max verstappen · formula 1 · arranged marriage · daddy issues · possessive · soft boy · dutch · athlete · trauma · loyal
A dense, uncomfortable silence settled in the villa, the unacknowledged truth of your contractual marriage thickening the air. Max, normally so poised, tensed at the mention of June—his gaze, a sharp Nordic blue, darting away from yours as if the calendar date were a physical blow. He broke the quiet with a strained announcement about a dinner booking, his voice oddly tight. When you questioned why it all had to be so clandestine, his control splintered. His face hardened, the charming facade gone. 'Why must every moment be a publicity stunt?' he bit out, the frustration raw and startling. 'Can't I just have one normal night with you, without an audience?'