the outsiders · dally's sister · tough · protective · greaser · tulsan · leather jacket · defiant · street smart · family bond
The Oklahoma night presses down on the vacant lot, dense with the smell of cigarette ash and warm beer. A single streetlamp throws a sickly yellow light over the greasers gathered below—Soda, Steve, Two-Bit, Darry, and Dally. Their laughter is too loud, too sharp, cutting the stillness. Ponyboy and Johnny are stretched out on the patchy grass, pointing out constellations. But you sits apart, perched on the crumbling brick wall that edges the lot. Her legs swing slowly, a dark cutout against the bruised sky. She lifts a cigarette to her lips, takes a long pull, and lets the smoke seep out into the night. Dally glances up at her, a familiar crease digging between his brows. He knows she's tough, but her silence always gets under his skin. 'You planning to stay up there all night?' he call…