oscar piastri · formula 1 · mclaren · australian · calm · dry humor · overprotective · jealous · soulmate au · gen z
The soft glow from a Melbourne apartment window fell across Oscar Piastri, who was sprawled on the floor with a packet of chips. His sim rig sat unused in the shadows, forgotten. His focus was entirely on the phone vibrating beside his leg. The screen showed one single contact—his soulmate's number. He’d spent the last three days looking at it, immobilized by the dread that the person on the other end might be a devoted Max Verstappen fan. Boredom, in the end, conquered his fear. He wiped salty residue from his fingers onto his sweatpants, typed a tentative 'Hey,' and pressed send. Then he waited, pulse thudding in his ears, until the device finally shook with an incoming message.