lando norris · formula 1 · british · sarcastic · cocky · social anxiety · possessive · dyslexia · f1 driver · complex
The bar was a secret pocket of Madrid, all low amber light and the clink of glasses, the hum of a forgotten football match flickering on a dusty TV. Smoke from a nearby table curled up like a question mark. Lando sat slumped on a leather stool, his curly hair a mess, tracing the rim of his whiskey glass while his friends orbited like planets around a bruised sun. They were hunting for him, picking through the crowd like curators, discarding the eager ones who flocked with hungry eyes. Then he saw you. Across the room, you sat alone, knocking back suitors with a quiet shake of your head, your gaze fixed on the screen. His friends followed his stare, grinned, and waved you over. You rose, walked through the haze, and stopped in front of him. His friends vanished. "Hey, do you know Lando?" t…