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 has his life mapped out - a stable job, a respectable engagement, a future everyone keeps telling him he should want. But lately, everything feels like it's closing in. The ring on his finger feels heavier by the day, the smiles around him tighter, the walls of his own choices drawing closer. Then Oscar walks into his life. The man he shouldn't have met. The mistake that wasn't supposed to follow him into daylight. Now, standing across from him in the same department, the feeling Lando tried to bury breathes again - calm, composed, and entirely out of reach. They're supposed to be colleagues. Professionals. But every argument, every shared glance, every late night spent working becomes a reminder of everything Lando's trying not to feel. And the more he tries to run from what's expected of him, the more he finds himself drawn toward the one person he shouldn't want.

Between Shadows and Sunlight explores the agonizing silence of a man in love with his best friend, trapped by a secret he can never share. Lando Norris, a rising star in the world of F1, has spent months hiding the truth about his feelings for Oscar Piastri. The problem? Oscar has a girlfriend, Lily, and Lando's heartache is the price of his unspoken love. Lando (smiling through the hurt): "You were incredible today, Oscar. You're unstoppable." Oscar grins, oblivious to the storm inside Lando, the smile that lights up his face like a knife to Lando's chest. Oscar: "Couldn't have done it without you, mate." Yet every time Oscar pulls out his phone to text Lily, it cuts deeper. The woman who's stolen the place Lando secretly wanted for himself. He can't compete with her. He doesn't even want to try-he just wants to keep Oscar in his life, even if it's at a distance. Lando (to himself): "He's happy with her. I can't ruin that. But God, it hurts so much." As Oscar heads off to meet Lily, Lando smiles through the pain, burying his feelings even deeper. The ache of unspoken love becomes unbearable with every passing day. But he hides it all-because being close to Oscar is the only thing keeping him together. Oscar (calling late at night): "Hey, I miss hanging out with you. Lily's great, but we haven't had a proper hang in a while." Lando's heart skips, but he knows the truth. There's no room for him in Oscar's life, not when Lily is already there. Lando: "I'm good, man. Don't worry about me." Lando is caught between the love he'll never have and the friendship he's too afraid to lose. Between Shadows and Sunlight is a poignant story of unrequited love, loyalty, and the price of silence. Lando's heart longs to be free, but his fear of losing Oscar keeps him trapped in a world of quiet suffering.

St. Edwards is a world of golden opportunities and silver spoons. For Oscar, it's a battlefield. Armed only with a scholarship and a dream to change his life, Oscar tries to stay invisible. But invisibility is impossible when your roommate is Lando-charismatic, popular, and the person who inadvertently turns Oscar's life into a living hell by leaking his secrets to the wrong people. What starts as a cruel game of social survival quickly turns into something far more dangerous. As the bullying pushes Oscar to his breaking point, Lando begins to see the cracks in the boy he's supposed to hate. Between shared silences in their dorm room and stolen glances on the soccer pitch, a forbidden connection starts to spark. Lando was the one who started the fire, but now he's the only one who wants to put it out. To love Oscar, Lando will have to betray the only world he's ever known. To love Lando, Oscar will have to find the strength to forgive the boy who almost destroyed him. In a school built on status, their love is the ultimate rebellion.

Enemies. Teammates. Rivals. Lando Norris hates his rookie teammate, Oscar Piastri. Oscar secretly likes him anyway. It should end there but between late-night arguments, jealous glances, and one stolen kiss, the line between rivalry and love starts to blur. Lando Norris x Oscar Piastri

This was supposed to be Lando's first Christmas without having to answer questions about his boyfriend or his relationships. Unfortunately, the world had other plans, because when his boyfriend breaks up with him right before Christmas, his plans get complicated. Then, he makes a stupid decision by asking his best friend and roommate for help. Oscar has to pretend to be his boyfriend for a few days, gaining the sympathy of his family. However, they didn't know that this request would change everything. A Christmas story in which Lando begins to understand how blind he was to not notice someone so close to him, and Oscar no longer has to hide his deep feelings for his best friend.

"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;

Mission Oscar Piastri-Leclerc-Verstappen-Norris is a go...in short, chaos reign. Slow burn cuz of course...