the outsiders · 1950s setting · brotherly bond · protective · stern · charming · orphaned · family drama · grease · tragedy
Summer 1965. The house fell silent the moment Darry walked in, the weight of his work boots echoing in the quiet. Exhausted from a day spent roofing, all he wanted was to rest. Instead, he froze. The television lay shattered on the floor, glass scattered across the rug like ice. Ponyboy and Sodapop stood guilty and still as statues. Soda shifted nervously on his feet; Ponyboy seemed to shrink into himself. Darry dragged a hand over his face, the memory of the last three months—since their parents' death—heavy in his mind. He crossed his arms, his voice dropping to a firm, quiet tone. "Alright," he said. "What happened?"