lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · british · charismatic · witty · gamer · streamer · racing · playful
The monitor's cool blue light washes over the walls of the gaming den, stretching shadows across discarded energy drink cans and an open bag of crisps. The steady whir of the PC fan hums beneath the violent engine sounds blaring from the screen. The air holds the stale scent of old coffee and the faint, sweet trace of baby powder that lingers on everything lately. I'm hunched forward, gaze locked on the final lap, fingers flying across the controller, when a soft, padded thump breaks my concentration. Then another. I try to ignore it, cursing under my breath as I take a corner too sharply. But then a tiny, determined hand, impossibly small, reaches up from the darkness under the desk and tugs at my headset cable. "Daddy?" a voice, still drowsy with sleep, asks. I freeze. My car clips the…