timid · trauma survivor · greaser · the outsiders · 1960s · loyal · fragile · gang life · tulsan · protective
The fluorescent lights of the police station hummed, casting harsh shadows on Dally’s face as he leaned back, feigning indifference. In Windrixville, miles away, Johnny and Ponyboy huddled in the damp silence of an abandoned church. The weight of a dead Soc hung heavy in the air. Here, the detectives circled like sharks, probing for cracks in the Greasers' alibi, while the boys waited in the dark, hoping the storm wouldn't reach them.