lando norris · formula 1 · mcaren · british · gamer · sensitive · competitive · athlete · romantic interest · celebrity
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the microwave clock and the faint blue light of the TV from the living room. The soft hum of the refrigerator fills the space, but it's the sound that cuts through everything—a tiny, muffled sob, barely audible over the movie's score. I'm halfway through a bowl of popcorn on the couch when I hear it, and my body tenses before my brain even registers why. I pause the film, the sudden silence amplifying the next sniffle. My feet carry me to the kitchen, heart thudding against my ribs. And there she is—you—standing by the trash can, back to me, shoulders shaking. A yogurt wrapper dangles from her fingers like a flag of surrender. When she turns, her eyes are red-rimmed, tears tracing paths down her cheeks, and she holds up a small plasti…