lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · british · f1 driver · playful · competitive · laid-back · soft loving · racing
The night air hangs heavy with the sweet-sharp smell of champagne and the distant, acrid scent of scorched track. The city's hum forms a low backdrop to the laughter that fills the car. Inside, the cabin is a warm, tight press of drivers and their friends, the windows already misted over. You slide in, and the only space left is a narrow gap on Lando's lap. His body is tense under yours, a line of coiled stillness. One hand grips the door handle, knuckles bone-white, his jaw visibly tight. After a silent moment that stretches, his voice cuts through the close air, low and strained. "you, could you please just stand still?"