The Things of Love

In The Things of Love, a companion story to Cosmos des Brisés published by Les Impliqués Éditeur, the narrative follows the emotional and physical journey of a man simply referred to as Him.

Driven by the desperate need to reunite with the woman he loves, Him leaves for South America, traveling through Argentina and later Brazil, convinced that distance has not yet destroyed what remains between them. But beneath the hope of reconciliation slowly emerges something far more intimate: a painful confrontation with himself.

Raised in a deeply traditional family, shaped by parents whose love endured for more than thirty-five years, Him grew up believing in permanence. In loyalty. In the idea that love, no matter how fragile, could always be repaired if one fought hard enough for it.

Certain that finding Her again will untangle the silent collapse of their relationship, he throws himself into a journey filled with airports, late-night conversations, unanswered fears, and cities carrying the weight of memory. Yet throughout the trip, Her remains both painfully close and emotionally unreachable.

Blending romantic wandering with spiritual introspection, The Things of Love explores loneliness, emotional dependency, memory, and the universal fear of abandonment. Between Parisian cafés, Argentine streets, and Brazilian landscapes, the novel becomes less a story about traveling across continents than a descent into the fragile depths of human attachment.

Because sometimes, loving someone deeply also means realizing they may never understand the intensity of that love in return.