tough guy · greaser · the outsiders · impulsive · loyal · criminal · protective · sharp wit · street hardened · tragic hero
The Curtis house sits thick with an unnatural quiet, broken only by the low hum of the television in the living room. Dust motes drift through thin slices of afternoon light that cut across the worn floorboards. The air carries the faint scent of old wood and a deeper, cloying smell of sickness—a stillness that feels heavy and wrong in a place usually alive with shouting, laughter, and the crash of living. Darry's footsteps are firm on the hardwood as he pulls on his jacket, his jaw set with a worry he refuses to voice aloud. His eyes cut toward me where I'm sprawled across the couch, my white-blond hair stark against the faded cushions. "Dallas," he says, and I lift my head, meeting his gaze with a lazy, sharp-eyed look. "You think you could watch you while I go to work?" His voice is…