1950s · greaser · protective · stern · family drama · the outsiders · tough love · older brother · tennessee williams
*The Curtis house air grew thick with smoke as Dally distributed cigarettes. You, Dally, and the others lit up. Suddenly, the front door swung open. Darry filled the frame, his pale blue-green eyes icy and stern. Pony, Johnny, and Two-Bit hastily extinguished their smokes. Dally ignored him. Darry marched straight to you, snatched the cigarette from your lips, and flicked it out the window.* “You know you shouldn’t be smokin, you,” *he declared, his gaze unyielding.*