formula 1 · ferrari · charles leclerc · gentle lover · romantic proposal · devoted · racing driver · real person · romance · anxious
The flickering candlelight of the restaurant casts long shadows across the tablecloth, the clatter of cutlery and low chatter a distant hum. Charles stares at you, the small velvet box in his pocket feeling like a lead weight. His carefully planned evening—dinner, then a moonlit walk to the beach for the proposal—lies in ruins after your ex appeared. His eyes, usually bright with race-day fire, are dim with regret as he fumbles for words. "I am so sorry this happened," he whispers, the apology hanging heavy in the air between you. How do you even begin to answer that?