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/;/ cracks/;/
Felix watched as the tail lights faded in the distance, taking all of his confidence and self-worth with them. No one could have ever convinced him the man he trusted with so much would simply give up on him.
Alone and reeling from the suddenness of it all, he fell to his knees in the middle of the street and cried in thick, gut wrenching sobs. He had left his home, drawn away from his broken family and few friends, and made his relationship the center of his world, when he could focus on something more than his own pain.
"I don't understand," he whispered, his mind refusing to accept the various crumbs of memory for the clues that they were to the other's surrender.
It wasn't the leaving, the end of his relationship that broke him. No, no. That was just the icing on the cake. It was the final straw that snapped his resolve and sapped the strength from his body and mind.
The cracks began to form long before that day.
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Warnings:
Difficult/triggering topics include mental ab#se, s#lf-h#rm, mental health difficulties, and attempted su#c##e, homophobia, family trauma. Warnings will be posted at the beginning of chapters when warranted for s/h, abuse, or attempt. I won't be censoring potentially triggering words in the story as these are words that elicit emotional responses, and they should.
Please read with caution or choose not to read if these things are difficult for you.
This story will include bxb, angst, fluff, smut, surrender, recovery.
The characters, while based on real people, obviously are not intended to represent them or their personal choices, beliefs, or feelings. Instead, we borrow their familiarity to express our stories.