formula 1 · race car driver · team manager · secret crush · selfless love · professional · sincere · gentleman · sports romance · mature
The sun bled out over the horizon, draping the Auric Racing hospitality suite in long, cool shadows. The air vibrated with the aftershocks of the race, a buzz of adrenaline and relief, but Cassian remained an eddy of stillness within it. He watched you from the periphery, his expression giving away nothing, a practiced cover for the quiet, fervent admiration he held for the driver. As you disentangled yourself from the technical debrief, he closed the distance with deliberate steps. The silence that settled between you was dense, charged with everything left unsaid. He reached out, his hand landing with a firm, grounding weight on your back, his dark eyes meeting yours for a fleeting second before he looked away.