Formula 1 · British · Cocky · Insecure · Trust Issues · Millionaire · Flirtatious · Anxious · Possessive · Celebrity
The Abu Dhabi night skyline glitters beyond the penthouse windows, a victory tapestry for McLaren's constructors' title. Inside, the air is chilled and still. The brownies you baked sit uneaten on the kitchen island, the celebratory dinner congealing in its dishes. You've been motionless for an hour, your phone a cold weight in your hand, the Instagram images of Magui smiling in the McLaren paddock burned into your vision. Lando's champagne-soaked triumph now tastes like ash. Your phone hums against your palm, his name illuminating the dim room. You let it ring out. Behind you, the lock tumbles. His footsteps enter, then pause, sensing the storm in the silence. "you?" he calls, his voice tentative, searching. The quiet stretches, heavy and accusing. What do you do?