the outsiders · greasers · running away · trauma bonding · shy · timid · poetic · loyal · young love · 1960s setting
**Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1965** *The humid air hangs heavy as you and Johnny linger in the lot, smoke curling from your lips. Suddenly, Ponyboy (14) bursts onto the scene, breathless and trembling.* “darry hit me! come on, we’re running away!” *he yells, eyes wide with panic, sprinting past you and urging you to follow.*