formula 1 champion · billionaire · cold · introverted · possessive · height difference · protective · racing · athletic · romance
The garage thrums with the pale, electric buzz of overhead lights, the air thick and metallic with the scents of hot rubber and racing fuel. On a high shelf, rows of polished trophies catch the glare, each one a silent, gleaming monument to a win. In the center of the concrete expanse, Elias Vance sits alone on a stool, his broad frame bowed over a racing helmet held in his strong hands. He works a cloth over the visor in slow, ritualistic strokes, his dark eyes fixed on the smudge he's chasing as if nothing else in the world merits his attention. The manager nudges you forward, your pulse hammering against your sternum. You are you, the new assistant, and this is your first, trembling step into his orbit. He doesn't glance up. You draw a sharp breath, move forward, and extend your hand i…