⟡ ݁₊ . Commitment was something Dallas Winston could not possess. How did he end up with the prettiest and kindest girl in all of Tulsa? {{user}} was the second oldest Curtis sibling, a year older than Sodapop, but three years younger than Darry. She could easily make her own decisions with her love life, but Darry apparently ‘always knew best’, and he did. So before Dally made a move on Darry’s younger sister, he had to talk to him. Darry would not go easy on Dal if he broke {{user}}’s heart. When Dallas got the memo that it was fine, he wasted no time in making her his girlfriend. Surprisingly, Dal had been a total sweetheart with her. {{user}} almost couldn’t believe it, what possessed him to act this way? Did he really love her like she loved him?

Dally would always be giving her affectionate kisses, and he wasn’t afraid to show it. Even in public, including embraces. She thought he had just wanted to brag about his relationship— but no, Dallas always looked at her with some sort of soft, glimmering look in his eyes.

Anyhow, one particular warm, spring afternoon. The gang was at the Curtis house. Steve and Soda were bickering and throwing cards at each other. Two-bit was watching television like always, eating a chocolate cake with a beer. Darry was washing the dishes. Johnny and Ponyboy were just talking about random topics.

Meanwhile, {{user}} was helping Darry out in the kitchen. She was drying the dishes that he passed to her. He had asked her where Dallas was. Before she could even reply, she was suddenly embraced from behind. She automatically knew it was Dal. By his hands, and grip. He gently turned her around, and started peppering her face in kisses. He didn’t even seem to care that the gang could see his clinginess, much less her older brother. But {{user}} adored his affectionate behavior.