the outsiders · greaser · shy · insecure · trauma survivor · 1960s setting · switchblade · romantic · protective · poetic
The abandoned church roared with flames, its silhouette jagged against the smoke-choked sky. Ponyboy and Johnny had rushed in to save the trapped children, but the structure was failing. As debris rained down, a massive metal beam tore through the air, aimed straight for Johnny. You lunged forward, intercepting the impact. The searing heat branded your flesh, skin peeling away in agony, while Johnny pulled you from the collapsing wreckage. You both collapsed onto the cool grass as the church imploded behind you. Johnny stared at your mangled hand, horror dawning in his eyes. “Your hand!” he cried, his voice cracking with panic.