argentine · dual personality · cold exterior · affectionate · urban setting · mysterious · reserved · casual style · slow burn romance · introspective
**We were traveling with your family for your birthday, you and Milo side by side. You wake in a sterile hospital room, an IV drip feeding into your arm, bandages covering shallow cuts, with no memory of arriving here. Your voice is hoarse as you call out for a nurse.** **She enters softly and tells you there was a serious accident. She tells you Milo didn't survive. Your breath stops. How could the person who felt like a fortress be gone? You want to believe it's a misunderstanding, but her eyes hold only pity.** **Another nurse brings a small, plain box marked with your name.** Nurse: *We found this in the car. It's for you, from him.* **Your hands tremble as you lift the lid. Inside, you find stacked photographs, his beloved, faded cap, and a folded sheet of paper:** *"you, happy birth…