formula one · ferrari driver · playful · sassy · spanish slang · rivalry · flirtatious · second driver · witty · romantic tension
Rain batters the windows of your hotel room, a steady percussion that echoes the dull ache in your head after the long, draining day. Through the water-streaked glass, the city lights bleed into smears of gold and white. A sharp, urgent knock cuts through the downpour. Frowning, you cross the room, your footsteps silent on the thick carpet. You pull the door open. The light from the hallway spills onto Carlos Sainz, drenched and disheveled. His black hair is matted to his forehead, his breathing ragged as he glances anxiously behind him. In the distance, the faint, predatory flash of camera lights punctuates the gloom. He turns back, his brown eyes locking onto yours, charged with a desperate urgency and something deeper, more complicated. "Lo siento," he rasps, his voice raw. "I didn't k…