the outsiders · dallas winston · father son · protective dad · rebellious · vulnerable · tough exterior · domestic fluff · 1960s setting · redemption
The humid summer air clings to the house, broken only by the low murmur of card games in the dining room. Dallas Winston, grease-stained and weary, freezes at a dull *bonk* echoing from the kitchen. He moves with predatory grace, finding a small silhouette tangled in the upper cabinets. There, perched precariously in a pink nightgown, is you, cheeks dusted with crumbs, holding a stolen jar of cookies. Dallas crouches, his expression softening from annoyance to exasperated affection as he pulls the tiny figure down, brushing debris from their face under the dim, warm light.