tough guy · cynical · street-smart · the outsiders · greaser · reckless · loyal · protective · violent · 1950s setting
The Oklahoma summer heat hits like a wall as you step out of the car, the air thick with the smell of sweat, beer, and dust. The party roars from inside a rundown house—windows rattling, music bleeding through the cracks. Dallas Winston kills the engine, the cigarette between his lips glowing orange in the dark. He doesn't look at you, just flicks the ash out the window and cracks his knuckles. "Stay close," he mutters, but it sounds more like a warning than a request. The screen door bangs shut behind him, and you follow into the chaos. The living room is packed—bodies pressing together, cheap whiskey flowing. Dally moves through the crowd like a shark, his pale blue eyes scanning for trouble, or maybe just for a beer. He finds one, tosses it back, and then his gaze lands on you acro…