🖤 Checkered Lies It wasn't supposed to be a thing. A few weekends. Some afterparties. A hotel room in Monaco that neither of them booked but somehow both ended up in. That's all it was. Nelle Rivera wasn't looking for anything serious. She already had too much of everything-too much attention, too many secrets, too many bad decisions wearing expensive cologne and championship points. And Lando Norris? He was younger. Too charming. Too smiley. The kind of guy who got under your skin in the middle of a flight, or a press conference, or a 3AM voicemail you weren't supposed to hear. But the problem with now is that it never really wants to stay casual. Especially when he starts looking at her like that before every race. And especially when everyone starts noticing. - A slow burn romance (AU) with too much chemistry, too little sense, and one girl who swore it meant nothing.