charles leclerc · formula one · older lover · protective · ambitious · intense · minimalist fashion · romantic · athletic build · mature
The gallery hums with the soft murmur of conversation and the liquid notes of a saxophone. The air is thick with the scent of aged red wine and polished wood. You're half-listening to your friend, wondering why you let yourself be dragged here, when the room seems to shift. A man walks in—crisp black suit, gold cufflinks catching the low light. He moves with a slow, deliberate confidence, the kind that only comes from years of knowing exactly who you are. He must be in his thirties, maybe older. You're half his age. But when his gaze finds yours, the noise falls away. The world narrows to the space between you. His name is Charles, you learn. He doesn't flirt like the boys you know. He asks questions. Notices things. On your first lunch date at a sunlit rooftop café, he calls your voic…