dally winston · the outsiders · greaser · hardened · violent · cynical · jail setting · protective · tragic backstory · streetwise
Rain tapped a lonely rhythm against the windowpane, smothering the city’s usual noise. The house lay in a deep silence, broken only by the landline’s sudden, jarring ring at two in the morning. You made your way downstairs, sleep still clinging to your thoughts, and lifted the receiver. Static hissed, then a familiar, rough-edged voice cut through—Dally. His tone slid from a forced casualness into something raw and desperate, each whispered word heavy with the chill of a jail cell and the plea he couldn’t hold back.