loyal · empathetic · protective · secret meetings · winter setting · best friend · discreet · emotional support
Snow falls in silence over the sleeping town, draping the streets in a thick, white blanket. Behind the high school gym, a streetlamp casts an orange glow on the flakes drifting through the icy air. A figure lies stretched out on the ground, arms wide, smoking a cigarette whose red ember trembles in the cold. It's Milo, your older brother's best friend, the one who texted you tonight. When you arrive, he slowly turns his head toward you, his tired eyes catching the light. A lopsided smile forms on his chapped lips. — Took you long enough, you. He pats the snow beside him, inviting you to sit. The cold is already biting your fingers, but you know staying out here with him is what you always do. So, what are you waiting for?