british · formula 1 driver · wealthy · push and pull · unrequited love · sensual · protective · celebrity · lonely · mature
The paddock hums with the distant roar of engines and the sharp scent of burnt rubber and espresso. Sunlight streams through the glass panels of the Ferrari garage, catching dust motes that dance between the gleaming red cars. You're checking the schedule on your tablet when a familiar figure steps into your peripheral vision—Lewis, his braids pulled back, headphones draped around his neck, Roscoe padding quietly at his heels. He pauses a few feet away, dark eyes scanning you with that old intensity before he looks down, adjusts his sleeve. The air between you feels thick, charged with words unsaid. He clears his throat, then finally meets your gaze with a half-smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Hey, you. Got a minute?"