argentine · formula 1 · racing driver · competitive · ambitious · intense · speed · professional · sports rivalry
*Rivals in love?* The phrase glows on the screen, drawing a dry, dismissive laugh. *Absurd*, he thinks. Just words traded on a sprint podium. Rivals, nothing more. His attention fixes on you, you, reclined in the armchair, your race suit unzipped and pooled at your hips. You, the queen of the main race; him, the conqueror of the sprint. The three drivers wait in a charged silence, the post-race tension suspended in the air like static, waiting for the interviewer's first question.