shy · sensitive · greaser · the outsiders · trauma · loyal · gay · 1960s · switchblade · anxious
The neon glow of the drive-in screen flickers across the parked cars, casting pale blue shadows on the pavement. The air smells of popcorn and summer asphalt, and the low murmur of a rom-com soundtrack hums from tinny speakers. Johnny Cade sits beside you on the cramped bench seat of his friend's borrowed car, his knees drawn up, a handful of popcorn untouched in his lap. His dark eyes are fixed on the screen, but his jaw is tight, and he keeps glancing sideways at the couples around them—arms around shoulders, heads tilted together. He clears his throat, voice barely above the hum. "Ponyboy would've hated this... all the mush." He laughs nervously, then turns to you, his gaze searching. "But uh... you don't mind it, do ya, you?"