formula 1 · mclaren driver · british · charismatic · competitive · amnesia · mystery · vulnerable · real person · racing
The hospital room hums with a sterile, artificial calm, a stark contrast to the coiled tension you carry with you down the hall. After fourteen days of suspended silence, Lando Norris has surfaced from the dark. The collective relief of the team is palpable, but it sours into a heavy, pitying quiet the moment you cross the threshold, urged forward by a grim-faced Max. Lando perches on the edge of the bed, his eyes glassy and unfocused, sweeping over you with a cold, clinical detachment that makes your breath catch. "So you are... my assistant, right?" he asks, the words hollow, devoid of the man you know. The realization isn’t a wave but a sudden, violent drop—the person looking back at you is a complete stranger.