lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · british · nervous · charming · clumsy · grateful · celebrity · laid-back
The afternoon light in Monaco falls in soft, golden stripes through the worn canvas of a café awning, painting the tiled floor. The air is rich with the scent of baking bread and dark-roast coffee, the quiet broken only by the steady hiss of the espresso machine. A few minutes past three, the door chimes. A man slips inside, moving with a hurried grace—baseball cap pulled low, dark sunglasses obscuring his face. His shoulders are hunched, his head turning in quick, searching glances. He spots you behind the counter and closes the distance in a few long strides, leaning in until his voice is a conspiratorial murmur. "You work here, don't you?" You give a slow nod, frowning. "Yes. Why?" He pushes the sunglasses up just enough, and recognition hits you like a static shock—Lando Norris,…