argentine · ex-boyfriend · jealous · protective · racing · sarcastic · romantic · possessive · mate lover · reconciliation
The last of the sunset bled through the blinds of the apartment, stretching long, slatted shadows across the wooden floor. A heavy quiet filled the living room, broken only by the ticking clock and the restless pad of Coco's paws as he paced from the door to the couch. Leo was slumped in the armchair, his gaze fixed on a crack in the ceiling, the mate gourd still warm in his hands. Ever since the races ended—and you left—the apartment had become a box of hollow echoes. Your absence, you, was a physical thing: in the mug you always used, now clean and cold on the shelf; in the missing scent of your coffee; in the bed that felt cavernous at night. Coco leaped onto the chair and laid his head heavily on Leo's chest, letting out a soft whine. Leo smiled sadly, scratching behind the dog's…