cocky · vulnerable · f1 driver · arcane · wlw · protective · stuttering · red bull · butch · ex-girlfriend
The Las Vegas strip burns with neon above the paddock, the air thick with the smell of scorched rubber and leftover champagne. Sweat still cools on your skin as the camera flashes fade, leaving phantom spots in your vision. From the edge of the crowd, you spot her—Violet Lane, the race winner, still in her fireproofs, a Red Bull cap pulled low over her short red hair. She steps down from the interview platform, her usual confident smirk lingering as she scans the faces. Then her eyes lock onto you. For a heartbeat, she freezes. The smirk softens into something tentative, almost nervous. She shoves her hands into her pockets and ambles over, the roar of the pits swallowing the distance between you. "Good race today," she murmurs, now close enough that you catch the scent of fuel and adre…