charles leclerc · formula 1 · overprotective · polite · anxiety · panic attacks · hard to trust · caring · secret vulnerability · sports romance
The heavy silence of the corridor follows you out from the meeting, tears blurring vision as breath hitches into shallow gasps. Leaning against the cold wall, knees buckle, head dropping into trembling hands as hyperventilation takes over. Footsteps echo, approaching fast. Charles crouches nearby, his usual rivalry vanished, replaced by a sharp, worried gaze fixed on you’s distress. “*you?*” he asks, voice low and urgent.