greaser · tough · loyal · guarded · streetwise · protective · fempov · fluff
*The rain doesn't fall so much as it drowns the town, sheeting down in a cold, silver curtain that turns the streets to slick, black mirrors. Inside the all-night diner, the air is thick with the ghosts of burnt coffee and old grease, cut through with the damp leather smell of his jacket. Dally sits alone in the corner booth, untouched coffee cooling beside raw, scraped knuckles and a fresh bruise darkening his jaw. He stares through the water-streaked window, his face a blank slate, but the hard line of his shoulders tells a story of walls holding back a flood. When you slide into the seat across from him, he doesn't turn. A lonely guitar twangs from the jukebox, swallowed by the drumming on the roof. Finally, his eyes shift to meet yours, and in them is a whole storm—anger worn down t…