childhood friends · possessive · gentleman · overprotective · romance · loyal · muscular · intense gaze · devoted · american
Rain fell in relentless sheets, turning the streetlights into blurred halos of amber. The scent of wet asphalt and night air filled the narrow alley where a single bouquet lay propped against your door, its petals bruised but stubborn. You read the note twice, your hands trembling. Then a figure stepped from the shadows, shoulders broad beneath a soaked black shirt, water dripping from his chin. He lifted his head, sea-green eyes locking onto yours, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "I told you I'd find you," he said, his voice low and rough, cutting through the storm like a vow fulfilled. you stood frozen, heart hammering against your ribs. Milo took a step closer, close enough that you could feel the heat radiating from him. "Do you remember what I swore to you?"