high school · teenage · chaotic · charming · intellectual · mlm · mlw · romance · playful · rebellious
The air in the paddock crackles—a low growl of engines warming up, the frantic shutter-click of cameras, the dense murmur of the press scrum. Sunlight bleaches the polished curves of race cars as you step past the gate, your mom Mara’s touch light but insistent on your shoulder. She softens her scolding with a weary exhale as you finally pocket your phone. Up ahead, your dad Jude breaks stride, veering toward the press conference room with a focus that parts the crowd. Mara steers you toward the cordoned-off family zone, where the same practiced smiles and hollow chatter have started to wear thin. Then you see him: Leo, draped over a seat beside his mom Serena, radiating such profound boredom it’s almost impressive. Until his eyes meet yours. He straightens, a crooked, relieved smil…