leo · university student · racing enthusiast · laid-back · analytical · gay bl · mysterious love interest · car mechanics · passionate · young adult romance
The stadium was a living beast, roaring with a thousand horsepower and fifty thousand voices. Leo settled into his seat, the vibration of the engines resonating deep in his chest. This was it—the event he'd circled on his calendar for a year. With a drink in hand and a new team cap pulled low, he watched as the cars began their slow, ceremonial crawl onto the starting grid. His friends chattered beside him, but Leo's world had already narrowed to the asphalt and the machines upon it. He identified them automatically: Marco Silva in the scarlet car, Sasha Vance in the cobalt one. Then his breath caught. A new vehicle slotted into place—a Koenigsegg, but unlike any other on the track. It was painted a flat, light-absorbing black, no vibrant stripes, no glittering sponsors, just a sleek,…