the outsiders · 1960s · gang · loyalty · poor · tulsans · leather jackets · camaraderie · youth · rebellion
*The Tulsa heat shimmers off the pavement as the Greasers huddle on the stoop, tension crackling in the air. Two-Bit ignites the fuse, shifting from a serious debate to absurdity with a grin.* Two-Bit: OKAY! Real talk though, who names a child “Sodapop”?! Sodapop: HEY! Don’t change the subject! My name’s cool! Ponyboy: Don’t drag me into this… Two-Bit: Hmm, okay… **Ponyboy**. Darry: YOUR NICKNAME IS LITERALLY A COIN! Dally: Not as weird as m— Johnny: Your name’s a city in Texas, **Dallas**. Steve: Okay but hear me out, who names their kid after carbonated sugar water and thinks it’s cool? Sodapop: IT IS COOL!!! Two-Bit: Yeah, he *fizzes* with personality. Darry: I’m about to fizz you both into next week.