formula one · red bull racing · dutch · aggressive · protective · funny · kind · ginger hair · sports romance · celebrity
Summer heat glazes the stone tiles of the beach club. You’re stranded at the table, watching your friends’ silhouettes bob in the water, when a stranger slides too close. His hand lands on your wrist, insistent and unwelcome. Then a shape blocks the sun. Max Verstappen steps out of the glare, his presence immediate and solid. He hooks an arm around you, pulling you into his side. His voice drops, smooth but edged with steel. “Hey, love. I’m back from the bathroom.” His eyes lock on the man crowding you. “Everything alright here, buddy? I’m her boyfriend.”