Hi Kai, Happy Holidays! Could I request what your hc would be for Milo getting a crush on an s/o from Kalos? Don't know how they ended up in Turffield but they're very obviously a poor fit as it's sorta rural and they're... not. Would it be possible for them to be taller than Milo as well? Cheers!
Maaaay have gotten carried away with this one lol It was just so cute!! How could I not?!
I wanted to send something out to you guys, because I’ve been working on my book and commissions in the background, so! I hope you enjoy this pure fluff <3
Milo was used to the multiplicities of the country. It was quiet, not a whole lot of people about, and everyone knew everything about everyone. So when you arrived, things got a bit more interesting in Turffield. For one, you avoided every patch of mud there was on the road, while other people in their work boots just plowed right through them. You would complain about the internet not being that good, and then huff as you put your phone away in defeat.
The gym leader had yet to interact with you, but from what he had seen, he was amused. The word around town is that one of the local family run bakeries had some of their family from out of region come and visit. It seemed very obvious that you were from a city, but what city it was, Milo had no clue. In fact, the whole family on that side was the same way, trying to make sure none of their designer stuff got dirty. It looked like the family had come out here for necessity instead of family bonding.
That was until one of Milo’s Wooloo decided that it wanted to go on an adventure. Somehow, it had rolled on over to you, and you had absolutely fallen in love with the cute little fluffy thing. It bleeted at you and nuzzled your leg, lightly bumping into you. The sun was setting when Milo had finally found both you and the Wooloo, wandering around trying to find its owner.
“Oh! Thank goodness!” Milo said, lighting jogging up to you two. He leaned down to pet the Wooloo on the head, shaking his head. “I’ve been looking for you for hours! Your brothers and sisters are worried about you, ya know?”
The Wooloo sadly bleeted, looking up at you with a sad look, which you returned. Milo stood up, adjusting his hat and giving you one of his famous smiles. “Sorry about that! Thanks for taking care of this little escape artist!”
“Oh! Uh... No problem!” Was that a blush on your face? Milo couldn’t tell in the low light and the fact that you were taller than him. “Is this your Wooloo?”
Milo nodded. “Yep! She belongs down at the ranch.”
Your eyes lit up. “There’s more of these guys??”
He laughed softly. God you were cute. “Yeah! There’s a whole buncha them. They’re part of my gym challenge, actually, along with a handful of Yamper. Do... you wanna come along with me? I can show you em.”
You basically jumped up and down with glee. “Yes!! I would love to see more of these cute fluffers! They remind me of Skiddo!”
Milo tilted his head to the side. “Skiddo huh? Never heard of them.”
From then on, you two got along spectacularly. The whole way back, the two of you bantered back and forth about the different places you two had been. He figured out that you were from Kalos, and that this was a very different experience than what you were used to. Milo offered to have you volunteer at the Wooloo farm if you were so excited about them, which you happily agreed to, saying something along the lines of “anything is better than dealing with my family”.
You family watched as you quickly became accustomed to the life in Turffield, and more specifically to Milo and the farm. They watched as you went out and bought work clothes and boots just to help out on the farm, and they watched as you and Milo got closer and closer. They watched as he asked you out on a date, and they watched as you got home from it all giddy and blushy. They watched as you started to fall in love with Turffield, as well as with Milo. And they watched your heart break when they announced that the family would have to leave here in a week, since their business was done.
When you broke this news to Milo, his heart just about shattered. He had really gotten it bad for you, and he was having so much fun that he almost forgot that your hometown wasn’t in Galar at all. You two exchanged as much as you could in terms of contact information, making sure you two stayed connected. It was late at night, the Wooloo around you fast asleep, the one that had run away that fateful day sleeping on your lap. You absentmindedly pet its fur, trying not to let tears run down your face.
“...I forgot that this wasn’t home,” you whispered.
Milo looked down at the ground, and then over at your sad features. He wanted nothing more than to hold you and tell you it would be okay, but were you there in your relationship yet? There was something between you two, that much was for certain, but how far was he allowed to go?
“You’ll come back, right?” Milo was barely able to hide the break in his voice.
Finally, a smile from you as you looked back at him, your eyes wet with the tears you were trying to hold back. “Of course I will. I can’t just...” You looked away, that familiar blush on your cheeks again. “I can’t just leave you forever...”
Milo didn’t know what came over him. Maybe it was the sad look in your eyes, or the fact that you seemed so far away in this moment, but he placed his hand on the back of your neck and gently pushed your chin towards his. He wasn’t planning on kissing you tonight, but the little surprised squeak you put into it made it worth it.
He pulled away, slowly and gingerly, before looking away as well. “...Sorry. I-I don’t... I don’t know what came over me.”
He felt your hand fall into his, the interlacing of your fingers seeming far too natural to pass by. Your head rested on his shoulders, and for the first time, the two of you cuddled each other. It was... desperate, like you didn’t want to ever let go. “It’s okay, Milo...” you said to him in a hushed tone. “...I wanted it too.”
“You’ll wait for me, right?” you asked after a little bit of cuddling among the snoring Wooloo.
“Of course. I will say, though, it’ll be a lot lonelier without you.”
You laughed softly, adjusting your head on his chest, since the two of you had laid down. “I’ll make sure to be as fast as I can, kay?”
Milo kissed the top of your head with a smile. “As long as you promise.”
The seeing off was... difficult. Your family had to yell at you that they were going to miss their flight back to Kalos if you kept holding onto Milo. And while you were gone, Milo could feel a small void in his heart growing bigger. It wasn’t until about a year later that you suddenly appeared at his farm, asking if you could help with the workload. Everyone in town could see the light return to Milo’s eyes, clearly evidenced by it being one of the biggest smiles he’d given since you left.
And this time, you promised you were here to stay.
