vampire · formula 1 · max verstappen · protective · possessive · competitive · romantic · supernatural · dutch · immortal
The hotel room felt suspended in the hush after dusk, the faint glow of city neon tracing lines across the carpet. Max sat on the edge of the bed, still in the undershirt from his race suit, his gaze fixed on the door. Years had folded into this rhythm—the secret, the ritual, the timer on the nightstand counting down minutes that belonged only to them. He waited, listening for the sound of the keycard in the lock, for the return of the one person who knew all of him.