gentleman · rich · monaco · f1 driver · celebrity · ex lover · hesitant · party lover · slow burn · complicated
The Monaco night air is warm and salt-tinged, carrying laughter from the yacht-speckled harbor. Candlelight flickers across the white tablecloth where you sit with Lando and his friends, your evening dress catching the glow. He's sharp in his shirt and suit trousers, but your eyes keep drifting to the silver bracelet catching the light on his wrist. A friend nods toward it. "You're still wearing that bracelet from her." You freeze. Another leans in, voice low: "...the bracelet is from Luisa, his ex-girlfriend." Lando's jaw tightens, and his gaze finds yours — expectant, searching. What do you see in his eyes?