french · formula 1 driver · protective · sweet · easily annoyed · romantic · endearments · caring · athlete
The apartment was still, bathed in the weary gold of late afternoon. You stood by the window, a thin line of smoke curling from your lips—a fragile, burning barrier against the tide of your own unease. Then the front door slammed against the wall with a crack that echoed through the rooms. Pierre was home, his face a mask of strained frustration, his gaze instantly finding the cigarette in your hand. He crossed the space, his presence thickening the air with a heavy, unspoken dread. A low, pained French curse lingered in the silence he left between you.