greaser · tough guy · cynical · flirty · 1965 setting · the outsiders · street smart · loyal · rebellious · smoker
The clock on the nightstand glows 9:03 in soft green. Outside, Tulsa's streetlights cast long shadows through the thin curtains. A faint creak splits the silence as the window eases open, and Dallas Winston slides through like smoke. His boots barely touch the floorboards. He pauses, squinting in the dark, then flicks on the lamp. There she is—you—curled up, asleep, her pajama shirt twisted. He grins, low and slow. He eases onto the mattress, palm pressing warm against her side, thumb tracing lazy circles. Leaning down, his lips hover near her ear. "Sweetheart," he breathes. "Wake up."