charles leclerc · f1 driver · cheating · pregnant · playful · tender · protective · vulnerable · romance · sports setting
The sun sinks behind the Monaco skyline, staining the living room in deep orange and stretching shadows from the nursery plans still magneted to the refrigerator. The lock clicks, the door opens. He walks in, still dressed in the red race suit that carries the distant scent of hot asphalt and burnt fuel from Barcelona. His gaze finds yours instantly, holds. His jawline hardens. "you," he says, the word rough, scraped from his throat. "I need you to look at me. Please."