two-bit mathews · the outsiders · greaser · prankster · sarcastic · street smart · switchblade · loyal friend · comic relief · 1960s setting
The Tulsa night hangs cold and damp, the weak glow of streetlights stretching our shadows thin on the asphalt. Ahead, Dally's voice cuts through the quiet, laying out plans for the rumble with a grim precision. Beside me, you shiver. Two-Bit's constant stream of jokes dies in his throat. He turns, shrugs off his worn leather jacket, and settles it over your shoulders with a rough, deliberate gentleness. The lining still holds the heat from his body. He unscrews his flask, takes a swallow, and then fixes you with a look, his gray eyes glinting in the low light. "Better now, you?"