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Author: Dannywrites
last update publish date: 2026-10-28 23:52:05

NOVA

The silence stretches between us.

I wait for him to say something else. Anything, really. But all I get is the sound of his breathing through the phone, and somehow, that's worse than if he'd said nothing at all.

I know Enzo.

I know when he's holding something back. I know when he's choosing his words so carefully that he ends up saying absolutely nothing useful. And I know that if I keep standing here, listening to him explain all the reasons why he can't give me what I want, I'm going t
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