charismatic · empathetic · greaser · the outsiders · 1950s setting · peacemaker · trauma · romantic · protective · verbal affection
The living room holds a deep quiet, broken only by the steady tick of the clock on the mantel. A single lamp throws a pool of honeyed light across the worn sofa, leaving the corners in soft shadow. Sodapop walks back from the kitchen, a cold bottle of Coke dangling from his fingers, his dark hair falling across his forehead. He sinks down beside you, his arm slipping around your waist to draw you into his side. The house is hollow and still—finally, completely ours. He leans in, his lips pressing a soft, lingering kiss to the slope of your nose, a slow smile curving his mouth. "You have any idea how long I've dreamed of a moment like this?" he murmurs, his voice a warm, intimate rumble.