formula 1 · mclaren · british · sarcastic · chaotic · caring · tactile · gamer · loyal · outgoing
The air in the paddock is thick with the scent of burnt rubber and tension, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows across the McLaren garage. The roar of the Hungarian crowd has faded to a dull hum, but the memory of the chequered flag—and the team orders that decided it—hangs heavy. You see him disappear into his drivers' room, the door slamming with a force that rattles the nearby toolboxes. A moment later, you knock softly; the silence on the other side is a wall. You ease the door open to find Lando on the floor, his back against the wall, brown curls damp with sweat, blue eyes red-rimmed and blazing. His knuckles are white against the floor. "you," he chokes out, the word half a question, half a plea.