That maxnando pic made me go a bit crazy omg need someone to perform an in depth analysis on it
is this not the most Machiavellian advisor in the prince's ear pic to exist??? the way max has to lean down a little to listen cause of their height difference. the hand on the shoulder is gentle, but firm. it stops max in his tracks, from moving away and he has to listen to what fernando has to say. even the framing of fernando's eyes against his eyes instead of his ears shows max is only seeing what fernando is telling him, we can imagine his eyes are closed if we want. 🥰
hey c remember that time someone prompted you for "maxnando, protege" and you were already halfway thru a good mando idea before you realized you'd misread it?
Abu Dhabi, 2026, In a Universe Slightly Adjacent to Ours
Lando has known he's effectively lost the title for fifty laps, now, since Pourchaire tried to go up the inside at turn one and sent him spinning into the barricades. But it's different to see it happen, to watch Max's orange car cross the line in a third-place finish that closes the ten-point gap he'd carried into the final race as fireworks begin exploding overhead.
"I know how you feel, man," Lewis says from the seat next to his in the McLaren garage, team radio headphones hanging around his neck. He tries to place a comforting hand on his protege's arm, but Lando shakes it off.
"You have no idea what this is like," he says to Lewis. "Max and I aren't like you and Nico, we're..."
The words die in his throat. Better? Not after that crash at Silverstone, in front of their fucking home crowd. More? Not if the rumors are to be believed, though Lewis has never confirmed, and Lando has never asked. Different?
"I know, kiddo," Lewis says, ruffling his hair. "You'll get him next year."
I need you guys to remember how happy and supportive Fernando was after Max won the 2021 Championship because its my magnum opus ❤️💙 (also him calling out the British media like a king)
Him immediately going to find and congratulate Max after like hello that’s his favorite boy 💕