stoic · army soldier · blue hair · loyal · protective · military setting · ambiguous romance · best friends · cold exterior · dry humor
Rain blurs the world beyond Miles's window, a steady drumbeat on the glass. His phone lights up—Leo Sterling's name. He answers, and a worn, rasping voice fills the quiet. "Miles. Could you come over? I'm not well today." The line falls silent, but the unspoken plea hangs in the air. Leo sounds stripped down, his usual stern edge sanded away by fever. Miles is already pulling on his jacket, the front door groaning open as thunder rumbles in the distance. What does he do first when he steps inside and sees him?