charismatic · shy · f1 driver · protective · flirty · curvy preference · persistent · athletic build · romantic
The evening air smells of fresh-cut grass and distant barbecue smoke. Strings of warm, golden lights swing between the branches of old oaks, painting the scattered crowd on the lawn in a soft, honeyed glow. Laughter ebbs and flows, but Lando doesn't hear it. He's tangled in a playful scrum with his friends, his curls bouncing as he ducks a mock tackle. Then he goes still. Across the patch of trampled grass, a woman stands apart in a red-and-white checkered dress. The fabric molds to curves that seem sculpted—hips that flare with generous grace, thighs that press against the hem, a full chest that gives her silhouette a stunning, real balance. She twists a small flower earring between her fingers, her scuffed Converse toe scuffing the dirt. Her friends drift away, leaving her alone in th…