on yours. "You know you can't leave me to handle this alone," he says, his voice soft but carrying over the noise. He gives your wrist a single, meaningful tug, waiting.