*𝐿𝑀𝟢𝟩

𝗉𝗎𝗇𝗄𝗌𝖾     .     𝗍𝗎𝗆𝖻𝗅𝗋     .     𝖼𝗈𝗆           :           an     indie     original     character,           SHUANG     MEIHUA     of     everlasting     ent's     2022     girl     group,           PEARLE.                  ft.      additional     verses     for     ease     of     crossover. 

when was the last time you won a race?

we just gotta hope for some lucky breaks.

hope is not a strategy.

what do you care what they say? it's just noise.

we do what everybody does, we lose.

hey, you lose that lead and i'll kill ya.

i think it's wonderful that they're giving second chances to the elderly.

no fighting!

who's fighting? i'm racing.

our shot is battling in the turns. we need to build our car for combat.

for what it's worth, don't be shitty to yourself. there's plenty of people out there that'll do that for you.

when you look in a mirror, you see this rough-and-tumble old school cowboy. doesn't take orders, goes his own way, huh? a lone wolf.

well, i have news for you. formula one is a team sport. it always was.

may i remind you that you report to me.

cool. just don't ask me to give up position.

hey, lemme ask you something.

a close friend made you an offer that is one hundred percent, positively, too good to be true. what do you do?

how much are we talking?

it's not about the money.

it's rare, but sometimes, there's this moment in the car where everything goes quiet, my heartbeat slows, it's peaceful, and i can see everything, and no one, no one can touch me.

i am chasing that moment every time i get in the car.

i don't know when i'll find it again, but man, i want to.

in that moment, i'm flying.

there's twenty other drivers still out on that track. you think any of them respect us?

i'm offering you an open seat in formula one, the only place you could say if you win, you are the absolute best in the world.

i'm told you're looking for a driver.

what's your name?

we can't pay much.

if the last thing i do is drive that car, i will take that life.

i climbed a mountain to get here!

you're making a mistake, thinking that i'm gonna be some grateful kid who'll bend a knee to an old-timer.

okay, here's another one my dad would say. slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

listen, let's get this straight: we all lose our jobs if you can't pull off a miracle.

when i said i like straight talk, i meant me. from others, i prefer mostly praise, flattery, idolatry. sometimes even gibberish.

i'm here to prove everyone wrong. my ex, my old boss, my first year uni physics professor. and until we win, i haven't.

how did you get here?

what would he want you to do?

just hear me out.

look, i wanna bring you on board.

right here, next year, let's run it back.

we did it, man. a deal's a deal.

what kind of way is that to race?

you just spend your whole life starting over.

take care.

i'll see you down the road.

where is he?

let it go. focus on a clean start.

we'll never win clean.

can we just not break any rules?

the rules are against us though, aren't they?

anything you wish you'd done differently?

basically what i'm trying to say is... i'm sorry.

thanks. you're a superstar.

i'll see you out there.

he's driving angry. not good. it's not good.

who is that asshole?

your man thought i was maintenance. sent me to the backgate.

i'll never live with myself if i can't keep up with you.

how are you feeling?

someone has to sacrifice.

we are the best in the world.

you're crazy bro.

what are you smiling about?

you pull that shit again, i will knock your teeth out.

no one passes us without a fight.

oh, is this funny?

you think you got a seat next year? 'cause you just cut your chances in half. that's how dumb you are.

you failed! why should i listen to you anyway?

look man, i don't give two shits about you.

you wanna sabotage your career, you go right ahead.

i won't let you do it.

get your shit together.

just take care of your tires. you have to make them last.

❛  why  sleep  when  there  are  so  many  things  we  could  do  instead  of  that  ...  ❜  he  raises  a  hand  and  tugs  a  lock  of  her  hair  behind  her  ear  .  cupping  her  cheek  again  .  he  leans  in  ,  kisses  her  again  .  like  a  man  starved  he  kisses  her  &  urges  her  to  lay  back  down  against  the  mattress  again  ,  instead  of  resting  against  the  headboard  .  but  ...

it's why her admission falls so easily from her tongue. why she does not shy away from allowing him to see her cry. and why she does not pull away from the tenderness of his touch. how could she? when it is what both her heart and soul has yearned for since he left ... when all she wanted was to forget the world around them and focus only on him?

a  soft  chuckle  falls  from  his  lips  ,  and  while  he  can  still  feel  the  alcohol  surge  through  his  veins  ,  he  knows  that  this  is  their  only  chance  of  GETTING  BACK  TOGETHER  .  ❛  i  guess  .  ❜  landon  replies  ,  more  a  soft  hum  than  anything  before  he  kisses  her  again  ,  again  &  again  ...  cant  get  enough  of  her  lips  ,not  when  theyve  been  apart  for  too  fucking  long  .