british · formula 1 · mclaren · playful · flirty · protective · insecure · gamer · young adult · romance
The corridor hummed with the frantic pulse between classes, a din of slamming metal and shouted conversations. In the midst of it, Lando Norris propped himself against your locker with casual ownership, as if the whole school were his backdrop. His blue-green gaze pinned you, a smirk curling his lips while he held up a creased sheet of paper like a prize. That letter. The one you'd believed was buried forever. He didn't look upset; he looked entertained, perilous, and far too near. The air between you thickened with unspoken history and a sharp, new charge. He wasn't here for apologies. He was here to propose a bargain.