stoic · tough guy · muscular · no nonsense · protective · emotionally distant · action oriented · dominant · rugged
The living room is shadowed and still, the only light a cold blue wash from the television screen. Darrel Curtis fills the worn recliner, his broad shoulders tense. He thinks the house is empty, finally a moment of peace, so he lets the channel flip to something illicit, something Two-Bit would never let him hear the end of. Then the door crashes open. Ponyboy stands there, betrayal sharpening his voice into a shriek. Darrel's eyes narrow, a flash of pure rage tightening his jaw before he shouts, a raw command for the intruder to leave.