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Max Verstappen x PR Manager!Reader
we play our fantasies out in real life ways, and no final fantasy, can we end these games, though?
6 months ago, F1 champion Max Verstappen traded in his status as "serious cat dad with road rage issues" for "Genius. Playboy. Millionaire. Philanthropist". Since then you've been fighting absolute demons as his PR manager to keep his reputation clean in the media. After you tell him you've had enough, he proposes a very interactive solution to your problem.
Content includes: Humour, crackfic, fluff, so much sexual tension, 18+ MDNI, smut, playboy!max, exasperated manager! reader, a very well rounded fic for once?!
If someone asked you where itâd all gone downhill, youâd have to say it started because of that goddamn greedy paparrazi rat Henri - photographer at the MonacoDaily, otherwise known as every PR managerâs sleep paralysis demon. Because this particular paparazzo had a nasty knack for capturing celebrities just as they made the most atrocious decisions known to mankind. And he had an even nastier knack for threatening to sell said photos to the highest bidder. Truly, it was a dark day for any media team when they were forced to bargain with such a foul demon, whoâd be able to go toe to toe with the likes of Satan himself.
So when your phone dinged at 5am on a peaceful Sunday morning, only to reveal the 7th (7th!!) message this month from the very same greedy little rat, you threw it across the room. Only to then remember you devastatingly had not been born into a Dubai oil family and you needed this job to pay Monaco rent. The text turns out to be a photo of your aggravating client - Max Verstappen, F1 champion driver, loving father to two cats, and more recently, certified manwhoreTM. Heâs living upto your nickname for him, pictured in some nightclub with a half naked blonde sitting on his lap. Alright, alright, not as bad as you were expecting, you could even photoshop the girlâs hair colour to match his current girlfriendâs one maybe? Well, except the brunette woman glaring behind him is his current model girlfriend of the month. You hear a ding, another text from Henri - this time with just a đ and đžđ. You throw the phone back against wall.
Three hours later youâve cleaned up the PR nightmare and are banging on Maxâs apartment door. He blearily lets you in, shirtless and still looking half drunk, but you donât hesitate to yank him by his beltloops and drag him to the dining table (after quickly checking out that broad chest of his, though, cause goddamn. Youâre just a girl.)
Ow, ow, what the hell, Max groans as heâs shoved into a chair. Please. As if you could do any real damage in your 5 foot frame to the 6 foot driver. Slamming your hands on the table for some dramatic flourish (youâre never beating the theatre kid allegations) you give the Dutchman a piece of your mind, demanding to know what his problem is, does he know how many people youâve had to bribe this month to stop #SluttyMaxEra trending on twitter?? And yes, you know he broke up with Kelly 10 months ago but canât he just process this healthily and go to therapy instead of having a hoe phase and hooking up with every third woman in Monaco?
Max looks insulted at this slight to his honor. He retaliates by accusing you of buying into the patriarchy and slut shaming him (-Thatâs not how that works but pop off king, is your deadpan response), and telling you heâs very much over Kelly, okay, it was an amicable breakup (-Sure, Verstappen, thatâs why youâd only played Lana Del Ray for a whole month afterwards, huh?) and well, whatâs the issue, heâs a hot and rich guy in Monaco, itâs not his fault women just want him? Would it not be #misogynistic of him to deny women the opportunity to explore their sexuality?! He smirks, pleased with his defence.
You groan, slumping down on a chair and burying your face in your hands, muffling your groan of wholesome cat dad Max comeback whennn. Max rolls his eyes at your theatrics, asking if youâd finally lost the plot.
You try cleaning up the PR messes youâve been making, Max Emilian, you hiss furiously, remember Ibiza? Santorini? The goddamn yacht party over summer break when he got with the captain and her deputy?! (Even now, thinking of that leaking online gives you heartburn.)
Which yacht, Max says cockily, the one where he got with them one after another or at the same time?
Your jaw drops. You hadnât even known about the threesome, so you suppose you should be grateful that wasnât another mess to clean up. But a deeper, insecure part of you canât help but wonder why the only woman Max doesnât seem to want is you.
And sometimes you canât help but wonder what itâd be like to be one of his girls, under his strong body for once instead of on the other side of his hotel wall, having to drown out the very satisfied female moans and headboard bangs with noise cancelling headphones. Like always, you push that thought down quickly.
You, good sir, are for the streets, you announce, standing up and deciding it was time to leave before your delulu, jealous thoughts decided to resurface. Seriously, you mutter under your breath, you didnât care if his current side quest was to fuck 10 times a week, but could he at least stick to one person for a bit and not make more work for you-
Maxâs hand slams the front door back closed as you started to open it. You freeze, turning back to look at him cockily smirking down at you. You hadnât expected him to follow you down the hallway and you gulp nervously for the safety of your job - you might have taken the roasting a bit too far.
Instead, you get a sly, Oh, so I can do whatever I want, wherever I want, just with one person?
At your awkward nod, because yes, that would significantly ease your workload, he continues, enjoying teasing his uptight, pretty manager - then were you gonna offer yourself up? After all, thereâs no PR messes to find out about if itâs you, right?
You blink at Max, completely stunned by the 180 this conversation has taken. Your expression is so adorable that he couldnât resist a youâre so cute when youâre acting all jealous, you couldâve just asked if you wanted him to fuck you, ya know?
That promptly reminds you what an absolute cocky manwhore youâre dealing with. RIP celibacy era Max, youâll always be famous.
Um, absolutely fucking not, keep your STDs to yourself, you hiss, flushing head to toe, and furious at the desire in you to give into the devilish proposal. He encourages you to think about it, still smirking, relaxing his grip so you can mercifully flee far away from his intense gaze. Jesus, when did he learn to rizz a girl up like that?!
You donât take his proposal seriously at all, ignoring his cocky looks at you over meetings all week (also, heâd texted you his clean STD result to assure you he was a #SafeSexKing.) But that weekend, your refusal comes back to haunt you when youâre on a well deserved night out with your girlfriends and your PR manager senses start going off. You narrow your eyes as you spot Max in the dark corner of the nightclub, hands all over a mystery redhead. Sheâs not going to be a mystery much longer though - if youâd spotted them it was a matter of time before fanâs phones did and then youâd wake up to another goddamn text from your sleep paralysis demon, Henri.
You donât even have to think about it twice. Saying goodbye to your friends, youâre at Maxâs side at a very impressive speed given your 6 inch stilettos and tight sparkly minidress, and once again dragging him off by the beltloops and into an open bathroom.
He lets you yank him away, smirking when he sees you lock the door for good measure. Sweetheart, he greets. So good to see you. Finally realised you couldnât resist me?
You practically climb him like a tree while telling him to shut the fuck up and pay attention at media training day next time, because what kind of PR crisis did he have unfolding out there? And just this once youâll help him out, you say breathlessly in between deep kisses, but this isnât a regular thing -
Thereâs not much more talking from you because he has you moaning up against the wall next, fingers buried inside your tight little pussy as he talks you through an orgasm, and then another when he splits you in half on his cock. (Once again, manwhore, who carries a condom in their jean pockets?!)
Unfortunately for your self control but very fortunately for your sex life, it is not in fact, a âone time thingâ. Your trusty rose vibrator is glad for the break as youâd been taking your year long frustrations at your dry spell out on her. Especially when coming home after staying in hotels where youâd had to book out rooms neighbouring Maxâs, so no one else overheard the raunchy vocals of different women every night.
Like Max said, with you, there were no more illicit PR messes to find out about in the middle of the night. Youâd redirect him everytime he gave you bedroom eyes (At the pre race debrief. Post race debrief. Weekly team plan meeting. Over zoom calls? Seriously?) - gently taking his large hand and guiding him to a much more hidden, PR crisis-friendly area. To your surprise, Max actually sticks to his word and only hooks up with you - admittedly, multiple times a week (Not that youâre complaining. Turns out he was just as good in bed as he was on the track. Except this time he was definitely not finishing first...)
And for a while, everything is going well. There are no more weekly scandals scattered across trashy celeb magazines about Max. Your boss is gushing with praise, so impressed that youâve finally managed to talk some sense into Redbullâs problem child (ah, if only she knew, but she never would, because the goddamn CIA couldnât torture this info out of you) and best of all, you havenât gotten a text from papparazzi rat Henri in weeks!
So of course, Max Verstappen decides that things are getting just a little bit too quiet for his liking, you had to earn your generous PR manager salary, that he paid for, right? His new, numerous tactics to stir the pot had included:
Going to clubs with no private bathrooms so youâd had to sit on his lap in the VIP lounge as he pulled your panties to the side to slide into you, barely hidden under your flimsy dress. Youâd held back your moans and prayed the bass was too loud for anyone to hear
Sitting right next to you at every team dinner or business meeting so that he could sneak a large hand up your thigh and tease your pussy for fucking hours, often just as you were about to speak. And when youâre clenching the table so hard your fingers were white, heâs bending under the table to pick up a pen or something but instead left teasing licks and kisses on your aching core. You'd learnt very quickly not to wear a skirt.
Picking you up in his 2 seater Aston Martin instead of the much more appropriate discreet, spacious, 5 seater Audi he owned - so when he was too pent up after a bad practise session to wait till he got home, he'd get you to go down on him right there in the car, sometimes even as he drove, instead of parking in some hidden backstreet. It was so dirty, that he needed you so desperately that he didn't care about being caught by anyone peeking in through the half tinted windows. Because if they did look, theyâd find his head thrown back in pleasure as he moans, his fingers tangled in your curls as he moved your drooling, pink lips up and down his wide cock-
Anyways, you get the picture. And heâd escalated this all the way to the paddock, which was insane because there were always multiple cameras trained on the current F1 champion. Itâs the one place you two couldnât sneak off without a very high risk of being caught, as evidenced by the one and only time he'd managed to get under your skin in the garage. He'd had you pinned up against the wall in some narrow side hallway as he whispered how fucking sexy youâd looked today, wearing his hoodie to cover up the hickies you hadnât realized youâd woken up with and paired with some tiny denim shorts. Having the 6 foot champion huskily groan that he couldnât focus on his free practise everytime you bent over to pet a passing dog, or when you innocently sucked on the Redbull flavoured lollipops and then the goddamn ice cream from the truck theyâd brought in - was quite the power trip, you admit. So you guided his lips from your neck as he tries to add to the growing bruises on your neck and redirected him to your waiting lips instead, steamily making out as his large hands squeezed your thick ass like heâd been thinking about all day-
Max?!?
You instantly pull back from the driver and turned to see a flabbergasted looking GP - Maxâs race engineer. His jaw is wide open as he looked at you two with round eyes. Youâre fumbling to explain, trying and failing to push Max back - who looks rather annoyed at the intrusion and semi-glares at GP with narrow eyes. You hiss at the younger man to stop being rude and slip underneath his arms, going over to guiltily apologise to GP only to be met with You too?! How did he get you in his bed, you hated how much of a slut he was! Seriously, does he have a magical dick or something? Now you stare at GP in shock, unsure of how to respond to his question while Max starts snorting and laughing behind you. You make him join you as you promise to GP that he will never have to witness such a scandalous site again, because there will be no unprofessional behaviour of any sort on the paddock after "BootyShorts Gate" as you thereafter dub the incident. Regardless, GP still shoots you both wary glances and begins the habit of announcing his arrival and waiting 10 seconds before turning a corner in the garage, earning him many an odd look. Dramatic, really, was this where Max gets it from?
Max, of course, was very displeased with this new âprofessionalismâ rule you'd set down - on the paddock was when he'd get the most tense, the most horny and desperate to have you underneath him, after all - and he made sure you knew it. You deliberately ignored his heated gaze on you as you interviewed him, or his lingering touches when he helped you hold your microphone up to his much taller frame, large hand wrapped around your small ones clutching the mic. Or his recent favourite, which involved standing next to you to help pick out the insta pics post-race (something he'd notoriously always hated to do) - except now, he conveniently happened to be shirtless, his toned abs and broad shoulders on display, running a hand through his sweaty tousled hair.
This last seduction tactic had sent you fleeing to Checo's garage to seek out the other Redbull driver's PR manager and beg on your knees for a client swap, surely, the sponsor benefits are legendary for whoever Max's PR manager is -
Nope. Nuh uh, no way, Checo is the breeziest driver ever to look after. The other manager pauses. Well, except for the occasional political military coup scandal in Mexico. But still, I'd take that any day over El Manwhore.
You wailed at whatever Gods had decided to curse you and took matters into your own hands, furiously plotting up social media campaign idea after idea that were exactly the kind of thing Max hated with a burning passion - hoping it would get him to back off on his tactics and wave a white flag. From viral TikTok challenges, to making him read all his cringe 2008 tweets, and even making him play fuck, marry, kill with the drivers of the grid. You'd admit, that last one had been rather funny to watch, making you chuckle as you scrolled through the comments, liking "Can't believe we got Max Verstappen saying he would fuck Lewis, kill Pierre and marry Charles before GTA 6" and "does Redbull admin know she posted this on main?!"
But despite your best efforts, it didn't seem to deter Max. If anything, he'd begrudgingly do the task and end up laughing excitedly at you - who was holding the camera - about some joke or the other and make your stupid heart flutter. You knew you definitely should not be catching feelings for your client - who'd made it very clear his interest in you was only physical. But no one needed to know that sometimes youâd log into your fake account to like the "Who got max giggling and kickin his feet and shit?" comments.
Meanwhile, Max had caught wind of your desperation for an escape attempt with Checoâs manager and had upped the ante, slyly mentioning to Christian Horner than you were doing such a great job as his PR manager, could he pretty please have you promoted to his general manager for his non racing publicity too?
And that's how you found yourself scowling at a Dior Sauvage photoshoot, despite your adamant protests to Horner. You were putting your Masters of Business Adminstration, first class honours, to fantastic use by babysitting a 26 year old child who liked fast cars that went vroom vroom. The only redeeming factor is that you can leave the unflattering Redbull shirt at home since this wasn't for F1 publicity and instead wear a nice outfit for once. Still, you thought it was odd that Max had so easily accepted this campaign, as he wasn't normally one to enjoy doing PR.
A few minutes later you've figured out exactly why your favourite manwhore had agreed to this campaign, because he's smirking at you while posed shirtless, toned abs and broad shoulders all on display as some pretty, busty model is draped over him. The photographer is making this even more painful for you by dragging out the shoot, making Max and the model reposition herself multiple times. You roll your eyes at the scene, because obviously they're two very good looking people who will look good together no matter what, did the photographer really need to be so extra? You stalk off at some point to make yourself a hot chocolate in the hopes it'll sooth the flames of jealousy that are threatening to consume you right now. Max approaches you when a break is called, running a teasing hand along your waist from the back and whispering you looked so fucking hot in this tight maxi dress, making you nervously look around to see if anyone noticed. Luckily, all the staff appeared busy and didnât look in the dim corner you'd settled into to do paperwork. You hiss at him to keep your hands to yourself, Verstappen making him grin and inform you that's not what youâd said last night, in fact, you were practically begging for him to do the exact opposite-
You're glaring up at him, seriously contemplating if itâs worth breaking your contract clause to "act in the client's best interests" and mauling him with your laptop when the photographer comes up to you both with narrowed eyes. You guiltily step back, thinking he overhead Max's suggestive comments, but instead he just looks back and forth between you two contemplatively. Then, just as you were about to ask him what the issue was, he announces that you'd be replacing the model as the female for the shoot. No questions asked! he announces as you try to protest and snaps his fingers at the makeup and wardrobe artists to demand they sort you out (he gestures rather dramatically to your whole figure when he says this, making you scowl).
So that's how you find yourself dressed in a silky gold minidress with a sultry eye look, pressed up against Max's broad chest and trying not to focus on the intimate position you two are in. Max, however, has no such qualms about the position, using it to tease you further. You've been looking extra tense lately, sweetheart, he breathes, those devilish lips brushing past your ear. I know a great way to make you relax? You growl at him to shut the fuck up because oh my god, did he know how many cameras are pointed at you both right now? Besides, you mutter under your breath, it seemed like he was very interested in relaxing with that blonde model earlier.
Fighting to keep the smug look of his face, Max whispers back that there was No need to be jealous, schatje, you were the only one getting access to his magical dick. So caught up in the game you two are playing, you don't even register the photographer excitedly snapping up pictures, proclaiming that he knew it, the chemistry between these two is unbelievable!
Afterwards, as you're walking off the photoshoot, feeling all hot and bothered from Max's hands running across your exposed skin, shamelessly looking you up and down, the blonde Dutchman catches up to you. He teases you that you were going to get wrinkles at 25 if you didn't stop scowling all the time. I'm older than you, you scoff back, by a whole 6 months, in fact, so maybe you should actually listen to me for once instead of pissing me off? No problem, Max agrees, after all, he's always had a thing for MILFs. You can't help snort at his retort and then start laughing when he tries to maintain an innocent look. At least you were away from the cameras in case someone heard this, you mused.
Unfortunately, you both don't notice MonacoDaily's ratbag paparrazo, Henri, hiding in nearby shrubbery with his camera. It had been far too long without a Verstappen news scandal, he thought with a satisfied smirk as he clicked away.
And later than night, after you'd eaten the chicken stir fry he'd cooked and rewatched Cars 2 (a surpassingly more regular occurrence, these days, to unwind with him at the end of the day instead of immediately being mauled the second you stepped foot in his apartment) you made sure he followed your orders for once. Sitting him back, telling him just how bad he'd been today with all his teasing (-well, it worked, didn't it, sweetheart?) you showed him just how good you were at playing the game, too. And soon, he was breathlessly moaning underneath you as you rode him for the first time, gripping his cock like you were going to milk every last drop, teasing him with just enough pace to get him worked up but not enough to send him over the edge. And you only let him cum inside you when he begged you sweetly, making you go fuzzy at the sight of the infamous Redbull playboy being so desperate for you, and only you.
Afterwards, once you've shampooed each other's hair in the shower while gossiping about how catty that makeup artist had been, really, to imply that your pretty curls had been the problem and not her shitty styling? and Max has got you spooned against him, warm in an old hoodie of his, pressing a goodnight kiss to your forehead, you can't control the warmth blossoming in your chest any longer. And as a content sleep takes a hold of you, you can't help but wonder if Max's affections went beyond physical attraction, just like yoursâ were now doing.
It turned out the opportunity to find out this answer would come the very next day, when the ding of your phone wakes you up in the early hours of the morning. Itâs a very specific sound that you've set for a certain ratbag - and you get war flashbacks, hearing it now after so long. Scrambling off the bed, ignoring Max's muffled groans as you shove his heavy arm of you, you unlock your phone and gasp in horror as your suspicions are confirmed. Henri has arisen from the ashes and this time it's to deliver his sauciest scandal yet. Because a picture tells a 1000 words, sure, but he has the two of you on a goddamn video, flirting and giggling at each other as you exited the studio yesterday. There's no chance of you talking your way out of this one, as Max's large palm wanders to give your thick ass a firm squeeze as he guides you into his passenger seat. Goddamn, you knew you shouldn't have worn that tempting skims maxi dress - Max was an ass (and tits) man who couldn't be trusted to control himself in public. BTW already sold this đ„ž Henri texts. Just a courtesy FYI cuz I brought a boat with the bag from this one âïž
You contemplate if it would be better to disappear off the face of the planet, or get plastic surgery to become unrecognisable as you chug your morning Redbull while moodily looking over the Monaco sunrise. Max joins you after a few minutes, looking extremely cute as he rubs the sleep out of his baby blue eyes and asks you what's wrong, schatje.
Taking a deep sigh (like you said, #DramaKid), you break the news. Iâm going to hold your hand while I say this (- thatâs really not necessary, Max interrupts) - but you know celibacy exists, right? As does having sex in a private location without the risk of being arrested for public indecency?
True, Max agrees, but what was the fun in that? Besides, you were just too hot to resist. Ignoring the butterflies at his cheesy flirting, you hold up the incriminating video on your phone as proof that it was not all fun and games, as Henri had already sold this to multiple news outlets this morning, you inform glumly. Max is strangely silent, looking intently at the video and even replaying it a few times, his eyes crinkling as a soft smile appears on his face when he hears the sound of you two laughing. Then - in a truly unbelievable redemption arc plotline from the Monaco playboy - he asks if it would be so terrible, to have this made public, to let the world know that you were together?
Well, I - you stumble over your words, - I dunno, I thought you liked that? Keeping it secret cause you just wanted a convenient hook up?
Max is silent again. Then, looking uncharacteristically nervous, he says that's not what he wants, not really, not anymore - not since he'd fallen in love with you, somewhere along the 6 months of the friends with benefits/PR manager and her problematic client situationship youâd had. And like at the very start, you donât even need to think about it twice. This time when you beam and gently kiss him, you make sure he can feel your love through it and know that you wanted more, too.
So you two walk into work that morning, holding hands in open defiance, ready for the world to see. Youâre rather confused when no one seems to be paying much attention, instead frantically trying to get the set up ready for the pre race testing. Maybe you two had not been as indiscreet as you thought and people already suspected? Or maybe you two had a penchant for drama and thought you were the main characters when you clearly were not?
You look at each other, shrug, and you give him a kiss on the cheek and tell him youâll see him for lunch at the kebab shop on the corner, before he wanders off to the garage. Maybe Henri had a change of heart and decided not to exploit innocents for fame and money, you ponder hopefully. Maybe there truly was good in the world, after all.
And then you hear your name being called and turn to see your boss standing behind you menacingly, hands on hips. Care to explain why #MaxLovesMILFS is trending right now?
Somewhere along the Monaco waterfront, a paparazzi rat skulking in the bushes sneezes.
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A/N: again thank you so much to @piastrification for inspiring this piece!! So sorry for the delay and I hope you enjoy my attempt at branching out to other fics xx tysm to you all for the requests, I am working them into my upcoming fics!! đ
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àšà§ : pairing : oscar piastri x gn!reader àšà§ : synopsis : forced into an accidental roommate situation, oscar and you struggle with clashing habits, sarcastic banter, and unexpected tensionâŠuntil frustration turns into something much deeper.
àšà§ : genre : romantic comedy & light angst (barely...) àšà§ : tws : forced proximity, mild conflict, emotional tension, and mutual pining. àšà§ : wc : 1242
part one | part two | part three | part four | part five
You paced around your room, phone pressed to your ear as your friend tried very hard not to laugh at your situation.
"So let me get this straight," they said, their tone already way too smug for your liking. "You overheard Oscar telling Lando that he doesnât know if something is happening between you two, and now youâre spiraling?"
"I'm not spiraling," you said, stopping mid-step. "I justâWhy did I even care what he said? I donât like him. He doesnât like me. Weâre just⊠tolerating each other at this point."
Your friend hummed in a way that made it very clear they did not believe you. "Uh-huh. And tell me, when he said he doesnât know if he feels something, what did you want him to say?"
You opened your mouth, but nothing came out.
That stupid sinking feeling was still sitting in your stomach, the same one that had hit you the moment Oscar didnât say he felt something. Because, for some reason, you had wanted him to.
You groaned. "I hate this."
"You hate realizing you have a thing for your roommate?"
"He's notâ" You paused. "Oh, my God. I donât have a thing for him."
Your friend snorted. "Right. You just spent the last fifteen minutes freaking out over nothing."
You flopped onto your bed, staring at the ceiling. "Iâm not freaking out. I just⊠Maybe I got used to him being around."
"Uh-huh."
"And maybe itâs kinda nice that we get along now."
"Mhmm."
"And maybeâmaybeâit was kinda shitty to hear him sound so unsure about me when I was kinda sure about him."
There was a pause.
Then, finally, your friend said, "Babe, youâre so screwed."
You groaned, rolling onto your stomach. "I know."
You did your best to shake off the whole feelings crisis after that, but something about it still lingered in the background. You werenât weird around Oscar, but you definitely werenât normal either.
And it didnât help that he was completely unbothered. He went about life as usualâmaking coffee for two without a word, leaving his gym bag in the hallway, making sarcastic remarks at you over dinner. You had convinced yourself that nothing had changed, even though it absolutely had.
The only real difference was that now, you were hyperaware of him.
The way he smelled when he came home after a workout. The way he concentrated when playing some mindless game on his phone. The way he leaned against the counter when talking, all relaxed and casual.
It was fine. It was fine.
Until it wasnât.
Almost a month had passed since the roommate disaster began, and suddenly, Greg was back in your lives.
It started with an envelope on the counter, casually placed there like it wasnât about to cause problems.
You stared at it, then at Oscar. "Whatâs this?"
He didnât even look up from his phone. "Greg dropped it off while you were out."
You hesitated before picking it up and reading the note attached.
Greg had finally gotten your security deposits back.
Which meant you were no longer stuck in this apartment together.
Which meant if you wanted, you could leave.
Oscar looked up when you went quiet, glancing at the note in your hands. "Oh."
You blinked at him. "Yeah."
Neither of you said anything for a second.
Then, finally, you cleared your throat. "So, I guess this means we donât have to keep sharing the place if we donât want to."
Oscar nodded slowly. "Yeah."
Another pause.
Neither of you moved.
You shifted your weight from one foot to the other. "Do you⊠want to move out?"
Oscarâs gaze flickered to yours for just a second before he shrugged. "I donât know. Do you?"
You didnât answer right away.
You should have said yes. You should have said you were looking forward to getting your own space again, to not having to deal with the thermostat war or the way he left his shoes directly in front of your door.
But for some reason, you hesitated.
For some reason, you werenât entirely sure.
"Guess weâll figure it out," you said finally, setting the envelope back down on the counter.
"Yeah," Oscar said, his voice unreadable. "Guess we will."
The weirdness settled in after that.
Not bad weird. Just⊠weird.
You noticed how neither of you acknowledged the envelope again after that conversation. It sat on the counter for two days, untouched, like a silent reminder that things had to change but neither of you wanted to be the first to say it.
You still moved around each other in the apartment like normal, still bickered over stupid things, still stole his hoodies, still watched bad reality shows on the couch.
But it felt⊠different.
Like there was something else hanging in the air between you.
And Oscar noticed.
At first, he didnât say anything, but you caught him watching you a little longer when you were talking, tilting his head slightly like he was trying to figure something out.
Then, one night, after dinner, he finally said something.
"Youâve been weird lately," he said, watching you over the rim of his water glass.
You nearly choked on your drink. "Excuse me?"
He set his glass down. "You heard me."
You frowned. "I have not been weird."
"You have," he countered, completely unfazed. "Youâve been acting⊠different. Quieter. Less annoying."
Your face deadpanned. "Less annoying?"
"Yeah." His lips twitched, like he was enjoying this. "Almost like youâve been thinking too much. And not about how to sabotage my thermostat settings this time."
You scoffed, trying to act casual. "Maybe I just ran out of energy to deal with your deeply flawed way of living."
Oscar leaned back against the counter, arms crossed. "Maybe."
There was a pause.
Then he said, "Or maybe itâs about the deposit letter."
You immediately busied yourself with wiping an already clean spot on the counter. "Why would it be about that?"
Oscar didnât answer right away. When you glanced up at him, he was watching you carefully.
"You tell me," he said simply.
You felt something in your stomach twist.
For a second, you thought about just admitting it. About saying I donât know why I havenât packed my bags yet. I donât know why I donât want to.
But you didnât.
Instead, you forced a smirk, grabbed your cup, and turned toward your room.
"Well," you said over your shoulder, "if you think Iâm being weird, you shouldâve said something sooner."
Before he could respond, you disappeared into your room, closing the door behind you with a soft click.
You exhaled, leaning against it for a second.
What the hell were you doing?
It was just a lease. Just an apartment. Just a temporary situation that had somehow turned into something too comfortable.
You were supposed to leave.
You were supposed to want to leave.
But now, with the deposit in hand and the option finally there, the idea of not seeing Oscar every day, of not sharing space with him, of not arguing over the smallest things just for the fun of itâŠ
It didnât feel as easy as you thought it would.
And judging by the way Oscar had been watching you, you werenât the only one feeling it.
You climbed into bed, forcing yourself to ignore the feeling.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow, youâd bring it up.
Maybe.
Or maybe youâd just wait for Oscar to do it first.
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interview with four time works champion
monaco memories
new beginnings
joyful gatherings
Unexpected Encounter
lost in each other's arms
brighter than the stars.
the mystery
High-Speed Desires
Lost and Found in Monaco
stuck with the stranger | part two | part three
unknown feelings | part two | part three
spin the bottle | part two | part three | part four | part five
web of obsession | part two
you don't own me
Love, Laughter, and Appendicitis
Obsessed
Behind Enemy Lines
driven by friendship
Obsession in Overdrive
bound together by destiny
hope
In His Care
Strategic Moves
side by side
a day to remember
The Champion's Prize
The uncertain future
Northern Lights
Thrilling ride
Safe Haven
reconnecting
Honey badger jr | part two
Pretending | SV5
Coming soon...
People included: Ira, Pam, Jenson
Composed of unique personalities but somehow we work out. They thought me a lot of things about life. Like one would teach me how to have fun then the other thought me how to be calm when problems reach me. Theyâre the first ones that made MAPUA a second home to me.
Medals & Awards was never a thing that I received and somehow I felt dissapointed with myself as I never gave something to my parents. Now as an adult I see this kind of thing differently. This is not a measure of our intelligence as life doesnât revolve in it solely. I know that the most prestigous award is graduating school as it shows you survived amongst the hardships of school. Realizing that being intelligent on how to live a fruitful and meaningful life is the thing I need right now as a young adult.
âš SURPRISE! âš as an early Christmas gift for all of you, and since I will be continuing the 'midnights' series during the holiday season as well, I decided to make a small list with some of my all-time favourite stories!
I tried to include a variety of different drivers to the best of my ability, which was harder than I thought it would be, since some drivers don't have a lot of stories available (every single person writes for alex, lance or esteban deserves a giant smooch from me, I swear), or I don't read them as much. for other ones, I have like 20+ stories saved so it was really hard to stick to only a few! haha
anyways, I hope you enjoy this little present from me and I encourage you guys to check out all of these amazing and talented writers!
happy holidays to all of you lovely people! đ - cat
max verstappen | mv1
'long time lovers' || @libraryofloveletters
'little verstappen' || @lxclerc
'traitor' || @lxclerc
'dog days' || @tierneysodegaard || 13 parts
'our dirty little secret' || @timetorace || 2 parts
daniel ricciardo | dr3
'stargazing' || @art-outlaw || 28 parts
'memories hold me hostage' || @libraryofloveletters || 2 parts
'you abandoned me' || @lovingperfectionsblog || 2 parts
'sweet boy' || @unluckyhoneybee
'twin flame' || @vinvantae || 26 parts
lando norris | ln4
'breaking the rules' || @f1goat || 7 parts
'mini norris' !! @unluckyhoneybee || 2 parts
sebastian vettel | sv5
'after all this time' || @kates-dirty-sister
'chapters from an old book' || @libraryofloveletters
'thin walls' || @tierneysodegaard
pierre gasly | pg10
'pillow' || @illicitlimerence-writes || 4 parts
'one true love' || @mytinycrazymind
'secret' || @mytinycrazymind
'fake it till you make it' || @smoooothoperator || 6 parts
charles leclerc | cl16
'a moment in time' || @hey-kae || 2 parts
'babies and bahrain' || @illicitlimerence-writes
'little enzo' || @mytinycrazymind || 2 parts
'maybe summer doesn't have to end' || @rebelwrites || 11 parts
'the real deal' || @rebelwrites
lance stroll | ls18
'sugar plum' || @libraryofloveletters || 2 parts
'summer lovin' || @libraryofloveletters
'yule shoot your eye out' || @lovelytsunoda
'the second one' || @unluckyhoneybee
alex albon | aa23
'made in the a.m' || @lovelytsunoda
esteban ocon | eo31
'hot n cold' || @lovelytsunoda
'be my date' || @timetorace || 2 parts
lewis hamilton | lh44
'love you from the sidelines' || @libraryofloveletters
'old flame' || @lostinlewis || 5 parts
'what you can't have' || @luvth0t
mick schumacher | ms47
'dress' || @daydreamingleclerc
'lost in japan' || @illicitlimerence-writes
'romeo & juliet' || @illicitlimerence-writes
'see you later' || @illicitlimerence-writes
'sparkling' || @illicitlimerence-writes
carlos sainz | cs55
'in this lifetime or another' || @libraryofloveletters
'cockblock' || @lxclerc
'nothing happened' || @timetorace
george russell | gr63
'never really over' || @charlewiss-writes
'who you belong to' || @russellsppttemplates
multiple drivers
'bad omens' || @lxclerc || cl16 x pg10
'moth to a flame' || @lxclerc || cs55 x cl16 || 2 parts
'all too well' || @targaryenluv || lh44 x pg10
'are you happy now?' || @oyesmendes || pg 10 x gr63 || 3 parts
PS: if you want, feel free to leave your recommendations in the comments and/or message me! i'm always looking for new fics to read and I'd love to know your favourites! đ
Do they fix their relationship. I can't end like this please!
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â : feat :: max verstappen, lewis hamilton, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, lando norris, oscar piastri â : genre :: angst, lewis' a bit suggestive
â PART 1 â PART 2 â PART 3
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â : a/n :: i didn't know how to title this fuckkkkk, ok one more part, are we looking at them making up?đ feedback and reblogs are appreciated!
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