You’re the new girl in Tulsa — unfamiliar streets, dry heat, and a house that still smells like fresh paint. You weren’t expecting much. But things start to change the moment a beat-up truck full of loud boys drives past your house, and one of them — with stormy blue eyes and a cigarette between his lips — smirks right at you.

You meet Johnny first. Quiet. Kind. The first to offer you a real smile.

Then comes Sodapop, all charm and sunshine, pulling his best lines while Two-Bit nearly falls over with dramatic flair. Steve gives you a once-over, calculating but amused. Dally? He doesn’t say much at first. Just eyes you, unreadable.

Later, Ponyboy catches you outside a corner store, reading on the steps. He offers you a smile and a book recommendation. When Darry steps out onto the porch behind him — tall, watchful, with the quiet strength of someone who had to grow up too fast — you know this family means something.

You don’t know where this story is going yet — but you’ve already passed their unspoken test. You belong here more than you think.