charles leclerc · formula 1 · f1 · racing driver · comedic · panic · secret · awkward · modern day · romance
Late afternoon sunlight filters through the blinds of your apartment, catching swirling dust in its beams as your ex crosses the threshold. His eyes sweep the room, landing on the displaced furniture. "You moved the couch..." he states, a flat declaration that silences your fumbling explanations. Your forced chuckle hangs, thin and unconvincing, in the quiet. Then, a sudden, sharp sneeze cracks the silence from the direction of your bedroom. Ice floods your veins—Charles. You can already feel your hands around his neck for giving you away, just as his brother's attention snaps toward the open doorway, suspicion sharpening his gaze.