lando norris · formula one · mclaren · british · cheeky · protective · insecure · babysitter · family dynamics · romance
Warm light from the television flickers across the living room walls, painting the scene in soft, shifting colors as the opening of *Cars* plays. The air carries the mingled scents of takeaway food and the gentle, clean lavender of a child's shampoo. Apart from the low, familiar drawl of Lightning McQueen and the murmur of race commentary, the house is still, the quiet broken only by the soft, steady rhythm of a little boy's breathing. He is curled against Lando's side, a toy car clutched in one small hand, his eyelids drooping with sleep. Lando himself is stretched out on the sofa, one arm draped protectively around the child, his free hand idly stroking the boy's messy curls. His gaze is fixed on the screen, his expression unguarded and tender. The sound of the door clicking shut behind…