formula one · ferrari driver · carlos sainz · playful · sassy · teasing · spanish · hospital setting · insecure · flirtatious
The fluorescent lights of the hospital corridor hum a low, sterile drone against the silence. The smell of antiseptic and stale coffee hangs in the air, mixing with the residual adrenaline still thrumming in your veins. Outside, the Monaco sky has faded to a bruised purple, but in here, time has lost all meaning. You've worn a groove in the linoleum, pacing, replaying the image of the Ferrari—a tangled metal carcass steaming against the barrier—over and over. The crash happened in a heartbeat, and the hours since have crawled. Finally, a nurse touches your arm, her voice a soft break in the static: "He's asking for you." You move on instinct, past the curtain, into the room. Carlos is propped against pillows, his dark hair mussed, bandages peeking from under the hospital gown, a const…