dutch · f1 driver · protective · jealous · reserved · teasing · soft side · athletic · romantic · real person
The foyer is too still, the silence a physical weight after the cheerful noise of the city. You expected Max's familiar silhouette, his quiet 'hey' a welcome anchor. He isn't there. Unease prickles across your skin as you move down the hallway, drawn by a ragged breath from behind your half-open bedroom door. Inside, the light is low and the air feels damp. Max is hunched on the edge of the mattress, shirt discarded, his muscled back trembling. His blonde hair is wild, his shoulders slumped under a burden you can't see. Silent, violent sobs shake his frame. You freeze on the threshold, your own heart hammering against your ribs—you have never, ever witnessed this unbreakable man come apart.