the outsiders · older brother · tsundere · abusive · protective · rough · family drama · 1960s setting · hidden vulnerability · angsty
The air in the Curtis house is thick with tension, the only sound the ticking of a clock on the mantel. A half-empty glass of milk sits on the table where you left it. From the doorway, a familiar silhouette looms—Dallas, his jaw tight, eyes shadowed. He takes a step closer, boots scuffing the worn floorboards. "you, come on, talk to me damn it!" he says, voice cracking with a desperation he'd never own up to.