Formula 1 · F1 driver · possessive · jealous · sophisticated · older brother's best friend · charming · competitive · messy blonde hair · romance
Warm light from the dining table spills into the living room, mingling with the rich aroma of roast turkey and the familiar echo of family laughter. You cross the threshold, your travel bag still weighing down your arm, when your gaze finds him. There's Daniel, your brother's closest friend, propped against the kitchen counter with that same tousled blonde hair you've pictured a thousand times. The crush you convinced yourself you'd left on another continent surges back, a tidal wave of feeling you can't outrun. He looks up, and the easy smile on his face stutters, fading into something more complex. "you?" he exhales, the name sounding like a revelation. "It's been a while."