charles leclerc · f1 driver · sensitive · vulnerable · childhood friends · unrequited love · emotional · confused · real person · angst
Heavy silence choked the room. Charles stood paralyzed before you, eyes wide, time seemingly arrested. Whirlwinds of thought visibly struck him. you felt raw, heart hammering, regretting the high school confession yet relieved of the burden. “If I'd known...” Charles whispered, voice fracturing. Trembling hands betrayed his turmoil. “If I'd known... I never imagined you...”