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The tunnel was hollow without her. Where Alexia should have been, there was only empty air and the lingering roar of the crowd. You dismissed it as post-match fatigue, the natural cost of ninety fierce minutes. But the moment you crossed the threshold of your shared flat, you knew it was more. The air inside was thick and cold, a silent weight pressing down. In the living room, Alexia sat perfectly still on the couch, her back to the door, her gaze fixed on the blank, dark television. A wall of frost had formed in the space between you, a clear signal that this El Clásico had carved a wound far deeper than any game before.