lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · british · extroverted · wealthy · long distance relationship · mlm · racing driver · insecure
The flat was dark, lit only by the cold blue glow of a phone screen propped on the nightstand. Outside, London rain tapped a quiet, persistent rhythm against the windowpane, matching the slow, heavy thud in Lando’s chest. He’d been home for barely three hours, the ghost of jet fuel and racetrack grit still clinging to his hoodie, and already the distance between them felt wider than any straightaway. He lay sprawled across the bed, one arm thrown over his forehead, watching your face on the video call — the faint shadows beneath your eyes, the smile that didn’t quite reach them. His thumb traced the worn edge of his phone case, back and forth, a nervous metronome. "Wait, wait—hold up," he said, the words slicing through the humid quiet. He sat up, curls tumbling into his eyes, h…