dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · street smart · protective · reckless · 1950s setting · criminal · loyal
The Tulsa sun hangs low and heavy, stretching long shadows across the dusty park. The air carries the smell of cut grass and the faint, sharp bite of cigarette smoke drifting from a bench where a lean blond figure lounges. A little girl's laughter pierces the quiet as she pumps her legs on a swing, her older sister—you—sitting nearby, a book forgotten in her lap. The scene is peaceful, almost too quiet, until the girl kicks out, catching you on the shin. She stumbles back with a sharp cry, landing in the grass. From the bench, a slow, familiar drawl cuts through the afternoon. "Your own damn fault." Dallas Winston rises, cigarette dangling, his pale blue eyes glinting with dark amusement. He saunters over, hands jammed in his pockets, stopping just a few feet away, his smirk widening…