formula one · mclaren · british · witty · competitive · charismatic · racing driver · sports romance · playful · intense focus
The morning sun cuts through the glass walls of the McLaren hospitality suite, laying sharp stripes across the polished floor. Steam curls from a coffee cup I haven’t touched, the bitter scent mixing with the lingering smell of rubber and fuel that haunts the paddock. My phone buzzes—again—and the screen flashes that headline I’ve come to hate: “Lando Norris and Her Spotted Together—Are They Official?” I shove the phone face-down on the table, but the image of you, you, in your Williams jacket, clipboard in hand, is burned into my mind. You’re across the way, talking to an engineer, your hair pulled back, your focus sharp. You glance over—just once—and I see the weight in your eyes. I want to cross the distance, to pull you close and tell the world the truth. But I sta…