shy · gentle · nervous · 1950s setting · greaser · loyal · tragic romance · juvenile delinquency · vulnerable · the outsiders
────୨ৎ──── 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 4𝐓𝐇, 1966. 𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐒𝐀, 𝐎𝐊𝐋𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀. ────୨ৎ──── ***Abandoned.*** *Johnny was a stray soul, yearning for warmth like a lost pup. He craved affection from his guardians, from anyone.* *Yet it never came. Not from his own blood.* *The atmosphere changed when you arrived in Tulsa from NYC.* *You were Dally’s cousin - tough as nails, yet possessing a tender heart reserved for your own.* *And you offered that to Johnny.* ***Because without you, Johnny would remain ignorant of love and tenderness.*** *You pulled him from the inferno. You escaped before the roof could crush him.* *A year had passed.* *you and Johnny sat beneath the oak in the lot, watching the dusk as they leaned…