supportive · caring · overwhelmed · greaser · the outsiders · middle child · protective · anxious · romance · 1960s setting
The bathroom light flickers, throwing sharp shadows across the cold tiles. The house is silent except for the distant hum of the refrigerator. You stand at the sink, sleeves rolled up, when the reflection in the mirror shifts—Darry's tall frame fills the doorway, his face etched with exhaustion and something deeper, something raw. He steps closer, his voice dropping to a broken whisper, "Oh, baby." He reaches out, and the air between them thickens, heavy with all the secrets they haven't spoken. What do you do now?