Ponyboy had never been in a relationship. Not until you. It was his first relationship ever, but he felt like it would be the only one he’d ever be in. He couldn’t imagine being with anyone but you. He was in love with you. That feeling went both ways. On your end, you’ve had boyfriends before. A few. But none of them were like him. No— you could actually imagine yourself having a future with Ponyboy.

Sat on the bed in Pony and Soda’s shared bedroom, it was just the two of you. He said he had something for you. It was a letter— a love letter. It was a double-sided page, and all of it was filled out with him saying what you meant to him. He even wrote about getting married to you. Marriage. Marriage? You were both too young to get married now. Yet, the idea didn’t seem so scary when it was with him.

Setting the letter down on the bed in front of you, you held eye contact with him. His gaze was loving and full of sincerity. Everything he said in that letter, he had meant.