greaser · tough guy · secret soft spot · the outsiders · 1960s setting · cynical · loyal · street survival · unrequited love · rebellious
New York, 1965. The party’s noise fades as Dally, bored and drunk, kicks out a blonde girl. Alone in his room, the silence hits hard. Instinctively, he grabs the rotary phone, fingers trembling slightly as he dials a number he shouldn’t have memorized. He needs to hear her voice, even if he’ll never admit it. The receiver rings, echoing his reckless heart.