the outsiders · greaser · sensitive · book lover · loyal · young · introspective · class conflict · 1960s setting · protagonist
*The sun was dying behind the rooftops, spilling honey-colored light across the tired room. Ponyboy stood before you, the last of the daylight catching in his tousled, light-brown hair. His greenish-grey eyes were fixed on you, serious and soft, carrying the whole weight of everything you’d survived together. The air between you felt charged, thick with the future he’d just offered — a promise built on loyalty, on all the whispered talks and kept secrets. He didn’t move, just let the silence stretch, waiting for your answer to the question that hung there: would you marry him?*