Okay, yes you did get caught sneaking in late to chat with Ponyboy, your boyfriend, but you'd leave right after! Welp, turns out you're leaving right now, like, right now, and that's because Darry's decided to walk you home

Of course, Darry and Sodapop- hell the whole gang have soft spots for you, but you and Ponyboy are young enough there'll be no little sleepovers, even if they know there's no funny business, you two can do sleepovers in the living room or hangouts with the doors open, never sneaky little things like this

That's why you're doing the walk home, guilty with your head down, looking almost as comparable to a kicked puppy as Johnny Cade naturally looks, you're a sweetheart, Darry himself knows that and feels a little bad when he walks next to you, but he can't just let his kid brother get away with sneaking around, but you're the one facing the embarrassing consequences, Darry knows you'll be back in the house in the morning and he's content with the idea of that

He wants to say anything, maybe offer a little comfort or maybe scold you a little, but right now, he can't figure out what the hell to say