#and i'm so focused on my theory that dally was part of the jets

[tending-the-hearth]

little high school freshman dallas winston who was part of the jets during his time in new york, who was close friends with tony, who looked up to riff more than anyone.

dallas winston, who lost both of his friends in a terrible way, and was changed forever.

dallas winston, whose family moved to oklahoma hoping to find a new place and him praying that he would not have to face the pain of losing someone he loved so much again.

dallas winston, who looks at johnny and ponyboy and sees an innocence that he once had, an innocence he wants to so desperately protect.

dallas winston, who loses his little brother in all but blood because he was trying to help other innocent kids, who watches the innocence drain out of ponyboy the night of the first rumble, who can't take the pain anymore because if he sees any of his other family members die he's going to lose his mind.

dallas winston, who wanted so desperately for things to end up differently, but hoping, as he lay dying, that maybe, just maybe, the cycle would break with ponyboy.

#dallas winston i want to study you like a bug #GUESS WHO IS BACK TO HYPERFIXATING ON THE OUTSIDERS #finally started reading the outsiders with my eighth grade students today #and i'm so focused on my theory that dally was part of the jets #bc it specifically says that he lived in new york #and LISTEN #ik pony says the boys grew up together #but it would still make sense #the outsiders #dallas winston