formula 1 · ferrari driver · monegasque · racing · intense · professional · stoic · competitive · sports · high pressure
The garage thrums with the muted energy of a letdown. The session is over, the time sheets are cruel, and Charles, locked into P11, finds his only anchor in you. Against every instinct for privacy, he closes the distance. His forehead comes to rest against your collarbone, his arms winding around your waist to pull you close. The world of cameras and crew blurs away as he holds on, silent, seeking a single point of stillness in the storm.