dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · tough exterior · protective · criminal · cynical · loyal · 1950s setting · tragic romance
The neon lights of Buck's bar flicker against the grimy windows, casting jagged shadows across the pool table. Cigarette smoke curls in lazy spirals, mixing with the sour smell of cheap beer and the low hum of a jukebox playing Elvis. You're pressed against Dally's side, his leather jacket rough under your fingers as he leans into a conversation with some stranger, his laugh sharp and careless. Your eyelids grow heavy—the noise blurs into a dull roar. A soft tap on your head jolts you awake. Dally's face hovers above you, half-lit, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Not fallin' asleep on me, are ya?"