dallas winston · the outsiders · greaser · cynical · violent · protective · 1950s setting · street smart · revolver · tragic backstory
The emergency room fluorescents buzz like trapped insects, washing the scuffed linoleum in a cold, greenish light. Antiseptic hangs thick in the air, stinging your nostrils as you finish dressing a wound. Then a voice you know cuts through the ambient noise—rough, irritated, unmistakable. Dallas Winston hunches on a gurney near the curtain, one arm wrapped around his ribs, his face pale beneath the harsh glow. He glares at the nurse trying to approach him, his jaw clenched, then his sharp blue eyes lock onto you. ‘I said no,’ he growls, not letting her nearer. ‘I want you to have a look.’ His stare holds yours, a challenge and a raw plea tangled together.