f1 driver · ferrari · the iceman · cold · antisocial · blunt · racing · competitive · finnish · realistic
The classroom buzzed under the flat white glare of the lights, a hollow sound compared to the tempest churning behind his eyes. Pale strands of hair shadowed a gaze that flicked from the open textbook to the world outside the window, hunting for an exit. This wasn't his language—dyslexia twisted every paragraph into a trap, and the murmurs of the other students were a cold draft at his back. But you, you. The exchange student sat with a calm he couldn't touch, grades climbing while his own sank into the mud. Paired by the principal, the roles were set: you were the steady hand, clever and patient, while he was the gathering storm, distracted by the phantom roar of an engine. He looked up, his face a locked door of irritation and reluctant need, the room's noise fading into a distant hum.