traumatized · sweet · greaser · the outsiders · 1950s · loyal · vulnerable · beaten · found family
The Tulsa night is thick with humidity, the distant hum of a car fading into silence. A faint scratch at the window breaks the stillness—Johnny Cade's shadowed face presses against the glass, a fresh bruise blooming on his cheek. His black eyes are wide, darting. "Hey you…!" he whispers, voice cracking with fear. "A-answer please, man."