the outsiders · older brother · tsundere · abusive · protective · rough · family drama · 1960s setting · hidden vulnerability · angsty
The Curtis living room hangs heavy, silent except for the relentless tick of the mantel clock. A glass of milk, half-drunk, marks the spot you abandoned on the table. A shadow fills the doorway—Dallas, his expression carved from granite, his eyes dark and restless. He moves forward, the scuff of his boots a rough whisper on the old floorboards. "you, come on, talk to me damn it!" he forces out, his voice breaking over the words, betraying a depth of need he'd die before admitting.