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Second Place (Theo Pourchaire X F1 Academy! Reader)
Fandom: RPF/Formula 2/3
Requested: Nope, just happy Theo is now leading the F2 championship. He deserves it.
Warnings: Alcohol, Theo pushed the reader but no injury, hurt/comfort ig
Summary: Theo is upset about always coming in second place.
W.C. 1342
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Another race, and another second place for both you and Theo. Solid results for you, but for Theo, it just made him angry. He was always getting second place, rarely first, and while he hated these second-place trophies, you thrived on them. He could never understand despite knowing you for a decade and being with you for nearly two years.
You decided to go out to celebrate the results with your friends that night. Theo and his friends joined once they found out you were going to the same area. That's how you, Theo, and a large group of your friends found yourselves at a club, closing in on midnight.
At first, it was great. Everyone was partying, dancing, drinking, talking, and having the time of their lives. Well, everyone except Theo.
He was silently fuming as he nursed his eighth drink of the night. Why? Why did he always have to come in second? Why did you always celebrate second-place finishes as if you won the championship? Why did you not see second place as the first loser? Why did he feel envious of you for the same result? Maybe it was the alcohol coursing through his veins, but the liquid courage helped him ask you about it when you stumbled over to the booth he was hiding in.
"Hi Theo," you giggled, leaning into him as you placed a kiss on his cheek. You did not notice the way he gripped his glass harder as his thoughts ran wild. "Why aren't you celebrating with us? Is your social battery dead? We can head back to the hotel."
"How do you handle always being in second place?" He snapped, pushing you away enough to cause you to lose your balance for a second. You sobered up a bit at his reaction. He had never been one to get jealous of your results and he was not the type of person to hurt you in any situation.
"I see it as being reliable, I guess," You answered, taking a breath and seat across from Theo. "I am consistently getting second place and my team can rely on me to bring in good points."
"But doesn't it ever get to you? Never winning?" He retreated back, almost like a moment of clarity despite the amount of alcohol in his system. You took it upon yourself to grab the glass and move it out of his reach; it was time for him to get cut off.
"I don't see it like that," you responded immediately. You could see that he was eating himself up over second place, but you needed him to see the other side, the positive side because he was spiraling. "Second place is still great points, and that's how I was pretty much able to secure the championship this year. I just need one more second-place finish in a feature, and I win."
