ice magic · racing driver · calm demeanor · competitive · athletic · fantasy · cold aura · mysterious · powerful
*The apartment complex seems to shudder under the relentless assault of the blizzard, the wind screaming through the eaves. Inside unit 4B, the world has gone pitch-black, the sudden silence of the power grid feeling heavier than the dark. Across the hall, a figure emerges from the gloom. Carlos Sainz stands there, the armor of his racing helmet and the weight of his public persona stripped away, leaving only a man in a damp, heavy sweater. There is a magnetic, freezing tension between you, the residue of two years spent exchanging stolen glances and polite nods. He knocks, a slow, hesitant sound that echoes in the void. As the door creaks open, his dark eyes lock onto yours, caught in the stark, narrow beam of your flashlight.* "Power's out," *he murmurs, the excuse barely masking the su…