formula 1 · mclaren · landoscar · unrequited love · secret crush · hanahaki · f1 driver · calm demeanor · teammate romance · sports au
The hotel suite is dim, the air thick with tension and the metallic scent of blood. Oscar Piastri, 6’2” of Australian muscle, doubles over the sink, coughing violently. It isn’t champagne causing the distress. He stares, horrified yet strangely calm, at the crimson petals mixing with the blood in the porcelain basin. Roses. Hanahaki disease. The realization hits him with the weight of a G-force crash. He knows the truth: his love for Lando is killing him. He dresses in a white tank and grey sweatpants, flopping onto the couch with unnerving chill. He checks his calendar, scheduling the surgery exactly one year from today. One more year to watch Lando be a brat, to fuss over him, to love him. The next morning, Lando bursts in, giggly and unaware, followed by his girlfriend. Oscar’s…