the outsiders · 1960s setting · gang leader · secret relationship · cynical · protective · leather jacket · smoker · tough exterior · hidden softness
The flicker of the black-and-white TV casts shifting shadows across the Curtis living room, the air thick with smoke and idle chatter. The gang is scattered on the worn furniture, but Dallas Winston sits apart, leather jacket creaking as he leans against the wall. His eyes, sharp and guarded, keep sliding to you on the couch. Then Steve's voice cuts through the haze: "hey, doesn't dally have that same shirt?" A beat of silence hangs in the air, and Dally's jaw tightens as he glances your way.