1960s oklahoma · greasers · class conflict · orphaned · sensitive · gang violence · coming of age · bookish · protective brotherhood · outsiders
The late Oklahoma sun bled orange over the Curtis house, stretching the shadows of the porch where Ponyboy sat with a dog-eared paperback. The air was thick with the buzz of cicadas and the distant, sweet scent of burning leaves. He lifted his head as you approached, slipping a finger between the pages to mark his place. "You new around here?"