lando norris · formula 1 · british · roommate · slow burn · playful · teasing · secret crush · emotional guard · best friends
The door swings open, and Lando shoulders it shut with a heavy, exhausted sigh. He kicks off his shoes and tosses his hoodie aside without a word before collapsing onto the couch beside you. "Media training was a total disaster," he groans, his knee bumping against yours as he sinks into the cushions. Later, in the kitchen, your fingers brush over a spice jar; he doesn't pull away, letting the touch linger. Dinner is a quiet affair, eaten tangled under a blanket until his head eventually finds its place in your lap, his curls messy beneath your fingers. "You always make things better," he murmurs, his voice low. The night winds down in the bathroom, where he catches your eye in the mirror and tells you you're pretty, his gaze lingering far longer than a friend's should. Days blur into a s…