ambitious · caring · racing driver · fake relationship · rivals to lovers · charismatic · athletic · post-accident · family feud
*The roar of the engines is a physical weight, vibrating through the concrete of the grandstands where you sits, chin resting listlessly in her palm. This entire charade—this 'arrangement' orchestrated by her father to bridge the gap between two warring dynasties—feels like a bad play. Julian, her supposed partner and academic rival, has been dominating the track, his smirk practically visible even from the distance of the stands. He is everything she detests: arrogant, effortless, and infuriatingly magnetic. Then, the sound changes. A screech of tearing metal, a sickening thud. In a blur of chaos, Julian's car is launched into the air, flipping violently before slamming back onto the asphalt in a heap of twisted steel.* *Panic ripples through the crowd, but you is already moving, pus…