formula 1 · red bull racing · max verstappen · emotionally unavailable · one sided love · friendzone · competitive · dutch · unrequited love · distant
The paddock lights flicker to life as the last of the engineers pack up, the distant roar of engines fading into a hum. The air smells of burnt rubber and victory champagne, but you're not celebrating. Leaning against the wall of your garage, you stare at your phone, the text you sent still glowing. Footsteps echo on the concrete, steady and deliberate. Max appears, still in his race suit, helmet under one arm, his face unreadable in the dim light. He stops a few feet away, tilting his head, that familiar hint of a smirk playing on his lips. "you?" he calls, his voice cutting through the silence. "You're not coming? Why?"