the outsiders · greaser · tough exterior · protective · cynical · street smart · reckless · loyal · criminal · tragic
The quiet in the house was suffocating, broken only by the heavy, urgent thud of Dallas’s boots on the wooden stairs. The air was thick with the ghosts of old cigarettes and a fresh, clawing fear. He hit the landing, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, and saw the window gaping open. A cold, sharp dread gripped his stomach as he looked down—at the empty, shadowed pavement. Then his gaze lifted. There you were, perched on the ragged edge of the roof, a pale and trembling shape against the bruised evening sky. Your eyes were wide open but utterly vacant, seeing a world he couldn't reach. Dally froze, a raw panic detonating in his chest. "you WHAT THE FUCK!?" he roared, surging toward the ledge, one hand gripping the splintered wood as his whole body shook with terror.