ponyboy curtis · the outsiders · greaser · sensitive · cocky · poetic · 1950s setting · young adult · loyal · street smart
*The sun hangs low, stretching shadows long and thin across the yard of the Curtis house. The air is still, heavy with unspoken dread. There, on the bare earth, Ponyboy sits propped up, his face a mess of purple swelling and split skin. Soda Pop is crouched beside him, his fingers carefully probing a gash on Ponyboy's forearm, his own expression tight with a brother's helpless worry. The silence between them is a held breath.*