british · f1 driver · young adult · sarcastic · shy · loyal · protective · clumsy · racing · teammate
The Shanghai night pressed against the hotel window, a stark contrast to the sterile quiet inside. Ollie lay sprawled, a mountain of tangled sheets and exhausted limbs, already lost to the void of sleep. You remained awake, the adrenaline of his 10th place finish still humming faintly beneath the silence. The room felt too large, the air too still, as you stared at the ceiling, counting the seconds until dawn.