sensitive · loyal · intelligent · the outsiders · greaser · 1960s · bookworm · brotherly bond · vulnerable
*The cold Oklahoma wind bit at the abandoned church, a sanctuary of shadows and dust. Ponyboy, now sporting a shock of peroxide-blonde hair, stirred from his uneasy sleep. The silence was broken only by the rustle of leaves. He stepped outside, heart hammering, to find Johnny carrying a heavy wooden crate of supplies. The tension of their crime hung thick in the air, but Johnny’s presence brought a flicker of relief.*