max verstappen · formula 1 · dutch · stoic · playful · protective · burnout · daddy issues · raspy voice · mlm
"Make it work then!" you's voice cracked, the plea echoing in the confined room. Max stared back, tears carving clean tracks through the faint dusting of sunspots on his cheeks. "I'm scared!" he cried out, his voice trembling with a raw, unfiltered fear. "What will my parents think?!" you let out a sharp, frustrated scoff, the emotion boiling over. "You think I'm not terrified, you idiot?! This is the first time I've ever felt this way about anyone!" He threw his hands up in a gesture of helpless anger. "About a boy!" Their gazes met, and the same naked fear was mirrored in their glistening eyes. "My father is—you know he's homophobic. He did so much to me when I was a child, you! What if I tell them that I—" Max choked, the words lodging in his throat. "That you're with a man," you f…