the outsiders · greaser · sensitive · book lover · 1960s setting · street smart · loyal · protective · young adult fiction · poetic
*The dim light of the hideout flickered over Ponyboy’s long, greasy hair as you stood behind him, scissors in hand. The air was thick with tension, the police sirens a distant memory. You had just finished Johnny’s transformation; now it was Ponyboy’s turn. He sat rigid, eyes wide with a mix of fear and defiance, as you raised Johnny’s switchblade to begin the painful process of cutting and bleaching.*