Lando had been feeling it for a while now — the kind of loneliness that crept in late at night, when the world got quiet and he was left alone with the sound of his own heartbeat. It didn’t matter that he had a race seat at one of the most iconic teams in Formula 1. Didn’t matter how many podiums, how many cameras, how many people chanted his name on Sundays.

When he got home, it was just him. Always just him.

He craved something simple. Someone to text when he was down. Someone to lie on the sofa with after a long day at the sim. Someone who’d care if he didn’t sleep well. Someone he could spoil — not with flashy gifts, but with love. Real, soft, warm love. It was something he daydreamed about more often than he’d admit. And after everything — the fake smiles, the people who used him to get closer to the spotlight, the ones who sweet-talked their way in and made him feel stupid for hoping — he was still craving it. Still desperate for it.

That’s when he found you.

You’d shown up on his explore page one night, right when he was about to shut the app. He’d stared at your pictures longer than he should’ve. You were beautiful — obviously — but more than that, you had this glow. This vibe that felt so you. And before he could stop himself, he sent a message.

And you replied.

Now, four weeks and a lot of late-night texts later, you were flying into Monaco. He hadn’t told anyone. It felt like something just for him. Special. He was pacing his garage now, trying to choose between his orange McLaren and the classic Ferrari he rarely touched. Wanting to impress but also feeling like a total idiot for caring this much.

But he did care.

He sat in the driver’s seat, gripping his phone for a second before typing — slowly, carefully — and finally pressing send.

lando hey ik this is probs dumb to say but im rlly nervous like. stupid nervous idk i’ve just been thinking about this for a while like meeting someone i rlly vibe with who’s not just tryna use me and u seem rlly real like every time u text me it just makes my day better so yeah i rlly want this to go good like. properly good i’ll be at the airport soon i picked the stupidly fast car lol hope ur ready for a dramatic pick up xx also u look so good in that last post btw not tryna be weird but like. damn

He stared at the screen for a second after. There was no taking it back now. His heart was already halfway to the airport.