#milo mendoza 01

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IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN "y'know, paul mccartney once claimed that one in four men are gay" and "paul and john were probably in some toxic on and off thing" that reeve starts to tune milo out. he knows he should just interrupt, throw the wad of cash in his pocket at milo's face and snatch the little bag of goods they toss between their palms before he can really unpack what he must have done to deserve this. instead, reeve opts to wait it out, allows himself to get distracted by the interesting angles of milo's face. at some point in the night, he took a tab that now makes the slope of milo's jaw particularly thrilling to look at, so he follows it from their chin to their gonial angle, marveling at the sharpness of the bend there, before stopping at their ear where his eyes linger. it's distracting, the way the lights from the party make milo's jewelry sparkle like stars.

it goes quiet, and it takes reeve a moment to realize he's been caught. ❝ oh, uh, ❞ his own voice sounds odd, way too scratchy and nervous— insecure . he chalks it up to the drugs and clears his throat. ❝ no, i was just— did getting all that hurt, or ... ? ❞ he flicks his finger against his own earlobe, completely bare compared to the plethora of huggies and studs decorating milo's.

𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 — reeve aziz 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — driveway

milo sort of feels like they're holding reeve hostage, but at the very least, it's funny. he's roped plenty of people into conversation mid deal, but this one was something of an accomplishment. they didn't get off to the best start, and though many people disliked milo, reeve's was a faster onset than they would have expected. so, they take this chance, smile dumbly at his drunken geniality, lean against their car with a cigarette and just yap. it's only after a while that they feel that burning sensation on the side of their face, eyes on them. a pang of insecurity manages to claw through the layers of intoxication, and a hand goes to absently fidget with the metal in their ear "uh, i have something on my face?"

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You can thank @taelonsamada , @zozo-01 , @thatlesbeanjew for the following redacted hockey AU thoughts (because I also grew up with Hockey Night in Canada).

MIlo was a total Luis Mendoza (D2/D3, The Mighty Ducks) at one point. 1.9 seconds blue line to blue line? Yes. Straight into the boards after? Also yes. Regularly makes the best dressed list (because this is a thing that sports publications do.)

Darlin’ leads the team in PIM. They are not sorry.

Asher talks to his posts. Gives them little thank you taps when the opposing team hits them à la Roy and Fleury. They’re his little buddies. Is his helmet painted to look like Master Chief? Maybe. Has scored an empty-netter and has the puck framed.