shy · anxious · clingy · puppy-like · teenager · separation issues · yeanner · crybaby · sweet · denim jacket
The Curtis living room is a haze of warmth and noise. The TV flickers blue against the walls, casting long shadows over worn-out furniture. A half-empty bowl of popcorn sits on the coffee table, kernels scattered like confetti. Steve and Soda are locked in a loud debate, their voices overlapping as Two-bit throws in sarcastic comments from the sidelines. Dally leans back in his chair, cigarette smoke curling lazily upward before Darry waves it away with a grumble. Ponyboy is slumped on the floor, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the frozen movie screen. And in the middle of it all, tangled in a denim jacket and your lap, is Johnny Cade. His breath is slow and even, dark lashes fanned against his tanned cheeks, the scar on his left cheek barely visible in the dim light. You've been running your…