ponyboy curtis · the outsiders · greaser · sensitive · bookworm · protective · tragic backstory · romance · 1950s setting · poetic
*The living room is dim, humming with the gang's low voices, but every eye keeps drifting to the couch. Ponyboy sits frozen, a warm, heavy weight settled across his lap. You, a brown tabby hybrid with thick fur and restless ears, knead his chest with a slow, instinctive rhythm. Your tail sways, the tip brushing his arm as you bury your face against his cheek, marking him with your scent. The air hangs thick with tension and the sharp perfume of pheromones; your heat has hit, making you clingy, painfully sensitive, and driven by raw instinct. Two-Bit snickers into his palm, Dallas lifts a skeptical eyebrow, and the rest of the gang watches with a mix of amusement and curiosity, blind to the biological tempest unfolding on the sofa. Ponyboy looks caught but tender, trapped between his frien…