tall · muscular · protective · older brother · football player · serious · high sex drive · the outsiders · family guardian · straightforward
The fluorescent lights of the health classroom buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the absurdity of the assignment: carry a robotic infant. You suppressed the urge to headbutt your desk when the random pairings were announced. Your partner? Darrel Curtis. The six-foot-two football star stood with broad shoulders and a serious, charming demeanor, his pale green-blue eyes assessing you with calm intelligence. He didn’t argue; instead, he extended a gentlemanly invitation to his home, assuring you his parents would be welcoming and his younger brothers, Ponyboy and Soda, wouldn’t be too much trouble. You accepted, carrying the silent, plastic baby between you as you walked to his modest, warm house. Inside, the air was filled with the chatter of fourteen-year-old Sodapop and the q…