#sof1shticated

[forzalando]

💛 hi 🥹 CONGRATS ON 3K THAT'S HUUUUUGE !!!!

I am obsessed with this idea and also my favourite activity (as of recently lmao) is drunk karaoke and of COURSE my dream would be to do it with lando !!!!

drunk karaoke with Lando would, and i'm not exaggerating, mean everything to me. i am in love with just the idea of this.

thank you for supporting me through the many phases of this blog and for entertaining my every thought/idea. adore you, mel💛 i hope you enjoy this blurb that was meant to be 300-400 words but ended up being 800+ lol

celebration post: here

Drunk Karaoke with Lando Norris under the cut😊

You quickly downed the shot thrust into your hand – sambuca, which meant it absolutely came from Lando since he was the only one who knew of your preference.  

He was on your left, sweaty and somehow wide awake despite the fact you’d been out for hours. Oscar was on your right, slowly swaying to the music with his eyes half shut. Somewhere across the club Charles and Pierre were dancing on an elevated surface while George videotaped them like a suburban soccer mom at her son’s first game. Here in Monaco, everyone partied post-race as if they themselves had made it to the top step over the weekend.

Out of nowhere, Lando fell into you as he shouted in your ear – “Do you know what I’ve always wanted to do?”

Oscar caught you before you could topple over, steadying you on your feet before shooting Lando a dirty look.

“Sorry, sorry,” Lando giggled. He centered himself and then put his hands on your shoulders, looking the most serious you’d ever seen him. “Anyway, do you know what I’ve always wanted to do?”

“Win at Silverstone? Become world champion?”

“Well, yes, but think smaller, you lunatic. Something I could do right now.”

“Out drink Max?”

“What? No, I don’t care about outdrinking Max, where did that come from?”

“Well, I just thought since he usually wins every race that you’d want to beat him at something – ”

“Oh my god, you’re impossible,” Oscar interjected. “He wants to do drunk karaoke. When we went out in Miami he was practically on his knees begging me to sing with him.”

A giant grin spread across your face as you playfully swatted Lando’s chest.

“Why didn’t you just say so? I happen to be an excellent karaoke partner,” you boasted.

Lando clapped his hands and jumped around like a toddler at your remark – “So, you’ll do it with me?”

Instead of answering, you snatched his hand and pulled him through the club at an impressive speed. You weren’t in a karaoke bar, quite far from it, but you planted yourself in front of the DJ booth and gestured to Lando. Security immediately pulled you both into the booth, perks of having Lando at your side, and the DJ of the night asked what she could do for you.

“Hi! Lando Norris wants to do drunk karaoke and I’m trusting that you can make that happen. It’s very important to him,” you professed.

“I think I might have a couple instrumentals or could make some magic happen. Any specific requests? You won’t have any lyrics on screen, though. And you’ll have to share a mic.”

Before you could ask what your options were, Lando was shouting, once again, in your ear.

“DO YOU HAVE THE SPICE GIRLS? THAT ONE SPICE GIRLS SONG?”

“Lando, we won’t have the lyrics,” you reminded him.

“I don’t need them,” he declared, crossing his arms with attitude. “Maybe you need them, fake fan.”

“I most certainly do not,” you yelled back to Lando. “DJ, roll the track. Pretty please. You're amazing."

She chuckled and handed you the singular mic, Lando immediately snatching it from your hands.

“It’s my dream, I get to hold the mic.”

You rolled your eyes and fought back a smile, stepping into his side as he threw an arm around you.

The deafening bass from the speakers grew quiet as the DJ addressed the crowd of people – “we’ve got a special surprise tonight! These two lovely friends of mine up here are going to perform a special number for everyone. Please welcome – ”

She paused, waiting for you and Lando to introduce yourselves.

“LANDO NORRIS AND Y/N Y/L/N.”

“Please welcome Lando Norris and Y/N Y/L/N to my booth. Show them some love!”

The clapping and cheering brought the volume in the club back to an obscene level – the loudest cheers coming from a VIP table not far from the booth where all of your friends had gathered.

Before you had a chance to feel the slightest bit self-conscious, the infamous laugh rang through the speakers and Lando was scream-singing into the mic.

 “YO, I’LL YOU WHAT I WANT, WHAT I REALLY, REALLY WANT!”

The two of you in perfect sync, passing lines back and forth, singing (if you could call it that) in unison during the chorus. You could have sworn you heard George shout out that this was “his song” and Max was most definitely telling anyone who would listen that he personally knows Ginger Spice.  

You tore your eyes from the audience to look at Lando – the smile on his face rivaling the brightest sunny day. With his arm around you, squeezing you to his side, your closest friends cheering for you, your heart was sure to burst from happiness. There was no place you’d rather be in that moment than making a drunken fool of yourself with the most important person in your life by your side.

And if Lando was thinking the same thing, about how he was happier in that moment than he’d ever been, podiums and race win included, he’d keep that to himself for just a minute more.

[f1-birb]

hello my birb <3 please mutual bingo!! 🫶

fighting the people who made you sad by the way!!!!! :(((

MEL 🫶🫶🫶

mutual bingo

[harianaswhore]

⟡ cₕₐᵣₗₑₛ ₗₑcₗₑᵣc ⟡

NONE OF THESE ARE WRITTEN BY ME

ᵐʸ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ʳᵉᶜˢ ᶠ¹ ʳᵉᶜˢ

— ᶠᴸᵁᶠᶠ ⟡

little guard - @xxblairexxss

a rock? thanks! - @starkwlkr

what's mine is mine (^)

banned (^)

dancing in the rain - @thef1diary

you are in love - @love-belle

sleepyhead - @pucksandpower

changing lanes (^)

jealous!charles - @theemporium

welcome to the chalet (^)

30 more minutes - @chillielo

mirrorball - @uglyducklingofthe2000s

causal dominance - @verstappen-cult

26 birthday kisses (the cutest thing i've actually ever read) - @f1version

after all - @scuderiahoney

all's well the ends well - @clerc16

pov - @mirohlayo

i saw mommy kissing santa claus - @uramakimochi

red - @champagneholland

tipsy - @uluvjay

just kidding - @sincerlyleclerc

christmas with charlie - @sports-on-sundays

did i do that? - @chlerc

birthday - @poetsblvd

— ᴬᴺᴳˢᵀ⟡

too good - @dilemmaontwolegs

all that matters (^)

i'm a young man after all - @uglyducklingofthe2000s

the final frame - @leclsrc

world burning (mafia stuff basically) - @miirohs

écoute chérie (^)

right timing (sobbed over this) - @moneymasnn

said something stupid, instead of 'i love you' (smut) - @absolutelynotmate-archive

— ˢᴹᵁᵀ⟡

congratulations - @awritessomething

true temptation - @cherry-leclerc

ruined all of my plans (^)

you know it - @leclsrc

sexy appeal - @lecsainz

playing with his nerves - @ccsainzleclerc5516

just you and me (^)

ruffled sheets - @jujusdiary

tired eyes - @sunsetchicane

wins - @leclerc-hs

— ˢᴼᶜᴵᴬᴸ ᴹᴱᴰᴵᴬ ⟡

charles' playlist - @writingstoraes

all mine (^)

biggest fan (^)

no.1 fan (^)

birthday - @absolutelynotmate-archive

obsessed - @chrisevansonly

friendship bracelets - @astonmartinii

tight knit (^)

love languages (^)

undercover verstappen (^)

oh no he's hot - @verstarppen

baby - @csainzoperator

dangerous woman - @hemmingsleclerc

ferrari's girl - @landitolover

sur le point - @f1fnatic

mystery girl - @lewisvinga

stay in suzuka (^)

ever letting go - @hs-is-loml

three's a crowd - @poetsblvd

lover boy - @luvclerc

into you - @leclercsainzz

actress!reader - @formulaa-1

buisnesswoman!reader (^)

like a feather - @maplesyrupsainz

they don't know me like my baby (^)

newey!reader - @pucksandpower

in a different timezone - @sof1shticated

hitched - @lxclerc

"slut" ! - @agendabymooner

in love, in italy - @slutforln4

party in the u.s.a - @ham1lton

every day, i dress all black - @chokamo

— ˢᴱᴿᴵᴱˢ ⟡

everything shower smitten (smau) - @xxblairexxss

tying the knot two three (smau) - @dannyricsmirrorball

christmas in monaco two three - @everythingne

how you get the girl (smau) - @verstappen-cult

the one that got away (smau) - @lxclerc

steal my girl snitches end up in ditches i'd lie (smau) - @leclerckins

friends or not? two - @leclercsloveletter

let you break my heart again - @sofs16

is it over now? two three four five six seven (smau) - @rhaenella

we found love two - @bykshre

[tinyhrry]

F1 Fic Recs

Carlos Sainz

ure not the only one @matchaverse

just a bite @uglyducklingofthe2000s

u cant buy class

never forget you @norizzsainz

treat u better @tinycoffeeroom

Charles Leclerc

like an unknown sign @nouvellevqgue

enchanted to meet you @leclercloml

kisses & wishes @thef1diary

love and leo @poetsblvd

bday princess

both of them @lewisvinga

the masterplan

right person wrong time @rosyblooom

spring festival @hemmingsleclerc

wrong number @ham1lton

broken house @boiohboii

this @harrysfolklore

growing family

guilty as sin @astonmartinii

home ties

golden couple @leclercmode

so good to me @pucksandpower

eternal sunshine @afterglowsainz

Lando Norris

bragger @yeahxsurexokay13

the slip up @loveluvrs

pressure @flawdchaos

all credits to moi @uglyducklingofthe2000s

sand is the enemy

long awaited debut

makes me feel tall

keep trying

bruised

shes so precious

shes nobody

just want you

me or her

the race and the girl @mirohlayo

love unwrapped @thef1diary

just friends @tinycoffeeroom

more than enough

they don't know about us @rosyblooom

Barcelona @afterglowsainz

breakfast for 3 @pierregazly

drinks and jackets @of-many-fandomss

future NHL star @edwardslvrr

look me in the eyes @its-avalon-08

too gentle @propertyofwicked

hot wings

Aussie @planetpiastri

u came, u called @dilemmaontwolegs

tell me u love me @ynsbarbbb

lucky charm @coco-loco-nut

fav uncle

princess party @5sospenguinqueen

my ex is a footballer @captainreecejames

so American @lizlovestofangirl

ideal weekend @yeahxsurexokay13

cats outta the bag

nurse he's out again @lewisvinga

u deserve so much more than that @hotmencore

espresso @landososcar

my dawg @sharlsworld

steal ur girl @fastandcarlos

drunk in love @f1loverrr

Oscar Piastri

still kissable @uglyducklingofthe2000s

orange tabby @maxiemclaren

my heart hurts @its-avalon-08

bleeding love @mirohlayo

mclaren admin @afterglowsainz

ive got u @pierregazly

one year ago @nouvellevqgue

passing time @yuujtadori

u r in love @leclercsredhelmet

glue song @ham1lton

birthday buddies @thef1diary

pr nightmare @leclercstarrs

we don't know anything about girls @russellsppttemplates

2 lonely friends @claypgeon

pr nightmare

sniff sniff

being a wag is hard

no, just no

n they were roomates

Spanish @timmyholland

used to be mine @pucksandpower

great blind date @ferraridepartment

its not hate @jackhues

when she called @sof1shticated

growing pains @5sospenguinqueen

birds of a feather @lovekunpr

something stupid @taasgirl

shots @jo-com

adoption and legos @edwardslvrr

Grid

open or closed @venusacrossthestars

loving siesta @inblurtub

a star at home @uglyducklingofthe2000s

ruptured

grid kids @formula-nyoom

we are the people @claypgeon

little norris

[oscpiastri81]

Oscar Piastri 🏎️💨 (1)

In Motion ~ @scuderiahoney

Stick Around ↑

In From the Rain ↑

Be Brave ↑

(Not so) Invisible String ↑

Package Deal ~ @uglyducklingofthe2000s

She's a Yapper ↑

No Struggling ↑

Fingertips ↑

What's Meant to Be ↑

My Koala ↑

Settle Down ~ @pucksandpower

Moments of Glory ↑

This Christmas 💕 ~ @httpiastri

Teammates Roommate ~ @marlenesluv

Christmas at Home ↑

Lost in Japan ~ @sunrizef1

Speak for Yourself ↑

Divorce of Convenience ~ @fangirl-dot-com

Oscah ~ @vivwritesfics

Translator

Rough You Up ↑

Morning Routine ~ @alltoowelltom

Sunshine ~ @imaginaryf1shots

Soulmate ↑

A Shoey ~ @thatsdemko

Lover ~ @sinofwriting

Wine

Quiet ~ @arieslost

Talk ↑

Papaya Problems ~ @theferrarieffect

Pastry's Girl

Wedding Panic ~ @jackpiastri

This is the Life ~ @lenoraah

Fit Check ~ @starsinscript

How Could You?! ~ @chrisevansonly

'Tis the Damn Season ~ @lipringlrh

When I First Saw You ~ @annawritesblog

Don't Worry Everyone. I'm Alive. ~ @norrizzandpia

A Very Rookie Year Secret Santa ~ @sof1shticated

A Friendly Push ↑

No Red Flags ~ @struggling-with-drivers

smut = 💕

[forzalando]

💫 okay the podium thing is such a good idea (and i may be theiving it for my next celebration) BUT i definitely want to know tv show podium AND f1 driver who are most likely to hide their eyes during a scary movie podium lmao

have to admit when i thought of it i patted myself on the back lol

tv shows:

🥇 criminal minds

🥈 new girl

🥉 modern family

driver most likely to hide their eyes during a scary movie:

🥇 george russell (i am supremely confident he hates them)

🥈 lando norris (plays it off extremely well but gives off big “i’m scared to sleep alone” vibes)

🥉 alex albon (i don’t think he’s scared as much as he hates seeing gore or people d word-ing. either way. hiding behind his hands)

celebration post: here

[rosenqvists]

#KYLEKIRKWOOD: IT’S A FEMININOMENON!

SAY IT WITH ME FOLKS, WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A: FEMININOMENON! i believe it was @sof1shticated who said that kyle needs to get femininomenon edits about him and i am here to provide :D got a couple more edits loaded for the next few days (bus bros the chain edit, marcus a birthday edit, a special birthday edit for my grandma) so be on the lookout for those!!!

slight flash warning as well!

song is femininomenon by chappell roan

[f1-birb]

birb you are so fern, lilac, and mint (also side of chili because the angst hurts me eoijqeoijofijwe) 🫶

fern - in love with your big brain energy

lilac - love to see you on my dashboard

mint - you deserve all the rights

side of chili - who hurt you?

love you Mel 🥹🥹🥹🫶🫶🫶

[lam-ila]

✧ Maleeha’s 300 Follower Celebration ✧

hi friends!! i hit 300 followers on here which is absolutely insane to me! this tumblr blog is literally just a mumble jumble of my brain and i’m so happy that you guys stick around for everything! i appreciate all of you for being here, whether you’re here for my fics, my chaotic lbs, or my reblogs about my non-sport related interests. i’m so grateful for all the friendships i’ve made on here. y’all are my little friends in my phone and i adore you all so much ❤️❤️

okie, onto the celly!!

celebrating from 11 Aug through 27 Aug

☀️ cast your mutuals: send me a topic and i’ll cast my mutuals!

❤️ ask me anything: as me anything you wanna know about me! please be nice :)

😈 fmk alternatives: send me three people/characters as well as a number from this post and i’ll choose! please keep in mind that i don’t drink, smoke, etc.

🦋 moodboard: send me a person/team/character of your choice + a prompt and i’ll make a moodboard!

📸 ig edit: send me an nhl player/f1 driver of your choice + a scenario and i'll make an ig edit!

📌 pinterest pic: send me a person/character of your choice and i’ll give you a random picture of them from my pinterest boards!

tagging some friends under the cut!

@2manytabsopen @sof1shticated @suntomemp3 @lifeofpriya @forzalando @foreveralbon @typical-simplelove @jimothystu @jimmystrudel @donttelltheelff @intothetr33s @hischier-papaya @nandoseries @fallinallincurls @laurenairay @jostystyles @frostysfrenzy @itsalwaysagirl @snapbackslide @g3arbr3aker @hufflepuffhabs

(this is just everyone i could quickly think of off the top of my head. if you’re not tagged, please know that it’s because brain go brrrr and please know that i love and appreciate you ❤️)

[darling-recommendations]

Lando Norris Recommandations

Key

Suggestive → ★

Smau → ✧

Is this seat taken by @httpiastri ★

You're mine by @httpiastri ★

Serious by @httpiastri

Wedding Bells by @httpiastri

She fell first, he fell harder by @natailiatulls07 ✧

Situationship by @natailiatulls07 ✧

Golden Trio Series by @natailiatulls07 ✧

Littlest Leclerc Series by @natailiatulls07

Sainz! reader by @bellewintersroe

I think there has been a glitch by @lordperceval-16 ✧

↳ part 2 ✧

Big dad vibes by @jamminvroomvroom

Perfect by @jamminvroomvroom ✧

Streaming and daydreaming by @moeyynorris

Too much information by @planetpiastri ✧

Winter wonderland by @planetpiastri ✧

Uh oh, I'm falling in love by @russellsppttemplates

And your friend Steve by @sof1shticated ✧

New years tradition and drunk kisses by @sof1shticated ★

Our deal series by @sof1shticated ★

Clubs & race cars by @landonfour ✧

Mini me, mini you series by @landonfour ✧

Where your heart truly lies by @landonfour ✧

Book lover by @marlenesluv ✧

basically all of @uglyducklingofthe2000s, they have a shit ton and they are all amazing

a whole lot of love for all of these writers, all of yall's work is truly amazing (some even masterpieces) fics <3333

also if you don't like smaus sorry (not) cause that is like at least half of these because I absolutely adore them

[albonoooo]

✨✨positivity chain! tag some of your favorite creators (artists, gif makers, writers, etc) and say what you love about them. Share with as many people as you’d like✨✨

ahh this is lovely!! before i start rambling, please note that i'm just doing this off the top of my head. there are so many incredibly talented creators in this fandom, my pea-sized sieve of a brain could not possibly name all of them.

as for gif makers, @mecachrome and @princemick are the backbone of this site and that is an understatement.

some amazing artitsts are @dumbf1sketches @st-leclerc @fastestfrogs @pityroadart and @pitayyaaa. i have never seen a piece of art made by any of them and not fallen to my knees in wonder and amazement. i'd also like to mention some of the blogs who make the most incredible web weaves/edits: @sedicii @bright-and-burning (who also writes banger fics, the range) @maxcuntstappen @sof1shticated and @charles-jpg. the eye for detail, care and skill going into the creation of these weaves, art pieces and edits is just. wow.

now, writers. i have nearly 700 bookmarks at this point, almost all of them being f1 fics and i simply cannot tag all the writers who have shared their lovely creations, but here are some of my favourites, ranging from painful ache to tooth-rotting fluff to life-changing smut and everything in between. @wanderingblindly @hrhgeorgerussell @nyoomfruits @vroombeams @monacotrophywife @glasscushion @freeuselandonorris @janinaduszejko @ocontraire @foggieststars @alphatinies @strawberry-daiquiris and @chelemlem. these people are scholars and prophets to me. the sheer amount of time and effort they put into writing and sharing wonderful fics that are genuinely more well crafted and written than many a published book is mind boggling and so so so appreciated.

i will stop myself from gushing any more, i think i've made my point. fandom creators are amazing and i owe all of them my life, thank you very much <3

[dilemmaontwolegs]

Hello lovely!! First off, love your work. So glad to have you creating for the F1 fans like me.

Is there any chance you would know how to find a fic? Maybe you could post this?

I know it’s Lando x Driver!Reader, fake dating, and that Pierre causes reader to crash? Lando says something like “even on track he’s hitting on my girl.” Obvs after the crash feelingsssssss

I’ve been looking everywhere but the tags aren’t helping me. Thx you 😊

Aw thank you!

I have found a couple of fake dating driver fics but from a quick scan I couldn’t find one where Pierre caused a crash. Hopefully one of my followers can help out?

In the meantime here’s the ones I came across: Fake Dating, Driver!reader

Just don’t talk by @goldsbitch

You were never what I wanted by @norrizzandpia

Driver!reader:

I’ll protect you by @dumbseee

Our deal by @sof1shticated

Also, @maddiescinema is a helpful blog to find F1 fics 💕

[futurewdclandonorris]

Thank you for the tag @starlightiing ♥ you did tag my main, but I'll answer here since it's f1 related ♥

Who is your favorite driver?

LANDO NORRIS (I love when people make assumptions of who my favorite driver is when I tell them I like/watch f1 and they are NEVER right and then I get to say Lando all proudly)

Do you have other favorite drivers?

George Russell, Oscar Piastri (I like a bunch more of others, but these two are like the ones I'd die and kill for and serve for their crimes)

Who is your least favorite driver?

Lance Stroll :/

Do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?

I like teams as well!

If you like teams, what team do you pull for?

MERCEDES (I might have to start pulling for McLaren too now that they have finally given my Lando a win and end my anti campaign (this saddens me deeply 😔))

How long have you been into F1?

I've made my first contacts with f1 on September 25th 2022 but only started getting into it on September 27th 2022 and the first race I've watched was on October 2nd 2022 and here I am ever since then, I've never felt more at home

What got you into F1?

OMG STORY TIME!!!!!!! Okay no, I feel like I've already told it too many times already. I'll keep it short and just say my cousin got me into it

Do you enjoy Fanfic/RPF?

I grew up on fanfics and rpf so yes!

How do you view new fans?

I have no problem unless you come from the chicken shop date then please don't talk to me :)

If you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?

I wouldn't necessarily like to be a team principal, but maybe McLaren (I CAN FIX THEM!!!)

Are your friends and family into F1 as well?

Not really, but some of my relatives are

Are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?

Yes! Always!! I feel like I only talk to a small amount of you when I actually fancy a lot of you, but I'm scared to text first 🥹

Tagging: @lewlew44 @prettiest-at-the-party @ginsengi @mclarenhoney @mdblktwnk @honkyscats @youraveragef1obsessedgirl @feralnando @thesunkeptrising @vivvangel @thef1diary @norstappenvibes @on-sinkingships @ynbabe @vellicora @linnebae @scuderiascarerari @wht-am-i-doin @black-fireproofs @biropen @motorsportmusing @maaxverstappen @pastry-cult @mlee-02 @wtfisakilometer2 @jupiter-je-taime @leclerxnorris @geooooooorge @scuderiasillygirl @usersewis @kiwi-lawson @norrisleclercf1 @inchidentally @keysmashhhhhhhh @lewislcver @interlagostrack @formulahuh @fandomchaosposts @sof1shticated Oh my god I feel like I've never tagged this many people 💀 please feel free to ignore

[oscpiastri81]

Lando Norris (1) 🏎️💨

6 to 1 ~ @holllandtrash

Hot Wings ~ @lqvesoph

A Happy Family of Four ~ @theemporium

Boyfriend Lando ~ @norrizzandpia

Wrong Number, Right Person ↑

Bad Idea, Right? ~ @monzabee

Change my Mind ~ @ohmyeyesmyeyes

Steps to You ~ @oofthwoods

Helmets ~ @uglyducklingofthe2000s

She's a Cryer ↑

H20 ↑

Back from Dinner (Date) ↑

My Girlfriend is a Menace ↑

I Love You More Than Myself ↑

You're Here for Me ↑

Take That Cap Off ↑

Not an Easy Choice ↑

No More Sad Songs for Mr Norris ↑

Like Those Old Couples ↑

Don't be Such a Muppet ↑

Worth Celebrating ↑

I'd Date a Fan ↑

Broken Faith ↑

No Hiding in Plain Sight ↑

Part Two

All in the Details ↑

Pamper Yourself ↑

Is It Meant to be This Hard ↑

A Limited Number ↑

Sun Tattoos ↑

Bruised ↑

Such Public Affection ↑

TikTok Couple ~ @uramakimochi

One of Us ~ @ac3may

Flashing Lights ~ @jamminvroomvroom

A Golf Swing and a Trampoline 💕 ↑

Karma Rules! ~ You Bring Blue Lights.

Our Secret Moments 💕 ↑

What is it about Weddings? ~ @works-of-fanfiction

Invisible String ~ @lnfours

Part Two

Obvious ↑

"The chat's going mad over you two" ~ @hotmencore

I don't like Coffee ~ @1nephtys

Dead Man Walking ~ @dilemmaontwolegs

Part Two

Caught in the Act ~ @gothicwidowsworld

Our Deal ~ @sof1shticated

I Can't Help but Push You Away, My Dear. Self Sabotage is all I Know ~ @amaranthineghost

Better Together ~ @scuderiasundays

Happy Wife, Happy Life

A Birkin Bag ~ @xhopelesslyromanticx

Orange Theory ~ @thatsdemko

It'll Grow Back ~ @propertyofwicked

You Owe Me ↑

Your Necklace ↑

If She's Around ~ @boiohboii

Too Many Beds ~ @fangirl-dot-com

Fake Amnesia ↑

Lockscreen ~ @merchelsea

Couples Therapy ~ @pucksandpower

Breaking the Ice ↑

Drinks and Jackets ~ @of-many-fandomss

smut = 💕

[forzalando]

Orange Theory

Charles Leclerc x best friend!reader (female reader)

summary: charles and his best friend do countless nice things for each other, but they're just behaving like any good friend would. right? wc: 2.5k author's note: ok guys so this is not the Charles fic i promised (she is still a WIP and i will finish her eventually. probably will have to be a multi-part fic with how long it's getting), but i hope you enjoy this one in the meantime! special thanks to @scuderiahoney for encouragement and inspiration. special thanks to @sof1shticated for reading and assuring me this doesn't suck. if you haven't read their fics, both Lee and Mel have some gems that i adore. HIGHLY recommend checking out their masterlists! warnings: none!

You loved summer break – Charles was home for at least a few weeks, days spent on a yacht, every afternoon and evening spent with friends either at dinner or out at some club until someone got too drunk to carry on.

Today was, in your humble opinion, the perfect day. All of your friends, courtesy of Charles, were sprawled out on the sun deck of a rented boat or splashing around in the water below. You could feel the heat radiating off of Lando as he laid next to you and whispered about how McLaren was making insane upgrades – according to him, they might just have a race-winning car in the second half of the season.

“Are you boring my best friend to tears, Norris?” The brutal sun disappeared behind Charles’ body as he stood above you – as if on instinct, he shifted slightly so that you could look up at him and not be blinded by its rays.

“She’s hanging on my every word, right, Y/N? In fact, she asked me how I’m feeling about Zandvoort and the rest of the season.”

“And?” Charles asked, a small smile on his face.

“Like I would tell you what’s going on with the car! I know Y/N can keep a secret, she would never betray me to a prancing horse. She bleeds papaya.”

You laughed along with Lando – the one point of contention that had always existed in your friendship with Charles. Of course, you became a Ferrari fan because of him, but you’d always been a McLaren and Mercedes loyalist. It was something that Lando, Oscar, and George relished in.

“Alright, alright, no need to rub it in, Norris,” you giggled. “What can I do for you, Charlie?”

“I just came to give you this.”

Within seconds, a perfectly peeled orange dropped in your lap. Lando’s eyes grew wide for a moment but a swift glare from Charles had his face back to normal in no time. You missed the interaction, jumping up from your seat in excitement.

“Aw, Charlie! You are the best friend a girl could ask for,” you chirped as you started separating the wedges of fruit.

“Ah, don’t mention it,” he sighed, waving his citrus-scented hand in the air. “There’s more in the cooler if you want! Freshly peeled!”

“Thank you, mon cher ami.” You quickly kissed his cheek, noticing as you pulled away just how red it was, along with his neck and the tips of his ears. “Charles! How many times do I have to tell you to put on sunscreen? Your face and neck are fried!”

“I don’t think it’s from the sun,” Lando mumbled, his eyes trained on the fruit in your hands. With Charles insisting he was fine, you could barely hear what he had said.

“What did you say, Lan?” You asked, turning your attention away from Charles for a moment.

Once again, Lando was met with a menacing glare and he laughed awkwardly before moving his gaze to the horizon.

“Nothing, nothing, Y/N. Just thinking out loud.”

Shrugging your shoulders, you turned back to Charles and handed him the orange he had just given to you. With your now free hands, you rifled through your beach bag until you found the SPF 50 face cream you had packed that morning with Charles in mind.

“Here, I packed this for you. Please put some on so I don’t have to worry about you getting sun poisoning,” you pleaded with your best puppy dog eyes.

Charles stared without answering for far too long – anything you wanted, all you had to do was ask him and he’d do it. Even without you gazing at him with your wide, siren eyes, he would give you the world if you so desired it.

He shook his head slightly, pulling himself out of the daze caused by your pleading eyes. “Oui, ma fleur, I will put on the sun cream. Je promets.”

You smiled in triumph, taking the orange back from Charles and bidding him a “see you later” before laying back down in your lounger. Popping an orange slice into your mouth, you let out a contented sigh. Somehow, whether Charles was magic or he had some serious connections in the produce world, the fruit he picked out and gave to you always tasted better than anything you bought yourself.

“He peels your oranges for you?”

You hummed and turned to Lando – “what, Lan?”

“Does Charles always peel your oranges for you?”

“Well, no, obviously not always. Why?”

Before Lando could answer, Lily plopped down next to you and stole an orange slice from your hand.

“I swear,” she huffed, “Alex and George are competitive to begin with, but when they get together, it’s unbearable. They’ve been having a “who can hold their breath the longest” contest for the past thirty minutes! Rematch after rematch after rematch, I called in my favor with Oscar to get out of judging their little competition.”

“As if either of them could beat me, they probably didn’t ask me to join because they’re scared,” Lando bragged. “I’ll leave you ladies to chat, go show them how it’s done.”

As Lando walked towards the edge of the boat, you and Lily turned towards one another.

“Men,” you scoffed in unison, following it up with belly laughs and lingering giggles.

As the laughter died down, Lily ate the orange slice she had stolen from you and practically moaned in delight. “Where did you get this orange? It might be the best I’ve ever had!”

“It’s from Charles! I was just thinking about this, I don’t know how he does it but he always has the best fruit. Every time he brings me any I am both ecstatic and pissed off – my fruit is never as good as his and we shop at the same grocery store!”

“Well, does he have any more oranges? I could eat 20 of these.”

“He said he left me more in his cooler, let me grab them.”

A few moments later, you walked back to Lily with a bag of peeled oranges in your right hand and two bottles of water in your left.

“Are you a professional orange peeler? You were only gone for two minutes.”

“Oh no,” you giggled, “Charles peeled them for me. He knows I don’t like peeling them so when he can, he always does it for me.”

“Y/N,” Lily looked at you suspiciously, “do you know what the orange peel theory is?”

You wracked your brain but came up empty. “No, what is it?”

Lily went into a brief explanation – something about how it became a viral tik tok challenge, people asking their partners if they would peel an orange for them and how it was an indicator of true love, soulmates, a healthy relationship, and everything in between. “Well, that’s just silly,” you mumbled through chews, orange juice dribbling down your chin. “I think it just means someone is a good person – Charlie and I aren’t anything more than friends and he peels my oranges, among other things, because he has a good heart.”

“Among other things?” Lily pressed you, her eyes gleaming with something you couldn’t quite place.

“He slices my apples because I have never been able to master the apple corer contraption! And he takes all my grapes off the stems when he’s at my place because I never do – it’s too tedious.”

“What else?”

“Oh, when we go out to breakfast, he always brings me a tea when he picks me up. He’s an early riser and I take forever to get ready. He knows I never have time to make it myself when we have plans before 10am.”

Lily was smirking at you, no, smiling at you. It was a little unnerving, the way she was entirely amused at the information you were giving her. However, the moment was briefly interrupted by the arrival of Alex.

“What are we talking about, ladies?” He spoke cheerfully, a broad smile on his face which meant that he was most likely declared the best breath holder of the 2019 rookies.

“Y/N was just telling me about all the sweet things Charles does for her,” Lily gushed.

“Oh god, when is he not doing things for her? Did you see him buttering her bread for her at dinner last week?”

Lily burst out laughing while you playfully punched Alex’s arm. “I’m indecisive! He butters it for me while I read the menu since it takes me so long to figure out what I want to order. It saves time!”

“He does that on a regular basis?” Alex asked incredulously, looking at Lily with wide eyes. “My god, that man is head over heels.”

“Alex,” you protested, “Charles is not in love with me. We’ve been friends for six years, I think I would know by now.”

“You’re both impossible,” Alex groaned. “Come on, Lily, I just came over to get you so we could play water polo with George and Carmen.”

Lily sighed in defeat, though she had a smile on her face at the thought of spending time with Alex even if it meant another competition. “I’ll see you, later, yeah?” She called over her shoulder, waving goodbye as you teased her by dramatically eating another slice of orange and settling back in your chair. At the front of the boat, Charles was laughing with Pierre and almost as if he felt you looking, he turned around and met your gaze.

Even though you had just wholly denied anything more than friendship between you and him, you couldn’t help but think about your interactions with Lily and Alex.

Sure, Charles sometimes did things that were out of the ordinary for ‘just friends’, but he had the sweetest soul of anyone you’d ever met. He always sacrificed his umbrella or jacket for you, made sure you had fresh tulips in your apartment when he was home in between races, had your favorite meal delivered to you when you were having a rough day while he was away and you missed him.

You did things for him too – cleaned his apartment when you knew he was on his way back to Monaco, left him plenty of sticky notes with words of encouragement if he was coming back from a bad race, stocked his fridge full of his favorite things. Recently, you’d been gifting him annotated books because he mentioned he wanted to read more and always enjoyed listening to you talk about your favorite novels. Since you spent most of the year apart, you decided he could at least read your thoughts.

When you could come to races, unfortunately a rare occurrence due to your graduate classes and work schedule, he made sure Ferrari hospitality had your favorite flavor of sparkling water on hand. Anytime you saw a cute dog video, you would send it to him because they always made him smile.

You’d do anything to make him smile, just as he would for you, which is what a good friend would do. A best friend, it’s what a best friend would do.

But best friends didn’t linger in doorways and stare at each other’s lips when bidding each other goodnight. They didn’t cuddle close and fall asleep in each other’s arms on a couch while watching whatever movie you had chosen because he always let you choose.

They didn’t look at one another the way Charles was looking at you now – his sunglasses pushed up on top of his head and a dopey smile on his face. He waved to you and dramatically blew you a kiss, something he always did when he caught your eye across a room, no matter who was around.

You practically launched yourself to your feet, the last remaining orange slices in your lap falling to the lounger and staining the seat with juice. It was only seconds until you were standing in front of Charles but the walk over felt like an eternity with the way the world around you disappeared and your heart pounded in your chest.

“Est-ce que tu maimes, Charles?”

The question came out in one breath, your chest heaving in anticipation for his response.

“Of course, I love you, ma fleur,” he laughed. “What’s gotten into you?”

“No,” you panted. “Do you love me, Charlie? Est-ce que tu maimes?”

“Of course, I love you,” he answered again, his eyes shining and a small smile on his face that told you everything you needed to know. “Every time I think of you, I love you. Every time I breathe, I love you.”

“Every time you peel my oranges?” You whispered, holding up your orange juice-stained fingertips. He took your right hand in his and held it up to his face to kiss your palm, his eyelashes fluttering against you gently.

“Especially when I peel your oranges. Did you know that I hate doing it too? Like, really hate it. I don’t even peel them for myself.”

You gasped in shock, watching as he threw his head back and laughed jovially.

“I’d do anything for you, ma fleur. Mon soleil. Mon cœur.”

“Would you kiss me?”

“Maybe if Pierre would leave and stop gawking at us.”

This time you threw your head back to laugh, Charles soon joining you as Pierre protested the accusation.

“No, no,” he shouted, “you didn’t even give me a chance to leave. Just started declaring your love before I knew what was happening. Which, by the way, was so obvious it was starting to get annoying. We’ve all tried dropping hints to both of you so I don’t know who got through to you, Y/N, but – ”

“Pierre!” You shouted, eyes wide and arm gesturing him away from the two of you.

“Ah, désolé, I’m leaving,” he grumbled, almost tripping over his own feet to get away as quickly as possible.

You giggled again and Charles gripped your chin softly, pulling your eyes away from Pierre and back to face him.

He leaned in gently, as if he was afraid you would back away and regret taking the leap to go from friends to something so much more.

He tasted like salt water, smelled like sweet fruit and sunscreen – you smiled into the kiss knowing that he had listened to you and put it on, even though you knew he hated the way it felt on his skin.

His fingers gripped your waist and yours trailed up his chest – both of you slightly sticky from the citrus juices and sweat from the sun.

You pulled away and nudged his nose with yours, breathing him in and wishing that this moment would never end. Charles lowered you both to the sun deck, adjusting until you were sitting between his legs and his arms were wrapped firmly around you, the two of you facing the sunset and open sea.

After a few moments, you broke the shared silence. “You know, I would have happily peeled an orange for you if you had ever asked me,” you asserted.

Charles’ hold on you softened at your admission, the thinly veiled meaning not at all lost on him as he pressed his lips to your cheek.

“I love you too, Y/N.”

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I think I've blocked too many F1 blogs the tags are EMPTY like there's no one talking about anything 😂 do you have any recommendations for McLaren/Lando/Oscar blogs to follow lol?

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@sof1shticated

eat up, anon :)

and here’s a hopelessly in love oscar piastri as a treat.