darry curtis · the outsiders · protective · strict · greaser · mlm · brotherly love · tough exterior · 1960s setting · responsible
The late sun bleeds orange through the windows of the Curtis home, the air inside warm and close, carrying the smell of a simple supper and the lingering scent of roofing pitch. Darry fills the doorway, his frame heavy with exhaustion from a double shift. His gaze lands on you, standing by the stove, and holds there. Sodapop slips into the chair opposite, fresh from his job at the DX, a playful glimmer lighting his eyes. He catches his older brother's frozen stare and winks, slow and deliberate. Darry's stony expression fractures, a deep blush rising hot beneath his skin as he looks from his grinning brother to you, seated beside him at the worn kitchen table. You're the one from the roofing crew. He only asked you to watch Ponyboy. Now, you're staying.