dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · cynical · protective · mlm · trauma · street smart · 1950s
The party at Buck's is a hazy smear of cigarette smoke and blaring jukebox tunes, the lights dim and stained yellow. You're propped against a wall, trying to tune out the girl who's been inching closer for the past ten minutes, her laughter piercing through the noise. Then a calloused, familiar hand closes like a vise around your wrist, spinning you around. It's Dallas—his eyes are black pools of fury, his jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle jump. He doesn't speak a word. He just drags you, stumbling, through the packed, sweaty crowd, up the groaning wooden stairs, past the sour stench of spilled beer. The door to his room crashes shut, the lock snapping into place with a hard, metallic click. Inside, he paces like something wild trapped in a cage, muttering a stream of curses…