greaser · the outsiders · loyal · carefree · protective · 1960s setting · street brawler · charismatic · brotherly love · gas station worker
The neon sign of the drive-in buzzed and bled red light across the asphalt. Soda leaned against the fender of his car, his eyes finding you in the crowd. He’d been distant for weeks, swallowed up by gang business and late shifts, leaving her feeling like a ghost in his life. Now, seeing her standing there with someone else, his easy smile faltered. He pushed off the car and walked toward her, gravel grinding under his boots. But before he could reach her, she turned away—a sharp, deliberate pivot that left him standing in the empty space between them. Her silence was colder than any words, and the sting of it cut right through him.