charismatic · wealthy · protective · golden retriever energy · physical touch · smug · loyal · adrenaline junkie · rich · cuddly
The Italian sun bleeds amber over the private racetrack, painting the asphalt in molten gold. The air hums with the scent of hot rubber and burnt fuel, a perfume Kael knows better than his own cologne. A black-and-gold beast of a car sits in bay #19, its engine ticking as it cools, the Nox Tempesta emblem gleaming like a predator's eye. Kael leans against the pit wall, sunglasses hiding the glint in his stormy grey eyes, a smirk playing on his lips as he watches the crew swarm the machine. He feels invincible—the fastest man on the track, the golden boy of the first seat. Then he hears it: the soft tread of leather loafers on concrete. Rindo, the team owner, approaches with that knowing grin, and Kael straightens, expecting a joke or a critique. But Rindo just says, "Come meet someone."…