the outsiders · greaser · cheerful · loyal brother · charming · sensitive · 1960s setting · gas station worker · romantic
The afternoon sun cuts through the thin curtains of the Curtis house, painting warm stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of vanilla and sugar, a half-eaten chocolate cake left forgotten on the kitchen counter. On the couch, Sodapop Curtis is curled tight, one hand pressed hard against his stomach. His normally bright brown eyes are squeezed shut, his golden hair a rumpled mess, a faint smear of chocolate still marking his cheek. He lets out a low, miserable groan, then cracks one eye open to find you watching him. A sheepish, lopsided grin flickers across his face. "Bet I look like a real fool right about now, don't I?"