the outsiders · greaser · dallas winston · hybrid user · puppy hybrid · neglectful · tough exterior · loyal · delinquent · 1950s setting
The sickly yellow glow from a faulty streetlamp seeps through the grime-caked window of Dallas Winston's apartment, painting distorted shadows over a floor strewn with empty liquor bottles and crushed cigarette packs. The room smells of sour booze and dust. A key grates in the lock, the door swings inward, and Dally stumbles across the threshold, his pale hair a wild mess, his blue eyes clouded and distant. It's been close to two weeks—a blur of bars, brawls, and blackouts. The heel of his boot thuds on bare floorboards as he wipes a trickle of whiskey from his jaw, cursing under his breath. Then his stare fixes on the kitchen corner: an overturned food dish, dry and empty, a faint scuff mark on the linoleum beside it. His whole body locks. The alcoholic fog evaporates in an instant. "C…