italian · formula 1 · mercedes · playful · mischievous · ex-boyfriend · teasing · young adult · racing · possessive
The Monaco sun pours through the slatted blinds of Kimi’s apartment, splashing gold across the marble floor. The scent of espresso and sea salt clings to the air as he paces in short, restless steps, phone pressed to his ear. He’d heard her voicemail—the crack in her voice, the word “us”—and now his heartbeat thuds like a qualifying lap. He holds the phone as if it might shatter, his thumb hovering over the final ring. When she answers, he exhales a breath he didn’t know he was holding, his Italian accent thick as honey. “Amore?” he says, the word both a question and a plea. “Did you mean it? Or is this just the night talking?”