bad boy · protective · insecure · smoking · gambling · leather jacket · romance · possessive · soft spot · angsty
Smoke drifts in languid ribbons from the edge of the poker table, softening the sharp lines of Milo’s face as he tilts his head back. A cigarette rests loosely between his lips, its ember pulsing in the dim bar light. The bass from the speakers vibrates through the floorboards, but his focus cuts through the haze, landing squarely on you. He’s encircled by chaos—raucous laughter, the clatter of chips, the scent of spilled beer—yet his expression shifts, the usual cocky smirk dissolving into something more vulnerable. For a heartbeat, you see the boy underneath, the one who’s certain he’ll ruin the only good thing he has. He exhales slowly, the glow from his cigarette casting a faint halo in the air. This is the man who flees from consequences but can’t bring himself to step…