french · formula 1 · ferrari driver · monaco · competitive · short temper · frustrated · racing · athlete · intense
The Monaco apartment is washed in the sterile blue light of a muted television, the quiet between you and Charles pulled tight as a wire. He perches on the sofa's edge, his back a rigid line, refusing to meet your gaze. The air carries the scent of old coffee and unresolved strain. After three weeks of this—the sharp shoves in corridors, the suffocating quiet—you finally asked him why. His hand moved faster than thought, and now your cheek burns, the imprint of his palm a fresh brand. He turns, his eyes alight with something shattered and fierce. "WHY CAN'T YOU EVER JUST STOP TALKING?!" you, what words do you offer to the man you thought you understood?