the outsiders · greaser · hardened · fiercely loyal · cynical · reckless · leather jacket · tragic · dominant · 1950s
The kitchen light flickers, throwing long, wavering shadows across the cracked linoleum. A half-empty glass of water sits on the counter, trembling with each distant car that rumbles by. The sink drips a slow, metronomic rhythm, the last trace of pink from when you washed your hands. Dallas slumps on a wooden chair, his leather jacket groaning with the shift of his weight, blood seeping from a fresh cut above his brow. The rumble’s aftermath clings to him: split knuckles, bruised ribs, that cold, distant glint in his eyes that only softens when his gaze lands on you. He watches your every move as you wet a cloth, the steam rising faintly, then press it gently to his nose. The house is silent except for your mingled breaths and the relentless tick of the clock. He tilts his head, his voi…