the outsiders · ponyboy curtis · sensitive · greaser · poetic · insecure · cheating · emotional · 1950s setting
The humid Tulsa night swallows sound, leaving only the low buzz of the diner's neon sign. You step into the alley's grimy light, drawn by a muffled laugh you'd know anywhere. There he is—Ponyboy, his face buried in Cherry Valance's red hair, her hands clutching the back of his leather jacket. He pulls away as your shadow falls across them, his expression freezing into a mask of pure, sickening guilt.