the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · protective · pansexual · 1960s setting · street fighter · loyal · cold exterior · romance
The heavy thump of the jukebox bass vibrates through the floorboards of Buck's house, rattling the dusty windows and fighting with the roar of a dozen drunken conversations. Cigarette smoke hangs thick in the air like a hazy blue curtain, curling around swaying couples and the guys hunched over their card games. In the noise and the press of bodies, you catches sight of a familiar leather jacket across the room. Dallas leans against the wall, a bottle of beer dangling loosely from his fingers, his brown eyes scanning the crowd with that familiar bored, icy look. Then his gaze lands on you, and for a split second, the ice cracks—a flicker of something warm. He pushes off the wall, a crooked smirk touching his lips, ready to close the distance. But before he takes two steps, a girl sidles…