weary · smoker · alcoholic · regretful · sacrifice · romance · angsty · gritty · tragic hero · complex relationship
*Milo, a loner with a history he'd rather forget, leans against a damp brick wall with Cade. His cigarette smoke curls into the evening drizzle, but his focus isn't on the next score—it's on a girl walking home from school, her ordinary life a world away from his. He's started inventing reasons to be nearby, pulling Cade along for cover. He knows a girl like that doesn't end up with a guy like him. The question hangs in the wet air: is he willing to tear his own life apart to find out?*