just a bunch of stories that get your heart racing faster than ln4 qualifies
- each story has a summary and warnings
- 2024 drivers featured
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Summary: After meeting at the She's Mercedes Gala, pro-surfer (you) and Lando Norris feel an undeniable connection.
Warnings: none, just fun and flirty , very smitten love at first sight Lando, SFW
The She's Mercedes Gala is exactly as glamorous as you imagined. Glittering chandeliers, perfectly set tables, and the hum of celebrities chatting all around you. Female powerhouses from all over the world are here tonight, being celebrated for trailblazing achievements, and somehow, you're one of them.
The initiative is run by Mercedes, you couldn't believe your luck when you got nominated last year. Now here you are, wearing a beautiful embroidered gown, ready to give a talk about your experience at the olympics this year in tahiti.
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You sit down, glancing at the name card next to yours, and feel your breath catch: Lewis Hamilton. No big deal, just a seven-time F1 World Champion seated right next to you. Casual.
The event is closed-invite, no plus-ones. So everyone is randomly scattered around round tables. You're nervously reading over your note cards waiting for the dinner to start.
When Lewis takes his seat, he flashes you a smile. "First gala?"
"Is it that obvious?" you ask, trying not to sound too starstruck.
"A little," he admits with a grin.
But you are surprised at how easy it is to talk to Lewis—he's laid-back, curious about your life as a surfer. He asks about everything: training, the adrenaline, how you survive the freezing Atlantic. You inquire about his love of fashion, his driving and his switch to Ferrari.
It's nice. Comfortable. For a while, you forget the nerves. The first few courses are delicious, and you relax, listening to Lewis try to explain an F1 steering wheel to you.
Until the host announces your name as the next one up.
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You fidget with the hem of your embroidered gown, trying to stay calm as the host on stage wraps up the conversation with F1 Academy driver Doriane Pin.
You swallow hard. You're a pro surfer, not a gala girl. You're used to overhead waves in the crushing Atlantic, but this? This isn't your scene. This, is terrifying.
"You look like you're ready to bolt," says Lewis next to you, amusement in his voice.
"Just first gala nerves," you admit with a small laugh.
"You'll kill it," he says easily.
The stage lights are blinding. Your heels click against the polished floor as you adjust the mic, heart pounding. You're here to talk about your journey—becoming a pro surfer at 21, breaking barriers as a woman in the sport at this years olympics. You've practiced this speech a dozen times. You've got this.
