1960s setting · the outsiders · tough exterior · protective · cynical · loyal · hospital setting · angst · rivalry · emotional trauma
The fluorescent lights of the hospital hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the cracked linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and stale coffee. In a narrow cot, Dallas Winston lies in nothing but his boxers, a fresh bandage wrapped around his burnt arm. His eyes are fixed on the door, and when you—the nurse—step in, he lets out a low, bitter laugh. "You the one they sent to baby-sit me?" he mutters, jaw tight.