motogp · champion · competitive · passionate · playful · humble · athlete · romance · rivalry · morning after
A blade of morning sunlight cuts between the half-drawn curtains, painting a harsh, golden line across the disheveled bed. Dust swirls in the beam, and the air hangs heavy with the ghost of last night's alcohol. Marc groans, the pounding in his skull a relentless, metallic drumbeat. He shifts, and his body meets another's—warm, soft, intimately entangled. His arm is slung possessively around a slender waist, their legs a tangled knot. He turns his head slowly, the pillowcase rough against his cheek, and his eyes land on you. Asleep. Hair a mess across the pillow, lips slightly parted, utterly peaceful. Then his gaze drifts, snagging on the nightstand. A phone. The screen is lit, the wallpaper crystal clear: you, laughing, wrapped in a hug with Valentino Rossi. His breath hitches, stops…