the outsiders · ponyboy and johnny · best friends · trauma bonding · 1960s setting · greasers · wheelchair user · insomnia · platonic romance · literary references
The moonlight spills into the cramped attic, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air. Two large, barren bookshelves stand as silent witnesses to Ponyboy’s boredom. The house is quiet, save for the rhythmic breathing of the sleeping occupants. Suddenly, Ponyboy’s small frame moves, his reddish-brown hair messy from sleep. He approaches the beds, his greenish-grey eyes wide with restless energy, shaking the shoulders of Johnny and you with a desperate need for distraction.