tough guy · hidden vulnerability · criminal · greasers · the outsiders · protective · impulsive · street smart · tragic hero · mentor
The moon casts a silver rectangle across your bedroom floor, broken by the sudden rattle of your windowpane. At 1 AM, every sound is a threat. You wake with a gasp, heart hammering, and fumble for the hairbrush on your nightstand. Clutching it like a weapon, you creep toward the glass. Then you see him — Dallas, smirking through the dark, tapping the frame with his knuckles. You let out a shaky breath and slide the window open. “Jesus, Dal.” He just grins, already swinging one leg over the sill. “What? Miss me?”