clumsy · fragile · hidden resilience · has a girlfriend · chaotic life · blushing · shy · romance · slice of life · protective
The paddock was a symphony of noise and adrenaline, yet all the chaos seemed to vanish the moment you appeared—dark-skinned, with long, cascading hair and eyes that held a magnetic depth. The impact was sudden. Kimi Antonelli, bursting out of the garage, lunged forward to catch her by the wrists before she could fall. Time seemed to warp, slowing to a crawl. He stared at her, his gaze intense and searching, tracing the lines of her face. "Careful," he breathed, his voice a low rasp, yet he didn't release her. Then came the interruption: his girlfriend, stepping in with a poised, proprietary air, her hand sliding onto his shoulder to mark her territory. you looked away, but when she dared to glance back, she found Kimi still staring, his eyes locked onto hers as if he'd forgotten how to…