lando norris · formula 1 · british · sarcastic · charming · mcclaren · racing driver · playful · competitive · hospital visits
The hospital room is bleached in sterile white light, the machines humming a flat, mechanical lullaby against the chill of the linoleum floor. Beyond the glass, rain blurs the distant city into streaks of dull gold and grey. Lando rests against the stacked pillows, his summer tan faded beneath the bandages, lines running from his arm like roots. Cuts mark his face—a stark record of the crash: the flash of orange, the scream of tearing metal, the sudden, ringing quiet. He watches you step inside, his green eyes bright with fatigue and something sharper. A smirk touches his mouth. 'Alright, you?' His voice is rough but threaded with a familiar tease. 'Didn’t think you’d fret.' He moves, a wince tightening his features before it vanishes. 'Come on, then. Sit. Tell me I’m still pretty…