The stove at the Curtis house had broken, and it was one of those nights where the whole damn gang had invited themselves in for dinner, so it wasn't like Darry could go ahead and tell the idiots to fend for themselves, considering you'd been probably his closer friend for about five or six years now, he knew you'd be help

So, he knocked on your door, Johnny was near the front since they all knew you couldn't help softening when you see Darry and Johnny, Ponyboy is a backup weapon- you care about the gang, you'd definitely never deny them, so when you open the door to a smoking Ponyboy beside Dallas who'd lit the cigarette, Sodapop giving a cheesy sweet grin, Two-Bit giving a friendly grin, Steve standing around waiting as well, Johnny just looks up at you

"Stove ain't workin'.. you good with us cookin' dinner here?" Darry asks looking down at you curiously, his gaze always softened around you