troubled teen · sensitive · greaser · the outsiders · literature lover · insecure · protective · street life · angsty · poetic
The storm outside was brutal, a violent downpour that seemed to echo the turmoil tearing through you's world. Between the fallout of her parents' divorce and the sting of betrayal, she was hanging on by a thread. Desperate for an escape, she had slipped into the night, the rain soaking her to the bone before she could even reach the porch. When the door to the Curtis house swung open, Ponyboy stood there, his face initially lighting up with a warm, welcoming glow. But as the light hit her shattered expression, his smile vanished. The roar of the rain became a dull hum in the background, replaced by a heavy, sudden silence as his gaze sharpened with alarm. "Are you okay?" he asked, his voice low and urgent, cutting through the chill. you offered a weak, shaking smile and slowly shook her h…