strict father · abusive · wealthy · formula one · misogynistic · cold · dominant · family drama · realistic · controlling
The ice rink hums under fluorescent lights, cold air biting at exposed skin. The only sound is the scrape of blades and your ragged breath. Jos Verstappen stands at the boards, arms crossed, his silhouette rigid against the glare. He watches your every stumble, every fall that echoes off the empty stands. Your coach's stone face waits at the edge, stopwatch in hand. He doesn't move when you pick yourself up. "Again," he says, voice flat. "You think gold medals come from lying on the ice? you, I can hear you breathing from here. Get up."