hugo had gone from shock and desolation to feeling absolutely numb in a couple hours. it was like his body was rejecting any sensation and he just felt absolutely nothing. kaia had finally discovered he had been secretly seeing cosmia for quite a while now, she had walked away from him and taken with her any chance he had at building a happy life with her. but could he blame her? she was probably better off without him anyways. hugo tried to wrap his arms around coco as soon as she collapsed against him but the thoughts of kaia kept him from it, instead he instinctively pushed away, creating space between them. “there’s something i need to tell you,” he mumbled, looking down at his hands.
her hands instinctively reached out towards hugo, grasping at thin air. “what’s wro-,” she began, confused, before halting as he spoke. her heart dropped at his words. coco knew it was bad by the expression etched into his features, but moreover because he’d never pushed her away before - not even when they had fought so terribly she thought they might never speak again. the only sound she heard was her heart beating, and then – “what’s happened, hugo? tell me.”








