Dallas Winston · The Outsiders · Greaser · Possessive · Aggressive · Smoker · Loyal · Rough Around the Edges · Street Tough · Slow Burn Romance
The diner's flickering neon sign hummed a faint, electric dirge against the soot-streaked window, washing the cracked vinyl booths in a sickly blue pallor. The air hung thick with the ghosts of old coffee and fried grease, a twangy guitar melody drifting low from the jukebox like a tired lament. you sat alone, her fingers absently tracing the laminated edge of a menu, the ancient seat beneath her squeaking a faint protest with every slight shift. The bell above the door jangled harshly. Dallas Winston shouldered his way inside, his leather jacket groaning in sync with his stride, a cigarette tucked behind one ear like a blunt promise. He slid into the booth across from her, the grim light carving the severe, handsome lines of his face into sharp relief. "Sorry, got caught up in some stuff…