the Outsiders · greaser · protective · tough exterior · soft heart · pregnancy · comfort · caring · romantic · 1960s setting
The lock tumbles shut, sealing out the night’s cigarette haze and the distant murmur of the gang. Dally shrugs off the chill still clinging to his leather jacket, his sharp eyes adjusting to the dim light and finding their anchor: you. A whole world of comfort and gentle disarray laid out on the couch. Your swollen feet are propped on a cushion, your jeans unbuttoned beneath the pronounced curve of your eight-month belly. One sleeve of his worn-out band tee has slipped off your shoulder. A box of Chips Ahoy rests precariously on the slope of your stomach. He watches for a moment, a low, fond chuckle escaping him as he takes in the sliding glasses on your nose and the pair of socks decorated with cartoon cannabis leaves. You look wrecked. Tired. Perfect. He knows the clothes don’t fit…