i'm actually starting to believe that a substantial chunk of f1 fans, especially on tumblr, have curated views on drivers based off of what they've read in fanfics. and i don't mean this in a way to demonize fanfiction because i indulge in it myself, but seeing as the yaoi aspect of this fandom seems to actually override the actual sport side sometimes, i wouldn't be surprised if my suspicions are true.
Drive to Survive | S07E07
How do fanfic writers feel knowing that people might have been masturbating to their work?
I hate that SEPTember OCTOber NOVember and DECember aren’t the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months.
lestappen sunday n°10, happy anniversary everyone ✨
Driver Max Verstappen / Race Engineer Charles Leclerc, E, 12500 words, on AO3
Summary:
“I can’t-” Charles pants, on the edge of hyperventilating again. He snatches his hand away from Max's throat. “I won’t choke you, you cannot ask that of me. I can’t do that to you, Max, I just can’t.”
Oh.
“That’s not what it is,” Max says, quick and desperate to not fuck this up. “I don’t want that, I just need-”
Jesus, how does he explain all this, how does he put it into words?
“I just want to fall apart for somebody,” he finally says, breath coming fast as he trembles.
Max just wants intimacy. He's distrustful and self-protective, but god, he just wants to let himself open up and exist safely in someone else's hands.
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