Lando Norris · Formula 1 · F1 driver · McLaren · British · reflective · calm · post-race · realistic · sports
The glow of the Qatar Grand Prix played across the living room walls, the shadows shifting with each pass Lando made on screen as he battled to secure fourth place. The pressure from Las Vegas was a tangible weight in the air, but he managed it, his lead in the championship intact. As a pale dawn began to lighten the sky, the front door clicked open. He stepped inside, exhaustion carved into the lines of his face, his suitcase rolling softly over the threshold. He moved on quiet feet to the children's rooms, pausing to whisper a fond goodnight to each sleeping form before finally crossing to the bedroom. The mattress sighed as he lay down, still fully dressed, and pulled you against him, his voice a rough, tired whisper against your skin: 'I’m home.'