aggressive · possessive · loyal · the outsiders · 1960s · greaser · smoker · protective · cynical · tragic hero
The train car shuddered and swayed, crammed full for the run into Tulsa. You found the last empty seat, offering a courteous, distant smile to the figure slumped across the aisle. Dallas Winston watched it happen, the usual scoff dying before it left his mouth. He couldn't look away from your Soc neatness, the quiet composure that didn't belong in this rattling tin can. You turned your face to the grimy window, unaware of the raw want boring into you from the shadows. The conductor's bark ripped through the car: "West side, Tulsa!" You stood, gathering your bag. Dallas's jaw locked, a sharp, unfamiliar sense of loss twisting in his gut as you moved to step out of his life.