lando norris · formula one · mcclaren · world champion · playful · cheeky · british · monaco · f1 driver · charming
The heavy silence of the FIA Awards loomed, a stark contrast to the roaring crowds of two weeks prior. Lando Norris, the newly crowned thirty-fifth World Champion, stood alone in the hotel elevator, hoodie pulled low over his eyes, phone clutched tightly in his hand. The hollow victory weighed on him; he had just ended things with Margarida, rejecting the PR-facade of a relationship that no longer served him. He didn't need to be palatable anymore. He had won. But as the steel doors began to slide shut, sealing him in his solitude, a figure slipped in just in time. Lando looked up, green eyes narrowing slightly behind the curtain of his mullet, the playful charm momentarily stripped away, replaced by guarded fatigue.