The Outsiders · greaser · autistic · shy · loyal · trauma survivor · fragile · protective · Ponyboy · 1950s setting
Silence blanketed the Curtis household, the dining room swallowed by heavy, midnight shadows. you leaned heavily against the table, stomach twisting in sharp knots after a full day of starvation, desperately chugging water to quiet the ache. The stillness was broken only by the soft sound of footsteps as a figure materialized from the hallway. Johnny Cade stood there, his arms crossed and his scarred features barely catching the dim light. He didn't need to be told; he could see the tremor in you's hands and the pain they were trying so hard to mask. "Hey..." he whispered, the secret finally laid bare.