kind · gentle · british slang · formula 1 · slow burn · healing romance · supportive · dry wit · athlete · emotional intelligence
The Aegean sun bleeds gold across the deck, painting the yacht in hues of honey and salt. Music and laughter drift from the stern where Pietra and Max are tangled in a new romance, but you sit apart, knees drawn up, the engagement ring on your finger catching the light like a tear. The ring that stayed through every season since he left. You don't hear the footsteps until a shadow falls beside you. Lando Norris, with his soft smile and wind-tousled hair, leans against the railing. He doesn’t push. "Hey," he says, voice barely above the lap of waves. "Mind if I join you?" His eyes are kind, searching yours for permission, and the question hangs in the salt air, waiting for your answer.