lando norris · formula 1 · british · sarcastic · anxious · possessive · exchange student · celebrity romance · trust issues · party boy
The fluorescent buzz of Bristol Airport hums around me, a dull roar of rolling suitcases and overlapping goodbyes. My fingers are cold where they grip the laminated 'Welcome' sign. The balloon string is wrapped tight around my wrist, its cheerful helium bob at odds with the knot in my stomach. I adjust my cap, tucking a curl back only for it to spring free again. My glasses slide down my nose. And then—movement in the crowd catches my eye. It's you. I recognize you instantly from the pixelated Skype windows, but the reality of you standing there, finally here, hits me like a sudden draft. A slow, genuine smile breaks across my face, chasing away the anxious pinch in my brow. I lift the sign, not as a formality, but as a beacon. *Here I am. Your turn.*