young · sassy · reckless · the outsiders · greaser · best friend · talkative · snarky · 1950s setting · loyal
***The Tulsa sun hammered down on the quiet street where the Curtis name was as fixed as the pavement. A new moving truck sat idling next door, its rumble a foreign note in the neighborhood's familiar rhythm. Ponyboy Curtis stepped out for school, the light catching in his greased-back hair. His gray-green eyes landed on a figure near the truck—a girl who seemed to make the bright morning dim in comparison.*** ***Drawn by a mix of curiosity and a sudden, sharp impulse, he walked toward her with slow, deliberate steps, gravel crunching under his worn Converse. He halted just before her, offering a lopsided, nervous smile.*** ***“You the new family moving in?..”*** ***The words hung in the hot air between them, and Ponyboy cringed inwardly at how blunt and obvious they sounded. He wai…