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    Max Verstappen entered the F1 world too early in the eyes of many. A reckless, dangerous driver, the others are slow to welcome him, instead shunning and ignoring the warning signs that blatantly flash bright. Even the media casts a shadow over the brilliance that the young boy holds inside. As his early years continue on, the grid will learn the hard way just how much pressure Max is under, and will be pressed to try and salvage anything they can before it's too late.

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    It's the start of the 2025 Monza Grand Prix when the announcement finally goes out that Max is partnering Kimi at Mercedes for 2026

    Follows the real life timeline, with the only differences being the announcement and their relationship. If one crashes in real life, they crash in the book etc.

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    Charles had two big dreams in life. One was to race in Formula One, which he had now more than achieved and two:

    Beginning a family of his own.

    The whole world was left shocked when he announced his retirement, pulling a Rosberg and retiring once he won the World Drivers Championship - and they were even more shocked when he announced his pregnancy months later with his husband, Max Verstappen.

    Years later, the family had grown and the pair now had the joy of raising their four beautiful boys.

    Or;

    Follow along as Charles fulfils his dream of becoming a parent and being the best husband you could ever imagine him to be.

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    Lando is struggling to adjust after the best off-season of his life, when he finally finished moving in with his boyfriend, Max, and they spent all their time together. Daniel notices his teammates behavior and reaches the conclusion that Lando is hiding a secret girlfriend, annoying Lando. Max is delighted to mess with his boyfriend and "help" Daniel track down the mystery girl. Daniel doesn't understand when to back off and pushes things too far, leaving Lando feeling hurt and embarrassed. Can Max bring the teammates and friends back together without exposing their close kept secret relationship?

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    ⚠️ Mature Story 18+

    Max Verstappen has it all on paper. A four-time World Champion, fame, speed... but inside, he's unraveling. Sleep-deprived, stressed, and terrified of disappointing his father, Max is at his breaking point. His best friend Daniel insists he see a psychologist, so Max secretly books an appointment. Only to run into Charles Leclerc, his childhood karting rival, and Monaco's top sports psychologist.

    Old memories resurface, walls come down, and boundaries blur. Max has never needed someone like him before, and Charles has never forgotten the boy who once raced by his side. But falling in love with a client isn't supposed to happen... is it?

    Fast laps, therapy sessions, childhood grudges, and forbidden love collide in this story about healing, trust, and the risk of letting someone in.

    A short lestappen AU with a blending of psychology, racing, and romance.

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    The flannel was draped over his face, and the coolness seeped into his skin. Max, once again, was shrouded in darkness. He took deep breaths in through his nose, exhaling the best he could. It was an attempt to catch his breath before it was forcefully taken away.

    Plastic crinkled. The bottle gurgled as it was filled up. Then, without prior warning, cold water was being poured over his face slowly. Methodically.

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    Sicktember 2025, day 29: Came back worse/round two.

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    He feels the sense of time creep up at the back of his neck. Like an itch placed at the part of your back you can't reach. It's there, and it spreads through the rest of his body as he feels the dread pile up and block his airways. He can't breathe. Never realised what he needed to be able to see, how a couple simple words would change his life. For the better, he'd argue in hindsight, but right now it was like nothing he had ever experienced. So his body did what it did best, even if his mind decided something else, he panicked.

    This time, however, he wasn't alone.

     

     

    I’m like a star shooting cross the sky
    Don’t forget about me before we say goodbye

     

     

    [updates on Tuesdays!]

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    The Drivers are Actors instead, and they all live in one adorably chaotic building.

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    — And you… did you know back then? Even in Baku? That you’d leave.
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    On the empty track, Max seeks answers, while on the other end of the world, Dan reminds him that not all lights of the past fade away.

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    Max was perfectly happy with his chaotic yet happy life, which included a house full of loyal but equally unhinged friends, his final year of engineering, and just enough drama to keep things interesting. Everything was perfectly on track... until he showed up. A mysterious, annoyingly elegant stranger who bumped into him at a mall, spilled boba tea all over him, and then casually reappeared wearing Dior—just to buy milk.

    After Charles entered the picture, life only became more chaotic, What started out as casual encounters turned into academic rivalries, petty fights, slow-burn tension, and the kind of love that flips your world upside down with arguments, late-night study sessions, glitter bombs, grocery store runs, Chaos, party and pranks.

    And in between all of this Max came to the very big realization that he’s hopelessly, stupidly in love with the man who made his already chaotic life infinitely better

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    He craned his head to the side and was taken aback to see Daniel, clad out in running attire, slowing down to stop next to the bench.

    Daniel removed one of his headphones. Max could just about hear the tinny bass blasting out of it. "You good, mate? What are you doing up—" he asked as he glanced down at his watch, flicking his wrist to get the screen to light up, "it's two thirty in the morning."

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    Sicktember 2025, day 1: “It’s the middle of the night, why are you up?”

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    Max Verstappen is new in the grid.

    Max doesn’t want to go to his hotel room. He knew what was waiting for him.
    When Max arrived in his room Jos was already there. Waiting. He didn't look up “That's what you call a race?” Jos hissed “You couldn't even make it to the finish.” He opened his mouth to explain- the engine, the smoke, the failure that had nothing to do with him-But Jos was already moving.
    A sharp cuff to the side of the head sent Max recoiling, more from the shock than pain. It wasn't hard. Not yet. But it was enough. "Sainz beat you. Maybe he is the real talent." Jos turned and left, slamming the door. The teen let out a breath he hadn't realized holding.

    After five minutes his phone rang. A message from Carlos.

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    What does it feel like to be hugged by a star?

    "𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘮"

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    5 times the older drivers experienced a hug from Max Verstappen, and one time a new driver did.

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    Max Verstappen, a Formula One Driver born and broken for the sport, has known many things in his life. But racing? It was practically part of his anatomy, it laced his veins and bloomed in his lungs, it was all he was, all he would ever be. There was nothing that he hadn’t done, nothing that he hadn’t already given up, for this sport.

    The three-time World Champion was no stranger to how harsh their secluded world could be.

    One is the loneliest number there ever was, and even the top step isn’t stranger to the cold.

    An all too familiar darkness tends to consume the raging storm that’s been brewing for years, but the burning sunset might just be his salvation yet.

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    "What do you want?" Daniel whispered, his voice trembling.

    The alpha smirked, his teeth flashing in the flickering light. "You know exactly what I want, don't you?" he growled, his breath hot and sour against Daniel's face. "You're going to make up for what you did to my driver."

    Panic surged through Daniel's veins like a torrent of ice water, freezing him to the spot. He tried to pull away, his legs threatening to give out beneath him. "No, please, I didn't mean to—"

    The alpha slammed him against the cold, concrete wall, and Daniel's head ricocheted back, leaving a trail of stars across his vision. "You shouldn't have taken out my man," the alpha spat, his voice a deadly purr. "Now, you're going to pay the price."

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    What happens when Daniel gets attacked by an Alpha? Will that change his relationship with all alphas? Will he see Max differently?...

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    In the shadow of 2018’s high-stakes Formula 1 season, Daniel Ricciardo wrestles with the biggest decision of his career—leaving Red Bull Racing—and the deeper truth he's too afraid to confront: what Max Verstappen really means to him. When Daniel fails to tell Max himself, the truth explodes in a Red Bull team meeting, shattering the fragile bond between them. As tension brews on and off the track, both drivers navigate a storm of heartbreak, unspoken longing, and finally, the raw truth of their connection. From racing circuits to Monaco apartments, desperate glances to impossible goodbyes, this slow-burn, emotionally charged story explores what happens when teammates become something more—and how love, once realized, refuses to be unloved.

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    The RedBull marketing team considers Max image to be quite... unchallenging these days compared to the other drivers, so they propose (threaten with) a new look for the next race week, even if they have to drag a screaming and kicking Max towards the stylists team.

    Or, RedBull has bagged a contract with multiple fashion brands, who is the victim of those agreements? Max Verstappen.

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    The Red Bull crew bets it’ll take ten races before Max and Daniel crack. Between on track chaos, sharp banter, and everything they won’t say, tension builds until feelings break through.

    Neither of them meant to fall. But now Daniel has to decide to leave again or finally stay.

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    Max Verstappen thought he knew how to exist, but then Charles Leclerc retired, vanished, and took the sun with him. And now Max has no choice but to hunt the sun down and never let him go.

    Alt. title: that one crackfic that was dreamed up in a tumblr dm.

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    “You’re all idiots.”

    Everyone flinched.

    “Loud idiots. Drunk idiots. Idiots who danced on the Kairos bar at three in the morning with a cat on their head.”

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