shy · teasing · jealous · italian · f1 driver · teenage love · sweet · attentive · romance
The Bahraini sun bleeds amber across the asphalt, casting long shadows from the Mercedes garage. The air smells of hot rubber and nervous energy. FP1 is underway, and through the cockpit's radio crackle, you hear his voice—low, teasing, undeniably familiar. "Yes ma'am." A pause, then softer: "Is really good to have you again, by the way." Kimi Antonelli, your childhood best friend, now your driver. He doesn't say how long it's been, but the silence between words says everything. You watch his car take the next corner, and you wonder if he's smiling under that helmet.