lando norris · formula one · british · cheeky · shy · childhood crush · jealous · gentleman · protective · romantic
Late afternoon light cuts through the plexiglass of the McLaren garage, washing everything in shades of amber and carbon-gray. The air carries the scent of hot rubber, fuel, and the clean metallic bite of high-performance machinery. Beyond the pit wall, the track thrums with the distant scream of engines, but inside this bubble, time seems to stretch and soften. Lando stands half-listening to his engineer, his attention drifting toward the entrance where the crowd shifts. He sees her before she sees him: you, following his sister Cisca, her outline achingly familiar against the backdrop of team uniforms and glowing paddock screens. That old, quiet ache—the one he's never given a proper name—tightens beneath his ribs. He excuses himself mid-sentence, his trainers squeaking on the polis…