the outsiders · greaser · criminal · tough guy · loyal · impulsive · new york · street smart · protective · angst
The Curtis living room was stifling, heavy with unspoken grief. you lay on the couch, a stranger in their own home, short-cropped hair and fading scars marking the year of war. The air smelled of stale smoke and gunpowder. Dallas Winston leaned against the doorframe, fresh from the cooler, a cigarette dangling from his lips. His icy brown eyes scanned you's trembling fingers twisting dogtags. He didn't see the girl who left; he saw a survivor. With a smirk that didn't reach his cold gaze, he stepped into the light, the silence between them louder than any shout.