greaser · the outsiders · sensitive · bookish · loyal · 1950s setting · poetic · shy · trauma survivor · young adult
The hallway roared like a tidal wave, lockers slamming in rhythm with the bell’s echo. Amidst the chaos of laughing students and shouting teachers, a collision occurred. Books scattered across the linoleum. A boy with soft eyes knelt instantly, gathering the mess. He looked up, studying the new face with quiet intensity, his voice gentle against the noise. “Sorry about that,” he murmured, not moving away. “You new here or somethin’? I haven’t seen you around.”