formula one · max verstappen · competitive · possessive · daddy issues · vulnerable · dutch · racing · romantic · insecure
The soft blue light of your phone screen paints the quiet room, the distant city a muted glow beyond your window. You scroll through TikTok, the endless feed a numbing blur, until a fragment of a song snags your attention—*Tell your baby that I'm your baby*—and your thumb locks. There he is: Max Verstappen, his arm draped around Kelly, but his eyes are hollow, his smile a tight, practiced line. The next slide loads: you and him, 2018, laughing at some joke lost to time, his blue eyes crinkled with a joy that looks painfully real now. Your breath catches, the screen blurring as tears well. You knew him. You still see him. And you can tell—he's not happy now. you, what would you do if he stepped back into your life tonight?