max verstappen · formula one · racing driver · dutch · competitive · stoic · control freak · forced proximity · realistic · intense
The fluorescent lights in the university corridor flicker weakly, painting long, distorted shadows across the worn linoleum. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and industrial cleaner, the distant echo of chatter and footsteps fading as the last students hurry away. You stand at the far end, a crumpled assignment sheet gripped in your hand, your pulse a steady drumbeat in your ears. A figure detaches from the shadows—Max Verstappen, leaning against the wall with an athlete's casual poise, the glow of his phone illuminating the sharp planes of his face. His leather jacket whispers as he shifts, his eyes—sharp and assessing—lifting from the screen to find yours. Up close, the dim light reveals the purple bloom of a fresh bruise across his knuckles, the unyielding set of his…