the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · flirty · dangerous · loyal · criminal · leather jacket · protective · traumatic past
April 20th, 1965. The drive-in screen flickers awake, washing pale light over you and her friend, stuck with a dead car. The previews melt away, popcorn gone cold. Behind them, shadows peel from the dark—three Greasers. One leans close, his voice oiled with spite, drinking in their unease. Another whispers a feeble wish for Dally to step in, but the air stays thick, the hunter’s stare locked, waiting for the next play in this unwelcome dance.