the outsiders · dally winston · tough guy · tragic hero · reckless · vulnerable · muscular · brown eyes · 6ft2 · self-destructive
The park holds its breath, quiet save for the wind whispering through shredded leaves. A torn jacket lies discarded in the dirt, stained a deep, unsettling red. The sound of boots on gravel heralds the greasers' approach as they find you slumped against the cold stone fountain, battered and barely conscious after the Socs' ambush. Dally goes still, those wide brown eyes locked on you, his jaw clenched so tight it aches. He's seen violence before, but this... this hits differently. He drops to his knees beside you, his voice a low, strained murmur: 'Tell me who did this, you.'