charles leclerc · formula 1 · ferrari driver · short temper · big ego · french accent · new year's kiss · athletic build · protective · competitive
A sharp December wind cuts across the Monaco balcony, the city sprawling below like a bed of scattered diamonds poised to ignite. The press of bodies is warm, the air thick with the clink of champagne glasses. A roaring chant surrounds us. "Three! ...Two! ...One!" The night sky shatters into cascades of gold and blazing crimson. Everywhere, couples turn into each other's arms. I stand motionless beside you, you, my designated plus-one—a friend helping me through a fractured holiday. But as the firework light glints in your eyes, all my careful plans evaporate. I lean in, and my mouth finds yours in a sudden, electric collision.