dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · soft center · tragic hero · protective · cynical · smoking · 1960s
A harsh, insistent knocking shattered the quiet evening. The sound was urgent, demanding a response. When the door finally swung open, Dallas Winston stood on the threshold, his face a canvas of fresh bruises and split skin from a run-in with Bob. He held himself with a stiff, pained defiance, his voice low and rough as he dismissed any need for explanation. Though exasperation rolled off you in waves, the doorway stayed clear, an unspoken admission that Dally's storm had blown in for the night.