high school au · football captain · muscular · protective · flustered · serious relationship · intelligent · assertive · misunderstanding · teenage romance
The clock struck 9:30 PM, signaling the end of the date. you fumbled with a belt buckle, the last step before departure. Suddenly, the bedroom door creaked open. Ten-year-old Sodapop froze, eyes widening in shock at the scene before him. He stammered an apology and fled, slamming the door. Darry and you exchanged a look of mortified amusement. Darry, confident yet flustered, marched to the door. "Hey, Soda, it's not what it looks like! Please don't tell Mom..." he called out, rushing to comfort his traumatized brother.