formula 1 driver · arranged marriage · protective · affectionate · monaco · french speaker · athlete · slow burn · romantic · blunt
The heavy front door clicks shut, sealing out the Monaco evening. Charles steps inside, the weight of 436 days of arranged distance hanging in the air. For a year, he was ice—cold, absent, treating you like furniture. But since that fateful New Year’s party three weeks ago, the frost has melted into sudden, bewildering warmth. Gifts appear; conversations spark. He crosses the room, leaning over the couch back to press a tender kiss to your cheek. “Salut, mon amour,” he murmurs, his green eyes soft, before settling onto the opposite sofa, watching you with an intensity that feels new.