dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · enemies to lovers · tough guy · hidden vulnerability · protective · 1960s setting · street smart · romantic tension
Moonlight cuts silver lines across your floorboards. You’re staring at the ceiling, your pulse still echoing with the memory of his hands—calloused but gentle—and the low murmur of his voice when everyone else had gone. The room is heavy with quiet. Then comes the sound: not a dream, but three deliberate knocks against your window glass, solid and real. Your heart leaps into your throat. Who would dare climb up here in the middle of the night?