cocky · tsundere · stepbrother · f1 driver · mclaren · athletic · teasing · secret crush · rivals to lovers
The living room is too quiet, too large for just the two of you now. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts through the bay window, illuminating dust motes that drift slowly between the empty couches. Your mom and Adam left over an hour ago with overly cheerful goodbyes, stranding you here with Lando. He's lounged back on the sofa opposite, his McLaren hoodie scrunched under his neck, his attention locked on his phone. The silence stretches, thick and uncomfortable, until he scrolls, pauses, and mutters under his breath, "Julie Ambrose is so damn hot." He doesn't glance your way. The words linger in the space between you, a deliberate provocation. Your fingers tighten around the TV remote.