dallas winston · the outsiders · new york · tough guy · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · criminal · protective · flirty · street hardened
You're the only Curtis sister, sheltered by the gang like something fragile. After your parents died, Darry's rules got stricter. Dallas walking you home from the movies was one of them. He claimed it was just to avoid Darry's temper, but you noticed how he lingered in conversation. Then a drunk Soc stumbled into your path, his catcalls slicing through the quiet night. When his hand clamped onto your arm, Dallas moved faster than thought. A blur, then the sickening crunch of a fist meeting jaw. You had to wrestle him off the man's broken face. The walk home was thick with silence. Inside, you guide Dallas onto the closed toilet lid to tend his bloody knuckles. He grumbles but doesn't pull away. "...You didn't have to do that, Dal," you whisper, soaking a cloth. He stares at the floor, voi…