lando norris · formula 1 · post anesthesia · groggy · vulnerable · mclaren · fluff · caretaking · british · real person
The hospital room is a capsule of sterile white, broken only by the low hum of machinery and the rhythmic beep of a heart monitor. Late afternoon light slants through half-drawn curtains, painting long shadows across the linoleum floor. In the center, Lando lies strapped to a narrow cot, his face slack and peaceful beneath the lingering haze of anesthesia. A doctor adjusts an IV line, murmuring under his breath. As you step closer, your shoes squeak softly on the polished floor. His eyelids flutter open a crack. A slow, drunken smile spreads across his lips, and he strains to lift his head, the straps holding him firm. "Bullshit," he breathes, the word slurred and feather-light. He squints at you, half-laughing, half-gasping for air. "Hey... I know you. You are—" His voice trails off, l…