Before Formula 1 was sold-out grandstands and flashing cameras, it was tiny karting tracks, late-night drives, and a little girl sitting beside her grandfather learning telemetry she was too young to understand. It was also a loud British boy named Lando Norris sneaking her snacks between races and making her laugh when nobody else could. Then one terrible weekend changes everything. Her grandfather dies during a race trip. And somehow, her family decides it's her fault. Grief turns their home into something cold and unrecognizable, and over the years she slowly learns how to disappear from herself. Meanwhile, Lando's world only gets louder. Formula 1. Fame. Pressure. Expectations. But no matter how much time passes, no matter how many calls go unanswered or years slip between them, he never really stops looking for her. Until one night, her name flashes across his phone again. "Come get me." And he does. Immediately. 🏁 Childhood friends to lovers 🖤 Slow burn 🎧 Emotional Formula 1 romance ✨ Grief, healing, found family & almost-love

"Oscarrr! Come on, the car is leaving! What's taking you so long?!" My father's harsh command echoes through the hall, tearing me back to the present. "Please, don't leave it like this, Osc," Lando pleads. His voice is hoarse, eyes brimming with tears as his trembling hands clutch my shirt. I shake my head, opening my mouth to explain, but my father barks at me to come downstairs again. Lando swallows hard, tears breaking free and streaming down his flushed cheeks. "Please, Osc-please, I didn't mean to-" he sobs, the words coming out rushed and tangled. Taking one last look at his red cheeks and trembling, split lip, I break his grip and push him away. I bolt down the stairs before I can break, throwing the car door open and ignoring my family. As my dad turns the ignition and pulls away, the familiar streets fade into a blur. All I can think is We never even said goodbye. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were supposed to make it to the top together. Ever since Oscar moved to Lando's town in England at eight years old, they were inseparable. Neighbors, classmates, and fierce karting rivals, they shared a single, unbreakable dream of making it to Formula 1. But everything shattered the day Oscar announced he was moving to Brussels. On their final day together, the unspoken tension boiled over, a panicked reaction, and a fractured goodbye. Oscar drove away, leaving Lando's frantic texts on read. And just like that, a bond faded into permanent silence. Years later, they have both achieved their ultimate dream, but they've become complete strangers along the way. At least, until Zak Brown calls Lando into a meeting with a simple, life-changing introduction. "Lando, this is your new teammate... Oscar Piastri. He'll be joining us this season." Now, forced to share a garage, the past they left behind is about to catch up to them at 200 miles per hour...

Lando Norris and Oscar piastri being teammates and boyfriends trying to navigate f1 and their identities whilst also starting to have the conversations about having kids

Stories throughout Rose Piastri-Norris's life with f1 drivers as parents.

Lando knows what he should do. He should stop checking his phone at three in the morning, waiting for Oscar to text. He should stop trying to figure out where Oscar's been or who he's been with. He should definitely stop analyzing every touch like it means something it probably doesn't. The hand on his knee, the way Oscar leans in close, those casual "I love you"s that Lando replays until they fall apart into meaninglessness. Most of all, he should stop this thing where he's convinced that almost is enough. But Oscar makes it difficult. Not on purpose. That's almost worse, actually. Instead, Oscar just exists the way he does quiet, comfortable and careless with how much of himself he gives away, and Lando just keeps showing up, keeps believing things he knows aren't true. And the thing is, Oscar never promised him anything. Not once. Lando built all of this himself, constructed the entire narrative from fragments and proximity and Oscar's ability to make him feel like he was the only person that mattered in any given moment. So when Oscar texts him at three in the morning, Lando answers. When Oscar shows up at his door with that tired look and asks if he can stay, Lando lets him in. When Oscar says those things, quiet, half-asleep, drunk enough to be honest, Lando listens, and he believes them for the few hours before reality sets in. Because maybe Oscar's giving him pretty big lies, and maybe Lando knows they're lies, but they're the only thing he's got. And that's enough, somehow. It has to be enough.

!!DISCONTINUED!! idk how to write a description but oh well :') its based on the time of the winter break of the 2023 season and basically Lando and Oscar are both still drivers for mclaren but they became really good friends over the 2023 season and bought a flat together and moved in. their friendship evolves in a unexpected way and i'll leave the rest for you to read about! this is my first story so its not great but hope you enjoy :)

Lando Norris has a type. Brown eyes and... his teammate. After getting his heart broken by Carlos, he tries desperately to protect his heart and not fall for someone unattainable again... until Oscar Piastri steps into the picture and turns his world upside down.

Lando Norris only had to survive one wedding. Instead, he woke up in Vegas... married to Oscar Piastri. His rival. His problem. His husband. What started as tequila-fueled chaos and a stupid bet is now very real-and very public. With no easy way out, they're forced to fake their way through a marriage neither of them wanted. But between the bickering, the tension, and a few too many almost moments... Pretending starts to feel a little too real.

**TW!!** "It's always Carlos this, Carlos that. You still have feelings for him like how you used to. And yes I knew, but I forced myself to believe you didn't care for Carlos anymore, guess I was wrong." "I can't believe you, Oscar are you serious-, Jesus!". "Me or Him? Lando Choose". "I'm not choosing between you and Carlos, are you being serious Oscar? The hell has gotten into you lately?" Falling in love under the spotlight is simple. Staying together in the noise shattered them both. The world had accepted them, but neither was prepared for the slow, agonizing burn of falling apart. The fallout didn't just end their relationship. It left behind a bitter, silent ruin masked beneath PR-rehearsed smiles and quiet garage doors. Now, Lando and Oscar exist in a tense, suffocating orbit. Late-night silence, cold shoulders, and aggressive, razor-thin passes on the track have replaced what used to be sacred. The affection is gone, traded for a quiet, dangerous obsession with pushing each other to the limit. They tell themselves the anger is enough,that hate is easier to live with than regret. They are convinced they can outrun the wreckage forever. But in a sport dictated by split seconds, running on spite comes with a cost,and one split-second mistake is about to force them both to face what they lost. Because sometimes, hatred is just love that ran out of places to hide.

Oscar and Lando got together in Oscar's rookie year now 3 years later they have 2 children 2 year old Sammy who only talks to Oscar, Lando and his sister Sussie who is 1 and very independent. Can they juggle life as F1 drivers whilst also being dads?