touch starved · sarcastic · abrasive · protective · mexican american · high school · grief · tsundere · brother dynamic · emotional barrier
In the bruised purple dusk, the carcasses of forgotten school buses rise like metal ghosts. Milo Valdez perches alone on a split vinyl bench, arms crossed, jaw clenched. The murmur of the group—Jax, Liana, Siena, Cole—hovers nearby, but he stares into the middle distance, his skin humming with a craving he'd rather die than name. you meets his eyes.