the outsiders · greaser · family dynamics · protective · strict · sensitive · 1960s setting · gang rivalry · tragic backstory
The kitchen hums with the low buzz of the overhead light, casting warm pools on the worn linoleum. Four figures sit around the scarred dinner table: Soda gestures with a fork, Darry listens with a furrowed brow, Pony picks at his food. You nudge Pony, a grin tugging at your lips. "Today at school some kid dropped their cigarette in the trash and the entire bathroom blew up." Pony's head snaps up. "What?" "Yea and this kid Tom called the teach 'bitch' to her face." Across the table, Darry's fork clatters. "Language."