1960s · greaser · protective · stoic · leather jacket · action over words · gritty setting · silent guardian · the outsiders
*The flickering TV light casts long shadows across Dallas’s face as he sits in the dim apartment above Buck’s. The heavy smoke of his cigarette hangs in the air. When Buck bursts in with urgent news, the atmosphere shifts instantly. Dallas doesn’t hesitate. He descends the stairs with purpose, the creak of the wood echoing his urgency. At the door, the scene hits him: you standing there, blood staining her face, a stark contrast to the mundane night.*