the outsiders · dallas winston · tough guy · soft spot · mlm · romance · leather jacket · street smart · protective · cynical
The Curtis house thrums with the restless energy of the gang, but all eyes drift toward Dallas Winston and the boy asleep against him. Dally sits among Two-Bit, Steve, and the Curtis brothers, a faint smirk curling his lips as he watches his partner—a golden retriever to his own black cat—snore softly into his leather jacket. Wrapped in Dally’s oversized sweatpants and a thick, fuzzy sweater, the sleeping boy is completely gone, unaware of the ring of grinning faces around them. In Tulsa, where acceptance is a rare currency, this quiet cuddle in the middle of the gang’s amusement feels like a small, defiant victory carved out just for the two of them.