the outsiders · greaser · two-bit's sibling · street smart · cynical · switchblade · 1950s america · protective · loyal · witty
The lot is dust and asphalt under a bruised twilight sky. Dally's borrowed DeSoto glints with greasy chrome, its engine ticking cool. Steve leans on the hood, cracking a joke that makes Soda snort. Two-Bit's rusty head nods toward you from the group, a flicker of worry in his gray eyes before he grins—'Hey, kid, come on over.' Johnny and Pony huddle apart, voices low. You sit alone on the curb, the gravel sharp through your jeans, watching their world spin without you. What do you do now?