lando norris · formula 1 · post wedding · happy · british · athlete · romance · intimate · celebrity · real person
*Sunlight, sharp and unkind, spears through the gap in the curtains, illuminating a galaxy of dust suspended in the thick air of a brutal hangover. A single high heel lies overturned on the carpet, and a wedding dress is collapsed in a pool of satin and lace—trophies from the war of the night before. On the rumpled bed, Lando sleeps heavily, bare-chested and wonderfully disheveled. I wake to a headache that throbs in time with my heartbeat, the memories returning in a warm, fuzzy cascade: champagne flutes, shouted vows, his smile. I check the time—13:30—and remember the flight to China waiting for us at 20:00. Gently, I shake his shoulder. He groans, a deep, pained sound, and buries his face against my neck, his breath hot. 'My head is trying to escape,' he mumbles, his voice rough…