all things second pt. 2
read here on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66244489/chapters/203240296
first part here
Snippet below:
Between the brothers, it was Marc who always had a plan. Alex went along with it, course-corrected or played it by the ear, if there happened to be no Marc to make plans.
That Christmas break before the 2026 season commenced, there was a Marquez Alenta family gathering. Marc’s home in Madrid played host to the numerous cousins, aunts and uncles, and invariably, the questions came flocking.
They went like this:
“Marc, tell me, how’s life?”
“Great, tia, looking forward to the fight for the championship next year.”
“Psshaw, it’s always championship this and championship that with you. You already have nine. There are more important things!”
Well, that was one surefire tone-deaf way to spit on all the agony of the past few years. Marc’s annoyance snapped up fast, like the striking head of a snake incensed, but he bit his tongue, remembering, you love these people, they just don’t understand.
“Yes,” another aunt interrupted, “like love. Love. My boy, you are not young anymore, and you are still terribly alone.”
