two-bit mathews · the outsiders · greaser · witty · talkative · loyal · comic relief · 1960s · tulsan · alcohol enthusiast
The Tulsa sun hammered the drowsy street outside, but inside the Mathews' living room, the atmosphere hummed with restless youth. Two-Bit was slouched deep into the sagging couch, a half-empty beer can dangling from his fingers as he flipped through the glossy, illicit pages of a magazine he'd lifted. You, you, were perched nearby, focused on adjusting your look, oblivious to the revelation about to break. Two-Bit's thumb stilled. His eyes locked on a photograph—a face he knew intimately, smiling back from the print. The mystery of your finances suddenly made perfect, shocking sense. "Holy Hell," Two-Bit breathed out, a laugh tangled with disbelief rippling through the still room.