oscar piastri is struggling to be a number two driver, something he will always be as long as lando norris is around. but when his anger gets the better of his judgement, he's suddenly signing for redbull and now follows orders from the dreaded team principle christain horner. to make matters worse, his and lando's relationship is fried. all they do is fight and hurt each other because deep down they're both insecure and in love with each other so much it's killing them. and both of them are waiting for the other to do something about it. for one of them to apologize or say something, and it never comes. they used to be best friends; now all they were were enemies.

Lando Norris ended the best thing that had ever happened to him. Oscar Piastri didn't argue. He just left. Now they're teammates again, pretending nothing ever happened while the rest of the paddock assumes they've simply grown apart. Lando tells himself he made the right choice. Regret becomes a difficult thing to outrun.

At school, Oscar Piastri is nothing special. Quiet. Smart. Easy to overlook. The kind of person no one ever really pays attention to. Which is exactly what he needs. Because the second someone looks too closely, they'll realize there's nothing harmless about him at all. At night, Oscar disappears into a world of speed, risk, and secrets - a life built on illegal street racing and choices that could ruin him if they ever came to light. And no one is supposed to find out. Especially not Lando Norris. Golden boy. Popular. Untouchable. But when Lando accidentally uncovers Oscar's double life, he doesn't expose him. He makes a deal. Help him get his ex back. Play the perfect fake boyfriend. And in return, Oscar's secret stays safe. It should've been simple. Just an act. Just pretending. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to tell what's real and what's not. - fake dating • high school au • secret life • jealousy • slow burn • racing • angst

"You hate me, don't you?" "No. I wish I did." When rookie Oscar Piastri joins McLaren, Lando Norris doesn't think much of him: quiet, polite, unthreatening. Until the first test. Until Oscar's lap times start haunting him more than the thought of losing ever did. Rivalry turns personal, and attraction feels a lot like obsession. In the season that could make or break them, Lando learns that the real danger isn't on the track. It's the rookie sharing his garage. ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ . 　⁺ 　 . ✦ Additional tags: angst; enemies to lovers; explicit; sexual content; internalized homophobia; fluff; smut; slow burn;

Lando thought everything was finally on track when he stepped away from F1 after a period of severe depression to lead a quiet life. He had built a peaceful, orderly, and seemingly perfect life in France with his fiance, Eugene. But the other side of the coin was entirely different. Under the oppressive and controlling environment Eugene built step by step, Lando gradually became someone with no say in his own life. Even accepting the true gravity of what he was experiencing was hard enough. Crossing paths with his former teammate Oscar in Monaco, however, changed everything. Oscar's simple, reassuring presence, devoid of any expectations, reminded Lando that it was time to take back control of his own life.

"They told us how to smile. They told us what to say. They never told us what to do when we fell in love." APEX has spent the past year becoming one of K-pop's fastest-rising groups. Onstage, they're perfect. Behind the cameras, they're five boys trying to survive an industry that demands perfection. Oscar and Lando have never been particularly close. They're teammates, friends, and nothing more. Until they're not. As a quiet friendship turns into something neither of them expected, they begin discovering just how much of their lives their company controls-and how dangerous it can be to live unscripted. A story about love, friendship, fame, and five idols who decide they're done playing by the rules.

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ❗️ This novel contains themes that may be distressing to some readers, including drug use, alcoholism, mental health struggles, adult content, and broken family dynamics. Content warnings will be provided at the beginning of relevant chapters. However, reader discretion is advised, as it is ultimately your choice to continue reading 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 For nearly two years, Lando Norris had run a luxury bar in the heart of the city - a place of music, laughter, and carefully poured distractions. Locals loved him, and his bar quickly became a refuge for those looking to unwind after long days. That stability shatters when Oscar Piastri opens a therapy clinic directly above the bar. Almost overnight, Lando begins losing his regulars - people who now choose healing over drinking. At the same time, Oscar watches his patients struggle, relapsing the moment they step outside and hear the pulse of music from downstairs. Each man becomes the other's problem, a constant reminder of everything they disagree on. They clash over principles, over responsibility, over what it means to help someone survive. Different mindsets. Different ways of coping. Neither willing to concede. Until a teenage girl named Eveline forces their paths to cross in ways neither of them can ignore. Bound by circumstance and an uneasy truce, Lando and Oscar are pushed into reluctant cooperation. And in the quiet moments between closing time and opening hours, they begin to see past assumptions - learning that care comes in many forms, and healing is rarely as simple as choosing the right door.

Some things start with sparks. Others start with arguments over a vending machine. Lando didn't expect anything from the guy with the coins-least of all this. What starts as irritation turns into tension, then into something neither of them can ignore. They don't define it. They don't talk about it. They definitely don't make it easy. But lines blur. Kisses happen. Feelings get involved. And suddenly, "nothing" feels a lot like everything. Oscar doesn't do complicated. Lando doesn't do halfway. Too bad they ended up with both. A college AU full of angst, tension, accidental confessions, and soft moments that mean a little too much. Sometimes the hardest thing isn't falling. It's admitting you already did.

They were supposed to hate each other. And they do-mostly. From the moment Lando meets Oscar, it's a challenge. A rivalry. A constant push to be better, faster, smarter. Neither of them backs down. Neither of them loses. But rivalry has a way of blurring lines. Between arguments and stolen moments, tension builds into something neither of them is ready to name. Something messy. Something dangerous. Because the problem isn't that they fight- It's that they don't want to stop.

In Formula 1, everything is measured in tenths. Wins. Losses. Mistakes. The space between holding on and losing control. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri know exactly how thin that margin is. On track, they are teammates, rivals, and the two strongest weapons McLaren has in a title fight that demands everything from them. Off track, they are something far more dangerous: unfinished, unspoken, and already too deep in something neither of them knows how to survive cleanly. What begins as reckless chemistry becomes impossible to contain once it starts meaning more than either of them wants to admit. Because wanting is one thing. Letting it change you is another. And in a sport built on control, precision, and public image, there is no room for the kind of feelings that throw everything off balance. But distance doesn't fix it. Winning doesn't drown it out. And every race weekend forces them back into the same rooms, the same silences, the same impossible choice between protecting themselves and giving in. Because when everything is measured in tenths, it doesn't take much to ruin a life. Or fall in love.