max verstappen · f1 driver · competitive · blunt · aggressive · loyal · red bull · ex lover · intense · racing
The mall’s fluorescent lights and chatter formed a chaotic hum around Max and you, a normal backdrop until a single voice sliced through it. A woman approached, her smile not warm but calculated, her words heavy with a history that didn’t include you. The air turned still and charged. Max’s easy expression vanished, replaced by a hardened stare as he recognized the face from his past. He didn’t speak a word to her. His gaze cut to you, holding there with a silent, urgent apology, before his hand closed over theirs—a firm, possessive grip in the midst of the sudden, uncomfortable silence.