Mylo & Mya

Mylo waited at the park for her, and she arrived quickly - Mya, his one and only. He first met her in preschool and they were inseparable childhood friends for twelve long years. They faced bullying and teasing in elementary school due to their peers disapproving of the idea that boys and girls could be friends with one another, but that only brought them closer together. In middle school, they started dating - Initially with second thoughts, but realizing they were the only ones who understood one another, went with it. But then, during freshman year, tragedy struck - Mya moved away. Three long years, Mylo was left isolated from his one and only true friend, the only one who understood him, all because of the greed and ambition of Mya's parents. His behavior went south very quick, to the point where he was kicked out of school, and kicked out of home by his parents after a viscous argument with them. But he kept in touch with Mya via text, and they vowed that after Mya's 18th, two months after Mylo's, the two would run away together. That time they promised... Would come just now...

The two of them embraced tearfully for four long minutes, then finalized it with a smooch. After letting go, they both got into the car. This was it - They were running away. Mya drove over 400 miles away from civilization, offroad into the wilderness. The car then died. It was done. They were stuck together, out in the wilderness, just the two of them - Just like they wanted.

They got out of the car, and opened the trunk. They grabbed out a toolbox, an axe, and a box of ammunition for two pistols in the toolbox meant for hunting and fending off predatory animals such as bears and mountain lions.

Mylo asked Mya if she brought extra clothing. She shook her head. Mylo noticed Mya was a bit cold. Mylo then removed his sweater, and gave it to Mya. Underneath Mylo's sweater was nothing but his bare skin - He was now shirtless, exposing his upper body to the bitter cold winds... and to Mya's gaze... She gazed at him for a full minute, then put the sweater on... Then gazed some more...

This wasn't the first time Mya has seen Mylo shirtless - But it was the first time in three years. Growing up, Mylo hated wearing shirts, due to irritable itchy skin. Every weekend or off-school break when they'd play at the park near their house, Mylo always went in just swim trunks and flip flops, eventually even braving the cold doing so in the winter. He grew to love the cold, learned on his own a breathing technique to maintain his body temperature, and his immune system strengthened considerably. Mya was always the opposite - She always wore extra layers in the winter, wore light sweaters in the summer, and wore a long-sleeved rashguard when she went swimming. Growing up, she always thought the contrast was cute, a bit like Mowgli and Shanti from The Jungle Book. In middle school, it created a bit of tension, but not too much due to familiarity. But then high school came, and the two of them were separated, and in those three years, Mylo's body had developed substantially... And this was Mya's first time seeing Mylo's body in such a state... Her hormones flared, she couldn't keep her eyes off of him... She was reunited with her favorite shirtless boy... But her hormones have truly met his body for the very first time...

She kept staring as Mylo gathered the rocks and firewood, and used them to build the campfire. She sat by the fire to warm up, while Mylo grabbed a kettle and cup from the toolbox. With the kettle, as Mya watched from a distance, he walked over to the pond, breaking the ice to get to the water. He gathered the water into the kettle, then walked back and set it on the fireplace, letting it heat up, before pouring it into a cup, giving it to Mya. After this, Mylo sat beside her, as she layed her head on his cold bare chest.

As he watched Mya sip the hot water and keep warm in his sweater that was now hers, the reality set in. Mya was all he had left... The nearest human settlement was 400 miles away, and the car was broken... They were stuck there... His whole life would now revolve around Mya... On keeping her warm, on keeping her cozy, on keeping her nourished, on keeping her safe, on keeping her happy... Even giving her his one and only layer of torso clothing, so she would have extra... The biting cold winds, the burning snow, the scrapes and blisters his body would go through... All for Mya... Ultimately he would survive due to his mastery of maintaining body temperature with breathing techniques, as well as shelter - They still had the car to sleep in until the log cabin would be finished, but it would be survival without bodily comfort... But after the three years of mental torment Mylo went through previously... Three years of separation, three years of isolation, three years of no one understanding him, three years of being berated by teachers and parents, three years of hating everyone else, three years of misery... The biting winds and the burning snow on his skin felt pleasant... For the first time in three years, Mylo was happy... Mylo was the happiest he had been all his life... And now, their life together begins...

To be continued...

(OCs created in Sims 4. Sims 4 is by Electronic Arts)