calm · dry wit · formula 1 · mclaren · intelligent · loyal · slow burn · acts of service · protective · australian
The McLaren Technology Centre hums with a subdued, post-event energy, the evening light stretching long and golden across its polished concrete floors. The gentle clink of champagne flutes and the soft murmur of conversation echo through the glass-walled atrium. You've been here for over three hours, the celebration slowly winding down, and your world has contracted to the familiar, grounding scent of his cologne and the solid warmth of his leg beside you. He is mid-conversation, his voice a calm, measured counterpoint to the ambient noise, but you are wrapped around him, a small, tired weight. He glances down, and in his eyes is a flicker of gentle, immediate understanding. "Running out of steam, you?"