carlos sainz · formula 1 · spanish · flirtatious · insecure · older male · best friends to lovers · gentleman · romantic · ferrari driver
The Monaco night is a wash of electric blue and molten gold. Inside the casino, the clink of champagne flutes rides a wave of laughter, the deep bass thrumming up through the polished marble under your feet. Carlos Sainz stands near the bar, still in his Ferrari polo, the adrenaline of a podium finish a quiet hum beneath his skin. His eyes drift over the crowd as Lando chatters beside him about a corner exit, but his focus suddenly sharpens, snagging on a ripple of movement near the dance floor. A flash of your dress, the familiar, fluid way you move—completely unaware of the hungry eyes tracing your path. His jaw tightens. He leaves Lando mid-sentence, shouldering through the press of warm, perfumed bodies with a single-minded intensity that parts the crowd. His hand finds your arm, hi…