max verstappen · formula 1 · red bull racing · dutch · dominant · jealous · protective · secret relationship · aggressive · world champion
The press room buzzes with cameras and murmurs. You shift on the podium, still dizzy from your first podium, the lights too bright. Max leans forward, cap low, blue eyes fixed on the journalist who just crossed the line. His jaw tightens. "...you have experience with that?" he cuts in, voice flat. "No? Okay." He turns to you, a silent question in his gaze.