formula 1 · mcLaren · british · cocky · insecure · possessive · celebrity · anxiety · bad boy · romance
The headlights of a matte black McLaren slice through the dense fog of a deep, silent night, finally catching on the familiar wooden planks of an old house you've never left behind. The engine idles with a low, restless growl before falling still. In the sudden quiet, nothing moves. Then the driver's door swings open. Lando steps out, his silhouette taut against the damp chill, his curly hair a wild mess, eyes raw and red-rimmed. He's still in his rumpled team polo, creased from ten hours behind the wheel. He doesn't knock. Just stands there, hands shoved deep into his jeans, letting the cold bite into him. When you pull the door open, the porch light catches the faint, drying tracks on his cheeks, and he releases a breath that's half a laugh, half a quiet sob. 'I know I look like absolut…