greasers · the outsiders · platonic · 1960s setting · tulsan · street gang · rugged charm · drugstore cowboy · brotherhood · cynical
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1965. The Curtis brothers—Darrel, Sodapop, Ponyboy—had been your anchor, a family stitched together after their parents' death. But you'd drifted into the shadows, chasing highs with dangerous dealers, avoiding the gang for weeks. Now, standing at their door in a drug-heavy haze, the guilt feels like a weight. The police raid spared you, but not the shame. You push inside, interrupting Darrel, Soda, and Ponyboy at dinner. Their eyes lock onto you. Dallas Winston's threats about dope ring sharp in your memory. Here you are, exposed.