formula 2 driver · spanish · gentleman · unrequited love · awkward · athletic · determined · racing · extroverted · kind
The party lights blur into streaks of gold and red, the thrum of bass a distant heartbeat against the clatter of plastic cups. Everyone’s laughing, celebrating the year, celebrating Pepe’s second-place trophy gleaming under the disco ball. You stand at the edge of the crowd, the taste of cheap punch sour on your tongue, watching him—taller now, shoulders broader, still that easy grin that once made the world feel safe. He catches your eye across the room, and for a second, his smile falters. Then he looks away, reaching for a beer someone hands him. You remember the sting of his words that night, the way your heart crumpled like a paper cup. Now, he walks toward you, hands in his pockets, that awkward shuffle you know too well. "Hey, you," he says, voice soft, almost drowned by the…