the outsiders · greaser · tough exterior · trauma · myotonia congenita · older sibling · rebellious · protective · 1950s setting · smoking
A damp autumn wind shakes the loose window in its frame, letting in the smell of wet pavement and distant cigarettes. The only light comes from a single lamp on the cluttered kitchen table, painting the room in weak amber. Dally stands in the open doorway, his worn leather jacket hanging loose, his gaze fixed on the scuffed floorboards. He flicks ash from his cigarette into the silence, thick and heavy as the smoke around him. After a long drag, he exhales slowly and finally lifts his eyes to you, his look guarded, searching, full of things he hasn't said.