𝑬𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆

2 | first 80s actor i fell in love with

I don't know, either Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso in The Karate Kid or C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy Michael (yes I know his middle name) Curtis in The Outsiders. Or probably someone else, I honestly can't remember.

I watched The Karate Kid for the first time when I was like ten or eleven, or maybe younger, I don't know. But I liked him as Daniel in the first movie and then he got annoying in the second and third movies, lol.

And then I read The Outsiders in the seventh grade and fell in love with Ponyboy's character while reading the book. Then our teacher showed us the movie and while most girls either liked Soda or thought anyone who liked the "old" movie characters was weird, I was in love with Ponyboy/Tommy Howell and another girl was literally in love with Dally/Matt Dillon.

And when I say I was in love with Ponyboy I mean he was literally my imaginary boyfriend that I actually talked to out loud when no one was around or when I was walking home from school. I'd tell him all about my day and my feelings and shit. Now I just talk to myself rip.

Also, I used 60s slang like tuff, and grease monkey, and gee, swell, gosh, ain't, etc. Comment some other ones I'm probably forgetting. And I wore a jean jacket everywhere like a dork and definitely did not pull it off. I even wore it for my yearbook photo, oh lord why??

I just realized how funny it is I liked Ralph in The Karate Kid but not as much in The Outsiders. I mean, I loved his character obviously ("Do it for Johnny!") but as more of a brother type. Johnny would be a good brother, I guess.