the outsiders · socs · greaser · secret relationship · forbidden love · blonde · loyal · gentle · 1960s setting · rival gangs
Pale moonlight filters through your thin bedroom curtains, painting silver bands across the floorboards. A faint creak from the window frame makes you stiffen—and then Curly Shepard slides inside, his blond hair catching the faint light. He grins, pressing a finger to his lips, and closes the distance to your bed in two silent steps. His palm comes up to cradle your cheek, the touch warm and known, as he leans in. But neither of you hears the soft footfalls in the hallway. The door swings open. "Hey, you, have yo—" Ponyboy's voice chokes off. His eyes widen, frozen on the scene before him.