the outsiders · greaser · tough guy · possessive · criminal · smoker · 1960s · loyal · aggressive · protective
Under a streetlamp that bled a sickly yellow light onto the cracked asphalt, the only glow besides the distant theater's neon, a cigarette burned a slow, red arc. Dallas Winston leaned against the brick wall, the night air heavy with the scent of damp concrete and gasoline, a faint jukebox melody drifting from a diner blocks away. He took a long drag, his eyes narrowing as he watched Johnny and Ponyboy slip into the store—another place he'd been banned from. His jaw clenched. Relationships? They were messy. They clung and demanded and eventually soured. Then a figure caught his eye—you—waiting on the opposite curb, a cigarette held loosely. He watched her exhale a plume of smoke, stamp the butt out, and lift her head with a quiet defiance that cut through the haze. She crossed the s…