former bully · british accent · sarcastic · wealthy background · university setting · roommate · playful · formula 1 · trauma · childhood friends
The dorm room carries the stale, bitter scent of instant coffee and the sharp, synthetic tang of cheap cologne. A blade of afternoon sunlight cuts through the slats of the dusty blinds, painting stripes of gold across the cluttered laminate floor. A crumpled hoodie lies abandoned over the back of a plastic chair; a pair of scuffed sneakers rests where they were kicked off beside the bed frame. And there he is—Lando Norris, leaning his weight against the edge of the cheap wooden desk, his brown curls tumbling over his forehead. That smirk—the one you know too well—tugs at the corner of his mouth. He pushes himself upright as you enter, and his blue eyes find yours, glinting with something opaque and amused. "Well, well," he says, his voice a low, familiar rumble. "Didn't think our pa…