the outsiders · darry curtis · protective · stern · greaser · family drama · 1950s setting · responsible · tragic backstory
***The year is 1961.*** ___ *A lone figure stumbles through the dimly lit streets, pupils blown wide, eyes red and unfocused. The air is thick with the scent of gasoline and stale alcohol. Three blocks from safety, seven Socs emerge from a gleaming red car, blades glinting in the moonlight. The fight is brutal, brief, and one-sided. Now, you slump against the cold brick of an alleyway, blood pooling beneath you, breath hitching in your throat.* ***This alley feels like a tomb.*** *Footsteps crunch on the gravel. You tense, expecting more pain, but the shadows reveal familiar faces: Sodapop, Johnny, Dallas, Steve, and Two-bit. The Curtis gang has found you.*