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It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.
It was supposed to be planned around his schedule- aligned with winter break, maybe. Or even after he’d retired. He should’ve been with his partner, whoever they were; he’d never dared hope it would be Max. He should’ve been wrapped in their embrace, murmuring hushed words of excitement to one another as they waited for the minutes to pass and a result to show on the test.
They should’ve found out together. Ready. Eager. Full of love.
Instead it was like this: alone, curled on a cold bathroom floor, a painfully impersonal PDF staring at Charles from his phone. The only positivity to be found in the situation was sitting in the results column of the file, neatly slotted next to the word pregnancy.
The email. The result. The loneliness. It was all too much. Charles began to cry once again.
At the top of his screen, a response popped up with impeccable timing.
i told you not to text me.
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Charles is in love with Max. Max is in love with Charles. It really is that complicated, and then it gets worse.
Meanwhile, Lando just wants Oscar to kiss him, and he's not quite sure how to make that happen. -
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Max thinks that diamonds no longer fit, and entertains himself with learning geology to find the perfect red stone that matches his childhood rival.
Eventually he learns the rich history of blood diamonds, sparkling white but torn from the earth at the cost of human life.
By that point, he no longer wants to know.Series
- Part 2 of Shattered Glass Across the Track
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The only thing that could save him is an act of God, and He is busy racing across the finish line.
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- Part 1 of Shattered Glass Across the Track
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Charles is a loyal disciple of Ferrari, but finds his devotion goes unrewarded. That's fine, though- he'll seek absolution elsewhere, in Max.
Max knows there's something wrong with his beloved Charles, but he's not sure what to do about it.
It'd be nice, Max thinks, if they could both ride together.
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To the world, Max Verstappen is the "Lion"—an untamable, aggressive, and arrogant driver who answers to no one. To Charles Leclerc, the tycoon behind a global financial empire, Max is simply the most fascinating investment of his life.
When Max's primary sponsor withdraws, Charles appears not as a savior, but as an owner. Through a multi-million dollar contract filled with dark legal loopholes, Charles buys the driver's time, image, and will. Max believes he has only signed a business deal to save his team from bankruptcy, but he will soon discover that in Leclerc's world, there is no room for rebellion.
Amidst luxury hotels, private jets, and the adrenaline of the track, Charles begins to collect on his investment in the most personal way possible. On the track, Max is king; but behind closed doors, he will realize that every victory comes with a price, and that he finally has a master to obey.
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Charles Leclerc... Microphone in hand, Charles Leclerc was getting ready to interview the top three drivers. This was the same Charles who had vanished after Montreal – not just from the championship, but from Max's life for nine long months. Charles, the ghost from the most harrowing race of Max's career, was now standing just a few dozen meters away. Alive. Smiling. Yet irrevocably changed.
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The room was dim, the overhead lights off, only a small lamp glowing softly near the bed. Max stopped just inside the doorway.
The room smelt of bitter citrus peels, and the tang of salt. Max's nose crinkles at the scent of distress wafting off of the small figure on the bed.
Charles lay curled slightly on his side, knees drawn in, one arm tucked close to his chest. Too thin. Too still. There was a faint crease between his brows even in sleep, like his body didn’t know how to fully let go anymore. His hair looked limp, his eyes sunken. There were bruises visible on his skin, purple and yellow and green.
His other arm is curled protectively around his abdomen.
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Max Verstappen knows who he is and what he represents to everyone; he has never doubted his masculine power.
But the internet disagrees.
After discovering the hashtag #Lestappen, Max becomes obsessed with a narrative that positions him as Charles Leclerc's submissive "puppy."
Outraged, he decides to investigate what the fans see, only to realize that the silent hierarchy everyone talks about is more real than his pride is willing to admit.
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“You’re my teammate,” Max says aloud. “I want to help. Let me help.” He tries not to let his frustration show, tries to bend it into concern, and he needs Yuki to trust him. Only him. “You’re worrying me.”
Yuki snaps up at that, predictably. His face dissolves, mouth parting, brows lifting. “I’m sorry, Max,” he offers, sweetly and with surprise. Remorse trickles into his voice. “I didn’t mean to.”
Max doesn’t want to lose another teammate. He has a plan to make this one stay. When an alpha on the grid begins courting Yuki, it sends his plan into freefall.