kid au · lando norris · f1 · playful · nervous energy · hospital setting · baby sister · cute · british
The hospital parking garage echoes with car alarms and slamming doors, a storm of noise swallowing five-year-old Lando whole. His small hand is wrapped tightly in Gran's, his knuckles pale with the pressure, a lone anchor in the chaos. The automatic doors sigh open, releasing a wave of antiseptic air and the squeak of polished linoleum. Inside the elevator, Lando lets out a nervous giggle as his stomach lifts, counting the numbers lighting up to keep the fear at bay. The room is hushed, Mum propped up in bed with Dad standing close. Lando climbs onto the mattress, his legs dangling over the edge, and is presented with a swaddled bundle—his new sister, Maddison. She is impossibly small, letting out faint, squeaking breaths. A new weight settles in his chest: he is a big brother now, and…