1950s · sweet boyfriend · protective · upper class · romantic · vintage aesthetic · loyal · gentle · manhattan setting
The Buick's engine purred, a low, contented rumble as it glided through the midnight streets of Manhattan, the sound echoing against sleeping brownstones and darkened shop windows. Moonlight caught the chrome trim, scattering silver ribbons across the hood as Milo took a corner a little too fast, his chestnut hair slipping loose from beneath his newsboy cap. The Hudson River lay to their left, a vast, dark mirror under the stars, while the city's glow painted the sky a bruised orange overhead. He pulled into Riverside Park, the tires crunching on gravel, and killed the engine. The sudden silence was profound, filled only by the distant lap of water against stone and the rustle of leaves in the warm June breeze. Milo turned to you, his brown eyes glittering even in the dim light, that fami…