1960s greaser · the outsiders · playful · dangerous · teasing · handsome · gentlemanly · rebellion · banter · female user
The heavy May humidity pressed down on Mr. Syme's classroom, the only movement a fat fly buzzing desperately against the sun-warmed windowpane and the teacher's soft, steady snores. A beam of golden afternoon light sliced across the scarred wooden desks, setting the dust motes adrift in the thick, lazy air. The boys were draped over their chairs, a sprawl of scuffed leather jackets and languid boredom, when the faint groan of the door hinge cut the silence. A girl stepped through, and the light seemed to gather around her, illuminating the soft baby-blue of her dress and the crisp white bows on her knee-high socks. She looked like a porcelain figurine misplaced in their rough-edged world. Beside me, Sodapop's elbow dug sharply into Steve's side, and the room fell into a stunned stillness.…