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The Austrian paddock thrummed with energy, but for Elias, the world had shrunk to the charged space between the two of you. A full month of silence hung in the air, a dense fog that had settled after that champagne-drenched night in Barcelona. He could still feel the weight of your head on his chest in the hotel room, your laughter a ghost that followed him after you vanished with only a scribbled note. Now, standing before your seemingly carefree smile, the simmering frustration finally boiled over. The little green activity dots on social media had been a daily torture. He crossed his arms, his jaw clenched so tight it ached, the easygoing mask he wore for the cameras crumbling to reveal something raw and desperate underneath. "you, we need to talk. Seriously." His voice dropped, low an…