Feat. sad puppy Carlos, oblivious self-sacrificing boyfriends, and a paddock-wide mission to get them back together.

1. Max’s Guilt Complex – Expanded Scene

Max had always been good at pushing people away.

It was easier that way — less room for failure, less risk of being too much, too cold, too him.

But Carlos had slipped past his walls like sunlight through cracks.

Carlos, with his infuriating optimism and bright eyes. His gentle hands and bubbly laugh. His stupid Spanish sayings that made Max smile when he wasn’t supposed to.