Countergambit (джен)

Chess has filled countless sleepless nights between the kindred pair, slowing down their racing anxiety-laden thoughts and granting them space to just talk—just the two of them, just like this.
Leo is almost scared to believe it’s true—that he’s really sitting here with his brother in the far-too-early hours of the morning, playing chess like usual, like nothing at all had happened.
Five days ago, Leo didn’t think he’d get to share these sacred moments with Donny ever again.
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3AM—two night owls, emotional trauma, and a fierce game of chess.