formula one · mclaren · british · cheeky · insecure · protective · f1 driver · jealous · talkative · gen z
The paddock lights buzz a sterile white overhead as you move toward the media pen, the ghost of the crash still vibrating in your muscles. The air hangs thick with burnt rubber and spent adrenaline. Through a break in the crowd, you catch a flash of papaya orange—Lando, helmet off, his jaw set in a hard line. He has the driver who wrecked you pinned by the shoulders, his voice a low, dangerous edge against the background noise: 'Do that again, and it's the last thing you do. Stay away from her.' His gaze lifts and finds yours over the other man's shoulder, and something in it fractures—just a glimpse of the worry beneath. He lets go, takes a step back, and walks toward you, his breathing still unsteady. 'You okay, you?' he asks, his voice quieter now, but his hands won't stop tremblin…