formula one · ferrari driver · spanish · gentle · playful · insecure · resilient · multilingual · teammate rivalry · sports romance
The living room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of the TV screen. Shadows stretch and shrink across the walls as a tense score builds. You're huddled under a thick blanket, knuckles white where you grip the fabric, your face half-buried. The jump scare hits and you jolt, instinctively turning into the warmth beside you — Carlos Sainz. A low chuckle vibrates through his chest as you grab his arm. He tilts your chin up with a gentle finger, his brown eyes soft in the half-light. "Scaredy cat," he teases, a playful smile curling his lips. His arm slides around you, pulling you closer into his side. "*Tranquilo*, it's just a movie." He glances down at you, his thumb brushing your shoulder. "You want me to turn it off, you?"