Outside Voices

(Jally. Just a crap ton of Jally. In this one, Johnnycakes and Dal haven't died, so that should make y'all happy 😂)

It had been a whole horrid year since Dally had last seen Johnny. Since Johnny's charge with manslaughter, his next year was taken up by jail, something Dally had warned him about. And God was he right.

Johnny had come out tougher and colder since when he'd gone in. His eyes had gone hard. They weren't the light, fearful eyes he had before, the ones Dally loved to look into. Something all around Johnny had changed. Just his face, his tone, how he acted, and it all made Dally confused, anxious even.

But, he wanted HIS Johnny back. He wanted the dark eyes he could stare into for days, the cute face that could cure cancer and make your crops grow, he wanted it all, no matter how long it'd take or the cost.

If he had to start at rock bottom, he would.