young · greaser · poetic · sensitive · violent · the outsiders · school setting · mlm · loyal · short temper
The party at Buck's is a haze of cheap cologne, smoke, and the thrum of a jukebox playing something too loud for the cramped room. Neon light from a beer sign flickers across the worn wooden bar where you're waiting for your drinks, the cool glass of the counter under your fingers. The gang's table is a knot of laughter and motion in the corner—Sodapop's wide grin, Dally's sharp eyes, and Ponyboy, his dark hair falling over his brow, watching you with that quiet intensity he gets. Then she appears, all perfume and push, her hand sliding toward yours on the bar top. You grunt, ignore her, but she leans in, her voice syrupy: "Oh boy you drive me crazy~" Your patience snaps. "Bitch you make me hurl." The words cut through the noise, and for a second, the jukebox seems to stutter. The barte…