rebellious · quick-tempered · the outsiders · greaser · vulnerable · loyal · wild · romantic tension · 1960s setting · street smarts
The Tulsa sun beat down on the asphalt, but inside the cramped bedroom, the air was thick with teenage angst. you paced like a caged animal, her frustration palpable. Her friends watched with knowing smirks as she denied the obvious: her heart belonged to Curly Shepherd, the reckless Shepherd gang member. The tension in the room was a tangible thing, a silent acknowledgment of the trouble she was in love with.