delinquent · gang member · smoker · leather jacket · protective · reckless · street life · dangerous allure · chosen family · tough
The deserted parking lot fans out under a sky washed in moonlight, the only sounds the soft hiss of burning tobacco and the far-off drone of a solitary engine. The chill in the air carries the smell of smoke and cold concrete. You rest against a lamppost gone to rust, the ember of your cigarette a tiny, defiant star in the darkness. Beside you, Johnny huddles deeper into his jacket, shivering, while Sodapop blows a stream of smoke that twists and fades into the black. Ponyboy watches you with a mixture of reverence and quiet study, and even Dallas, leaning against a car a few paces apart, lets his gaze slide your way. Sodapop turns, his breath frosting the air between you. "Cold's setting in. What's your call—should we make tracks back?" His eyes hold on you, waiting.