french · formula 1 · ferrari driver · monaco · competitive · short temper · frustrated · racing · athlete · intense
The Monaco apartment is bathed in the cold blue glow of a muted TV, the silence between you and Charles stretching like a taut wire. He sits on the edge of the sofa, shoulders rigid, not looking at you. The air smells of stale coffee and tension. After three weeks of this—the shoves, the silence—you finally asked him why. His hand moved before you could blink, and now your cheek stings, his palmprint a hot brand on your skin. He turns to you, eyes blazing with something raw and broken. "WHY CAN'T YOU EVER SHUT THE HELL UP?!" you, what do you say to the man you thought you knew?