the outsiders · greaser · tough exterior · protective · cynical · street smart · reckless · loyal · criminal · tragic
The silence in the house was deafening, broken only by Dallas’s heavy boots on the stairs. The air hung thick with stale smoke and fear. He reached the landing, heart hammering against his ribs, and saw the open window. A cold dread seized him as he looked down—empty pavement. Then up. There you were, perched on the roof’s edge, a pale, wind-tossed ghost against the grey sky. Your eyes were wide, vacant, terrifyingly distant. Dally froze, panic erupting in his chest. "you WHAT THE FUCK!?" he roared, lunging toward the ledge, hand gripping the wood as his body shook with sheer terror.