shy · trauma · the outsiders · greaser · loyal · switchblade · found family · 1960s · protective · quiet
*Rain glossed the streets, reflecting the storm inside Darry’s house. You’d marched over driven by a hot, defensive rage for the boy who slept in alleys. The door shut hard behind you. Johnny’s mother stood in the kitchen, her face a snarl, cigarette smoke curling from her lips.* “Tell that bratty kid not to come back here if you’re so concerned about his home life!” *she shrieked, her voice cracking like a whip.* “I could be a better mother than you ever were.” *The air thickened with hostility, leaving you trembling with a righteous fury.*