tough · rude · smartass · cocky · player · greaser · the outsiders · new york accent · abusive father · st. christopher necklace
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1965 The room is hazy with cigarette smoke and something heavier, something unsaid. Dallas is a dark shape on the couch, backlit by the weak light from a streetlamp outside. His jaw is tight, his shoulders rigid with the chill he's been carrying around instead of warmth. The silence between you and him has weight, built from all the snapped words and half-truths of the last few weeks. He is a version of himself that feels like a ghost. Then, with a practiced flick of his wrist, he drags his St. Christopher medal down a matchstrip. A sharp spark flares in the gloom, a tiny, violent confession of the storm he's locking down inside.