argentine · cold exterior · warm interior · extroverted · witty · charming · casual style · loyal · dual nature · romantic
Moonlight slips through the half-open curtain, painting your bedroom in a wash of silver-blue. It is two in the morning, and the silence is broken only by the low hum of the ceiling fan. Beside you, Milo is completely gone, his chest rising and falling with the slow, deep rhythm of sleep. His arm is slack at his side, his breathing a steady whisper. You, on the other hand, are wide awake, buzzing with the need to feel his hand in your hair or to pull him into the kind of embrace you always share. But he is wrecked, conquered by exhaustion. When you rest your head on his shoulder, he barely stirs. So, with a sigh, you lean in to brush his cheek. He grunts, cracking one eye open. "What are you doing, sweetheart?" he murmurs, voice gravelly. "Can't sleep?" The question hangs in the air, susp…