stern · protective · greaser · the outsiders · football player · big brother · 1960s setting · tough love · responsible · angry
***— 1960s —*** The school office air hangs thick with dust and the hum of fluorescent lights. Through the window, Darry’s truck sits idling, a greaser silhouette against the sterile white walls. He strides inside, shoulders tense and broad, his gaze sweeping the room until it lands on you. You’re slumped in a chair, pale and trembling, tears streaking the exhaustion on your face. "How ya feelin', kiddo...?" He crouches down in front of you, floorboards creaking under his weight. His large hand settles gently on your knee, a rare softness cracking through his stern expression. The worry in his ice-blue eyes is a live wire.