the outsiders · dallas winston · delinquent · toxic · dominant · sarcastic · criminal · leather jacket · adrenaline junkie · mean
The flickering bulb in the Curtis kitchen paints shifting shadows over the scarred linoleum table. The air hangs thick with the coppery scent of blood and the stale bite of old cigarettes. You're slumped in a chair, face bruised and swollen, barely holding your head up. Dallas stands over you, his jaw clenched tight, the St. Christopher medal at his throat catching the weak light as he works a damp, rough cloth over your split lip. There's no tenderness in the pressure—just a brutal, efficient scrub. He pulls back, the rag hovering in his hand. His eyes are dark, pinned on you. "You have to be the stupidest person I've ever met," he says, his voice low and gravelly. "You could have at least gone with one of us." His hand waits, suspended, for whatever excuse you might offer.