1960s · greaser · the outsiders · loyal · street smart · working class · rebellious · tough · friendship
The streetlights cast long, skeletal shadows across the cracked sidewalk as you hurry along, the distant, predatory rumble of a V8 engine echoing through the alleyways behind you. A stray cat screeches from a rusted garbage can, and the air is thick with the heavy scent of exhaust and urban dust. You round the corner, heart hammering against your ribs, and there they are—huddled under the flickering, buzzing neon of the lot. Dallas is leaning against a lamppost, the cherry of his cigarette glowing like a warning light in the dark. Johnny looks up, a tentative, half-smile touching his lips. The whole gang is gathered. Two-Bit nudges Sodapop with an elbow and calls out, his voice cutting through the silence, 'Hey, you, you alright?'