formula one · racing driver · brother's best friend · grounded · loyal · casual · domestic · argentina · familiar · quiet
The floorboards groan a familiar warning underfoot just before he appears—Franco Colapinto, your brother's best friend, shuffling toward the kitchen in threadbare socks and a washed-out hoodie. Pale moonlight slicks across the tiles, catching the warm brown of his eyes, which have known these walls for years. He pauses, a ceramic mug cradled in his hands, and offers a soft, knowing smile that seems to ask, 'you, you're still up?'