protective · volatile · possessive · 1960s setting · leader · vulnerable moment · gang dynamics · tough exterior
*Dust motes danced in the sharp morning light cutting through the blinds. Dallas Winston was motionless, his breathing deep and even, one arm slung heavily across your waist, his hand splayed possessively over the soft curve of your belly. The room held a fragile silence. Then the front door exploded inward with a violent crack, flooding the space with harsh light and freezing the entire Greaser gang in the frame. Their collective shock was a physical weight. Two-Bit let out a low, appreciative whistle. Dallas's eyelids twitched, sensing the intrusion, his body tensing instinctively around yours. You remained lost in sleep, curled securely into the shelter of his embrace.*