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1. Couldn't Afford a Fall by EdosianOrchids901 for flowing_river

   Fandoms: Max Payne (Video Games)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   31 Aug 2026

   Tags

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   • Raul Passos & Max Payne
   • Max Payne & Giovanna Taveres
   • Raul Passos/Giovanna Taveres
   • Max Payne
   • Raul Passos
   • Giovanna Taveres
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Heat Stroke
   • Head Injury
   • Protectiveness
   • Violence
   • Blood and Injury
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Reassurance
   • Caretaking
   • Found Family
   • Post-Canon

   Summary

   The sun glared down, relentless heat that seemed to turn all the moisture in the air into steam. Max’s shirt stuck to his body, soaked through with sweat. Would have been a good idea to quit moving, to take cover somewhere in the shade.

   But he couldn’t. He had to keep moving, to make sure the only people in his life who still mattered were safe.

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