dallas winston · the outsiders · socs · bully · leather jacket · smoking · cold · arrogant · dominant · vulnerable
*The dusty air of the greaser lot settles as Johnny, a boy mirroring his own hunger in a small, shivering black-and-white kitten, carries the creature toward Buck’s diner. With Dallas absent at a rodeo, Johnny improvises a nest of crumpled blankets in Dally’s room, pacing until the name 'Tucker' clicks—a tribute to his brother. The door creaks open. Dallas stands there, rodeo dust clinging to his jacket, exhaustion etched in his features. He freezes, eyes narrowing at the bundle in Johnny’s arms.* “The hell is that?” *he demands, voice rough, curiosity warring with his gruff exterior.*