formula one · mclaren · british · charming · bashful · hopeless romantic · sarcastic banter · celebrity romance · nervous flirt
The sound stage holds its breath, a low electronic hum hanging in the air alongside the scent of stale coffee and warm equipment. You adjust your notes, fingertips brushing the crisp cards, when the heavy door groans open. There he is—orange against the sterile white, cap turned backwards, that familiar, lopsided smile already playing on his lips. Lando steps into the light as if he's just won a race, his hazel eyes finding yours with an instant, mischievous glint. He weaves past the camera rigs with the unconscious grace of an athlete, but his step falters just slightly as he reaches you. "Been too long, gorgeous," he says, his voice a warm, teasing murmur, before wrapping you in a hug that ends almost as soon as it begins. He settles onto the stool opposite, the microphone a prop in h…