In Tears 😭💕💕

"Oscar is too young" -'99 baby, Lando Norris

And then, as if to prove it right, he and logan don't know a queen lyrics 😭

gewis a/b/o verse, set in 2021

1.8k words, some angst and some love confessions

It’s been an exhausting day. Physically, emotionally — you name it. His first points in F1; real points, that is. Points for Williams. But others haven’t had such a great race.

Although he’s not a Mercedes driver, he’s still part of their pack and is still welcome in the packroom from time to time. He can’t overdo it, otherwise some of the other teams might complain, so he really only goes over on special occasions.

Today would be one of them. Not because of his points, but due to Valtteri’s screw-up that led to so many DNFs. He knows the alpha needs his pack now, and he’s been trying to get on his good side again ever since Imola, so it’s a no-brainer that he’s coming over.

He snuggles up beside him as soon as he reaches the packroom, getting comfortable inside the pile of bodies in the shared nest.

He’s about to drift off when a new scent approaches the room. Lewis comes in, stops in the doorway just as he spots George in the middle of everyone, and swiftly turns around to leave again.

Valtteri can smell George's scent turning sour at what just happened and he tries to save the situation, “Don’t take it personally, he’s just—“

“He doesn’t like me, I know.” The and I’m surprised you still do goes unsaid.

“What?” Another voice joins in — Shov. Others are probably listening in as well.

“He doesn’t like me, I already know that. I can tell, I’m not stupid.”

“What makes you think that?” Valtteri prompts him.

“He never spends more than 2 seconds in the same room as me, either he leaves just as I come in or only comes in after I leave. He can’t get away from me soon enough whenever we have a conversation, always replies with curt sentences. I don’t know what I’ve done but— I’m used to it by now.” He tries to hide his sniffle, but the way his usually sweet lavender iced tea scent turns acidic tells everyone how he really feels about it.

When someone else is about to retort, George speaks again, “It’s fine, honestly. You don’t have to try to make me feel better about it, I’m already dealing with it on my own.”

He curls up on himself and buries his head into Valtteri’s neck, completely missing the worried looks and shocked expressions of the rest of the pack.

—

“Lewis!”

He’s on his way back to his motorhome, done with debrief and everything else racing-related for the day, ready to begin his summer break. He turns around and waits for Valtteri to catch up to him.

“What’s up, man?”

“George.”

He tenses a little at the mention of the omega’s name but schools his expression into a neutral one soon after, levelling Valtteri with a What about him? stare.

“You have to do something, either address it or get over it, but you gotta stop avoiding him.”

“I don’t see how that’s any of your—“

“He thinks you dislike him.”

And, oh, he didn’t expect to hear that today. Or, ever. He wordlessly gestures for the other alpha to continue.

“He told us earlier, he thinks you don’t like him. And before you make something up, I know that’s not the case,” Valtteri tells him sternly, giving him no room to use his usual excuses.

He should’ve known the Finn can see right through him.

“So, you better fix this. He’s part of the pack,” he says with a pleading look, displaying how different they are, even though they are both alphas. Lewis cares about the pack, of course he does — but he’s been so used to carrying on as a lone wolf, sometimes he still under-appreciates its importance.

“And he will be your teammate next year. You will have to spend time with him, whether you like it or not, or—“ Valtteri pauses and corrects himself just as he can see Lewis trying to jump in again, “whether you’re ready or not.”

The next few moments are filled with silence, Lewis mulling over the new revelations. He knew he couldn’t avoid the younger omega forever, but he thought he might have more time to figure things out.

“Fuck. I’ve messed up big time, haven’t I?”

“He says he’s been dealing with it. I don’t know what that means but… sounds like he’s been aware of it for quite some time.”

“I will fix this, I promise,” Lewis tries to make his sincerity shine through his eyes.

For everyone’s sake, but mainly George’s, the other alpha hopes that he still can.

—

When George opens the door to his hotel room later that day, there’s a bouquet of flowers waiting for him. And a box of chocolates along with a teddy bear, all nestled in comfortable-looking blankets.

If he didn’t know any better, he would think someone is trying to court him.

I’m sorry. Can we talk tonight? — Lewis xx reads the attached card. Oh, so someone blabbed to him and now he’s trying to play nice. Or has he been forced to, by the team?

George will hear him out but he doesn’t need fake sympathies. He can handle someone disliking him, even if that someone happens to be a person he’s admired since he was a little boy.

He can’t pretend he wouldn’t like to hear Lewis’ reasoning though. Maybe if he gets some constructive feedback he can work on whatever it is that makes him so unlikeable.

He makes his way to the Mercedes floor a little while later, wanting to get this over and done with as quickly as he can. He has a Williams party to go to, later.

When he makes it to Lewis’ room, it takes him a few minutes to respond. George has half the mind to turn around and forget about this when the door finally opens.

“George!”

He's shirtless, dressed only in sweatpants with his hair still dripping on the floor. Clearly, he just hopped out of the shower. George lets himself stare for exactly 3 seconds before averting his gaze.

The lovely smell of rich wood mixed with vanilla soon hits his nostrils and his eyes immediately find Lewis’ neck. He hasn’t reapplied his suppressant patch yet, that would explain it. George just hopes his body’s reaction to it isn’t noticeable.

“Did you get my gift?” he asks while letting him in. There’s a glint of something in his eyes. Probably of surprise, he likely didn’t expect me to turn up so soon, George muses.

He takes his time toeing his shoes off.

“I did, yes,” he says, and then continues when Lewis doesn’t add anything on his own, “What was that for?”

“I, erm, wanted to talk to you.” George just raises his eyebrows at him in a Yes, I got that. “And apologise,” he finishes.

“Listen, if this is about what I said in the packroom earlier—“

“It’s not. Well, it is, kinda. But not only that.”

George sighs and moves to sit on the sofa after Lewis motions for him to do so, disappearing to get a t-shirt for himself before coming back and offering him a drink.

He sips on his water as he waits for him to start talking.

“I’m sorry. For avoiding you. I didn’t— I didn’t think it was so apparent, to be frank. And I realise I acted like a total douchebag, so, really, I am so sorry, George. You didn’t deserve that, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

George sits with these words for a while, he’s wanted answers for so long to only get this — that he didn't do anything wrong. What a load of crap. “Then why did you?”

The pained sound of his voice coupled with the burning taste of tea in the air break Lewis’ heart just that bit more. He never wants to smell this again, especially with the knowledge he’s to blame for it. He wants the happy scent of lavender and citrus and brewing tea to surround him again.

“I just— needed to keep my distance,” he confesses. There is no reason to hide what this is anymore.

“But why?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Whenever we would see each other, after the race or in the factory after you’ve done laps in the sim, or later in the gym, you were always sweaty and—“ gee thanks, Lewis, good to know, “without patches and you smelled so delicious.” Wait, what? “It’s like your scent was luring me in. I could hardly keep myself in check.”

“I don’t understand. Why didn’t you just tell me if that made you uncomfortable? I could’ve worn—“

“No, George, it didn’t make me uncomfortable. Not like that, at least. A different kind of uncomfortable, maybe.”

George looks up into his eyes to see they’re a few shades darker than the last time he remembers looking.

“Oh.”

“Yeah, oh. I’ve been feeling like this for years and I— I was just trying to keep my distance. I didn’t want to make you feel uncomfortable and, honestly, I felt repulsed by myself. You are so much younger than me—“

“I’m 23, I’m a grown adult,” George chimes in. He’s so sick of being babied by the people around him.

“But you haven’t always been one. I met you when you were 18, really got to know you as our reserve when you were 20.”

“But back then— wait, back then?” George looks at him disbelievingly.

“Yes, even back then. As I said, I felt terrible about it. I knew what everyone would say, that I’m a cradle snatcher. And I knew what you deserved — a chance to make it in F1 without anyone insinuating I had anything to do with it.”

Lewis’ eyes have turned incredibly soft since they’ve started this talk, unlike any other time George has been witness to. He moves from the other side of the sofa to kneel right by him.

“Sweetheart, I’m so sorry for all the pain I’ve caused you. Please trust me when I say keeping away from you has been so. freaking. hard. But it was the only way I knew how to deal with the situation.”

George still isn’t entirely sure he believes him, isn’t sure his mind isn’t just playing tricks on him, or that it isn’t just the team forcing Lewis to come up with all this to retain a favourable relationship between the two soon-to-be-teammates.

His doubt must show on his face as Lewis continues his speech, “I’m willing to do whatever it takes to earn your forgiveness. I understand now that the way I’ve gone about things was stupid.”

He shuffles even closer to him, their faces separated only by a few centimetres.

“Will you let me try?”

It will take more than one sweet-talk, but as Lewis’ lips connect with his own, he can feel a weight lifting off his shoulders and a seed of hope begins to grow in his heart.

Landoscar Fic Recs!

This list includes my all time favourites in the Landoscar ao3 tag! Fics I reread again and again! I will update this continually as more and more amazing fics come out of this community :]

Enjoy 💫

🔥 UPDATE ON 03/11/24 // 04/11/24 🔥

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ONE SHOTS

FLUFF

Things Away From The Circuit by epnraq

'Oscar reacts to Lando's interview response about how they don't see each other much outside work... from Lando's kitchen table.' [1.2k]

This fic is so cute and i love the characterisation so much!!

What Am I Supposed To Drive Both Cars At The Same Time? by cxrnlia

Beautifully endearing sick!fic [1.2k]

Anteros by Anon

Fluff, very cute, Lando is scared of snakes [1.3k]

Mortifying! Anyways, by WanderingBlindly

Lando keeps embarrassing himself in front of Oscar. Luckily, the Aussie finds him hilariously adorable [2.3k]

Sleep on it by 14CookiesGone

'Lando introduces Oscar to all the good places to nap around the garage.' [4k]

Holding hands and stuff by anon

Long distance Landoscar. Misunderstanding. Very cute, very fluffy. Some sexual content - phone sex [4.2k]

So adorable 🥺

Only found by debrief

'cinderella soulmates au where whatever you lose, your soulmate finds. except: oscar has a soulmate and lando is a No-Match, a person who doesn't have a soulmate.' [6.8k]

Sleeping problems by f1extras

'the one in which Lando can't sleep at night and finds Oscar has the key to solve his problem.' [7.6k]

Chronically bitchless but still wifed up by leafmeal0ne

WAG Lando, MotoGP Oscar [8.3k]

Carried away by Orphaned

Fake/pretend relationship, happy ending [22.1k]

SMUT

Solo by WingWo43

Solo Lando, thinking of a previous time with Oscar, filming himself [848 words]

I found myself alive in the palm of your hand by hedgehogfrog

'Oscar makes Lando wear a vibrating butt plug as he rides him' [1.6k]

Donuts on my dick by silhouettes

How many donuts can you fit on your dick? Food sex, edging [1.7k]

Scarlet, starlet by hurricaneHeat

Multi-ship, camboy Lando and his adoring fans [1.8k]

Cosy autumn cuddles by Twinkodium

Needy, bratty Lando distracting Oscar. All he wants to do is read his book [1.8k]

i need you to be my motor by Anon

Free use Oscar, PWP [2k]

🔥 mistaken by itsgoingdutchin2021

Spanking, bratty Lando. [2k]

'Lando has assumptions about Oscar. They don’t match reality. He won’t complain though.'

🔥 Weight Training by b_dover

Gym sex!!, face fucking, rimming, strength kink, anal sex, creampie, coming in pants. [2.1k]

🔥 pull out the incisor by higgsbosonblues

Infidelity, light angst. [2.6k]

'He’d realised a while back that if either of them really felt guilty about it, they’d have stopped.'

🔥 Bend Me, Break Me, Reshape Me in Your Image by AdventuringBlind

🔥 evening stretch by oldveins

Gym sex, anal fingering, blow jobs, leggings >:) [2.7k]

Desperation play, knife play, blood as lube, watersports (kind of), puppy play, sub!Lando, dom!Oscar. [2.8k]

wikiHow: Getting My Boyfriend to Choke Me by Anon

Maid roleplay, BDSM, spanking, multiple orgasms, cock warming [3k]

🔥 Rise and Shine, Dildo! By anon (CX)

Anal sex, riding, fucking to fix your back issues. [3.3k]

'“There’s only one method I can think of to permanently fix your spine,” Jon muses, like what he is about to say isn't the most diabolical thing that Lando has heard in his life.'

🔥 i was speechless when i woke up to your voice note by hanquality

This fic owns me, I hope you know. Oscar Piastri loves boyfriend asmr, Voice kink, phone sex. [3.5k]

'is it tingly tho? i tried my best He wants to reply your voice makes my brain melt.'

Who's a Good Boy? by amphibiangeorgerussell

Puppy play, trans!Oscar, size kink, spit kink, face fucking, unsafe sex [3.6k]

Winner's room - Hungarian GP by beensinning

'Winner's Room AU, Lando Feminization, and a sort of pissed-off Oscar', belly bulge (loml actually 🫶) [3.9k]

This fic owns me, I fear

Overexposure by Lalanorris, Pitmewithyourbeststop

The door behind him isn’t completely closed, and that’s kind of the point, if he’s honest. It’s open just so, just enough of an invitation to look around, if someone wanted to. [4.2k]

Exhibitionist Lando, you beautiful creature 🫶

Lacy things by shroomlights

Lingerie Lando 🫶, dom!Oscar [4.4k]

Watch me by Wanderingblindly

a/b/o, choking, voyeurism [5.5k]

HOLY FUCK!! I have reread this several times now and it just gets better every time 🥳

Puppy love by Mctwinkdom

Puppy play, boypussy(🫶), gorgeously written [5.7k]

🔥 Rat Days by etcetera

Post Hungary, blow jobs, masturbation, [6.3k]

'Lando’s got a way of making it about himself. Oscar’s got a way of not getting away well enough.'

I'll Be Right There With You by Anon

Lando is used to sleeping around and waking up in beds that are not his. What he isn't used to is waking up in a bed that’s not his after falling asleep in his own bed the night prior. [6.4k]

Time travel smut! 🥳 (Pt.2 to Small Manifestations)

🔥 when we all fall asleep, where do we go? By Sorry_Wecouldntsavethisuser

Fluff and smut, getting together, cuddling to fight the nightmares. [6.5k]

'“They?” Oscar’s voice is cautious. “Does this happen a lot?” Lando pauses before responding, tries to think of how to save this before Oscar starts to see him as even more of a freak than he probably already does'

🔥 red hearts, red hearts, that's what i'm on by hanquality

Sugar daddy/baby, findom, gamer Lando, sugar baby Oscar. GOD I LOVE THIS ONE 🗣️🥰 [6.6k]

'oscar piastri accidentally becomes a discord kitten'

Small Manifestations by Anon

Lando wakes up, a bit disoriented and feeling rather cold. But this bed… Lando has not felt the texture of this exact couch-bed in years. [6.9k]

Time travel smut! 🥳

🔥 That body's a blessin girl by Anon

Body worship, Oscar's thighs, oral sex, cowboy boots. [7k]

'Lately, there was something-or rather someone, who was starting to chip away at his composure. Oscar Piastri. More specifically, Oscar’s thighs.'

Hard on the brakes by peachbellini

Try not to cum challenge! [7.2k]

A cowboy's dream by OP811992

'Lando and Oscar have hot, sleepy sex in the middle of the night and blush about it in the morning.' [7.6k]

Good lord. I am... in shambles.

Singapore prep by F1extras

'the one in which McLaren forces Lando and Oscar to work out in a sauna.' [7.7k]

The New Normal by 14CookiesGone

Oscar's thighs are a damn treat [8k]

🔥 When the blood is dripping by Lovely_Lotus

Vampire au!, service top!Oscar Piastri, orgasm denial, praise kink, anal sex, oral sex, blood drinking. [8.2k]

'In which Lando wants to find a way to get his vampire boyfriend to bite him. His plan? Denying Oscar an orgasm until he caves, of course.'

Puppy wanna lick something sticky (just like honey) by foggystars

Light pet play, light dom/sub, collars, landoscar+Charles [8.3k]

Beautifully written, as always 🥰

Teeth by loquarocoeur

'Lando starts biting Oscar, as one does, and everything kind of spirals from there until he realises Oscar likes being bitten.' [8.4k]

🔥 we can do this shit forever if it's lust, yeah by Wedriftlikelonelyplanets

Orgasm control, edging, anal sex, mildly dubious consent (but both are enthusiastic), Bottom!Oscar, Top!Lando. [10.6k]

'How's Lando ever supposed to be normal about Oscar, when Oscar wants Lando to take him apart.'

You're burning up, i'm cooling down by foggystars

Edging, orgasm delay/denial, Oscar just wants to be a good boy. [12.3k]

Beautifully written, filthy smut with care and trust! My all-time favourite fic across any fandom!

Never have I ever by Mctwinkdom

Switching, Oscar's first time with a guy [13k]

There's a very specific line in this that makes me, and fic!Lando, fucking insane

Soft launch by cxrnlia

Fake/pretend relationship, eventual smut, daddy kink [13.2k]

Young British Twink Gets Destroyed by Hot Big Dick Australian Formula 1 Driver *Not Clickbait* by Anon

Camboy!Lando AU, driver Oscar, cuties!!, Lando you sexy mf [15.1k]

ANGST

Roses on your shirt by sharls

'All of the texts Lando shouldn’t have sent to his ex.' [1.2k]

PAINFUL (amazing)

You break my heart in the blink of an eye (the last time) by rennyxr

Dark themes - READ TAGS, insecure Lando, emotional hurt/comfort [4.5k]

🔥 Trading Places by disarm_d

Light angst, body swap, mental health issues. [10k]

Love along the way by 14CookiesGone

"the five times Lando pushes Oscar away, and the one time Lando goes to him." [10.1k]

Porn au, pornstar Lando, safeword use, SSC, comfort, aftercare

Like wildfire by leafmeal0ne

Fantasy/mythology, angst, happy ending [13.8k]

Little renaissance by leafmeal0ne

Heart wrenching, angst, future fic, happy ending, gorgeous writing (also made me sob!) [14.2k]

Already Home by nyoomfruits

Marriage, hurt/comfort, pining, roommates, friends to lovers [32.5k]

Beautiful, incredible, made me sob (very hard to do)

🔥 No One's Ever Had Me, Not Like You by flufflybunny

Angst with a happy ending, slow burn, brief mentions of a past ED, hurt/comfort, Kid fic. [36.2k]

'Lando has a minor breakdown in the middle of the paddock and somehow convinces Oscar to move in with him and teach him to be a competent parent. Oh, and fall in love along the way.'

MULTI-CHAPTER

🔥 Honey, Look At Me by Anon

Incomplete, omegaverse, Alpha/Alpha, scenting, pining, slow burn. [24.1k]

'Lando has been obsessed with Oscar for ages, but when the alpha goes into rut at Bahrain it sets the season off to a strange start. Too bad they’re both alphas and Oscar would never go for Lando, would he?'

🔥 The Arrangement by lxuisfineline

Incomplete, this fic is actually the love of my life and I will be marrying it, angst,past relationship trauma, smut, light bdsm. [40.6k]

'CEO Lando Norris turns to an exclusive escort service to escape the pressures of his high-profile life. When he meets Oscar, a charming and confident escort, Lando becomes captivated and makes a bold proposition: full exclusivity. He must navigate the fine line between desire and control.'

Sense and velocity by Vertueusement

Incomplete, '80s posh uni AU where Oscar's the new kid just trying to get by and Lando's an unironic celebrity soaking up fame and affection from everyone' [42.2k]

I love this AU so much! I've been following it as it comes out and the whole premise is amazing + the writing is fantastic

🔥 we're still barely getting by by alecjbi

Incomplete, angst, slow burn, radio host Lando, engineer Oscar. [47.9k]

'Lando is hopelessly in love with his roommate. oscar is oblivious.'

are you sure this isnt a dementia episode? by reidlvr

Incomplete, 'a wrong number fic in which oscar is still a driver, but lando is an engineering student who responded to Oscars wrong number text' Chat fic! [25k]

Pitcrew by twistedrootbeer

Incomplete, 'Oscar Piastri is accidentally added to a group chat with a group of uni boys. Their project directly involves Oscar's job as an F1 driver, they just can't exactly know that yet.' Chat fic! [38.6k]

🔥 Heart to heart by Over_on_the_bench

Complete, DBH au!!!!, Lando's mental healthcare android, eventual smut. [7.9k]

Ignore the consequences by KingKestrel

Complete, Soulmate AU, cheating, angst, happy ending [11.9k]

🔥 no light by insanedevotion

Complete, magical realism, angst with a happy ending, lack of communication. [12.1k]

'"I’d be grateful for the sun on the way home.” Lando bites his lip. He knows Oscar has no real way of knowing, but it still hits like a request. He considers saying I’ll do my best but decides against it. The sun comes out five minutes into the drive.'

take it offline by lellabella

Complete, office au, smut, power imbalance, toxic, panic attacks, angst [12.7k]

On call by 140445

Complete, phone sex operator!Lando, driver!Oscar, phone transcript format, meet-cute [13k]

I love this so much! It's such a unique style and omg it's so well done 🥰

🔥 Do Androids Have Dicks? By AdventuringBlind

Complete, DBH au!!!!, Lando/oscar/max v. [16.4k]

'A series of events in which Oscar learns to be human and falls in love in the process. He also gets a dick... but that's besides the point.'

🔥 Software Instability by KingKestrel

Complete, DBH au!!!!, falling in love, robot sex, pining, happy ending. [16.5k]

'“Hello, I am an android built by Cyberlife. I am model OP-810 but you can call me Oscar.” An android? Lando’s new personal trainer was an android?'

🔥 the unsent project by horizontal_cat

Complete, college roommates au!, angst, getting together. [18.9k]

'To: Lando – “I only started bringing guys home because you wanted me to. The truth is, the only body I’ve wanted is yours. I can’t keep waiting for you to realize that. I’m running out of ways to protect my heart.”'

A long road up to recovery by OfDogsAndWolves

Complete, dark themes - READ TAGS

So well written and heart wrenching [24.1k]

Red carnations by NE0NYX

Complete, Cupid!Lando, Oscar "heart eyes" Piastri, light angst, not actually unrequited love, magical realism [29.1k]

By a thread by Mctwinkdom

Complete, sexting, phone sex, lingerie, delicious [31.9k]

🔥 we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars by horizontal_cat

Complete, social media, actor Oscar, escort Lando, saving Oscar's public image, fake/pretend relationship. [33.1k]

When we’re on the phone and he talks real slow, ‘cause it’s late and his mama don’t know by OP811992

Complete, pure smut, phone sex [34.1k]

5 times lando came into oscar’s room and told him he was bad at hugging... By Anon

Complete, 5+1 - Lando is trying to teach Oscar how to hug him properly, eventually he figures it out on his own [34.5k]

A touch of papaya by KingKestrel

Complete, 'Oscar spends his rookie F1 season falling in love with his teammate.' [38.4k]

🔥 Oh Sweet Yosemite Cabin by OP811992

Complete, fluff and smut, first time with a guy, sex education. [34.9k]

'Engineering student Oscar meets graphic design student Lando on vacation in a remote cabin in the woods.'

🔥 Don't Want Your Sympathy, Just Your Company by 1425fivefive

Complete, light angst, smut, hurt/comfort. [64.2k]

'In the wake of being outed, Oscar spends the summer break in Monaco with a very supportive Lando.'

Casual by loquarocoeur

Complete, 'Lando thinks a casual sex arrangement is a great idea because he's an idiot. Oscar agrees to it because he's also an idiot. They figure it out eventually.' [95.2k]

This fic is beyond incredible. I felt so many emotions reading this - it made me cry, genuinely laugh, and omgggg the writing is beautiful. Everyone read! Rn!!

Under the sunset by Landoscar

Complete, Oscar!Spiderman AU, miscommunication, slow burn [101.8k]

Climb up to your lips by emptyhalf

Complete, Girl!Oscar, insanely well written smut, fisting, fluff, adorable relationship, interesting relationship dynamics [110.8k]

SERIES

🔥 give it to him however he wants by Wedriftlikelonelyplanets [28.1k] Smut

Masterlist of my fics 👍

I WILL BE ADDING MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE

Currently rereading the whole tag start to finish so there's a fair amount that I want to add but haven't yet :] 🫂🫂

Very small tag list: @mcytfannnn @sofsversion @lestappenslut @mernaroll @izzief1rambles @ralphiesaces

JEALOUSY

Charles had never experienced jealousy. When you were Charles Leclerc, there were very few things you had a reason to be jealous of. Don’t get me wrong, he had his fair share of tragedies. But when it came to petty jealousy, he was kind of immune.

He had the prettiest girls, the best clothes, the best cars, the best team.

He had the prettiest girls, the best clothes, the best cars, the best team.

So it takes him a moment to realize what that burning feeling in his chest stands for.

It happens, for example, when Carlos is holding Lando's hand AND looking at him for what feels like an eternity in the hallway before the sprint. And this strange feeling makes him uncomfortable and angry, so he tries to intervene. And he does it in the stupidest way possible.

He puts his hand on their handshake. Because he's getting angrier by the second.

He just wants them to stop touching.

Of course, there are cameras capturing his stupid move.

He doesn't really know why he did it.

 He's known for a very long time that Carlos and Lando are really good friends, it never bothered him more than that. But lately they seemed to have some kind of renewed spark, giggling and hugging on the podium.

Even though Carlos said they're his two favorite teammates.

It still bothers him.

 Yeah, right. It's the fourth year, Carlos, and we've been laughing every damn day, why can't you say I'm your favorite teammate?

Maybe something changed last week in Monaco. In fact, if Charles is honest with himself, he knows exactly what ignited a little fireball in his belly. It was right after the Monte Carlo Masters final. He was talking to George and Carmen in the VIP hospitality area. George was a good friend of Lando's. Of course, because Lando was so charming. Lando sitting with a pretty blonde across the court. And George, always the first with gossip, smiled and raised his eyebrows.

"So, he’s back to girls...," Carmen laughs as if she perfectly understands what it means. And Charles frowns.

"What do you mean?"

"You know," answers George, moving his face in a suggestive way.

"Mmh, ah yeah," answers Charles, who really DOESN’T know but can’t really imagine anything besides one thing. Is Lando bi ?

He can’t keep this idea out of his head. So one night in Shanghai, while he and Carlos are sat on boxes outside the Ferrari garage, softly chit-chatting and the dusk is wrapping them in blue and purple and the frogs are starting to wake up, he tries to bring up the subject as casually as he can.

He first pushes the direction of the conversation towards the tournament.

"Weren’t you a bit disappointed? I think the semi-finals were more interesting matches."

Carlos answers and says it’s okay, but what he’d really like to do is go to Roland Garros. Watch Nadal's final game. Shit. Charles prompts again, redirecting.

"Were you with Lando?"

"No, he was with a girl." Jackpooot. He switches with what he hopes is the most casual tone he could adopt.

"Oh yeah, it’s true... by the way, ahah, George told me he was surprised because… well, he said Lando used to… date boys."

"Ah, George, such a nosy bitch," Carlos says, looking at his phone without bothering to respond any further.

Charles bites his lip. He wants his answer. He NEEDS his answer to ease the ball of fire he feels growing in his chest. Charles doesn’t know how to be subtle.

"So, Lando is bi?" he blushes because really, it’s nowhere near subtle.

"Why do you care?" asks Carlos, suddenly looking at him intensely.

Charles falters, luckily, the night is fully set upon them because his face might be close to crimson, and he blurts out the first excuse he can think of.

"A gay friend of mine has a crush on him."

He never panicked so hard, it’s weird, he’s usually a chill dude. But his heart is at the edge of his lips. A wave of heat floods him, and his breath shortens.

"Who?" Carlos asks, frowning. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

"You don’t know him. From Monaco." He clings to this thread. Fortunately, his overheated mind found this excuse because Charles has no friends who know Lando and that Carlos doesn’t know, and if Carlos had realized that, it would have made the rest of the conversation very uncomfortable.

Luckily, after what feels like suffocating seconds, Carlos lets it go with a grunt and shakes his shoulders.

"Yeah, he is… well, if you consider showing up with a girl once every blue moon, being bi."

SO LANDO IS GAY???

He feels that sting, that crazy sting clouding his mind, making him act like a foolish fool and he watches himself open his mouth again to utter, "Oh...I didn’t know, if you knew."

"Ha…," scoffs Carlos, shaking his head, letting his eyes gaze into the faraway... "oh believe me, I know."

Charles knows he should shut the fuck up. But he can't because this sentence alone and the tone with which Carlos said it, stir up a thousand more questions. He should leave before it's too late. He’s already asked too much.

He isn’t close enough with Lando to keep pushing, for his curiosity to make sense.

But nonetheless he asks.

"How did you find out?"

"Mmh… " Carlos looks at him a bit surprised by his questions. Usually Charles isn't the kind to ask personal questions. "I’m not really comfortable sharing his personal stuff, Charles."

The "Charles" should be his cue to fucking stop pushing. Because Carlos said it in a way that doesn’t offer contradiction.

But he is stupid. He is the most stupid man to ever exist. So he fakes a laugh.

"Come on, Cahrlos, tell me, I’m your favorite teammate " He tries to be playful, but he so desperately needs to know that it must be really obvious in his tone. He feels cringe and shameful and immature and he wants to burry himself into the ground.

But he also wants the answer.

"Why," laughs Carlos, "your friend wants to know?"

And Charles backs down. He isn't brave enough.

"You’re right, I shouldn’t gossip like that, damn George really rubs off on me."

They keep chatting about tennis. He tries to focus on Carlos deep voice to avoid getting lost on thoughts about Lando.

But that night, as he lies in bed, the overthinking starts.

He keeps replaying the conversation, trying to extract from it every bit of info he can.

"Oh yes, believe me I know" - why this tone, why this almost tragic tone, melancholic.

Ideas start to swirl.

Did Carlos stumble upon Lando being with a boy? Did Lando make a move on Carlos? Did Carlos make a move on him? Could Carlos have done something with… no, no, no, Charles, come back to your senses.

He lies awake.

The little ball of fire starts swelling in his chest at the thought of Lando being near Carlos.

But that’s stupid.

Because Carlos is straight.

And Carlos is only friend with Lando.

He is.

Is he?

Isn’t it weird though how close and touchy they are?

Well, Carlos is a touchy guy.

But especially with Lando.

And him.

No, but it’s not the same.

Charles is straight.

Maybe after an exhausting sim session back when they were teammates he and Lando could have…

NO !

Carlos is straight.

S t r a i g h t.

But maybe he tried.

Or maybe one day he will.

Lando is not ugly.

Not as pretty as Charles, but…

Charles shakes his head.

C’mon, is he really judging other drivers’ looks now?

But then, the weekend happens and he notices Carlos staying glued to Teto.

And Carlos makes a joke about Teto being his WAG on Instagram.

Carlos is way too comfortable with every other boy around.

Charles tries to reassures himself about what ? he doesn't know.

He says to himself that it’s okay.

Because there is no one else’s waist Carlos puts his hand on while he walks.

And it was a real close hug during the shell event. No ?

What?

Jesus Christ, Charles, get your shit together. He’d really like to take some time to acknowledge what the fuck is going on inside his mind. What are his feelings for Carlos, does he really have a crush on him. That would be a very bad idea. And he is straight. As Carlos. Supposedly.

Anyway, he can’t because 90% of his brain is focused on the race and the ten other % are literally occupied by… okay, he wanted to call that rage ? But it’s that burning itch making him want to punch every man too close to Carlos. Making him want to act like an imbecile just so Carlos would look at him.

It takes up too much space in his mind to let anything else in. He scooches alongside the Spaniard anytime he can. He develops weird strategies to be sure he’s next to him during the parade.

He keeps an eye on Lando at all times. He scrolls down Teto’s Instagram and re-watches the Don’t Blink on YouTube. Clenching his teeth at the winter one. Carlos lifting him like that, like a feather.

Teto acting exactly like a wag, getting along with Sainz Sr, sitting near Carlos in restaurants,

Teto, who is actually very pretty. Shiny golden hair. Big eyes.

When Charles sees him leaning against a railing above one of the numerous ponds of the Shanghai paddock, he has the urge to throw him overboard.

Maybe a crocodile could eat him. Are there crocodiles in Shanghai ?

That way, he would never again hold Carlos’s shoulder while laughing.

Then the weekend is over.

He looks through the window of the plane. Today he flies back to Monaco. He has been a nightmare to deal with, yelling at everybody. He feels restless and irritated.

Yet the weekend has been good. Everything ran smoothly. Carlos had even congratulated him for the third place, gave him a hug. But after, at the corner of his eyes, he had seen him hugging Lando, holding him by the neck. Diving into one of their secret conversations.

And just a few hours later. He had heard they were flying back together on the same plane.

TOWARDS MONACO.

He goes to Monaco too!!! He is Monegasque! Why can’t Carlos ask him to fly with HIM? Why Lando? Always Lando! Insufferable, childish, giggly, never-won-a-race Lando!

HE is il predestinato, HE is Ferrari’s sacred child! He is nice, and every girl are at his feet.

He slides a hand over his face. He feels like he's going crazy. What is this fury burning in his chest for days?

But he doesn’t need to think about it for long.

It’s pretty obvious.

It is well…

Jealousy.

wydm i have to survive the winter without watching oscar drive in circles,,,,, screaming crying throwing up

f1 rpf survey - results (part two)

During the survey, I asked people for fic recs and after looking for them on ao3, I ended up compiling this list of 307 F1 fics (covering 66 pairings). And because sometimes people were reccing an entire author, you will also find a list of 47 authors.

The google sheet is available : here. My advice is for you to download the sheet on your own computer, that way you will be able to filter through the pairings/browse it however you want.

Edit : Thanks to a very nice fellow F1 rpf reader, the list now has links.

A couple of notes :

if a fic you recced is not here, it's probably that you did not include the title or the link, I tried my best with the descriptions but when it was a concept I didn't remember reading and the author wasn't specified, there wasn't much I could do

when several pairings where listed in the fics, either the main pairing seemed evident and that's the one I used in the table or several pairings seemed to have the same importance and then I used the "-" symbol in the table

obviously a ton of fics not present on that list are amazing and worth reading on ao3, this is merely a fragment of the available universe out there

Lando Review 146/? • June 2023 • MLB in London

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