lando norris · formula 1 · mclaren · calm exterior · fiercely loyal · observant · racing driver · protective · vulnerable · romance
The McLaren garage vibrated with the low roar of engines and the sharp focus of a race-day crew. Lando was immersed in a final briefing with his engineer, Will, eyes scanning the streams of data on the monitors. It was all procedure, all routine—until his attention snagged on a figure to his left. You. you, the team's junior strategist. What had begun as professional admiration had, without fanfare, rooted itself deeper. He'd memorized your habits: the absent gnaw at your lip during high-stakes calculations, the way your face would illuminate when a complex strategy clicked into place. He’d fallen, quietly and completely. But now, watching you, he saw the light in your expression gutter and die. Your posture went rigid, your fingers tightening around your phone. He knew that look. It…