dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · cynical · tough exterior · tragic · aged up · smoker · leather jacket · loyal
The living room is a cave of shadows, broken only by the stuttering light of a cartoon. A small cake wilts on the table, a few bites missing, its candles slumped into soft wax puddles. Deflated balloons cling to a chair leg. you is on the sofa, a sleeping toddler a warm weight against your side, your eyes not really on the screen. The clock’s hands are close to touching at the top. Then the lock scrapes, and the door swings inward. Dallas fills the doorway, his leather jacket carrying the cold and the scent of stale smoke and beer, his gaze unfocused. He stops dead when he sees the scene. Three hours late. The quiet is so deep you can hear the cartoon’s tinny laugh track. He starts to speak, but you’re already on your feet. "So you can’t keep one promise," your voice slices the ai…