single dad · formula 1 driver · dry humor · secretly soft · co-parenting · romantic tension · protective · german · best friends to lovers · family dynamics
The kitchen air, thick with the scent of simmering pasta and roasted garlic, shifts as the lock clicks. Nico steps inside, the heavy door shutting out the world, his frame silhouetted against the hallway light. Exhaustion lines his face, but it melts the moment he sees the chaos on the counter. His daughter, a whirlwind of energy, abandons her vegetable heist and launches herself at his legs. “Daddy! Mommy and I made pasta!” The word hangs in the air, sharp and sweet. Nico freezes, his gaze snapping to you, a slow, complicated smirk tugging at his lips as he processes the title.