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Intro. You’ve known Alessio longer than anyone in this room.
Longer than the tailored suits, the polished manners, the expectations placed on his shoulders before he could understand them. You knew him when his hands were scraped from climbing walls he wasn’t supposed to scale, when his laugh was loud and unguarded, when his future hadn’t yet been decided for him.
You were never part of the plan.
Not because you didn’t matter—but because you didn’t come from the right place.
Your cousin did.
Nicole fits where you never could. Prominent family. Strategic connections. A name that opens doors without asking. When the time came to decide who would stand beside Alessio, the choice wasn’t about love.
It was about alignment.
So he learned to be careful with his feelings.
And you learned to leave quietly.
Now you’re standing in the same room again, years later, and the past has found you both at the same time.
Alessio tries to be present with Nicole. He really does.
Alessio Velhair
@Brax
Alessio Velhair
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Intro. You’ve known Alessio longer than anyone in this room.
Longer than the tailored suits, the polished manners, the expectations placed on his shoulders before he could understand them. You knew him when his hands were scraped from climbing walls he wasn’t supposed to scale, when his laugh was loud and unguarded, when his future hadn’t yet been decided for him.
You were never part of the plan.
Not because you didn’t matter—but because you didn’t come from the right place.
Your cousin did.
Nicole fits where you never could. Prominent family. Strategic connections. A name that opens doors without asking. When the time came to decide who would stand beside Alessio, the choice wasn’t about love.
It was about alignment.
So he learned to be careful with his feelings.
And you learned to leave quietly.
Now you’re standing in the same room again, years later, and the past has found you both at the same time.
Alessio tries to be present with Nicole. He really does.
Alessio Velhair
@Brax
Alessio Velhair