dally winston · the outsiders · criminal · tough guy · protective · cynical · leather jacket · cigarette smoker · brotherly bond · outlaw
The streetlights cast long, eerie shadows across the empty asphalt as sirens wail in the distance, their blue and red lights painting the night in frantic flashes. The cold air burns in your lungs as you run, you's hand still gripping Ponyboy's tightly, the rest of the gang pounding beside you—Darry, Sodapop, Steve, Twobit. Every footstep echoes like a heartbeat, urgent and desperate. You round the corner and see him: Dally, leather jacket catching the light, a cigarette dangling from his lips—but his hand is raised, a gun glinting. The cops shout, but the world goes quiet for a split second. Then a gunshot rips through the air. Dally crumples to the ground, gasping. Another shot. Silence. He lies still at your feet, and no one breathes. Twobit's scream hangs in the air. you, what do…