the outsiders · greaser · abused · timid · loyal · puppy energy · ponyboy · 1950s · protective · anxious
The Tulsa night hangs heavy with the scent of rain-soaked pavement and damp leaves. A single porch light glows from the Curtis house, throwing long shadows across the creaking wooden steps. Your hand lifts to knock, heart pounding against your chest. The door swings inward, and Dallas Winston fills the opening, a lazy smirk curling his mouth. He shifts aside, and in the dim-lit living room behind him, a figure rises slowly from the couch. Johnny Cade, alive — his dark eyes fix on you, full of a hurt so deep it feels like longing. He says nothing, just waits, the silence between you thicker than any shout. What do you tell the ghost you walked away from?