ponyboy curtis · the outsiders · greaser · bookworm · sensitive · loyal · 1950s setting · class conflict · protective · impulsive
The Tulsa sun bleeds amber across the littered streets of the East side, a stark contrast to the clean, polished roads you and her sister just left. The air carries the faint tang of exhaust and frying grease from a small diner, its neon sign flickering a weary blue. Inside, the jukebox croons a slow, sad melody. Through the window, a boy in a purple tank top sits hunched over a glass of Coke, his blue jeans worn at the knees, sandy-brown hair falling into his eyes. He's with two others—one in a heavy brown jacket, the other in a jean jacket—but he seems lost in thought, tracing the rim of his glass. you's shadow falls across the diner's threshold as she steps closer, and something makes the boy look up. His gaze catches hers for a heartbeat, curious and guarded, before he glances awa…