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“Ah, I get it now,” Oscar says slowly, “You’re a glass-half-full kind of person.”
Lando considers this. “I like it better than ‘sunshine-and-rainbows.’”
Oscar leans back. “I’m more of a "there is water in the glass" person.”
Lando smiles, like that makes perfect sense.
“Good,” he says. “Then my job is to make sure it doesn’t leak. I’ll make sure nobody tips it over.”Or... Oscar's a CEO of a dying automotive company, and he desperately needs an assistant who's more "in his frequency" so they got him Lando.
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07 Jul 2026
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their mutual competence moves me in ways i cannot describe… despite the necessary intrinsic evil of corporate life this plot is so juicy & the double pov particularly is so good im frothing at the mouth for more (9)
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Max Verstappen has been bitter about the hand life dealt him for as long as he can remember. While his cousins grow up in ancestral estates and lavish mansions, he spends his childhood in a dingy motorhome, enduring the wrath of an abusive father.
Cunning, charming, and utterly ruthless, Max claws his way out of that life the only way he knows how – through lies, well-played deception, and perfectly executed cons. With a loyal crew of misfits at his side, he’s built an existence on the edge of society. Yet for Max’s insatiable hunger, this quiet life of petty scams isn’t enough. He’s only ever wanted what he believes should be his.
So he fixes his gaze on his greatest target yet: a heist against his spoiled, undeserving cousins – Lordling Lando Norris and billionaire’s heir Lance Stroll – the perfect marks to finally undo the shitty hand life dealt him.
Standing in his way is Detective Inspector George Russell, lead investigator with Scotland Yard’s Major Investigation Team – a man with a spotless reputation, a razor-sharp mind to match his own, and a personal history with Max that neither of them can escape.
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05 Jul 2026
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THIS BILLION COURSE EVERYTHINGBURGER MEAL . js so impressive and all-consuming + despite there being literally a billion storylines genuinely no arc or development ever felt contrived or incomplete. sooo glad i committed to reading i will be thinking abt these characters for a lomg time
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"We should put them in the same cabin," Mark says.
Seb raises an eyebrow. "You want to put the chaos kid and the calm kid together?"
Or... Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel run a karting summer camp. Nine-year-old Oscar Piastri and ten-year-old Lando Norris enroll. Chaos ensues.
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07 Jul 2026
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SOFREAKING CUTE AND SWEET + THE ROLE REVERSAL WOW INGENIOUS
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Lando attaches the blushy, pouty photo and sends it, then locks his phone and drops it onto the carpet beside him, staring up at the ceiling.
There’s a pause, stretching suspiciously long.
A faint click echoes through the call. Mute. Then unmute again.
“Sorry,” OP says when he comes back, his voice rougher now. “Thought someone was at the door.”
Or: Lando loses an F1 championship and signs up for a charity Minecraft speedrunning tournament to cope with his existential crisis. Turns out his coach, faceless speedrunning champion OP81, might be a bit of a fanboy.
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12 May 2026
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THIS FIC MOVED MOUNTAINS AND ALSO MADE ME FEEL LIKE THE BIGGEST CUCK OAT
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Oscar gives Lando a compass for his fifteenth birthday. The needle always finds North. Oscar spends the next decade pretending he doesn't know what that means.
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27 Jun 2026
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ohhhhmannnnn way too many years long situationship i love u sm. so soft and gratifying