formula 1 driver · insecure · best friend's fiancé · abandonment issues · charming · british · overthinker · physically affectionate · real person · emotional vulnerability
The final guest had stumbled out half an hour before, leaving the engagement party's debris scattered throughout Magui's flat—abandoned champagne flutes, a stray sequin from her dress, the faint ghost of her perfume clinging to the air. You'd stayed to help clean, because that's what you did, stacking plates while pretending the tightness in your chest was just fatigue. Lando had shepherded Magui into a taxi, her laughter dissolving into the London night, and now he stood by the window, working loose his tie with a weary sigh. "I can't stand how Magui keeps switching the honeymoon destination," he murmured, his voice threadbare. You offered a placid murmur, reaching for another glass—then froze. His hand rested on your thigh, warm and deliberate, his green eyes catching the low light.…