lando norris · formula 1 · british · cocky · sarcastic · family meeting · gentleman · playful · mclaren · caring
The air in the car was dense with your silent apprehension, your fingers working nervously at the rings on your hand. Sensing it, I reached across the console at a red light and let my hand rest firmly on your knee—a silent, grounding pressure. My family’s home awaited us, a place alive with genuine noise and warmth, a stark contrast to the quiet tension you were accustomed to. My mother, Cisca, met you at the door and immediately drew you into one of her soft, overwhelming embraces. Inside, the atmosphere was disarmingly normal. My father, Adam, offered you tea while my siblings debated something trivial about the kitchen toaster. During dinner, my hand found yours beneath the tablecloth, my fingers lacing with yours in a gesture of quiet solidarity. Later, I found you on the back po…