It's 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐏 It's 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐘 It's 𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 ⋆｡°✩ 🏁 ⚡ 🏁 ✩°｡⋆ 𝐒𝐄𝐓 in the elite halls of Saint Elias University, where privilege is inherited and reputation is everything. The pressure to be perfect breaks people here. And when it doesn't? It turns them reckless. "Don't wanna watch it as it happens / See the crowd's reaction..." ⊰ slow hands on the steering wheel, fast hearts behind the ribs ⊱ 𝐌𝐀𝐗 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍 has never played by the rules. Brash, brilliant, and too fast for his own good, he's haunted by the past and hurtling toward a future he doesn't want. His nights are spent behind the wheel of an illegal racing scene that coils like smoke beneath the city's surface-where adrenaline is a drug and mistakes are fatal. "You're a reckless driver..." He never planned to care about anyone again. Not after everything. Until Charles Leclerc walks into his life with sharp smiles and a spine made of glass and steel. ⊰ I'm reckless, but you-you're scared ⊱ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐂 has been living someone else's dream his whole life. Image. Discipline. Control. A golden boy raised to be flawless. But pressure cracks things, and Charles is starting to unravel. Slowly. Quietly. Tragically. "I'm a careful driver" He shouldn't be drawn to Max. Max is everything he was taught to avoid-chaotic, cruel, and painfully real. But avoiding him? That was never an option. ⊰ we're driving straight into something we can't come back from ⊱ As tension turns to obsession, and obsession turns to something deeper, they find themselves caught between love and destruction, past and present, fear and freedom. "I tell you all the time to keep your eyes on the road..." "Would you hold me when we crash?" "One day it'll kill us if I don't let go"

What happens when Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc get into a drunken fight for the whole world to see?

Charles hates Max, it's always been like this and it always will be like this. That's what he thought before he found out everything Max is hiding. [lestappen] - mature content There will be no warning at the beginning of the chapter to avoid spoilers.

⚠️ Mature Story 18+ | This fic is set in 2030 | Updates every Monday at 12 AM GST (8 PM UTC, Sundays) Max Verstappen never expected to spend retirement surrounded by glitter glue, pancake disasters, and a five-year-old who thinks "overtaking" applies to bedtime. But here he is, an eight-time world champion turned grumpy dad haunting the karting tracks of his youth, wearing a hoodie of nostalgia and a frown that says please don't ask for an autograph. He's not here for closure. He's here because his daughter likes speed and because standing on the trackside hurts a little less than staying home alone with his regrets. Charles Leclerc didn't dream of coaching kindergarteners with oversized helmets and sugar highs. But a crash stole his career, and this karting track the fumes, the flags, the occasional crying parent is all he's got left. He smiles like it doesn't ache and teaches like he doesn't miss the rush. It's not the future he imagined, but it's something. They weren't best friends. Rivals? Sure. Occasional podium eye contact? Absolutely. But nothing ever happened, at least, not when it mattered. Now they're thirty-three, washed in nostalgia and worn down by everything unsaid. But when Max's hoodie ends up on Charles, when Lilly calls him her "other dad," when burnt toast becomes breakfast and stolen glances linger too long, maybe it's not about racing anymore. Maybe it's about healing. About family. About bad coffee and slow mornings and one last shot at something they never let themselves want. Maybe love doesn't roar at 200mph. Maybe, this time, it tiptoes in through the kitchen door. ~~~ I grew up on F1 but don't expect realism. Expect mess. Bad decisions. Vibes over plot. I have no idea how this happened. One second, I'm vibing. Next, I'm writing a Max/Charles fic with sad dad energy, karting trauma, and chaotic Carlando lurking in the background like gremlins.

❝𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨.❞ - 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩: 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘹 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘵... 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴.

This is the story of what would've, could've, should've been. In another universe. The story of two boys linked by something they simply can't ignore anymore.

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.

"You made me feel something again - you brought me back to life." Max Verstappen, reigning Formula One champion, is devastated when a tragic call leaves him to care for his young nephews. Struggling with grief, he steps away from racing and isolates himself, trying to hold his shattered life together. Charles Leclerc, his somehow friend but mainly rival, is shocked by Max's withdrawal from the sport. While being on the peak of his performance, he sees Max spiral into despair. Charles is determined to help him heal, risking everything to bring Max back to life, and maybe, to love. In the high-octane world of Formula One, where every second counts, two souls are drawn together by love, loss, and the hope of healing. Will Charles be able to break through Max's walls and help him rediscover the joy of life, or will fear and heartache keep them apart?

This is the sequel to the story "Paint the town Red". A trial, a job, a sticker with a picture of a sloppy heart - how did the life of a young detective turn out after the arrest of a serial killer? How did he cope with stress and who helped him get out of depression? And most importantly, how will his future turn out? ATTENTION! THIS STORY HAS 2 ENDINGS AND ONLY YOU, READER, DECIDE HOW THE STORY OF DETECTIVE LECLERC WILL END.

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝟏𝟖 + [𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭] ━━━ ❝ Kill me then! But do not curse me for loving. ❞ Charles Leclerc is the second-son of the king of Middon, but sudden unfortunate circumstances unfolded by his own decisions lead him into being kidnapped and sold off as a slave in a sourthen kingdom who is then bought and given as a gift to the new barbaric conquerer: King Max of house Verstappen.