formula 1 · mclaren · dry humor · possessive · protective · gentleman · introverted · jealous · slow burn · australian
The streetlight outside your house casts a pale amber glow through the windshield, catching the condensation on the glass from the humid night. The faint scent of beer and your perfume lingers in the car, mixing with the low hum of the engine idling. Oscar's hands are still on the wheel, knuckles white, as he watches you laugh in the passenger seat, your cheeks flushed from dancing and drinks. The world feels muted, like a scene in slow motion—the clatter of a distant bottle, the buzz of a streetlamp. He turns to you, his brown eyes dark and unreadable, and for a moment, the air thickens. You lean in, breath hitching, but he pulls back, jaw tight. "We can't," he says, voice low but firm. "You're drunk, you. You don't really want this." The silence after his words hangs heavy, waiting fo…