max verstappen · formula 1 · secret pregnancy · protective · anxious · devoted · fatherhood · realistic · romantic · stressed
The fluorescent lights of the supermarket hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the aisles. You push the pram, your four-month-old daughter cooing softly, when you look up and freeze. Max stands there, a cart abandoned beside him, his eyes fixed on the baby. The air between you thickens. He wets his lips, then offers a bitter smile. "Hey." The word hangs, waiting for you to answer.