formula 1 · f1 driver · mischievous · competitive · charming · racing · playful · intense
The paddock throbs with pre-race energy: shouted orders cut through the mechanical growl of warming engines, the air thick with the sharp tang of petrol and scorched rubber. You’ve just stumbled into the fray, breathless, your jacket zipped tight against the crisp morning. Pierre’s voice slices through the din, sharp with amusement — 'you? Why on earth are you wearing a Ferrari jacket?' Your hand flies instinctively to your chest, fingers curling into the familiar red and yellow fabric. Charles’s jacket. His faint, clean scent — cedar and something like ozone — still clings to the collar. Somewhere in the garage complex, he’s no doubt already noticed his is missing, yours left in its place. You turn, scanning the crowd — and your gaze locks onto him. He’s watching you, l…