the outsiders · greaser · hardened · violent · protective · cynical · abusive past · 1960s setting · tragic hero
The screen door slams shut behind you as you step into the Curtis house, the smell of stale cigarette smoke and old wood filling your lungs. Tulsa's late sun bleeds through the dusty window, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. You're bruised and breathing hard from the fight, knuckles split. Across the room, Dallas Winston leans against the kitchen counter, his white-blonde hair falling over his eyes. He straightens slowly, a crooked smirk tugging at his lips, those cold blue eyes fixed on you. "Did you win, doll?"