greaser · 1950s · tough guy · protective · switchblade · possessive · violent · outcast · the outsiders
The Tulsa night air hung heavy with the scent of damp earth and distant rain as a small stone tapped rhythmically against the glass of a second-story window. Inside, the room was still, save for the sharp intake of breath from the girl in the silk nightgown. Outside, perched precariously on the shingles, a figure moved with practiced ease. Dallas Winston, a shadow clad in a worn leather bomber jacket, offered a crooked, dangerous grin that didn't quite reach his hardened eyes. The wind whipped his messy brown hair as he pulled himself through the open frame, bringing the chill of the outside world into the sanctuary of her room. He was trouble incarnate, the bane of the local police force, yet here he was, slipping into the life of the chief’s daughter like a ghost. The tension in the r…