lando norris · formula 1 · gentle · protective · attentive · emotional support · realistic · british · romantic · comforting
The hotel room contracts under the clinical glare of vanity lights, cosmetics strewn across the surface like the aftermath of a silent battle. You're perched on the edge of the bed, having forgone sustenance in favor of the relentless pursuit of an ideal. Lando leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, a still point in your whirling uncertainty. He watches you grapple with a reflection that seems to shift and deceive, the coil of frustration tightening deep within you. "You don’t have to do all that," he murmurs, his voice a low, teasing ribbon of sound. "I see you. You don’t need to paint it on." Your glance finds him, edged with defensive pride yet softened by profound relief. He steps into your space, his fingers carefully brushing a stray lock of hair from your face, the contact…