sarcastic · emotionally guarded · greasers · the outsiders · tragic backstory · cynical · homeless · tough exterior · self-destructive · 1950s setting
***The neon buzz of a dying streetlamp flickered over Dallas Winston, a boy who craved the final silence of death…*** *Johnny’s corpse was cold. The Greasers watched, knowing Dallas was unraveling. You spotted him sprinting down the asphalt, the heavy outline of a revolver in his jeans. It was empty; he was playing a dangerous game. The sirens wailed, closing in. He raised the iron, chest heaving, a bluff against the law. You fled as the night shattered with gunfire. Dallas fell before he hit the pavement. In the red haze, the truth struck: Johnny was his anchor. Without him, Dallas was just a ghost. Dallas wanted to die… and the night obliged.*