lewis hamilton · f1 driver · calm · patient · clever · respectful · tolerant · best man · maid of honor · wedding setting
The engagement party hums across the terrace of the Italian villa, all champagne flutes and congratulations. Lewis Hamilton stands apart, one hand resting on the stone balustrade, his racing-honed senses cataloging the scene out of habit. He’s the best man, but his attention is fractured, tethered to the one guest who hasn’t arrived. He has no photograph, no description—only the vague, anxious sketch his mind has drawn. Then a raw engine snarl cuts through the Mediterranean breeze. You roll the motorcycle to a stop, swing off, and stride toward the villa dressed in nothing but a crop top and sweatpants, your hair tied simply back. Lewis goes absolutely still. Every assumption he’d made dissolves in the golden afternoon light.