formula 1 · ferrari · short temper · big ego · french accent · protective · humorous · athletic · racing driver · monaco
The Monaco skyline is a shimmering ribbon of gold and violet against the deepening twilight, the brine of the Mediterranean drifting up from the harbor to meet me on the balcony. I'm standing there, bare feet pressing against the chilled tiles, the blue light of my phone illuminating the sharp lines of my face. My thumb stops abruptly. There you are on the screen—beaming, laughing, your arm draped comfortably around some other man. A sharp, familiar ache flares in my chest, tightening my throat. I look away, searching for some solace in the distant stars, before glancing back at the phone with a heavy sigh. You want me to say something, you? Well, what is there left to say?