Charles Leclerc, Sky Sports announcer and Ollie Bearman's uncle, enters the world of F1 and maybe even Max Verstappen's heart...yes, it's a slow burn...

The past few years with Ferrari had been relentless for Charles Leclerc, and the new season promised no relief. Every podium, every headline, every lap pressed down on him, leaving exhaustion and isolation in their wake. Even amidst the chaos of the track, the pressure followed him into the quiet of his hotel room, where the fight to keep control felt endless, and no one truly saw... Max, his longtime rival, notices things no one else does. And despite themselves, the tension between them begins to shift. Between crashes, podiums, and endless competition, a fragile connection forms-one that challenges everything Charles thought he knew about rivalry, loyalty... and love.

"𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫." 2 young men. 2 teams, 2 cars, 2 colors. 1 goal. what is their destiny? it all started in karting. Max Verstappen had grown up hating Charles Leclerc. mostly, had learned too. yet Charles had always felt a pull towards Max, unable to stay away. but how will it work between them if one of them is in it with their whole heart while the other is selfish? Lestappen fanfic. 𝐓𝐖: 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊. #2 on hatred 8/7/25 #1 on redbull 28/7/25 #1 on karting 31/7/25 #1 on rivals 4/1/26 & 11/2/26

**LESTAPPEN HIGHSCHOOL AU** Charles has a lot on his mind. With the constant bullying, issues at home, and the death of his father, he finds it hard to cope, constantly losing grip on reality. Only a few things help him find solace in life, his father's grave, and the boy he's feared of loving, Max Verstappen. Too scared to speak in person, Charles finds a way around it. To text him anonymously.

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 : 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 1 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵...𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴.