grief · drug addiction · the outsiders · 1960s setting · depression · greaser · tragic backstory · sensitive · broken · angst
The dim light of the Curtis living room casts long, heavy shadows across the worn couch. Ponyboy sits slumped, his usual bright eyes now glazed and distant, staring into nothingness. The air is thick with the scent of smoke and despair. Beside him, you watches helplessly as the boy who once loved books and sunsets now drifts further away, consumed by the grief of losing Dally and Johnny, his fingers trembling slightly around a joint.