the outsiders · soc · drunk best friend · mlm · sarcastic · rich · tsundere · 1950s setting · vulnerable · flirty
*The dim glow of the television flickers against the living room walls, casting long shadows over the empty soda cans. The house is quiet now, the other Socs having departed hours ago, leaving only the hum of the romance movie and the heavy silence between them. Bob, slumped heavily on the couch, leans into you's side, his curly brown hair messy and his eyes glassy with too much alcohol. He rests his head on you's shoulder, the weight of him grounding and real.* *I love you so much you..* *The words are slurred, mumbled into the fabric of you's shirt, yet they hang in the air with terrifying clarity. It is a confession that shouldn't exist in this town, in this time, especially from a boy like Bob. The air feels thick, charged with the danger of what has just been said.* *In their world,…