#frechheitfic

[hotmandrivefast]

“Max naps on the couch. Charles naps on Max. The cats nap on Charles.”

From Frechheit by @additiva

Filling an anon request :)

[additiva]

Frechheit

By additiv (me) on AO3 | Lestappen | Rated E | 208k words | COMPLETE |

Summary

The first time that Max heard the name Charles Leclerc was in 2022, just after winning his first WDC. Maybe it only stuck because he heard it twice in one night; first as Leclerc was announced as the 2022 F3 champion. Second, as Helmut lamented not signing him to the Red Bull driver development program.

Now, Max is ready to put the newly-promoted Ferrari driver in his place. The problem is, Leclerc seems to think his place is on the top step of the podium. And he is not playing by the rules.

Basically, an age-difference fic, where they never got to work out their differences as kids. 3-time WDC Max's experience of being personally victimised by baby-Charles.

Genuine Enemies to Lovers, and the Most Unreliable of Narrators.

[dafunzies]

to anyone reading:

THAT ONE FIC made me login here (which I haven’t done since 2015 but I don’t have ao3 acc SO), find @additiva and publicly admit that I’ve fallen in love.

the writing style is amazing! the plot is amazing! finally I’m reading the story about people, and finally I’m tempted to believe that it actually happened in parallel universe. which obviously means that it’s a very - I damn strongly emphasize - good piece of fiction.

additiv is well reversed in both max & charles; emotional side of lestappen relationship is described psychologically accurate (!!) and… well, smut is hot. they are hot. pure enemies to lovers with boiling blood, crushing bones and all that shit. finally.

why I’m writing it here? I don’t have ao3 acc, I’m sorry. why are you reading this? not for me to answer but-

RUN to FRECHHEIT and don’t let the wc scare you - I promise, you’ll be deeply invested.

[hotmandrivefast]

Because Charles is here, and he’s a champion, and he’s squinting down at Max through his helmet. He probably can’t see anything, because he’s smiling so widely his eyes are basically closed, and he’s crying.

For @additiva, congrats on finishing Frechheit! Thank you for writing such a masterpiece. I'll miss them a lot :')

[hotmandrivefast]

Charles with Sassy (feat. Max's Tag Heuer)

Yep, this is indeed fanart for Frechheit by @additiva which has completely rewired my brain chemistry please read it if you haven't yet

[additiva]

chapter 16 is driving me crazy……have to do this *bite you gently

OH MY.

I gasped.

I do not have the words. To describe. My feelings. This is so amazing. My loves. There they are. They're perfect 😖😖 I'm so unwell. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[additiva]

I'm a hater to my core atm so I despise the post-win 'Simply Lovely' from Lando. But mostly it makes me sick that I didn't think to make Frechheit-Charles do it 🤬🤬

[additiva]

Frechheit Playlists

A lovely human asked me in my DMs if there's a playlist for Frechheit.

There is.

These are the songs I used/listened to for writing.

I've split it into 3 parts

Enemies (Chapters 1-4 especially)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Orb9bV7ET7FjAGj4FGPdL?si=NWjLpj0bTJ6s-Vx0b1-Y3A

Angst (Chapters 18-20 especially)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2X2mHttYRNHRGQWz5qcK9N?si=usZUK5PnTj6uu-o-U7Ssiw&pi=hbYFhhkpSr2x6

Lovers (the happy times)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6r8Ii9K3cR5jt5xWwZdGq6?si=3lO0ipmlRrCh-SctM47Dbw&pi=A69uxwxMQ5mFZ

For a few particular songs with particular associations:

Chapter 5 (and every other spicy scene): Still don't know my name - Labrinth

The spicy scene in Chapter 16: Baby said - Maneskin

The Monaco win: National Anthem - Lana Del Rey

Summer break: Sundress - Asap rocky

The Epilogue: Golden - Harry Styles

Lemme know your thoughts!

[additiva]

hello!! i read the entire fic and i was wondering if we can get a silly little recap for the last chapter (they used to be my favourite part of the updates) you don’t have to if you don’t want to though <3

Hello! Sorry for the wait, this is a great ask!

Here's 5, for your patience <3

Post-Brazil 2027:

Max: LIZ, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO ME

Liz, who's been waiting for this since their first meeting: Showtime.

Sometime prior to 2021:

Baby-Max: I believe I'm the unrivalled best, because every Formula 1 driver has to believe they're the best.

Post-Brazil 2027:

Max: And then I realised I might not be the unrivalled best.

Daniel: Oka--

Max: I'm just.. the RIVALLED best.

Daniel: ...

Post-Vegas 2027:

Lewis, totally at ease with being a prop in Charles' psychosexual mind games: Oh hey, Max. Having a good night? Nice weather.

Post-Vegas 2027:

Charles, stroking over the watch: Okay, but what if I said no?

Max: YOU ASKED ME!

Post-Final Race 2029:

Lando: Jesus Christ, what is it with Charles tonight? Is he that upset about losing the WDC?

Max: No, it's a long story, but he thinks I want to sleep with Oscar.

Lando: ... Oh.

Max: ...

Lando: ...do you--

Max: NO! I don't want to sleep with Oscar. I want to sleep with my fucking lunatic fiance, and he's making it really fucking difficult.

[additiva]

the look in his eyes are giving frecheit!charles! i saw this immediately thought of him... frecheit may be done but it's not forgotten in my heart and mind😭 lots of love to youuu🩵🩵 i hope you're doing amazing🧡

😭😭 I was going to post this for this reason. Then was like.. resist. It's finished.. I should let everyone forget even though I can't.

So anyway ❤️❤️😘🙏

The most love.

[additiva]

Pre-editing.

14k words.

🫠

[additiva]

One. More. Edit?

Confirming it'll be one chapter. But it'll be 15K words long.

Also the desire to edit the entire fic before finishing it, and fix all the tiny mistakes I usually ignore when I'm re-reading for vibe-checks. But I think I'm going to resist for now because that would take TIME 😬

[additiva]

Good news Chapter 23 has reached its word count and narrative endpoints. However, editing and the pressures of the outside world are ongoing.

✌️

[additiva]

Hiii, I was rereading some chapters of frechheit again (ch16) and I was wondering… charles is telling max that he will have to stay at his own place so people won’t draw any conclusions about them, max understands but is worried being an alarmist that maybe charles will leave him or something (as iffff anyway 🤭) I was wondering if charles was ever *this* fearful about losing max throughout the fic? bc I remember during brazil when charles goes to see max after his crash going to his drivers room and max tells him to leave and he’s actually pretty hurt about it (but refuses to leave 😜)

Hiii!

Great ask!

Congrats, it's an essay 🎉

The answer is no.

Max's anxiety about it is partially informed by his own perception of himself as 'unlikeable'. As well as that, he knows Charles keeps a lot to himself, so he doesn't think he'd know if Charles was losing interest or thinking about ending things. Charles is actually much more committed than Max realises, from Abu Dhabi onward. Max knows that Charles struggles with honesty and asking for what he needs, so he doesn't know that Charles is actually quite committed to making it work

Charles is used to being adored, even if it's something he's used to.. augmenting with most people. He knows he's well-liked and attractive. Also, Charles started out being a living nightmare for Max, and Max still fell for him. So Charles isn't so scared of doing something that will drive Max away. He does worry about how Max will react to certain things about him (the sponsor thing, and the extent of his manipulations), but he delivers that information to Max in a controlled manner, sort of as a test, which Max passes. And by the time he does that, he's pretty sure Max will at least try to understand. So he's not really worried that Max will leave him. He's just worried Max will be upset by the revelations.

There's a brief period between Qatar and Abu Dhabi in the first part of the fic (Ch 7) when Max is trying to give Charles space and keep his distance, when Charles has the sudden fear that Max has lost interest in him, and sort of panics about it, which is why he's trying to provoke Max in the club in Abu Dhabi.

But other than that, no, not really.

Max is super honest so he's pretty honest with Charles about how much he wants him. He's cautious with Charles, he puts alot of effort into learning about him and USING that knowledge. He tries to anticipate Charles' needs and meet them without him having to ask. He tries to be patient with him, and indulge him even when he's being irritating. To Max, it's kind of like driving in that he wants to keep learning and improving every little detail until everything's working seamlessly. He's driven by that. Every good moment with Charles is a reward to him, and he wants to make it great for Charles, too.

Max consistently invites Charles to spend time together, and to be in his space and in his life.

He's honest about wanting to see him, talk to him, touch him, and be with him. He's not trying to play it cool, and he's not subtle.

So Charles never really has any further doubts about how much Max likes him and wants him.

Which is part of the reason Max can be a source of strength for him through the whole second season, rather than another source of stress.

That's also why he could do things like be the first to say 'i love you'. Because he knows how Max feels. He could suggest in Spa that they break up for a while, because he thinks Max will find it easier not to watch his suffering so closely, but he also fully believes they'll be together again eventually.

And it's why he can stand his ground in Brazil. Because when Max tells him to go away. He's surprised and a bit hurt, but he's so secure in knowing how much Max loves him, that he immediately recognises that Max is just upset and doesn't really mean anything by it.

So. In summary, no.

It's just Max.

Charles is stressed about everything else, but not that 🤍

[additiva]

Some domestic lestappen inspired by frechheit ❤️ your fic is my Roman Empire

STOP oh my god you did this?

You're so talented 😖😖😖😖❤️❤️❤️❤️

Can't believe people like my unhinged ramblings enough to go out and bring perfection into the world.

[additiva]

Guys im fucking telling you right now.. If we'd gotten images of Charles in the Red Bull pool, I would've walked straight into the ocean.