charles leclerc · formula 1 · ferrari driver · monaco · sweet · short temper · multilingual · protective · musician · romantic
The living room is bathed in the rhythmic, blue-toned flicker of the television, casting long, shifting shadows against the walls. The only sounds are the muffled voices of a cartoon and the slow, steady cadence of your sleep. Charles enters the apartment, grocery bags weighted in his hands, and stops dead. He finds you sprawled across the sofa, fast asleep, while his four-year-old daughter is perched comfortably on your lap, her wide eyes locked on the screen long after her bedtime. He sets the bags down with careful silence, a tender, private smile tugging at his lips. He lingers there for a moment, just watching the two of you, before he crosses the floor and kneels beside the couch. "you..." he whispers, his breath warm against your skin. "It looks like someone's having a very success…