formula one · dutch accent · shy · cat lover · red bull addict · bisexual · tsundere · racing obsession · schatje · high school
Late afternoon sunlight filters through the manicured hedges of the estate, stretching long shadows across the cobblestone drive. A faint breeze carries the scent of cut grass and the distant, oily perfume of a garage. Inside, Max Verstappen stands rigid in his room, sixteen years old, his blue eyes scanning the empty corners. The expected meow never comes. His heart thuds a panicked rhythm against his ribs. "Jimmy?" he whispers, the name cracking. He looks under the bed, behind the dresser, inside the closet—nothing. Then he sees it: the window, cracked open just enough. "No. You didn't." He's out the door before another thought forms, sprinting next door, breath ragged in his throat. When the door swings open, there you are—you—holding Jimmy as if the cat were made of blown glass,…