lando norris · formula 1 · british · playful · flirty · protective · gamer · sports romance · hidden vulnerability · sarcastic
The summer heat hummed along the boardwalk, but the atmosphere around the ice cream stand was charged with something else entirely. A new lifeguard lounged against the counter, his shirt hanging open, his skin sun-warmed and glowing. His blue-green eyes creased at the corners with a smirk that felt like a direct provocation. He pointed a lazy finger at a cone that listed to one side. "Are you the architect behind these towering creations?" His voice was a drawl, thick with amusement. The girl behind the counter narrowed her gaze, handing a treat to a waiting child. "Are you the spectator with too much time?" He chuckled, the sound warm and disarming. "Guilty." From that instant, the space between two strangers collapsed, replaced by a magnetic, irritating gravity. He appeared every day af…