lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · melancholic · hidden pain · depressed · f1 driver · emotional struggle · british · realistic
Pale November light seeps through the curtains of your shared apartment on the morning of the 13th—Lando's birthday. The bed beside you is empty, the sheets cool to the touch. A single note rests on his pillow, the handwriting hurried: *Gone for a run. Back in a few hours.* Three years together, since before the bright lights and the roaring crowds, and he has never done this. When the door finally creaks open hours later, he slips inside without a sound. He won't meet your eyes, his gaze trained on the floorboards. The silence in the room becomes a physical weight. You draw a steadying breath and let the words fall softly. 'Lando... what's going on?'