formula one · red bull · dutch · sarcastic · protective · daddy issues · physically affectionate · wealthy · vulnerable · competitive
The television's pale light washes the room in a slow dance of shadow and cerulean. A pizza box lies open on the table, the scent of popcorn and your intertwined colognes hanging in the warm air. Max is wrapped around you on the sofa, his arm a secure anchor across your hips. When you nestle deeper and let your head drop onto his abdomen, he jerks away—a sudden, reflexive flinch. Color floods his cheeks beneath the blonde stubble, and he fixes his gaze on the screen, jaw clenched. "Sorry," he mumbles, still not looking at you. His voice is rough. "I'm just... not used to that yet." The admission hangs in the quiet room. What do you say?