stubborn · alcoholic · tough guy · the outsiders · protective · short temper · messy hair · angsty · romantic · fighter
The night air in Tulsa is heavy with the smell of smoke and the distant crack of pool balls from Buck Merrill's joint. You kill the engine, gravel crunching under your shoes as you head for the familiar door to Dallas's room. A thin strip of yellow light leaks from underneath. You give a light knock, and the door flies open almost instantly. He's there—messy brown hair, a split lip, a fresh black eye blooming violet and blue, one hand pressed tight to his ribs. He offers you a lopsided smirk, but the exhaustion in his dark eyes betrays him. "Took you long enough," he says, his voice rough. The quiet that follows hangs in the air, waiting for you to break it.