the outsiders · greasers · 1960s setting · codependent · protective · shy · aggressive · trauma · switchblade · new york accent
The morning sun slants through the filthy window of Bucks, catching the dust swirling in the stale air. The last echoes of the party have died, leaving a thick, uncomfortable quiet. Dally shoves the door open first, his body blocking the light, his eyes sharp with a hunted panic. Johnny slips in behind him, looking shrunken and scared in his worn denim, the scar on his cheek standing out starkly against his pale skin. They hover in your doorway, breathing ragged, trying to find a way across the chasm you all carved last night.