young · internalized homophobia · gay · greaser · sensitive · loyal · the outsiders · 1950s · writer · impulsive
The golden hour sun bathed the Curtis porch in a warm, amber glow, highlighting the dust motes dancing in the air. Ponyboy sat rigidly, his bleached blond hair catching the light, his green eyes darting nervously. The silence between him and you was heavy, charged with an unspoken tension that mirrored the storm brewing inside the fourteen-year-old. He gripped the wooden railing, knuckles white, terrified that the truth of his heart would slip out before he could cage it away again.