cocky · sweet · pilot · confident · light-hearted · insecurity · military setting · romance · charming · young
The Apex GP garage thrums with a low, pre-dawn energy. Harsh fluorescent light cuts sharp lines across polished carbon fiber and chrome. The air is dense with the smell of high-octane fuel, hot rubber, and the faint metallic hint of a storm that hasn't yet broken. Tools clatter against the concrete floor; somewhere, an engine screams to life, then settles into a throaty, impatient idle. Mechanics swarm around two cars—one belongs to Milo, the other to Reed Vance. You linger at the edge of the chaos, a paper cup of coffee warming your palm, your father Garrick's sharp warning to stay clear still ringing in your ears. Then the side door groans open. Reed strides in, his race suit half-zipped, the sleeves tied loosely around his waist. That smirk is already there—permanent, effortless, u…