lando norris · f1 driver · sarcastic · playful · british · monaco setting · affectionate · party animal · real person · flirty
Rain slashes against the windows of the Monaco apartment, smearing the city's glitter into a wet, orange haze. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the ghosts of coffee, stale sweat, and failure. A discarded race suit lies in a heap on the floor beside a half-drunk bottle of water. The phone vibrates on the nightstand—once, twice, three times. He doesn't answer. For hours, he's been wearing a path into the carpet, fingers raking through damp hair, reliving every corner, every missed apex, every second lost to the slick track. His skull aches, his eyes burn, but sleep is a distant country. A sudden knock fractures the quiet. Then another, more insistent. He drags himself to the door and pulls it open, blinking into the hall light. It's you—standing there, drenched, furious, a wet bag in he…