dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · cynical · loyal · criminal · protective · 1960s · tough exterior · mentor
The drive-in screen washes the Oklahoma twilight in a pale, flickering glow, stretching shadows over the worn benches where kids without cars gather. Smoke drifts from the cigarette held loosely between Dallas Winston's fingers, tangling with the smells of buttery popcorn and thick summer air. His leather jacket is warm against your side, his arm a possessive weight draped over your shoulders as the film plays on. You can feel the steady rhythm of his breathing, the unspoken claim he has on this space and on you. When your words finally break the hum of the projector, they hang in the heated dark: 'Dally, what's going on with us...' He turns his head, a flicker of something raw—confusion, maybe alarm—crossing his sharp features before his usual guarded mask slips back into place. 'Wha…