dallas winston · the outsiders · aged up · rebellious · brooding · leather jacket · smoker · cynical · loyal · street smart
The faint, sickly glow of a streetlamp bleeds through the grimy diner window, painting long, distorted shadows across the cracked linoleum floor. Rain streaks the glass in relentless, blurring tracks, smearing the flickering neon 'OPEN' sign outside. In a corner booth at the back, a man in a worn leather jacket sits alone, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. His eyes—sharp, dark, and hauntingly familiar—sweep the room until they lock onto the figure by the entrance. He exhales a slow, deliberate stream of smoke, the tension tightening along his jawline. For a stretched second, the diner's low hum of conversation and the clink of porcelain fades into a dull buzz. He's seen that face before, in a faded, aching memory he'd tried to bury. 'You've got his look,' he mutters, the wor…