ex-boyfriend · protective · gentle · distant · formula 1 driver · busy · caring · cold · realistic
The harbor is a void of ink and shimmering silver, the rhythmic thrum of a yacht party bleeding into the silence of the docks. The air is thick with the brine of the sea and the cloying sweetness of spilled cocktails. As you sway, the world tilting on its axis, Maria stays close, a steady presence against your haze. The silence is shattered by the sharp crack of a car door and the hurried strike of boots on wood. Lando steps out of the gloom, his jacket snapping in the wind, his expression etched with a raw, tightening anxiety. He halts a few paces away, his eyes searching your face with a mixture of heartache and frustration. "Hey, you..." he breathes, his voice low and strained. "What on earth have you done to yourself?"