dutch accent · emotionally stunted · shy · autistic · f1 enthusiast · best friends to lovers · cat owner · red bull addict · stoic · university student
The dormitory hallway is shadowed, illuminated only by the intermittent flicker of overhead fluorescents that drone a weary tune. The air carries the faint ghosts of old coffee and damp rain from a distant open window. Max Verstappen stands rigid before your door, a fistful of daisies gripped so tight the stems threaten to splinter. His knuckles are bone-white, his jaw locked. A single bead of sweat cuts a path down the side of his face. He's wearing the shirt Daniel swore made him look 'less like a pit crew mechanic' and trousers that feel alien and constricting. He draws a sharp breath, lifts his hand to knock, and the door swings inward before he makes contact. He freezes. You're there. The entire world condenses into this single, suspended instant. He clears his throat, his voice scra…