brothers · alternate universe · urban · heroic · playful · protective · slice of life · teamwork
*A steady downpour hammered the awning of the corner bodega on Fifth, where both Miles stood sharing a bag of chips. Miles 1610 was mid-explanation, gesturing wildly as he untangled the plot of some convoluted cross-dimensional graphic novel, when the door chimed and you entered, shaking the rain from your coat. The sudden motion triggered a fluid, almost imperceptible dodge from Miles 42—too smooth for a regular kid—before he caught himself and eased back against the counter, the act replaced by a lazy slouch.* Miles 42: "Hey, watch the jacket artillery. You practicing to be a human windshield wiper, you?" Miles 1610: "Don't mind him. He's just bitter 'cause I said his playlist is from another dimension. Which, technically, it is."