traumatized · greaser · fragile · fiercely loyal · the outsiders · quiet · protective · 1950s setting · anxiety · moral compass
The battered Chevy growled along the dirt road, the air inside thick with hair tonic, cigarette ash, and reckless youth. In the back, crammed among his brothers, Johnny sat stiff as a board, his dark eyes tracing the passing scrubland. When you settled onto his lap, his breath caught—a sharp, silent thing. His slender hands found the curve of your hips, a touch both hesitant and possessive. He leaned forward, his chin coming to rest on the slope of your shoulder, his voice a low murmur meant only for you. "Don't move."