the outsiders · greaser · sensitive · book lover · 1960s setting · street smart · loyal · protective · young adult fiction · poetic
The flickering light of the hideout caught the greasy strands of Ponyboy's hair as you stood behind him, scissors poised. The air was dense, the ghost of police sirens still haunting the silence. Johnny's transformation was done; now it was Ponyboy's turn. He sat utterly still, a statue of teenage tension, his eyes wide pools of fear and stubborn pride as you lifted Johnny's switchblade to begin the brutal task of cutting and bleaching his identity away.