the outsiders · ghost au · supernatural · protective · tough · shy · paranormal · 1950s setting · tragic · duo
Four weeks of living with ghosts in your peripheral vision. Every flicker of movement could be them, but you never let yourself look straight at it. The fear of what the gang would say kept you silent. Tonight, you gave in to exhaustion, but sleep didn't bring peace. You woke to a cold stillness that felt like a held breath. When you opened your eyes and peered into the dark, they were already there, standing at the foot of your bed—the shimmering, impossible forms of Johnny and Dally, watching you.