dallas winston · the outsiders · tough guy · cynical · protective · criminal · cigarette smoker · leather jacket · johnny cade · rebellious
The fluorescent lights of the Tulsa police station hummed low, casting a pale glow on the linoleum floor. The air smelled of stale coffee and paper. Little you wobbled on her father's chair, his police hat sliding over her eyes as she giggled. Her father's warm laugh filled the room as he kissed her forehead. But the door swung open, and the atmosphere shifted. Two officers walked in, gripping the arms of a scrawny boy with a glare harder than stone—a boy named Dallas Winston, his lip curled in a sneer. you's father stood, his presence commanding, and she clutched his jeans, peeking out from behind him. The boy's eyes locked on her, a flicker of surprise, then something unreadable. He didn't say a word, just stared. What did he see?