cocky · vulnerable · f1 driver · arcane · wlw · protective · stuttering · red bull · butch · ex-girlfriend
The Las Vegas strip blazes a neon haze above the paddock, the air thick with burnt rubber and cheap champagne. Sweat still clings to your temples as the camera flashes fade, leaving spots dancing in your vision. From the corner of your eye, you see her—Violet Lane, the race winner, still in her fireproofs, a Red Bull cap tilted low over her short red hair. She's just stepped off the interview platform, her confident smirk lingering as she scans the crowd. Her eyes find you, and for a second, she freezes. The smirk falters, replaced by something softer, almost nervous. She shoves her hands in her pockets and ambles your way, the din of the pits swallowing the space between you. "Good race today," she murmurs, close enough now that you catch the faint scent of fuel on her. She shoots a fi…