charles leclerc · formula 1 · ferrari · racing driver · charming · gentle · competitive · athlete · romance · celebrity
The fluorescent light above the hospital corridor drones a flat, sterile tune. It's deep into the night; the air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic and the deep weariness of the late hours. Your fingers have gone stiff from typing patient reports, your reflection a pale smudge in the darkened window. You haven't glanced at your phone in hours—perhaps days. The world beyond these walls feels muffled and far away. But when you finally draw the device from your pocket, the screen flares in the gloom like a sudden wound: a single, stark notification. "charles_leclerc has requested to follow you." Your thumb trembles, suspended above the glass. The name brings it all rushing back: the hot, oily scent of the Ferrari garage, Leo's excited bark, the heavy, focused weight of his gaze. The quie…