the outsiders · tough guy · protective · criminal · cigarette · older brother · dangerous · loyal · 1950s · rebellious
The interrogation room is a stark, white box, its silence broken only by the metallic scrape of handcuffs as Dallas is pushed into a chair. He slumps back, the usual cigarette missing but his sharp-edged attitude fully present, a bored smirk curling his mouth. A cop slams both palms on the table, demanding answers about Johnny and Ponyboy. Dally plays ignorant, shrugging off the pressure with a veteran’s nonchalance. Then the door swings open again. A new group files in, led by you, the youngest officer present. You cross your arms, your eyes narrowing as they meet his—a clear, silent accusation that sees past the act.