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love doesnât break loudly. it cracks in privateâthrough reassurances you cling to, a knock at the door that steals the air from your lungs, a future that suddenly isnât yours anymore. the world keeps cheering while you learn how to bleed quietly. so you survive the only way you know how. you show up for your brother, for the rookies who look at you like home. you turn your heartbreak into music and let millions hear what he did to you. and somewhere between monaco nights and sleepless mornings, between people who watch you fall and people who refuse to let you, you find unexpected hands reaching for yoursâsteady, familiar, impossible to ignore. this isnât just heartbreak. itâs the moment you flip the switchâand everything changes.
fc : luvstruck on ig (++ a few pictures of madison beer) (a/n) : omg the other day i was listening to my 21st century blues and so many ideas came to me! i fucking love raye UGH!!!!!!! warnings of infidelity, drinking, d*ug use, foul language, charles being horrible, etc etc. also someone asked for more max kelly poly and i will always come through!
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You learn, very early on, how to exist in still photographs. How to angle your chin just enough that the light kisses your cheekbone. How to lean into Charlesâs shoulder like itâs muscle memory and not a decision. How to smile softly instead of wide, because wide smiles are for people who are trying too hard.
With Charles, you never try. Vogue calls it effortless. The internet calls it soulmates. Ferrariâs PR team calls it gold.
The cover comes out on a Thursday. Black and white. Youâre seated, long legs folded beneath you, silk slipping off one shoulder. Charles stands behind you, hands resting on the back of the chair like he belongs thereâlike he always has. The headline is something vague and romantic. Love at full speed. Something about balance. Something about fate.
Kimi texts you before it even hits your own phone.
why do you look like that
be normal please
also charles looks like heâs in love with you (gross)
You laugh out loud, curled into the corner of the couch in Charlesâs Monaco apartment, feet tucked under his thigh. Heâs scrolling through the comments already, thumb moving absently while his other hand rests on your knee.
âWhat?â he asks, smiling without looking.
âMy brother is being annoying,â you say fondly.
âHe adores me,â Charles replies easily.
âHe tolerates you,â you correct, leaning in to kiss his jaw.
He turns his head just enough that your lips catch the corner of his mouth instead, and he laughsâsoft, breathy, entirely unguarded. The sound still does something to you, even after all this time. Still makes your chest ache in that good, dangerous way.
At the track, you are untouchable.
You walk the paddock hand in hand, his fingers threaded through yours like a habit he doesnât think about anymore. Ferrari red everywhereâyour jacket with his number stitched into the sleeve, his hand warm at the small of your back when people stop you to talk. Cameras follow, always. You pretend not to notice.
Kimi trails behind you like a shadow, sunglasses too big for his face, trying very hard to look unbothered while absolutely basking in it. Sometimes Charles drapes an arm around his shoulders too, pulling him in like family, and Kimi pretends not to like it while leaning closer anyway.
With Kimi, comes the rookies. Naturally.
You take them out after the raceâno team polos, no cameras, just a quiet restaurant tucked away from the marina. Charles orders for the table like he always does, knows everyoneâs preferences by heart. You sit beside him, thigh pressed to his, his knee nudging yours whenever he laughs.
Isack argues with the waiter about wine pairings he doesnât understand. Ollie steals bread off everyoneâs plates and grins like heâs gotten away with something. Gabriel listens more than he talks, eyes bright, taking everything in.
âThey are so spoiled,â Charles murmurs to you at one point, watching you reach across the table to fix Kimiâs collar without thinking.
âTheyâre kids,â you say. âSomeone has to.â
He looks at you like thatâs the most obvious thing in the world.
The night is easy. Loud. Warm. Wine stained and golden. Charles kisses your temple when you stand, pulls your chair out without being asked, keeps his hand on your lower back like a promise.
When you get home, he doesnât rush you. You change into his hoodieâone of many that have become yoursâand curl into his side on the couch while he watches race replays heâs already seen a dozen times. He presses a kiss to your hair, breathes you in.
âThis,â he says quietly, almost to himself. âThis is everything.â
You believe him. You believe him because there has never been a reason not to.
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f1gossipgirls : charles caught cheating AGAIN? rumors are spreading after charles leclerc was seen with a mystery girl a few weeks ago that was most definitely not his fiancĂ©e, yn antonelli. the two have been together for over 3 years and just recently got engaged in the last year. however, with charles' track record, we wouldn't be shocked if this is true. đ stay tuned!
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The rumors start small. A blind item. A tweet. A comment buried three replies deep under a photo of you smiling in the paddock. Someone suggests something careless, something ugly. You donât see it at firstâyour fans are ruthless, protective, fast.
By the time it reaches you, Charles already knows.
âTheyâre nothing,â he says immediately, phone in his hand, expression calm. Too calm, you might realize later. âPeople talk.â
You nod. Of course they do. They always have.
âLook at me,â he says, turning your chin gently until you meet his eyes. âYou know me.â
âI do,â you say, without hesitation.
He smiles then, relieved, kisses you slow and sure like heâs sealing something. You melt into it because you want to. Because loving him has always felt like stepping into warm water.
Over the next few days, the noise grows louder.
Paparazzi shots you donât recognize. Anonymous accounts claiming things they canât prove. Your name trending next to his in ways that feel wrong.
Charles never falters.
He calls you between meetings. Sends you photos of his espresso like he always does. Texts you goodnight even when heâs exhausted. When you askâcarefully, quietlyâhe answers without defensiveness.
âOne time,â he says gently, shaking his head. âI didnât even speak to her. Theyâre lying.â
You want to believe him so badly it almost hurts.
So you do.
You hold onto the way he reaches for you in his sleep. The way he still kisses your knuckles absentmindedly. The way he talks about the future like itâs a givenâtours, albums, houses you joke about buying someday.
When he leaves for the Ferrari event, he kisses you longer than usual in the doorway.
âDonât let the internet get in your head,â he says softly.
âI wonât,â you promise.
You mean it.
Three days later, someone knocks on the door.
Itâs late afternoon. The light in the apartment is soft, diffused, catching on the edges of everything Charles ownsâand everything you thought you shared.
Sheâs younger than you expect. Nervous. Hands clasped tight like sheâs holding herself together.
âIs Charles here?â she asks.
âNo,â you reply easily. Calmly. âHeâs away.â
Her face falls. Just a fraction.
âOh,â she says. Then, after a beat, âI didnât know where else to go.â
Something inside you tilts.
You donât raise your voice. You donât cry. You donât ask the question you already know the answer to.
Instead, you step aside.
âCome in,â you say.
You sit across from her at the kitchen island, legs crossed, posture perfect. She tells you her nameâValentina. She tells you sheâs been trying to reach him. That she didnât know about you at first. That she wouldnât have come if she had another choice.
When she says the word pregnant, your stomach drops so hard you think you might be sick.
You donât let it show.
You ask questions like youâre conducting an interview. Dates. Timelines. Certainty. You nod. You listen. You donât interrupt.
When she finishes, you take a breath.
âThank you for telling me,â you say calmly. âHeâll be back next week.â
She looks at you like she expects anger. Tears. Something loud.
You give her none of it.
âCome back then,â you add. âWeâll talk together.â
She nods, stunned.
When the door closes behind her, you stand very still in the quiet apartment. Your world hasnât shattered yet. Itâs just⊠shifted. And somewhere deep inside, something you loved without question has started to crack.
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You become very good at pretending. Itâs not hard, at first. Youâve been performing your whole lifeâon stages, in interviews, in love. You know how to keep your voice even, how to laugh at the right moments, how to answer I miss you with I miss you too and mean it just enough to survive.
You call him like you always do.
You text him updates you donât need to shareâwhat you ate, a lyric you scribbled down, a photo of the view from the balcony at sunset. You see him like a picture of yourself in public, engagement ring catching the light.
You donât take it off. You tell yourself itâs strategy. Control. You tell yourself itâs so he wonât suspect a thing. But sometimes, when you catch the diamond in the mirror, you swear it burns.
To keep from unraveling, you work.
You lock yourself in the studio and pour everything youâre not allowed to feel into sound. You donât write about himânot directly. Not yet. You write around the ache, around the rage, around the nausea that still hits you out of nowhere. You layer vocals until your throat hurts. You stay busy so you donât have to think about the way your life split open the moment a stranger said pregnant in your kitchen.
When Charles tells you heâs flying home on Friday, you say, âI canât wait.â
And you almost mean itâbecause at least then this waiting will end.
Valentina arrives right on time. She looks smaller in your living room than she did at the door days ago. Nervous again. You thank her for coming, offer her water, gesture for her to sit. The two of you wait together, side by side on the couch, an almost unbearable quiet filling the space between you.
When the door opens, Charles is already smiling.
He drops his bag, steps toward you out of habit, leaning in for the kiss heâs greeted you with a thousand timesâ
And stops. He sees her first. Then he sees you. Then he sees the ring. Itâs on the coffee table. Placed there carefully. Intentionally. A small, glittering thing that once meant everything.
ââwhat is this?â he asks, voice thin.
You donât stand. You donât rush. You donât soften your expression.
âSit down,â you say.
He doesnât want to. You can see it all over himâthe panic, the denial, the instinct to charm his way out. But he does it anyway. Because something in your voice tells him this isnât a conversation he gets to control.
You ask questions calmly. Methodically.
When did it happen? How long did you know her? How many times?
You look at Valentina when you speak to her. You look at Charles when you need confirmation. You donât accuse. You donât insult. You take notes in your head like youâre preparing a statement. When he finally says itâquiet, rushed, desperateâ
âIt was one time.â
You laugh. It slips out of you before you can stop it. A short, disbelieving sound. Almost amused. That laugh will follow him for the rest of his life.
âOne time,â you repeat, shaking your head slightly. âThatâs what youâre going with?â
He reaches for you then, finally losing his composure.
âPlease,â he says. âI made a mistake.â
You stand.
âGet out,â you say, flatly.
âWhat?â he breathes.
âThis conversation is over,â you tell them both. âYou,ââyou nod at Valentinaââthank you for telling me. Heâll contact you.â
Then you look at him.
âYou,â you say quietly, âneed to leave.â
âThis is my apartment,â he says weakly.
You smile. Not kindly.
âNot tonight.â
You walk away before he can stop you. Down the hall. Into the bedroom. You shut the door and lock it, your hands shaking for the first time all day.
The moment you slide down against it, the sound rips out of you.
Heâs at the door immediately.
âPlease,â he says, voice breaking. âLet me explain. I can fix this.â
You scream for him to leave. You scream until your throat burns, until your chest hurts, until he finally goes quiet.
When the apartment is empty, you lose control.
You throw things. Pillows, books, clothes. You rip hangers from the closet and sob into the mess. You collapse onto the bed and cry until your body aches, until your face is wet and unrecognizable, until the room feels too big to breathe in.
Your phone buzzes. A text from Kimi. Something stupid. A joke. A picture of his dinner. Oblivious.
Your hands shake so badly you almost drop the phone. You scroll. You hit your motherâs name. She answers on the second ring. You donât say hello. You just break.
The words pour out of you between gaspsârumors, lies, the door, the pregnancy, the ring on the table. You donât filter. You donât protect anyone. You tell her everything.
She talks you down with the steadiness only a mother has. Tells you to breathe. Tells you this isnât your fault. Tells you to come home.
âI canât,â you say hoarsely. âI justâ I need space.â
She pauses, then agrees. Asks you to promise to check in. To not disappear completely.
You promise.
That night, you donât sleep.
You pack. You write. You drink too much. You do things you know you shouldnât. You leave behind anything that feels like him. You move quietly, like youâre already a ghost.
Before the sun comes up, youâre gone. You go somewhere very few people know about. Somewhere safe. Somewhere empty.
Your phone lights up constantly. You donât answer. Except for Kimi.
When he finally calls, you pick up. He hears it immediately.
âWhatâs wrong?â he asks.
You swallow.
âNothing,â you lie gently. âJust⊠a rough spot.â
He doesnât push. He trusts you. Always has.
âOkay,â he says softly. âIâm here.â
After the call ends, you open your laptop. You finish the song. The one youâve been circling for days. And for the first time since everything shattered, you are able to hear the truth.
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Isack sees it first. Heâs scrolling through his phone half asleep, feet kicked up on a chair in the hotel dining room, when your name pops up on Instagram. No warning. No countdown. Just a still frameâ red, mascara already smudged beneath your eyes, mouth parted like youâve just finished crying.
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He sits up straighter.
âKimi,â he says slowly. âYour sister dropped.â
Kimi looks up from his coffee. âDropped what?â
They listen together.
All of them doâIsack, Ollie, Gabrielâcrowded around a phone that suddenly feels too small to hold whatâs coming out of it. The first verse plays, your voice low and cracked in a way Kimi has never heard before.
Once you see my black mascara Run from you into my mamaâs handsâ
Kimiâs jaw tightens.
By the time the chorus hits, no one is pretending this is just another breakup song. This isnât clever. This isnât vague. This is a confession dressed up in couture and bloodied eyeliner.
You selfish man. Youâd understand.
Kimi feels sick.
The visuals start circulating nextâscreenshots, clips, people dissecting every line. You in black designer, bags under your eyes unapologetic. You alone. You breaking.
He tries to call you immediately. No answer. He texts. Nothing. Then the photos start appearing.
Paris, first. You stumbling out of a club at three in the morning, sunglasses on despite the darkness, mascara streaked, dress clinging to you like itâs the only thing keeping you upright. London. Laughing too loud. Head thrown back. Someoneâs hand at your waist that isnât familiar. Monaco. Red heels in the early morning light. Your hair wild. Your eyes empty.
Youâre everywhere and nowhere all at onceâmoving so fast no one can catch you.
The internet calls it iconic. Kimi calls it terrifying. Seeing the one person who had always been strong for him, cracking at the seams in front of the entire world.
At the track, he doesnât look at Charles. Not once.
He doesnât argue. He doesnât yell. He simply⊠removes him from his world. Walks past him like heâs invisible. Laughs with the rest of the drivers, answers questions, does his jobâand never acknowledges the man who used to feel like family.
Charles hears the song alone.
He listens in his car, parked somewhere quiet, hands frozen on the steering wheel. Every lyric lands like a blow.
You made your bed. Lied your lies. And fucked my mind up.
He turns it off halfway through, chest tight, regret blooming so violently it almost knocks the air out of him. He didnât know it could feel like thisâto hear himself reflected back in your pain.
He tries to call you. You donât answer.
Days later, Kimi finally gets through. Your voice is hoarse when you pick up, like you havenât slept in weeks.
âHey,â you say, too casually.
âHey,â he replies, swallowing hard. âYou okay?â
You pause. Just long enough that he knows the answer.
âIâm fine.â
He doesnât believe you, but he doesnât call you out. Instead, he says softly, âYou donât have to come this weekend. If itâs too much.â
âNo,â you say immediately. Too quickly. âNothing will keep me from supporting you.â
When you show up to the paddock, the air shifts.
Youâre dressed in black from head to toe. Tailored. Sharp. Sunglasses oversized, hiding whateverâs left of your eyes. You walk like youâre made of glass and steel all at once.
Kimi feels relief and heartbreak in equal measure. The rookies notice too.
Isack snaps when a journalist asks about Charles, his voice cold. âAsk him,â he says. âNot her.â
Charles tries to catch your eye. Tries to speak to you. Tries to apologize again and again in the quiet spaces between chaos.
You donât look at him. Not once.
You catch Kellyâs eye across the paddock. She doesnât approach. She doesnât intrude. She just watches you carefully, like someone who knows what it looks like when a woman is drowning in plain sight.
That night, you sit on the bed in Kimiâs hotel room like you always have.
He watches you workâheadphones on, laptop balanced on your knees, fingers moving like muscle memory. He listens to demos youâve never played for anyone else. Dark. Heavy. Honest.
Finally, he asks, âWhat actually happened?â
You stop. Take a breath. And then you tell him. Not the PR version. Not the softened version. The truth. The constant lies. The girl. The pregnancy. Your diamond ring left on the table.
Kimi doesnât interrupt. He doesnât rage. He just listens, eyes shiny, hands clenched tight in the sheets beside you.
When you finish, he pulls you into him like he did when you were kids. Like he still needs you to be his big sisterâbut right now, you need him more.
âIâm sorry,â he whispers. âI shouldâve known.â
âYou couldnât,â you say quietly. âI didnât want to.â
He stays with you until you fall asleep sitting upright, your head on his shoulder.
The weeks after blur together. Youâre a headline. A wreck. A spectacle. Heartbroken popstar spirals. Iconic post breakup era. Sheâs never looked better. Inside, youâre hollow.
At the event, the lights are too bright. The music too loud. Youâre drunk, high, gone in the way only people who donât want to feel anymore can be.
Kelly sees you immediately. Not as a wag. Not as gossip. As a woman whoâs been here before.
She doesnât judge you. Not once. She doesnât ask questions. She just takes your arm gently, steers you out, gets you home.
She tucks you into a guest bed like youâre something precious. Fragile. You donât remember any of it. But for the first time in weeks, you sleep.
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You wake up slowly. Not with a headache. Not with panic. Just⊠awareness. The room is unfamiliar but calmâneutral colors, clean lines, the faint smell of coffee and something citrusy. Sunlight filters in through sheer curtains, landing gently across the bed like itâs afraid to touch you too hard.
You sit up, disoriented. For a moment, you canât remember how you got here. Then the door opens. Itâs Max.
He freezes when he sees you awake, clearly unsure if this is the right momentâor if there ever is one. Heâs dressed casually, hair still damp, hands awkwardly shoved into his pockets.
âHey,â he says softly. Not surprised. Not judgmental. Just there.
Your throat tightens.
âKellyâs out for a bit,â he adds quickly, like he doesnât want you to think youâve been abandoned. âShe⊠wanted you to sleep.â
You nod. Your body feels heavy, like gravity has been turned up.
âI can make coffee,â he offers. âOr tea. Orâuhâtoast?â
The way he lists options like heâs afraid to choose wrong nearly breaks you.
âCoffeeâs fine,â you murmur.
He nods and disappears without another word.
He doesnât try to fill the silence. Doesnât ask what happened. Doesnât ask if you remember. He just sets a mug down near you, adds a small plate with fruit and toast like itâs the most normal thing in the world.
You sip. It grounds you.
âThank you,â you say quietly. âAnd⊠thank Kelly. For me.â
He hesitates as you swing your legs over the side of the bed, reaching for your shoes.
As you head toward the door, he clears his throat.
âHey.â
You turn.
âJustââ He pauses, searching for words. âKeep yourself safe, yeah?â
You swallow.
âAnd if you need somewhere to crash,â he adds, gentle but firm, âthis place is always open.â
You nod. You donât trust your voice.
Outside, Monaco feels too sharp. Too awake. You walk until your chest stops tightening, until you reach the building Kimi and Ollie share. Before you can knock, the door opens.
Theyâre already there. Neither of them say anything.
Ollie steps aside immediately. Kimi just pulls you in, arms wrapping around you like heâs afraid youâll disappear if he lets go.
You donât speak. You just collapse onto the couch, curling in on yourself.
They follow.
Ollie stretches out on one side, solid and warm. Kimi settles on the other, instinctively pulling you closer. He reaches for the remote and puts on the show you used to watch together when you were kidsâthe one you all quote, the one that makes no sense now but still feels safe.
They donât force jokes. They donât ask questions. They just exist with you.
For a while, it almost works. Then thereâs a knock. Sharp. Insistent.
Kimi and Ollie exchange a look. Kimi stands.
âIâll get it,â he says, already knowing.
When he opens the door, Charles is standing there.
He looks wrecked. Hollow-eyed. Unshaven. Like someone who hasnât slept and doesnât deserve to.
The moment his gaze flicks past Kimi and lands on you, something in Kimi snaps.
âNo,â Kimi says, stepping fully into the doorway. âAbsolutely not.â
âI just want to talk,â Charles says quietly. âPlease.â
Ollie moves without thinking, positioning himself between you and the door.
Kimi doesnât hold back. His words are sharp, furious, protective in a way only a younger brother can be when heâs done pretending to be polite.
You sit up slowly.
âItâs fine,â you say hoarsely. âIâll talk to him.â
Kimi turns, eyes wide. âYou donât have toââ
âI know,â you say gently. âBut I will.â
He studies your face, searching for cracks. Then he steps asideâbarely.
In the hallway, Charles talks. He explains. He apologizes. He says words he should have said weeks ago. None of it helps. Every sentence just makes the ache worse.
âPlease,â he says at the end. âI love you.â
You look at him for a long moment.
Then, quietly, âYou need to leave.â
His face crumples. You donât stay to watch.
Back inside, you collapse again, tears finally spilling over. Kimi sits on the floor in front of you, gripping your hands. Ollie wraps an arm around your shoulder and your head falls onto his.
Eventually, exhaustion wins. They fall asleep around you. You wait until the room is dark and quiet. Then you slip out.
The nearest club is loud and bright and wrong in every wayâbut itâs open.
You lose yourself in the crowd. In strangers. In noise. You donât notice Max at first. He notices you immediately.
Sees the way youâre swaying. The unfamiliar faces around you. The little bag exchanged between hands. Thatâs enough. Heâs beside you before you can protest.
âWeâre going home,â he says, not unkindly.
You try to argue. You really do. But youâre too tired. Kelly is waiting when you arrive. The moment you see her, you break.
You cry and scream and sob into her shoulder like youâve been holding your breath for weeks. Max stays close, steady, grounding.
Kelly takes you to the bathroom. Gently washes your face. Helps you change. She tucks you into her bed like itâs where you belong. When Max joins you, and Kelly curls in on the other side, you finally let go. They stay until your breathing evens out. Until you sleep.
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You wake up slowly, blinking at the ceiling, disoriented again. For half a second you donât know where you are, donât know whose bed this is, donât know why your chest feels tight in that awful, anticipatory wayâlike your body remembers before your mind does.
And then it all floods back. Being too gone to stand on your own. Maxâs hand steady at your elbow. Kellyâs voice in your ear, calm and unafraid. Crying so hard your throat burned. Being held without questions. Without disappointment.
You inhale sharply and push yourself up on your elbows, panic flaring. You look left.
Max is asleep, turned slightly toward you, arm bent above his head, face bare and unguarded in a way the world never sees. No armor. No edges. Just a man sleeping.
You look right. Kelly, curled on her side, hair fanned across the pillow, one hand resting near yours like it had been placed there intentionally. Like sheâd meant to stay close even in sleep.
Shame crashes over you all at once.
âOh my god,â you whisper, already scrambling upright. âIâm so sorryââ
Kelly stirs immediately, eyes opening as if sheâd been waiting for it. âHey,â she murmurs, voice still thick with sleep. âNo, no. Stop.â
Youâre already halfway into an apology spiral, words tumbling over each other. âI shouldnât haveâlast night was so inappropriate, I was a mess, I donât even remember half of it, Iââ
Max groans softly and rolls onto his side, blinking awake. He takes one look at your faceâpanicked, glassy, already bracing for rejectionâand sits up.
âHey,â he says gently. âBreathe.â
Kelly reaches up and brushes your hair back from your face, slow and deliberate, grounding. âYou donât need to apologize for surviving,â she says quietly. âNot here.â
Your throat tightens. âI dragged you into it. I was drunk and high andââ
âAnd heartbroken,â Max adds, not unkindly. âAnd not okay. Thatâs allowed.â
Kelly shifts closer, thumb tracing a soothing line along your cheek. âYou didnât do anything wrong,â she says, soft but firm. âMax found you. You are safe. Thatâs all that mattered to us.â
Your shoulders slump as the fight drains out of you, replaced by something fragile and raw. Tears well again, but this time they donât feel desperate. They feel⊠relieved.
âI donât want to be like this,â you whisper.
Max nods. âThen donât be alone while you figure out how not to be.â
Something settles then. Something quiet and warm.
From that moment on, things change.
You stay.
One night turns into two. Two into a few. Your suitcase gets unpacked in the guest room without ceremony, like itâs the most natural thing in the world. No one makes a big deal out of it. No one asks for promises. They just⊠keep you.
You stop going out. The clubs fade into the background, their neon pull losing its grip. Instead, you wake up early with Kelly, drink coffee at the kitchen counter while she scrolls through recipes. You sit on the balcony with Max in the evenings, watching the light change over the water, not talking much at all.
You start writing again.
At first itâs ugly. Angry. Notes app paragraphs that read like open wounds. Lyrics scribbled and crossed out and rewritten until your hand cramps. You pour everything you swallowed into itâbetrayal, grief, rage, disbelief. The humiliation. The love that didnât disappear just because it was destroyed.
Eventually, it sharpens. You book studio time.
The breakup EP takes shape piece by piece, song by song, each one carving something out of you and leaving space behind. It hurts, but it hurts in a way that feels purposeful. Controlled.
One afternoon, the studio door creaks open and familiar voices fill the space.
âWell, this place smells expensive,â Ollie announces.
You laugh before you can stop yourself, turning to see Kimi, Ollie, and Isack crowded into the doorway like theyâve been dared to enter a haunted house.
âWe were checking on you,â Isack says, suspiciously defensive for someone grinning that wide. âProfessionally.â
âYou are incapable of being subtle,â you tell them.
Kimi shrugs. âYou love us.â
You do. You play them a bit of Flip a Switch. Just a snippet. Not even the full chorus.
Isackâs jaw drops. Ollie lets out a low âoh my god.â Kimi just stares at you, eyes dark and proud and a little furious on your behalf.
âThatâs insane,â Ollie says. âLike⊠criminal.â
âYouâre going to end careers,â Isack adds, delighted.
Kimi pulls you into a one armed hug. âYouâre going to be okay,â he murmurs into your hair. âI hear it.â
When you get back to Max and Kellyâs that night, theyâre exactly where you left them.
Kelly at the stove, hair tied up, music playing softly. Max on the couch, legs stretched out, watching old race reruns with the volume low.
They both look up when you walk in.
Kelly smiles first. Real, unguarded. âHey.â
Maxâs eyes scan you quicklyâposture, expression, energyâand something eases in his shoulders. âYou look good,â he says simply.
Healthier. Calmer. Less hollow.
Dinner is quiet. Comfortable. The kind of quiet that doesnât beg to be filled. Plates clink. Someone reaches for the salt. Kelly talks about a recipe she wants to try next week. Max comments on a corner he still thinks he couldâve taken better in 2019.
Afterward, you help Kelly clean up. Water runs. Dishes stack. Conversation drifts easily, from nothing to everything and back again.
She presses a kiss to your temple before sending you off to rest. âGo sit,â she says. âYouâve done enough today.â
You curl up on the couch beside Max. The TV hums softly. You donât really watch it. You just exist.
You feel his eyes on you and glance over.
Heâs already smiling.
Not sharp. Not guarded. Just⊠fond.
He shifts closer, shoulder brushing yours. No rush. No pressure.
Kelly joins you a moment later, tucking herself against your other side, flipping on a movie and draping a blanket over all three of you like itâs second nature.
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f1gossipgirls : so...yn antonelli just released her ep and ended charles leclerc's career. just within four songs. HELP. many people are speculating that the "best friend" mentioned in flip a switch is none other than max verstappen, after the two have been seen together recently and he was spotted in one of her instagram posts.
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username500 : the wag line- HELP.
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A few weeks later, the world feels quieter in a different way. Not numbânever thatâbut steadier. Your breakup EP is out now, living its own life without you. The reception is overwhelming in the strangest, gentlest way. People hear themselves in it. They thank you for putting words to things they couldnât say. You read messages late at night with Kellyâs legs draped over yours on the couch, Max half listening from the kitchen, pretending not to hover while still hovering.
Healing doesnât come in waves anymore. It comes in inches. This morning, it comes in the form of tiny footsteps and a door flying open.
âGOOD MORNING!â
You barely have time to lift your head before Penelope barrels into the guest room and launches herself onto the bed, giggling wildly. Seven years old and made entirely of joy and chaos, she curls into your side like sheâs been doing it her whole life.
âHi,â you laugh, voice still sleepy. âSomeoneâs energetic.â
She nods furiously. âDo you wanna play Barbies with me?â
There isnât even a second of hesitation. âObviously.â
She cheers and drags you out of bed by the hand, pulling you down the hallway to her room. Barbie chaos ensuesâtiny shoes everywhere, outfits strewn across the floor, dramatic voices and even more dramatic storylines.
Kelly peeks in a little while later, leaning against the doorframe with a soft smile. âBreakfast is ready.â
Penelope gasps like this is the best news sheâs ever heard and sprints out toward the kitchen. You stay behind, kneeling to gather up the mess, lining dolls back up neatly.
Kelly watches you for a moment before stepping inside. âYouâre really good with her,â she says gently.
You shrug, smiling to yourself. âI have a little sister. Comes naturally, I guess.â
She hums, crosses the room, and presses a kiss to your cheek. Then another to your temple. âIâm proud of you,â she says quietly. âFor getting through all of it. You look⊠lighter. Healthier. And youâre so beautiful.â
Your chest tightens, but in a good way.
Breakfast is warm and noisy and normal. Penelope talks a mile a minute. Max listens with exaggerated seriousness, asking questions like her answers are the most important things in the world. You catch Kelly watching the two of you with something soft in her eyes.
Later, Penelope leaves with her father, and the apartment settles into a slower rhythm.
Max leans back in his chair. âDinner tonight,â he says casually. âSomewhere nice.â
Kelly nods. âIâm in.â
He slides his card across the counter toward you. âYou two go get ready. Salon, shopping. Make a day of it.â
You hesitate immediately. âYou donât have toâ I donât want to intrude on your date night.â
Kelly shakes her head before you can finish, stepping closer and kissing your cheek. âYouâre not intruding. Youâre invited.â
The day is light and easy. Hair, nails, laughter. Shopping turns into trying things on just to be silly. In one boutique, you freeze mid rack when you see a familiar face.
âPascale?â
She turns, eyes lighting up instantly. âOh, mon ange.â
She pulls you into a hug without hesitation. âYou look so much better,â she says softly. âIâm so happy to see you like this.â
You swallow. âItâs good to see you.â
Her expression shiftsâgentle but honest. âIâm so sorry for what he did,â she says. âI will always support you. Always.â
The hug lingers. When Kelly returns, Pascale squeezes your hands once more before leaving, smiling warmly at both of you.
Back at the apartment, Max watches from the couch as the two of you get ready. Kelly zips you into your dress, hands warm and steady. You stare at your reflectionâreally look at yourselfâfor the first time in a long while.
Kelly meets your eyes in the mirror. âStunning,â she murmurs, then leaves a kissâand a lipstick markâon your neck.
The car ride is quiet in that comfortable, anticipatory way. Monaco at night glows outside the windowsâgolden streetlights, the harbor shimmering like itâs holding secrets. Max drives with one hand on the wheel, the other resting casually on Kellyâs knee. She keeps her fingers laced with his for a moment before reaching back to squeeze your hand instead.
âYou okay?â she asks softly.
You nod. âYeah. I am.â
And you mean it.
When the car stops, you realize immediately that the restaurant is⊠empty. No valet bustle, no voices drifting through open doors. Just warm light spilling out onto the sidewalk.
Max kills the engine. âI rented it out,â he says simply, like itâs no big deal.
You blink. âMax.â
He shrugs, a little bashful despite himself. âDidnât want any noise. Or people watching.â
Kelly smiles at him fondly. âYou always do this,â she murmurs.
Inside, the space feels intimate rather than grand. Candles flicker on every table, soft music hums in the background, and the windows look out over the water. It feels like a pocket of time carved out just for the three of you.
The waiter greets you quietly, already aware this is a slow night by design.
You sit between them. Kellyâs hand finds your thigh almost immediatelyânot possessive, just grounding. Her thumb traces small circles, absentminded, affectionate.
Conversation starts easy. Food. Music. A story Max tells about a race rerun he watched earlier that afternoon, animated in the way he only gets when he forgets to guard himself. You laugh more than you have in weeks. Real laughter. The kind that surprises you halfway through.
At one point, Kelly leans closer to murmur something in your ear about dessert, her breath warm against your skin, and you shiverânot from nerves, but from awareness.
She notices. Smiles.
Dinner stretches. Plates are cleared. Wine glasses refilled.
Eventually, Kelly grows quiet.
She squeezes your thigh a little more firmly. âThereâs something I want to say,â she begins gently. âAnd you donât have to respond. Not tonight. Not ever, if you donât want to.â
Max turns slightly toward you, attentive but calm.
Kelly continues, voice steady. âIâve always found you stunning. Thatâs not new. But what is new⊠is how deeply Iâve come to care about you. Watching you survive something that couldâve broken youââ Her voice softens. âIt changed something for me.â
You swallow, throat tight.
Max nods slowly. âSame for me,â he says. âI didnât expect it. Didnât plan it. But you feel⊠right. Safe. And I know youâve had enough people make promises they couldnât keep.â He pauses. âWeâre not asking for anything. We just want you to know youâre wanted. And protected. However you need.â
You stare at the table for a moment, then lift your gaze to them.
âIâve never felt more safe than I do with you,â you admit quietly. âFrom the very beginning.â
Kellyâs eyes soften immediately. She lifts your chin with two fingersânot forcing, just askingâand presses a slow, gentle kiss to your lips. Itâs unhurried. Tender. When she pulls back, she rests her forehead against yours.
Max waits until you look at him. His hand comes up to cup your cheek, thumb brushing beneath your eye like heâs memorizing you.
âIs this okay?â he asks.
You nod.
His kiss is just as careful. Just as warm.
The rest of the night is soft and sweetâshared desserts, quiet laughter, shoulders brushing, fingers intertwined. Kelly leans against you. Max rests his hand at the small of your back. No one rushes. No one asks for more than youâre ready to give.
When you finally leave, the world feels gentler. You donât feel like youâre rebuilding alone.
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several weeks later...
Youâre healthier now. Not in a fragile, tentative wayâbut in a way that feels earned. Your laugh comes easier. Your shoulders sit lower. Your anger no longer drives the car; it just rides quietly in the backseat, acknowledged but no longer steering.
Youâre still sharp. Still powerful. Still you. And youâre happier than you ever thought youâd beâwith Max and Kelly.
The three of you are a unit now. Not loud about it, not performative. Just⊠obvious. Easy hands. Shared looks. The way Max automatically reaches for your coffee order when heâs already up. The way Kelly tucks herself into your side without thinking, fingers lacing with yours like itâs muscle memory.
Kimi noticed first. Heâd been suspiciousâdeeply so. He grilled Max like he was prepping for a cross examination, asked Kelly questions with the intensity of someone who loved you fiercely and wasnât afraid to show it. Ollie, Gabriel and Isack followed suit, circling like overprotective satellites.
But what sold Kimi wasnât words. It was watching Max step in front of you when things got overwhelming. Watching Kelly read your body language better than anyone else in the room. Watching them protect your quiet the way others had once taken it for granted.
He adores them now. Because they donât just love youâthey keep you safe.
Youâre not âoverâ what happened. You donât pretend it didnât carve something into you. But it no longer defines you. It doesnât shrink you. It doesnât own your reflection when you catch yourself in mirrors.
You arrive at the race weekend calm. Grounded. Youâre in Mercedes gear for Kimi, black and silver clean against your skinâbut youâre walking hand in hand with Kelly, Max on your other side. It feels right. It feels real.
Charles sees you from across the paddock. And itâs like the air leaves his lungs.
He doesnât hear the engines. Doesnât hear the voices. All he sees is youâhealthy, radiant, whole in a way he hasnât seen since before everything shattered. And then he sees them. Your fingers intertwined with Kellyâs. Max leaning in to murmur something that makes you smile.
Then he sees Kimi with Maxâeasy, familiar, close. It hits him twice as hard.
Max wins the race. The moment the car stops, heâs already looking for you. He crosses the barriers, still breathless, helmet off, eyes brightâand kisses you first. Then Kelly. Quick, joyful, unashamed. The cameras catch it, but neither of you care.
On the podium, Max and Kimi stand together. Champagne sprays. The crowd roars.
Youâre with family nowâyour family. Kelly at your side. Penelope clutching your hand. Kimi bouncing on his heels. Your little sister Maggie, all limbs and excitement, chattering nonstop.
Max finds you again after, lifts Maggie effortlessly onto his shoulders like itâs second nature. She squeals with laughter. Kelly squeezes your hand. Kimi and Max talk animatedly beside you, completely at ease.
And thatâs when you see Charles again.
You slip away quietly.
He nearly jumps when you speakâlike he doesnât quite believe youâre real.
âYou lookâŠ,â he starts, then stops. âYou look happy.â
âI am,â you say simply.
Thereâs no anger left in your voice. No accusation. Just truth.
âI wanted to tell you,â you continue, âto forgive yourself. And live the future we thought we were building. I want you to be happy.â
His eyes shine. He nods, unable to speak. You press a gentle kiss to his cheek. Familiar. Final. And you walk away. Back to where you belong.
He watches Max kiss your temple. Watches Kelly lean into you. Watches Maggie laugh from Maxâs shoulders. Watches Kimi throw an arm around both of them.
And it finally hits him. He didnât lose you to revenge. He lost you to love. And you donât look back.
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