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Don’t Blink! (P7)

LN4 x fém!reader Warnings: Suggestive content, 18+

I woke up, completely surrounded by warmth. Stereotypically, people forget what happened to them the night before until their brain has had time to wake up. Not this time, however. The first thing that my eyes landed on was the flower sitting pretty on the small table in front of us, exactly where it was when I had fallen asleep, reminding me that it wasn't all a dream. I let out a mental sigh of relief. At least I hadn't made it all up in my own mind. I felt stirring beneath me followed by a soft groan that I'm ashamed to admit sent shivers down my spine. I decided to risk it and opened my eyes just a sliver to look up at the man responsible for the goosebumps on my skin. To my dismay, he was staring right at me. He cracked a smile, I knew I was caught. "Good morning, Darling." He half whispered to me, squeezing my body slightly. Still not completely awake, I responded. "Morning." He gave me a look of remorse. "As much as I hate to move you, I have to pee." I giggled before reluctantly climbing out of his arms.

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The flight home was rather quiet, other than the occasional remark from Lan or Oscar. I sat and listened to my music, hoping to find a little peace of mind after this stressful weekend. The only thing that I had found difficult to think through, however, was what the hell this made me and Lando. I mean, think about it. Friends don't usually fall asleep together or cuddle all night. At least, not the friends that I had any experiences with. I thought that maybe if I had told him my feelings that things would be easier between us, but somehow it's gotten a bit more complicated. Just my luck, thanks Oscar. There would be times when I would look up and find Lan staring at me, which would've been a bit unsettling if it were anyone else. Though, Lan only looked at me with a smile on his face, there was nothing weird about it. He was just admiring me, and I knew this because i was doing the same to him.

Lando drove me home with my hand tightly clasped into his. Since we were alone again, we didn't have to worry about any questioning glances from Oscar, or worse, Zak. "You're awfully quiet." He said, squeezing my hand slightly as he did so. "Just thinkin'." "Thinkin' bout what?" I could see his brows lowered in his curiosity. "Do you want the long answer or the short answer?" I asked him, a small smile playing on my lips. "Short?" His voice went up a bit on the last half of the word. "I'm thinking about this." I squeezed his hand gently. He smiled, but then a frown appeared to replace it. "What would the long answer have been?" "A wordy explanation of everything I've been overthinking for the passed 11 hours." His brows furrowed again. He reminded me of a puppy. "So, what are you overthinking?" "Short answer or long answer?" This time he didn't respond, he just glared at me. I giggled before responding. "What exactly are we?" Lan smiled. "Do you want the short answer, or the long answer." It was now my turn to glare at him. "Hey! That's my thing! You can't just take it." "I can, I did, and I'd do it again." I pouted, pulling my hand from his, earning a shocked gasp. It took so much out of me to keep from giggling. "I see how it is, mate." He said, side-eyeing me harshly. I couldn't hold back anymore, I let out the laugh I had been holding in as we pulled into the parking of my apartment building.

"You never answered my question." I said, grabbing his hand with a smile on my face. "Technically, I did, you never answered mine." He said, still pouty even though I had his hand back in mine. I rolled my eyes and opened the car door, getting out as he did the same. "Alright Lan, hit me, give me your long answer." His expression changed, taken aback that I let him get away with his thievery. It twisted into a mischievous grin, causing worry to form in the pit of my stomach. "We are two people in the world full of billons, two specs in the grand scheme of things-" "I'm going to take my hand away again." I said, glaring in his direction as we walked through the complex and earned strange looks from some of the passing people. Lan gave me a challenging stare, to which I smirked and dropped his hand like he had done mine a few minutes ago. "No wait!" He practically yelled as we walked through my door, immediately grabbing it back with a pouty look on his face. "I'm sorry." I smirked, not responding and dropping my luggage on the floor. I would sort that out later, right now I needed to sort out my reeling mind. I pulled Lando over to the couch to which he followed with his bottom lip poked out. He looked at me like a pleading child. He was so cute that it physically hurt me to look at him. "You're a literal child, Lan." I smiled while rolling my eyes. His hand was warm and comforting in mine, i couldn't help but feel safe while it sat there like it belonged, like we belonged. My hunger for him grew as our eyes locked, my mind had suddenly skid to a sudden halt as we continued to explore what was behind each other's iris's. That raging, painfully beautiful turquois sea passionately threw his emotions about as if they were on display for all to see, or maybe that was just how it trusted my own eyes, which seemed to be its' main attraction for the last few days. His hand moved from my own, leaving mine cold and empty from lack of his touch; though it made up for it with the long trail of heat he left on my arm as he made his way up to cup my cheek. I pushed it further into his palm, silently letting him know that I loved his touch more than I let on. I saw him smile a small, compassionate smile, the kind that could make my knees weak with just a small glimpse. "I'm not sure what we are, y/n. That's why I didn't answer before." His smile faltered slightly before his lips parted once more. "I'm not really sure what we're supposed to be either. In all honesty, I'm more scared to make a decision with you than I have been with anyone else in my entire life." His eyes slide from mine for a moment, as if trying to assess the words that he had just said exactly as I needed to. "I'm not really sure I'm ready to make that decision yet, and I'm not entirely sure I would make the right one." I had slide into his embrace now, finding comfort in his arms while my heart tore itself apart trying to find the meaning to all of this. "Well, I don't think we need to make any sort of immediate decision, as much as I want to rush into things." He looked down at me once he had finished speaking, lips still parted and wet from the flick of his tongue. Those lips of his were enticing, and his tongue was poisonous, but I couldn't help but wonder what that poison could do to me once injected into my veins.

"Then, why don't we take things slow." I said, hand tracing its' way up his body to his chin, pulling it down slightly so I could drown in his ocean eyes. His lips curled into a smirk, as if catching my drift. "What are you suggesting, darling?" His accent rang through my ears at his seductive tone. It was deep and rich, drenching me in whatever emotions it possibly could to warm my stomach. I didn't bother responding, only smirking before pulling him down to meet my lips with his own in a crushing embrace. It started off sweet and calm, but our need and hunger for each other turned into a desperate necessity quickly after the first taste. I kissed him like I had been starved, already feeling the swelling of my lips. He pulled me into his lap as we continued, as if it it took him no effort at all. I felt his tongue swipe my bottom lip, asking for permission. I granted him access happily, welcoming the poison with open arms. His hands were on either side of my waist, holding me against him with just enough strength to secure me, while also sending a friendly reminder that he could do much more with that strength. He squeezed me as my hands had found their way up his shirt and feeling his toned muscles. I could feel the pooling of myself beneath me at the thought of how he could use them with me. I felt his pleasure growing beneath me as he pushed himself up, causing me to moan slightly into his alluring lips. As quickly as it had happened, he pulled away from me, his hands steadying me and holding me still. Confusion set itself upon me, had I done something? "I'm sorry." He said, lust still evident in his gaze. "As much as I want this, we shouldn't take the risk." He wouldn't meet my eyes. My emotions had calmed slightly, as I realized why he had stopped. I slide back into my seat on the couch, snuggling back into him as his hand found mine, squeezing it in another apologetic attempt. "Can I just stay here tonight?" He asked, looking back down at me as if he needed to ask permission. I smiled, feeling the aftermath of our makeout session already.

"Anytime, Lan." We smiled at each other again before he leaned down to gently kiss me one more time. He leaned into my ear, lips brushing it slightly and sending a shiver down my spine. "Please don't think I didn't want to, because I can assure you every bone in my body wanted me to push my way through those tight leggings of yours once I felt how wet you were." After every attempt to shove any sexual feeling aside I had made after climbing out of his lap, he had just ruined every last one of them with one, tender whisper. "Then I suppose we'll be going to the store later today then, correct?" He smirked at my statement. "I think that's the one thing we can be sure about." Tag list(lmk if you want to be tagged) @kapsylia @venus-willow @eugene-emt-roe

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papayatori · 2 months

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Afternoon! I’m getting back into work/school this week,(I’ve had Covid) so I probably won’t be posting as frequently as I have been. I’ll have DB(P7) out either tonight or tomorrow night, and that’s going to be followed by another one shot sort of like lost it all..

Hopefully that’s pretty cool. I’ll make sure to upload a schedule as soon as I can make one! Thanks..

#Tori-updates

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Don’t Blink! (P6)

LN4 x fém!reader

Warnings: none

It was Sunday, it was race day. I stood in the McLaren garage waiting for the buzzed excitement to die down a bit, my own excitement contributing to the electricity.

Oscar had taken it upon himself to show me around earlier this morning, much to Lando’s objection. What Oscar really wanted was to ask me what had happened last night between me and Lando.

“You mean you fell asleep on him and you still don’t believe you have feelings for each other?” I rubbed the back of my neck, a sheepish smile growing on my face.

“I just don’t want to ruin what I’ve got. It’d be super awkward at my new job if I did.” He nodded his approval before frowning again.

“You’ve got to take that chance when you really love someone, y/n.”

As much as I wanted to disagree, I knew he was right.

I now sat in the garage, watching as the grid lined up and had started to prepare themselves for the race itself. I was utterly terrified that something would go wrong. Though, I had my camera regardless. I got a few shots of the lineup, some better than others. I also got a few that were rather dramatic and exhilarating. I was quite proud of myself despite the task at hand. Task at hand being, keep my eyes off of Lando Norris.

"And that's lights out and away we go-" I heard Croft over the loudspeakers commentating. I had also gotten the perfect starting photo. I would definitely be posting this one later.

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I was shaking. Lando had reported some issues with the car, he had already been in the pits multiple times this race and his car was still malfunctioning. I had heard them conversing through the headsets behind me. I was starting to break out into a sweat. When Lando pulled in for his sixth pit, I knew there wasn't any coming back from it. He sounded pissed, as if he was thinking the exact same thing I was. I was just happy he hadn't crashed.

Lando had finished last, first race of the season and setting to tone for the rest of the evening. Hopefully it wouldn't set the tone for the whole season.

I ran to the car as he exited and stepped into the garage and threw my arms around him. I knew he had had a bad race, I knew he would be feeling it. His face gleamed with sweat, making it incredibly difficult to pull my eyes from him once we separated. To my satisfaction, he smiled. "Lando, what happened out there today? Six visits to the pit is rather concerning.." I heard one comment as we walked off of the paddock. He wasn't as bothered by the camera's as much as I was, regardless if I literally had one around my neck or not. Lan did stop eventually, taking a few questions but keeping me behind him protectively. Oscar had been behind us, sandwiching me between the two of them as if they were bodyguards, even though I had the McLaren uniform on myself. "Yeah, I guess you could say it was good practice for the mechanics today." Lando chuckled lightly before being dismissed. His eyes immediately found mine. I saw the different emotions mixed into that one small look he gave me. He continued to glance back at me until we got away from the crowds. Paparazzi had swarmed the sides where they could stand, cameras flashing in every direction, it would be suicide if Lando had looked at me too long or held my hand the way I wished he could have. It saddened me that I wanted everyone to know my feelings for Lando, well that is everyone besides Lando apparently. It warmed my heart every time he would glance back to make sure I was okay. With every glance, the burning sensation in my heart intensified, and the more I wanted that entire paddock to know who he belonged to, even though he didn't belong to me at all. Oscar was right, I needed to talk to him tonight.

The walk back to the hotel was rather refreshing. The boys were talking about they're races and how they felt about it while I sort of hung in between the two of them. The city itself was beautiful. Bahrain's white, sandy beaches as the sun had started to set along the seemingly endless horizon was a site a camera couldn't completely capture; though to my credit, I did try. I was taking pictures of the whole city by now, trying my very best to capture the beauty of it without taking for granted the lively bustle of it. I found myself lost in the folds of the city, aimlessly following the bright papaya coloured shirts in front of me while I tried to continually capture the magnificence of Bahrain. If I had only been paying attention, I would have heard the conversation the two in front of me were having. Though, I saw Oscar flash me a smile midway through that conversation and felt the worry turn my stomach. I'd more than likely hear about this later. Not paying attention, I also didn't realize the boys had stopped. I was trying to get a good image of one of the shops across the street and I had kept walking to adjust myself. I wasn't looking forward, and I had ran straight into Lando. His arms immediately caught me before I could fall, because God knows I wasn't heavy or strong enough to knock him over, steading me in his arms. I felt the blush creep up my neck, not only in embarrassment, but also the fact that his hands sent fire through my body wherever he touched me. This was not good.

"Sorry!" I yelled, trying to focus myself on the picture rather than his hands that were still firmly around my waist. I could almost hear Oscar smiling from behind us, as if he had planned this. "You just couldn't help but fall for me, huh?" Surprised, I looked up at the smirking Brit that held onto me. I scowled, attempting to wriggle from his grasp but to no avail. "Careful, darling. Letting you go would do you no good, you'd just fall back into me." Lando continued smirking, followed by a snort from behind us. "Okay you two, lets go inside." I heard Oscar say, and for once, I was happy he spoke up.

I wasn't sure what about that interaction made me so angry. I wasn't sure why I was fuming as I walked back into my hotel room and almost slammed the door behind me. I wasn't even sure why I never said anything to them as I did. Maybe it's because Lan was right, I had fallen for him. Not to mention, if he had let me go, I wouldn't recover. Every moment Lando and I had shared had started to make it's way through my brain, forcing me to remember all of it. They all continued to replay before my very eyes, forcing me to see the way he looked at me, feel the way the air changed if something was wrong, hear the sound of kindness lacing his words. That kindness was addicting, his words were addicting, his voice itself was laced with enticing poison. Poison that I would gladly inject into my veins for the rest of my life if he'd give me the chance.

My head found it's way into my hands as I slid down the door I had just slammed behind me. I heard the two conversing outside, wondering what they had done wrong. I felt my phone buzz in my pocket, and I knew exactly who it was, but I was too much a coward to answer it. So instead, I sat there and wallowed in self pity. I let myself feel everything that I had been holding back on since our first 'date' a week ago. I let myself relive everything until my heart couldn't take it anymore. I sat there for hours, until I thought no one else would be awake to hear me crumble to pieces.

That's when I heard a soft knock on my door. My body answered before my brain could tell it otherwise, causing me to audibly groan before finally opening the door. "I'm sorry if I said something wrong." I saw Lan standing in front of my door with a flower in his hand, the same flower that he had brought to me the morning after we met. How on Earth he had managed to find a flower shop that would sell him just one in the middle of Bahrain on a Sunday evening I have no idea. Noticing my lack of response, his eyes searched mine frantically. "I can give you space if you need it-" "You were right." I cut him off, receiving a look of relief that I had responded that was tailed by a confused tilt of his head. "I was?" "I think I need to talk to you." He took the hint, following me inside and setting the flower down on the small table in front of the couch. He sat beside me, eyeing me with curiosity and worry. There was something else in his eyes as he searched mine, something I couldn't place and it was driving me crazy. Not like he didn't already drive me crazy. "Are you okay, at least?" He asked, begging me for some sort of hint as to why the hell I ran off. "Do you need anything?" Before I could even respond my face was buried in my hands again. Lando's hand started rubbing circles on my back comfortingly, as if I had been the one to pit six times during the first race of the season today. Some friend I am. With a groan, I pulled myself back up and repositioned myself to face him on the couch, my legs crossed in front of me. His hand fell to the side and I immediately missed his touch. "If I don't tell you this now I'm absolutely never going to say anything and it's going to eat away at me like it has been doing for the last week." He nodded, begging me to continue and give him anything. He had positioned himself to face me as well, as if taking the hint that I didn't even mean to give him. "When I bumped into you, you had said that I couldn't help but fall for you." I laughed, feeling stupid already. I saw his body tense a little. "I didn't mean anything by it, I knew that was-" "You were right." He stopped trying to talk, he just looked at me. I felt my heart shatter when he didn't say anything. "I'm sorry if this ruins-" I didn't even finish my sentence before I felt a soft pair of lips on my own. His arm wrapped itself around my waist, pulling my body closer to his until he was laying on his back, me on top of him. We were in a similar position that we were in last night, except this time I didn't have to wonder what his lips tasted like. He pulled away, gazing into my eyes with that emotion that I had been trying to crack for the last week. No way in hell- "You have no idea hard it is to restrain myself when we're alone." He said, voice low and soft. "I'm not sure how much longer I could have before giving up." I felt the rise and fall of his chest beneath me as well as his speeding heart. Or maybe that was my own pulse throbbing? I couldn't tell anymore as we had fallen back into a heavy kiss that was far more important than the rhythm of my heart. I smiled into the kiss, thankful Oscar had pushed me into this mess of emotions and forced me to open it up. I felt my walls collapsing around me as Lando pulled away, allowing us both to breathe. I smiled at him, finally being able to stare into those beautiful eyes of his that reminded me of the seas surrounding us currently in Bahrain. "I suppose now you can obsess over my eyes openly, darling." He said, smirking in the process. I pinched his arm with a sly grin of my own. "I suppose you can tell me how pretty mine are to my face rather than telling Oscar." There wasn't a trace of a smile on his face after mentioning that. I couldn't cackled. "He told you about that?" " 'said you never shut up about me." I snorted, I couldn't help it. His face was priceless. "I think it's safe to say that it paid off though, don't 'ya thing?" I smiled a real smile now, gazing back into his eyes. "I guess." He kissed me tenderly, pulling away breathless.

I lay on his chest until I heard him snoring lightly beneath me, until I had found myself dozing on top of him. My heart was beating quickly still, as if not used to this yet. Though, I still couldn't argue, this bastard knew what he was doing. With his arms wrapped tightly and securely around me, I found myself tumbling into the folds of slumber with a smile on my face, my last image being the flower on the table in front of me before I fell completely.

tag list!(Let me know if you want to be tagged) @kapsylia @venus-willow

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papayatori · 2 months

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Updates might be a bit slow in the next few weeks.. I’ll try and post as much as possible. I’ll have an update out tonight in DB, and possibly something a little extra beside it. Thank you for the support 🧡

#don’t blink #f1 fanfic #ln4 x y/n

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Ello, I’m Tori 😁

I know you’ve all been dying to know a little about me (sarcasm) so here we go!

I’m 18

she/her

Je parle français, salut!

Things I enjoy!

LN4 🧡

Harry Potter/LOTR/Star Wars

Anything related to books

Marvel Universe

Music(as a music major)

Cars/Racing{/group(a-c)/rallycross/etc}

This is just a mini list of things I enjoy… list is way too long to post on social media, much less tumblr..

Masterlists:

(still working on this bit, will be updated soon…)

My specific tags

#tori-speaks

#tori-rants

#tori-answers

#tori-updates

I also want to point out that my requests and dms are always open! I write just about anything so do let me know.

Thank you for taking your time to read my posts 🧡

-Tori🥯

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papayatori · 2 months

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ITS OUT! P5 IS OUT IM SORRY ITS LATE

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papayatori · 2 months

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Don’t Blink!(P5)

LN4 x fem!reader

Warnings: none

Thanks again for keeping with me on this story 😁 I’ve fallen in love with it. Let me know if you have requests/questions! -Tori (i'm sorry this is out so much later than I anticipated, I got really caught up in a phone call, so I made it a little longer than it was initially was going to be...)

Life had a funny way of stringing me along recently, and after the longest week of my entire existence, Bahrain was finally here.

I had never been on a plane before, so that was quite the experience. I shook when the plane took off, to which Lando grabbed my hand for moral support. At least, that’s what I’m going to call it. It couldn’t have been anything more than that.

We eventually landed, much to my gratitude. If it weren’t for my new job, I would never fly again. I could’ve kissed the ground when we got off had it not been for my wobbly legs and self respect.

Now, we were in the hotel. All of our rooms were conveniently beside one another’s, if not directly near. Oscar and Lando had free practice today, regardless of being jetlagged more than likely. I suppose, however, they were used to this.

My room was breathtaking. It had a small balcony that I could lounge on if I desired. The room itself was a series of multiple rooms, a small main room that branched into the bedroom itself, with a mid sized bathroom to the left. Even with my freelance photography, I could’ve never afforded something like this, and I made a mental note not to think about it.

After getting myself situated, I decided to talk a walk around the hotel. I figured that if there was anything to do to pass the time, it was to get myself acquainted with my surroundings.

Opening the door, I saw Lando and Oscar walking past to their rooms beside me. I gained Lando’s attention rather quickly, taking Oscar a moment to take in what was happening.

“Fancy seeing you here.” Oscar joked. I giggled in response.

“I wonder why?” I heard Lando snort at my comment from beside Oscar, who gave me a deadpan before smiling again.

“Where are you headed?” Lando asked, head tilting to the side slightly. His gesture made my chest burn.

“Just to look around, I’ve already gotten unpacked.” I saw Oscar smile.

“Well, I’d show you around but I’ve got to unpack myself before practice, so I’ll catch up in a bit.” He reached to kiss my hand, a small gesture that had started to become more of a habit for him. I felt my cheeks redden, he’d never done it in front of anyone else, much less Oscar.

“I’ll show you around, mate. I'm sure Lando won’t mind.” He smiled after Lando was no longer in ear shot. I laughed, hoping to keep the air around us light.

I had never really spoken to Oscar outside of our conversations with Lan. He seemed wonderful, I had just never really gotten to know him. Though, he didn't exactly take long to open up to me.

“How long has that been happening?” He gave me a lopsided smile, reverting back to Lando kissing my hand. My gaze dropped to the floor, a small smile creeping upwards.

“I’m not really sure what you’re talking about, Oscar.” I tried to play it off, but the lack of eye contact told him exactly what he needed to know.

“I’m talking about you and Lando. He never stops talking about you, y/n.” His tone was playful, lighthearted; but my eyes lit up nonetheless.

“What is there to talk about?” I looked up to meet his gaze now, worried about what he was saying. I trusted Lan, I didn’t think he’d speak ill of me, but there was always a chance.

“Oh, you know, about how beautiful you are, how your smile is contagious, how you can’t stop looking at his eyes-“ I cut him off after that last bit.

“He said what?” Oscar laughed, almost toppling over. The people around us had started giving us strange looks. "Traitorous Bastard." I mumbled quietly, causing him to laugh a bit more.

“Don’t be too upset with him, I had to sit and listen to him ramble about yours at practice yesterday.” He had calmed his laughter, giving me a smirk as my face had started to give away my emotions again. “I think you should talk to him about it.”

“About my eyes?” He deadpanned.

“No, stupid. You two obviously have a thing for each other. You should probably say something before you don’t have a chance.” He was smiling, but I was not.

“You don’t genuinely think that, do you?” Oscar gave me a look that told me just about how slow he thought I was.

“I’ve had this conversation with both of you, and both of you act as if I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to love." This time, it was my turn to look at him like he was stupid. "What? I'm the one with a relationship here, and I'm willing to bet good money that I'm a better wingman than you think."

With a sigh, i gave in.

"Alright, so you're telling me that if I were to talk to Lan about my.. urm, feelings, that he would have those same sort of feelings."

Oscar's hand immediately went to his forehead with a loud groan.

"Yes! That's-" another groan followed by a small laugh, "listen, I'll help you out with it, just promise me you'll do it. I can only listen to Lando ramble for so long."

With much reluctance, I agreed, shaking Oscar's hand as if this was some business proposal rather than a simple agreement over whether or not he was going to help me with a boy.

After exchanging phone numbers and finding our way back up to our rooms, Oscar gave me a sideways hug.

"Don't worry about it too much. Just text me if you need help with the situation." At about that time, Lando had walked out of his room with a somewhat confused look on his face, which I'm assuming was directed towards the hug Oscar had just given me. He eyed Oscar warily as he walked past him, winking at me as he did so. I rolled my eyes. "I'm just going to unpack, then I'll be ready to leave."

Lando gave him a look, still untrusting, but nodded in his direction before letting him walk off and turning his attention to me.

"How was your walk?" He asked, eyeing me still. He wore an expression that I wasn't entirely sure how to read.

"It was interesting, nice hotel though." I smiled at him, hoping he would take the bait and smile back. Much to my satisfaction, he grinned back, though it didn't entirely meet his eyes.

"Well, seeing as we have nothing to do until Oscar is finished, care to join me for a few minutes?" He motioned for his hotel door with a more genuine look this time. I wasn't sure where he had been going previously, but he seemed to have forgotten all about it now.

"Lead the way, mate."

Shutting the door behind him, he gave me a look that I couldn't read, yet again. His eyes were swirling with emotion, which oddly, he was incredibly good at hiding. I sat on the little couch in his main room. His room was set up just like mine, only opposite mine. I tilted my head as he walked over to sit beside me.

"How do you think your practices are going to go?" I looked at him, not sure whether to be worried or not. He shrugged.

"It's either going to be really good, or really badly.. This really could be my season. Hell, McLaren's season for all we know. I'm just hoping it isn't completely dominant again, even if Max deserved it." I squeezed his hand this time, that must have been what he was thinking when I walked in. At least that's what I was telling myself. "I'm sure you're going to do great this season. Just don't beat yourself up over it. I have no idea what it's like to be in that position, but I do know that it is difficult to overcome hardship. I'm here for that if you need it." I smiled a small smile, looking deeply into his eyes. He chuckled lightly, breaking eye contact. "I wish it were that easy, mate; but I'll keep it in mind." I still held his hand tightly, not wanting to let it go. He had turned on the TV mindlessly watching while rubbing circles on the back of my hand idly.

The door opened, scaring both of us. Lando had stopped circling, but he hadn't let go of my hand. I looked up to see a smirking Oscar standing in the door. I made a mental note to explain what was happening later.

"I see you two are comfortable." Lando shot daggers across the room. Not only were his eyes beautiful, but they were deadly too it seemed. I wanted to smile at him, but I restrained myself. "Anyways, I'm here to collect Lando now. Zak says we're leaving." I felt Lando squeeze my hand one more time before letting go and standing up.

"Feel free to stay here if you want, we'll be gone most of the day." Oscar groaned at Lan's comment. "Free practices are boring." Oscar stated. "Maybe so, but they're useful." Lando said, walking over to the door.

As they walked out the door I couldn't help but miss the feeling of Lando's hand in mine. I missed the warmth, the safe feeling I had when he was around. I think Oscar had done something to me. I think he had implanted some sort of chemical in my brain that was causing me to feel all of this when I had met them the first time. There was no other viable explanation for my feelings. I let out an exasperated groan, falling dramatically back onto the couch in Lan's hotel room.

Without thinking about it, I let myself fall to sleep.

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"Nah, she won't be home for a few hours.. She's watching some silly race at her parents house.. She left a few minutes ago." I heard faintly from the other room.

I was standing in the main room, I had left my phone in the house as I was leaving for my Dad's. We were going to watch the first race of the season together and I was absolutely stoked... At least until I heard what was happening in my bedroom. "Are you sure? I thought I just heard someone.." I heard a females voice ask. Was I losing my mind?

I picked up my phone off of the bar in the kitchen, realizing I must have left it there while I was getting ready and forgot about it.

"I'm sure, you're just paranoid, love."

I felt the blood rising into my face. My hands shook slightly. Without a second thought, I trudged into my bedroom to find my boyfriend with a blonde girl I had never even met before. I heard two collective gasps from the bed, one being my boyfriends. Well, I suppose now ex boyfriend. "I- y/n! I can explain I swear!" I heard him call to me, but I had already made up my mind.

"Out. Now." I murmured, deathly quiet. The two stood, gathering their clothes. "y/n-" "Go! And if I ever see your face again, I'll mess it up so badly that no female will be able to look at you long enough to fuck you again."

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“Y/n..?” I felt a soft shake on my shoulder. “Are you okay..?” Why would anyone be asking me if I was okay? I opened my eyes, my eyes that had suddenly felt swollen shut and hard to open. I reached up to feel my face, it was puffy and wet.

Had I been crying?

I finally looked up to see Lando, who had concern written all over his face.

“y/n what the hell happened to you?” He was crouched in front of me, frantically searching my eyes for something I wasn’t even sure was there. Then I remembered the memory that I had repressed for so long, almost exactly a year now. I felt another tear roll down my face. Lando helped me sit up and sat beside me. I saw a look of remorse on his face and immediately started to worry about that too, causing more tears. As if not being able to take it any longer, he pulled me into his chest. His strong arms were wrapped gently around me, encasing me in his body. Lando was warm, he smelled like sweat, but he was warm. "I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner." He said, stroking my hair gently as I cried into his chest. "Please don't cry anymore, you have no idea how much it hurts me to see you cry, darling." I looked up at Lando, eyes watery and sad. He looked so hurt and confused. God, I couldn't even explain to him why I was crying.

"I'm sorry." I mumbled before falling back into his chest, too afraid to let him see me any longer. "You don't have anything to be sorry for, y/n. Please don't apologize to me." What he didn't realize is that I had everything to be sorry for. Not only did I fall asleep on his couch, but I had also made it inevitable that he would come back from practice, potentially upset and exhausted, finding me on his couch asleep. Somehow, it had managed to be worse than that. Without another word, he lifted my chin, not giving me another opportunity to look away. He caressed my cheek tenderly, wiping stray tears as he did so. "Who did this to you?" I saw the anger in his eyes as he asked me this, wondering who the hell had hurt someone he cared about. My heart skipped a beat as the warmth of his hand burned itself into my cheek. "It's been a year.." I managed to say softly. "..in my own bedroom." I choked, feeling the tears slide down a bit heavier now. His hand held firm, not letting me back away. My pulse radiated through my skull, beating so hard that I wasn't sure if it wouldn't explode. "Tell me everything.." He said softly, his eyes filled to the brim with anger. I nodded, doing my very best to choke out the words that I needed to. After some time, Lando had finally let go of my face. I explained everything to him, even what I had told him when I last saw him. "That's my girl." He had replied, making my heart skip probably ten beats. It was a miracle I was still living currently. We had lied there for God knows how long, just talking and crying everything out. Well, I was the only one doing the crying, but that's besides the point. I snuggled into his warmth. Despite having slept for so long, I wanted nothing more than to lay in his embrace. His touch was my comfort. I could feel every breath he took, every move he made, every beat his heart sounded. This felt better than anything I had ever felt before. Not to mention, this felt right. "Thank you, Lan. For everything." I gave him a sleepy smile, my eyes still watery and face still puffy from earlier. He gave me one in return. "Anything for you, darling." This time, I was fully awake and aware of what was happening as he bent down, kissing my forehead. Heat rose to my cheeks, and for once I was grateful for my swollen, red face. The last thing I remember was Lando's thumbs tracing circles on my arm and back, comforting me in any way possible. We lay there with each other, the only audible sound being our breaths. This bastard really knew what he was doing, didn't he?

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I just need you all to know, I'm losing my mind writing this next part.

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Don't Blink!(P4)

LN4 x fem!reader

Warnings: None

a/n, we're starting to get somewhere, oh how I love a good slow burn. ;-; (Also please bear with me, I know these aren't entirely accurate, I'm simply doing this for plot purposes, thanks!)

Why the hell had I decided to invite Lando over for breakfast. I don't know what came over me, whether it was some random confidence or those eyes of his that could drive me mad, I was pissed off at it.

Night owls don't do early breakfast. I know this from personal experience. I also know from personal experience that Lando is a morning person.

This is not okay.

My alarm blared multiple times that morning, I gave up after the fourth time, deciding that Lando was important enough to get out of bed for.

I did my normal morning routine, skin care, brushing my teeth, all of the necessities, before trudging into the kitchen to somehow find the will to not only continue living for the next few hours of the morning, but also find the will to cook breakfast.

I let out a long, exasperated and dramatic sigh before carrying on with my brave quests.

Halfway through the deep and ferocious battle known as making pancakes the right way, I heard a heavy knock on my door. My heart skipped a traitorous beat at the thought of who it could be.

Curse my silly feelings.

I wiped my hands on the kitchen towel I had on the bar and quickly went to open my door.

"Good morning, darling." He had one hand held out to me, the other behind his back. I accepted his hand and allowed him to kiss it the way he had the night before, though not without a growing red color in my cheeks. He pulled his other hand out from behind him, revealing the prettiest rose I had ever seen, and he handed it to me with an expression that was probably just as pretty. The top button of his shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a small portion of his chest for all to see. It distracted me from the rose for a bit longer than I had planned.

"Thank you?" I said finally, in more of a question than a statement. "Why are you all fancy looking today, and what's with the rose?" He grinned, flashing his teeth.

"It's our second date."

I could've slapped myself in the head, but it wouldn't have done any good. I had forgotten that we had agreed it would be our second date, even if it was mostly a joke when I had offered.

When I didn't reply, he stepped past me, brushing his hand against mine as he did so, and walked into the kitchen.

"Pancakes?" He said, a smile growing further when he saw the huge mess in my kitchen. "I'm going to assume that's a yes."

"You would be assuming correctly, Lan. Pancakes are an art I've yet to master." "If I die because of your cooking, I'm taking you with me." He looked me dead in the eye as he said this, no hints to whether or not he was joking. I threw the kitchen towel at him with a laugh.

"I'm not that bad of a cook!" He eyed me suspiciously.

"I'll be the judge of that, thank you."

I rolled my eyes at him, wondering back to the task at hand.

Lando helped me finish prepping. He even helped me set the table, too. Not only did he look the part of a gentleman, but he also played the part very well. I couldn't help but think that we were a family right then. The way that we talked to one another, joked around like we had known each other for years. How he had helped me clean off the bar we would be eating on, since it was completely caked in flour from my small war earlier. Things just felt right at home. Lando was starting to feel like home, and I was starting to look forward to his visits.

"Y/n," He started, pulling me away from my pancakes. "Look at me." He hesitated a bit, reaching his hand up to touch my face. His thumb brushed the side of my cheek gently. This felt far more intimate than the two of us had ever been, and while I wasn't pushing him away, it was almost terrifying how dangerously fast my heart was beating due to his small action. "You had a bit of flour left on your face." He smiled, probably seeing the tint of my cheeks.

"Thanks." I stumbled, dropping my embarrassed gaze back to my pancakes.

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Lando and I were playing a very dangerous game. Both of us were dancing around the thought of the other, neither of us decided to cross over the fine line between friendship and something more than that. We had spent all day together for the last week, and when we weren't around each other, we were texting each other or tweeting back and forth. Lando had discovered that I posted on Twitter quite a lot, and he never failed to reply to any of my pictures with something witty or stupid, all of which would make me giggle to myself. I had hated actually admitting the fact that I might think of him as something more than what we were, which was strange considering we had really only known each other for a weeks time, but nonetheless, I still felt that way.

You can't really tell your emotions no, can you?

He hadn't stopped on the formalities, either. He continued to kiss my hand when he met me at my door or out in public somewhere. Especially in crowds, he would sometimes squeeze my hand, knowing how nervous I got. All of his small gestures gave me butterflies and sent my pulse so high I though I might faint. My chest had started to ache when he wasn't around. I had started to feel empty after practices had started for the season, though that also meant the race was getting closer.

As we stood now, the race was two days away. It was now Thursday, Lan's second testing of the season. So far, he had come home with nothing short of success to boast about. He always got really excited when he talked about the car or the team. Those blue-green eyes of his would light up every time the topic was even brought up, inviting him to ramble for hours. Not that I minded, I personally find it quite enjoyable.

I heard frantic knocking at my door, knowing it was probably just Lando being overdramatic. I opened the door in a hurry, not willing to admit it to myself, but I was excited to see him.

"Hi" He said excitedly, doing a little wave before letting himself in. I'm assuming he had just gotten back from his practice. It was about that time and he was absolutely drenched in sweat. He went to sit down on the couch, but I held out my hand in denial.

"Lan, you're covered in sweat. You're not sitting on my couch like that." I covered my nose instinctively as I had started to notice.

"Aw, y/nnnn, c'mon. I'm tired." His bottom lip threatened to pop out at any moment, I knew it was only a matter of time before I eventually gave in to his pouting. I wouldn't give up that easily.

"Shower, go, I'll wash your clothes for you." It was his lucky day that I liked to wear oversized clothing. I dug through my closet trying to find one of my bigger shirts. With a triumphant smile, I brought Lan a pair of my larger sweatpants and a baggy shirt.

Hopefully this would do.

"Are you sure?" He asked, questioning my offer.

"Positive, you have no choice if you want to have our movie night tonight." I was practically shoving him into the bathroom at this point, trying to get him in as quick as possible before I was poisoned by the smell of his sweat. "I keep some of my dad's soap under the cabinet, feel free to help yourself." I heard some sort of grunt of approval from the other side of the door, and with my mission a success, I wandered back to my couch, admiring my handiwork.

"y/n 1, Lando 0."

A breath of fresh air hit me as Lando walked back into the main room. "May I sit now?" I looked up at him, his hair still damp and frizzy, curls sticking to his damp face. He could not have been more attractive. Especially since the shirt that I had thought would be big enough, turned out to be rather short, revealing a small portion of his abs to me. I had to look away, nodding my head slowly to his question.

A blush started creeping its way up my neck. I saw him give me a look out of my peripheral. "What's the matter with you?" He asked, as if absolutely oblivious to the obvious. "Just excited for the movies." I lied through my teeth, and if he had known better, he made no effort to say otherwise.

We both agreed on the spiderman movie; though, we had to watch the ones with Tom Holland in them. Well, Lando insisted we watched the ones with Tom Holland in them.

We joked around for the first movie, watching it but not really watching it. Every now and then we would bump into each other, moving ever so slightly and brushing shoulders or knees. Each touch was like fire to me, and it made me feel hotter than I should have. The room got warmer every time he looked at me, spoke to me. I was starting to realize that my feelings really didn't like being ignored, and I was eventually going to have to acknowledge them. The second movie was even harder to get through than the first. My eyes had started to grow heavy, and I knew that sleep was fast approaching. I felt a weight around my shoulders and looked over to find Lan's arm wrapped around me, his eyes focused on the TV. I liked this a bit too much, I decided. His warmth dug into me like poison, my eyelids threatening to fall with each passing second. I knew that if we sat here for much longer that I would be a goner.

My head fell down gently onto Lando's chest, I felt it tense slightly before letting up like he had before when we had hugged the first time. His chest shook with a soft chuckle. Though sleep had taken me, I felt a small kiss to my forehead, causing a smile to instinctively spread across my face.

"Goodnight, darling." y/n 1, Lando 1.

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Lose it all

MV1 x fém!reader

Warnings: none, just severely sweet fluff

Intro: this is inspired by the song Lose It All by Sam Tompkins.. (wonderful song) Max and his girlfriend y/n have grown incredibly close in the last few years of your relationship, and Max is thinking about taking the next step.

A/n: This one is incredibly cheesy and relatively short, this is just something I was thinking about writing for a while now and just decided to go ahead with it. Enjoy mates!

You and Max had been friends for as long as you could remember; playing in the same streets as kids, having dinner at each other's houses, karting together, you did everything together. From the moment you could both walk, you were inseparable. Max's parents were family friends that lived right across the street from you. Both of them joked that you would grow up to marry one day, and to their expectations, you had both been dating for the last three years.

Recently, however, your mother had been pushing the topic a bit harder You weren't sure if you and Max were ready for marriage yet. Of course, you wanted to marry him eventually, but what if that wasn't mutual?

"You've been together for three years now," you recalled her saying. "don't you think it's time to take the next step? I'm not getting any younger, you know."

She insisted that you'd have children in the next few years, insisted that we needed to start planning a wedding.

While all of that was all well and good, you couldn't help but ask yourself if Max really wanted to marry you or not. Your mother was right, it had been three years, and he hadn't made a move to propose yet. In your mind, this equated to the conclusion that Max must not want you after all.

You sat on the bed that the two of you shared, a tear threatening to fall from your eye. You felt stupid for even thinking about this, you knew Max loved you, but you couldn't help but shake the doubt away.

You had started to reel through your memories with him, feeling heartbroken already. On your first date, Max had been trying to impress you with his athletic ability. What better way to do that than with Wii Bowling? You had been playing together for only twenty minutes before Max, who had insisted the strap on the remote was unnecessary and refused to put it on, launched the remote into your television.

After profusely apologizing, your first official date was spent shopping for another TV that Max insisted on buying you.

You felt the tears pouring now, reliving the memories of your first kiss.

Max's weekend at home had finally come after months of waiting. He had been talking for months about how he couldn't wait to celebrate with his grid mates and introduce me to them all after he had finally won his own grand prix; but instead, he had spent it playing nurse and watching over you.

"The only thing I could think about the entirety of that race was getting back to you to make sure you were okay.."

You had grown ill before the race weekend, causing your own discouragement. This was going to be your first race watching Max in person, and you couldn't have been more excited. Though, you had been bed-ridden by the doctors an forced to watch from your apartment once again.

Max sped back here as soon as he could, hoping not to be gone too long away from you. The thought alone made your cheeks redden, even though there was the biggest knot of guilt forming in your stomach.

"Go celebrate, Max. This is your first home win!" He smiled widely, cupping my cheek.

"I'd rather be sick with you." He pressed his lips to mine gently, not caring about the consequences that might come along with it.

The door to your bedroom swung open, revealing a clearly concerned Max behind it.

"Schatje, what's wrong? In a second you were in his arms, so tightly you were worried you might've suffocated. "Why are you crying?" He kissed your head tenderly.

You hadn't even realized you were crying as hard as you were until you were practically sobbing into Max's chest.

"I can't lose you Max." You could barely even get your words to form from your quivering lips. He laughed a little, sending you into a confused state. "I'm serious!" You gave him a hurt glance. "Why would I being going anywhere, y/n?" He cupped your cheek, forcing you to look up at him. His eyes were full of nothing but worry for you, that alone made you start crying again.

"It's been three years, Mum says she's starting to worry we won't make it. She says you would have proposed by now."

Max gave you a knowing glance, heaving a sigh.

"Your mother isn't the one to make that call, Schatje." He gave me a smile, standing from our position on the bed. "Come on, lets get you cleaned up."

He pulled you into the bathroom, sitting you on the sink counter. He opened the drawers, grabbed the makeup wipes and started wiping the remnants of your tears and mascara off of your face. Afterwards, he took a damp towel and wiped the residue away.

"Stay here, I'll be right back." He gave your hand a little squeeze before disappearing back into the bedroom. After a few long moments, he came back with one of your favorite, blue sundresses. You were a little confused at first, but took the dress nonetheless. You were sure Max was planning something, but you didn't know how this was going to aid the question at hand.

He couldn't be avoiding it, could he?

With that newfound doubt as you looked in the mirror, you refused to cry again, already seeing the sadness growing in your eyes as Max walked back into the bathroom to check on you. This time, he had a pair of your favorite heels that he handed you eagerly. You put them on, still eyeing him skeptically.

...

After a few hours of driving and every attempt at asking Max where the two of you were going, you eventually pulled into a beautiful grass field.

A beautiful grass field in the middle of nowhere.

You looked over at Max, praying that he wasn't some serial killer in disguise the entirety of your life. Though, if he was, props to him, he had played the part exceedingly well.

"Wait here, y/n." So you did.

You sat in the car for about ten minutes, hearing Max messing around in the boot before finally coming around to the passenger side door and opening it for you. He offered his hand to help you out of the car.

"M'lady." He grinned at you, the biggest grin you've ever seen. You couldn't help but give a small smile back regardless of the worry that had manifested itself inside of your heart. You let him pull out of the car, revealing a beautiful landscape all around you.

"Ahem." You heard Max clear his throat from behind you. You turned around, revealing a picnic basket and a blanket under one of the trees behind where you had parked. You smiled broadly at Max.

"You took me all the way out here just to make me feel better?" You felt your heart swell with joy. How had you ever doubted this man..

He took your hand tenderly, leading you over the blanket.

You both ate together, talking every so often, sipping on wine that made you feel so elegant you could hardly stand it. Though, after a while, you eventually both sat in a comfortable silence, holding each others' hand in peace. Then, Max's voice broke through the silence.

"You asked me earlier if I had only brought you out here to make you feel better.." He started, looking over at me as if to ask if he could continue. You hummed in agreement before he continued, pulse quickening as you had started to question how this would fix your worries once again. "I'd actually been planning this for a while now. I wanted to get you out somewhere nicer but, after what you had said earlier..." His voice trailed off, his eyes falling to the ground.

You felt that twinge of guilt swell back up in your gut.

"I figured being away from people and their opinions would be good for us." To my surprise, he looked at you with another one of his beautiful smiles. You could feel the ice melting from your heart. Max had started to look a little nervous.

"When I look into your eyes, the only thing that I can see is perfection. I'd thank whatever God was out there that you were mine this moment, and I'd beg the same God to allow you to stay mine for the next. You've been on my mind for the last three years, giving me nightmares every night that you'd walk away if I kept prolonging this. After hearing the reason you were upset this afternoon, I knew I couldn't wait any longer, because if I were to lose you, I'd lose it all." He wiped a tear from his eye, pulling a small box from his pocket. "Will you marry me. y/n"

You barely even gave him time to finish his question before you tackled him in a hug.

"Yes, a million times yes!" You were both emotional, giggling messes before Max pulled away for long enough to slip the ring on your finger, causing more tears to escape your eyes.

"Now you know why I never answered your question." He whispered, kissing you softly as you both watched the sun disappear behind the horizon. "I'm sorry that I worried you further, if I had. I just didn't want to give anything away."

"I'm just glad that I was only overthinking and it wasn't a reality." He chuckled.

"Like I said, Schatje, we're the ones that determine whether or not we are going to make it and how far we go. Let's not listen to anyone else about that, yeah?" You smiled up at him, a tear falling once more as you leaned in to kiss him.

"Yeah."

... I won't grow up missing a piece of my heart that you hold

... I won't have these nightmares because I let you know

... That if I ever lose you, I lose it all

~Sam Tompkins

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Does the person come with the jacket?

#ln4 #lando norris #mclaren formula 1 #mclaren #formula 1 #formula one

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Don’t Blink! (P3)

LN4 x fém!reader

No warnings

I’m not sure how long I’m going to carry on this series, I guess it depends on how well it does. I’ve got nothing but positives so far, so I hope it stays that way. I also take requests! Feel free to leave me some! (This one is kind of shorter, I’m sorry. Longer one next time!)

My alarm interrupted my peaceful sleeping. I was beyond pissed and could have thrown it across the room had it not simply been doing its God-forsaken job. I decided that, at the ungodly hour of 7am on a Saturday, that I would get up and make breakfast like normal human beings usually do.

How incredibly jealous I was of said human beings.

In about thirty minutes, I had started things in the kitchen. I had my morning cup of Chai and was ready to take on the world; and by the world, I meant the frying pan.

Pancakes were a delicacy that could not be coveted, an art that took decades to master. Pancakes with bacon were even better. Not to mention, keeping my apartment from burning down as an added plus. With that said, I gave all of my attention to the stovetop.

After a long battle with the floury pancake mix and attempting to turn it into a batter(there was now a huge mess to clean up later, yet another reason I have yet to master the art of pancake making), I had finally managed to have a breakfast fit for a king.

Or better yet, a breakfast fit for me.

I had decided to leave the mess to clean up later, I was hungry and it could wait. Though, I was proud of myself and couldn’t help but snap a picture of my breakfast and post it on Twitter.

I ate in a comfortable and relaxing silence. I had earned this after yesterday. Though, I hadn’t really stumbled upon last nights memories until now. Lando and I had texted for a while after I had gone to bed, him insisting that I never answered his ‘question’. At first I was really sure what he meant, but then I had come to the realization that he was asking when our next date was.

Silly me.

I would be lying if the thought of our time yesterday hadn’t sent me into a mess of smiles and butterflies every time I thought of it. Sure, I had always found Lando attractive, but never had I thought anything more than that. Why would I? I hadn’t met him until yesterday.

I’m starting to believe I might be going insane, and I will be blaming Lando for legal purposes.

Ding!

Startled, I looked down at my phone. I usually didn’t get many replies on Twitter, this was new.

And you didn’t invite me? I thought we were friends 💔

At first I was confused as hell, and then I read the name of the person who had replied.

Lando Norris

I shook my head with a small smile spreading across my lips. I wasn’t sure how he managed to find my social media, or why for that matter, but I suppose it wouldn’t have been too hard. I decided to reply anyway.

Maybe next time Mr. Norris

…

My laptop open, camera plugged in, I knew for a fact that these were going to be the easiest photos I’d ever edited. I plopped myself back down on my couch, satisfied with my breakfast and cleanup afterwards, one hindered percent determined to be productive today.

Woo hoo!

Okay, maybe that was a bit of sarcasm. Though, i wasn’t lying about these photos being easy to edit. The hard part, however, would be keeping my eyes off of Lando’s face for long enough to edit his photos.

Who knew such a thing could be so insanely difficult.

It was honestly frustrating trying to keep my mind away from him. I’ve dated my fair share of men, and I don’t think I’ve ever had this much trouble keeping my thoughts in check. This also begs the question, what exactly were we now? I’m not sure if our date had any romantic implications in the first place. He could have just been being friendly. I would be a fool to mention it.

A knock on the door pulled me completely out of my rambling thoughts, and a part of me was thankful. I got up to open it, curious as who the hell could be knock in on my door at 9am.

The door revealed the most beautiful pair of blue-green eyes I had ever seen.

“I brought you things!” Lando said excitedly, not waiting on me to let him in a pushing past me to the table in my kitchen.

“Good morning to you too, Lando.” I chuckled, following closely after him.

“So, first things first. I’m mad at you.” Lando pushed his bottom lip out, giving me a pout I couldn’t help but giggle at.

“And why would that be, Mr. Norris?” He glared at me.

“You know exactly why I’m mad at you.” He clicked his tongue. “Fortunately for you, that isn’t why I am here.” I tilted my head, urging him to continue.

Lando pulled some bits of paper out of the sack I hadn’t realized he was holding. His eyes were too much of a distraction for me to even notice. He smiled then, holding my gaze for a little longer than I had anticipated before finally breaking the silence once more.

“Sign these.” He slid the papers towards me.

“What am I signing exactly?” I asked. As he handed me the pen, our fingertips touched for a moment, sending electricity through my body. My face heated up and I reverted my eyes back down to the paper to keep from falling into his.

“It’s a contract. I worked my magic with Zak, you’re welcome, and he’s written up an official agreement for you to work for McLaren.”

“You’re lying.” I gasped, reading through the paper that said just about the exact same thing Lando had just described to me. “I thought you were joking.”

“I wouldn’t get your hopes up like that, not even after you had pancakes without me.” I rolled my eyes at his smirking figure. I ignored his comment.

“I just can’t believe it’s actually happening. You have no idea how long I’ve wanted something like this.” This time I looked up at Lando with the biggest, genuine smile he’s ever seen me wear, and instead of smirking, he actually gave me a genuine smile back.

“I’m sure you can believe this then.” He reached further down into the back, balling it up afterwards. “Paddock pass for Bahrain. You won’t need to worry about the flight or the hotel situation, you’re going to be staying in the same one as Oscar and myself. I think Zak will probably also be there this time around seeing as it’s the first race of the season.”

Before I could really think about what I was doing, my arms were wrapped around him in a tight embrace. He was quite taller than me, leaving my face buried into his chest. His muscles were tense, slowly easing as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

“Thank you, Lando.” I mumbled, my voice muffled from his chest.

“Anything for you, darling.”

Coming to my senses, I pulled away a bit quicker than I would have liked.

“Fuck, I’m sorry-“

Lando was laughing at me now, probably seeing how red my face was.

“I got a bit excited.” I continued to try and explain myself without sounding like a fan.

Well, I was a fan, but that was beside the point.

“Just don’t get so excited that you forget to sign those papers, Miss y/ln.” I looked down at them to find that he was right, I really had forgotten to sign the papers.

His hand squeezed my shoulder as I was writing, causing me to hesitate slightly before continuing. His touch sent waves of heat through me, heat that I could explain but most definitely couldn’t deny either.

I looked up at him when I finished, praying my face wouldn’t give away the things his touch did to me. He smiled sweetly.

“I can’t wait for next week.” He said, as if he were the one who had just signed contract papers with McLaren as their primary photographer.

“Neither can I.”

…

“This picture? Really?” Lando gave me a look as we pulled my laptop away from me on the couch. I should’ve learned my lesson last time he took something from me, but apparently I had not.

“I like that one! It brings out your eyes.” I stated proudly. He smirked.

“You like my eyes, do you?” I paused, not expecting for that sort of question after the moments we had spent in the kitchen.

“Maybe, maybe not; but one thing is for certain, and that is that the LN4 Twitter fan girls are infatuated with them, and that’s all I need for my entire career to blow up.”

Who was I trying to fool, myself? Lando sent me a knowing look.

“Staring contest, go!” I was completely caught off guard by this, not prepared in the slightest.

His eyes bore into my own, blinding me without any light whatsoever. They were full of so many emotions that I couldn’t place, though the joy behind his iris’s couldn’t be contained. I almost smiled at the thought that maybe I was the reason behind the joy he was feeling.

Don’t blink

I lost myself in his eyes, in my thoughts, perfectly content to stare into him for the rest of our time together. I hadn’t realized that that we had slowly drifted towards each other, my mouth parted slightly in instinctive anticipation. Was this really happening?

Then he stuck is tongue out at me.

I blinked in confusion at first, laughing at his action before realizing I had lost the staring contest.

“Oh fuck off!” I laughed, throwing on of the couch pillows at him.

“You’re just mad because I’m right!” He laughed along with me, seeing the dawning look of realization grow on my face.

The only reason we had a staring contest was just for him to prove the fact that I liked his eyes. This bastard knew what he was doing. Honestly, I was starting to like that.

Or maybe I was just starting to like him.

…

The late afternoon had rolled around after spending the entire day joking around with Lando.

So much for being productive.

I led him to the door on his way out. I’m not really sure why I didn’t want him to leave; but, his presence sure beat the hell out of being lonely and editing his photos all day.

“Thanks for today, I had a lot of fun.” I said, giving him a small smile as a thanks. He chuckled.

“So did I, other than the part where I didn’t get pancakes.” I rolled my eyes before an idea popped into my head.

“If you won’t hold this over my head anymore, maybe you could come over for breakfast tomorrow morning?” Proud of myself, I gave him a wink. He blanked, surprised I even offered.

“Sure! As long as I can consider it our second date.”

“A deals a deal.” I offered him my hand. He shook it with a triumphant smile, bringing my hand to his lips before gently kissing the back of it.

“I suppose I’ll see you in the morning then, darling.”

And with that, he was gone and the door had shut behind him. The only thing he left behind was the faint scent of his cologne.

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