all about max and charles

i sent this a while ago but i think it may have gotten lost so im resending it i hope thats okay 💓

i loved the little au you did where charles thought he was cheating on max and, considering the incident happened in public, what if charles wasnt the only one who thought so? pictures are taken of charles leclerc making out with some pretty model fresh off his monza win and the media jumps on it like piranhas, because ferrari’s prince has been famously dating red bulls golden boy for years, so naturally this is the scandal of the decade.

the next race weekend charles and max get to the paddock together, as per usual, and everyone, even the so called fans, are spitting absolute filth at charles under the guise of being concerned for max. charles had originally wanted to just let the rumours die down, not wanting to be victimised publicly, and max had agreed but he can not, will not, stand by and watch the love of his life be systematically slandered like that, so when in the thursday press conference theyre both forced to attend a reporter asks whether he’s dumped charles yet (calling him a few unsavoury names in the process) max goes on the mother of all tangents in his boyfriends honour, probably the most words the media has ever gotten him to speak consecutively and of course theyre in defense of charles

Hi Anon 🤗

I got you bby!! I actually posted a Part 2 to the AU where Charles thought he cheated (😭) and the media just becomes so nasty and mean towards him…until Max Verstappen verbally eviscerates them because no one, absolutely no one, is going to mistreat his Charlie for something that was never, ever his fault in the first place:

Vision of Love AU: Part 1, Part 2

Happy reading!! 💓💓

Saw you saying this (I really do need to watch more Gabico, I feel like this pairing is just begging for a hot & steamy Billionaire x Secretary AU 🤭) AND THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT MY ASK WAS!!!! kind of...

Here goes my third attempt and hopes this makes it to you 😭

Nico as an entrepreneur, although not as popular or successful as lewis and max, is perfectly respectable and wealthy

Gabi as an intern that was assigned to turn in some audits and walked in to Nico struggling with his eye injury and immediately stepping in by finding the medkit and...maybe straddling the alpha to help him with the eyedrops..

Nico couldn't help but be a little (extremely) smitten and keeps tabs on Gabi from then on. He knew they couldn't be together, with their age and power dynamics but the omega was so sweet he wants to help him in any way possible

And then he finds out Gabi's impoverished state. I'm thinking it could be an au of the downtown Logan x uptown Oscar, where Gabi is aged up and also working

The sweet omega didn't find a rich alpha that courts then but that's ok because he's making honest money in Nico's company...and he might have a secret admirer anyways

Nico immediately spends money on buying practical gifts for Gabi after finding out. Like this Burberry coat (https://uk.burberry.com/long-waterloo-heritage-trench-coat-p81172601?brbref=trench_lp_waterloo_trench_pdp) when he sees Gabi's winter coat fraying and being WAY too thin for the weather. And new sturdy leather shoes (https://www.manoloblahnik.com/gb/norton-57330.html) when seeing the scuffed tips and faux leather peeling off...And so much more!

The question is how they get together...will Gabi finally grow antsy from the gifts and find out where it's coming from? Or will Nico walk in to one of his business associates flirting with Gabi who's passing by in the lobby and realised he CAN'T let his omega be claimed by another..?

Unrelated question! How long should one wait before resending their ask? I don't want to clog your inbox but I also want to make sure you got my ask 🤧🤧

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Hello my beloved 🪱 Anon!

Entrepreneur!Nico x Intern!Gabi sounds downright adorable 😭

(I do want to preface that I haven’t written a lot of Gabico so this may sound OOC and a little strange since I’m still figuring out how to write their dynamic in these AUs 🥲)

What it Gabi’s finishing up his last year at university (he’s there on a full ride scholarship). Gabi’s an accounting major and his professor, Kevin Magnussen, was so impressed by his work ethic and exams that he recommended Gabi for a summer internship at his old pal Nico Hulkenberg’s automotive company.

Gabi’s first day on the job sees him getting lost and accidentally wandering up to the executive suite on the 27th floor. He’s trying to find the HR department (they emailed Gabi asking him to come to the department to sign some forms and also so the HR manager, a very sweet Beta by the name of Vanessa, can take him to lunch) but left his badge at his desk so he can’t access the elevator but he also can’t exit the stairwell so he just…climbs to the top floor where the stairwell door is propped open.

A tall, handsome blond man dressed in a sleek charcoal gray suit is standing by the reception area, softly cursing under his breath as he fumbles with something in his hand.

The receptionist is out at lunch.

There’s no one else here.

“Do you need some help?” Gabi asks tentatively. He doesn’t want to overstep and this man, this Alpha, is clearly someone very important, judging by the cut of his suit and his very expensive looking wristwatch.

He looks like he belongs on a billboard—or the cover of those glossy men’s magazines that are always displayed at the high end boutiques he can’t afford.

The Alpha turns around—

And Gabi feels his face heat up. Just as he’s about to murmur an apology and scurry back down the stairs, he sees the man’s eye is red, irritated, and tearing up.

Gabi’s caretaker instincts surge—his little brother once had an eye infection and Gabi meticulously timed the exact hours he’d need to get his eye drops and meds in.

“Here, let me help. You don’t seem like you’re making much progress on your own.” He jokes nervously, unsure if he’s going to get kicked out for saying that but his mind is whirling, his heart is pounding, and it’s—

It’s unfair to have someone this handsome standing in front of Gabi during his first day on the job!

“That obvious, huh?” The Alpha asks with a wry smile.

Somehow, even with his red, bloodshot eye, the Alpha manages to look cool and amused.

Gabi takes a tentative step closer. His own faded button-up and scuffed shoes look entirely out of place in this sleek high rise office with its marble floors and modern light fixtures.

He swallows his embarrassment—after all, he’s here to do a job. It doesn’t matter what he wears or how mismatched his clothes are. He got this internship for a reason and he’s going to prove himself no matter what.

“Are you new?” He asks, jolting Gabi from his thoughts.

The Alpha is holding out the eyedrops.

“I am. I’m the new intern in the Audit & Compliance department. I work under Jose.” He takes the eyedrops and quickly hands the Alpha a box of tissues. “Here, we don’t want your eye to overflow.”

The blond executive (and Gabi is sure he must be an executive) laughs out loud. “Cheeky.” He smirks, still managing to look a little too good despite holding a tissue up to his eye.

Gabi shrugs. “They didn’t hire me for my sense of humor.”

“Mmh. We hired you to tell us what we’re doing wrong and when we’re committing audit violations.”

“And occasionally when everyone is doing a splendid job.” He jokes, purposely putting on an exaggerated British accent.

“I’ll look forward to that day.” He pulls the tissue away. “Do you need me to sit down?”

“Oh. Yes, that would be better.” He nods.

The Alpha gestures to a big, glass corner office. “Let’s go.”

Gabi blinks, glancing between the Alpha and the office. “We can’t go there!” He protests.

“Why not?”

“That’s—that’s probably the CEO’s office.” He hisses. “I can’t get fired on my first day.”

And that’s when Nico Hulkenberg realizes this sweet, adorable Omega who smells like cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg has absolutely no idea who he is.

“What’s your name?” He asks.

The pretty boy with the dark hair and soft eyes tilts his head, as if confused by the question. “Gabi. Gabi Bortoleto.”

Nico exhales sharply, eye stinging as the Omega hesitates to walk into Nico’s office. As he stares nervously between him and the open door.

Nico shouldn’t.

He really, really shouldn’t.

He shouldn’t ask the new hire to straddle his lap and help him with his eye drops. He shouldn’t text Vanessa and tell her he’ll take their new intern to lunch.

He shouldn’t reassign Gabi to the C-Suite so he can work directly under the company’s CFO…

And so Nico can see him.

Every single day.

He shouldn’t—but he does.

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More to come soon!! I love the idea of Nico actually giving Gabi luxury gifts that are useful…unlike Osc who’s gifting Logan million dollar diamond necklaces, like Oscar please, he needs a cashmere sweater for winter, not diamonds 😭

id love to see max finally succeeding to make unconventional omega charles purr. he treats it with the same focus he treats a race strategy of course: his omega WILL know how lovely it is to purr or max will die trying.

and almost die trying he does, he tries everything he can think of: slow nights at home, foreplay, sex, aftercare, scenting, breakfast in bed, his favorite snacks and cuddling in their nest all afternoon. their entire house smells so sweet with charles delighted scent but still nothing. charles apologises as they go to bed, he knows how much it meant to max (it honestly means more to max than charles, cant miss what you’ve never had, after all)

but max is NOT one to give up so easily. i imagine the only cure for this, as it is many things, is time, it happens right as max is taking a break from actively trying, almost breaking his head trying to think of what else he can do, when one morning charles is trying to convince him to stay in bed for just five more minutes and a happy purr fills the air as max complies. turns out all charles needed was time and unconditional love 🥺

Hi Anon 😻

Unconventional Omega Charles AU: Prologue, Prologue II, Prologue III, Part 1, Part 2, First Nest, First Time, Purr for Me, First Heat, Lion Unleashed, Omega Victory, Dallas Cowboys, Backless Tops, Party Kisses, Princess Treatment, My Champion (Always)

Ohhh it's been a while since we've checked in on our unconventional couple!! 🥹 Thank you for this heart meltingly sweet scenario, Anon 😭💓

Max going all out for weeks and weeks, doing everything he can think of to make Charles happy, joyous, and blissed out. He can tell from the thick, syrupy sweetness in the air that his strong and brave Omega is a literal puddle of happiness in his arms. His cheeks are rosy, his eyes are bright, and that warm, delighted smile sends Max into a tailspin each and every time 😍

But Max has never been someone to back down from a challenge—and the only thing he loves more than winning is spoiling and pampering his Omega day and night.

Hi Anon 💙🧡

Timeline: 2023

I love it!! I love the trope of oblivious Oscar not realizing how he's unintentionally pushed Logan away until it's too late and he has to grovel/beg/plead to get him back 🤭 even funnier if the only reason the other Alphas on the grid kind of ignored him was because they were lowkey attracted to Logan (who's literally the definition of a "golden boy") and wanted to be respectful to Oscar.

But then—

Logan shows up to the paddock one day with no courtship bracelet on his right wrist, not a trace of orange on his body, and Oscar's scent which always lingered on Logan's skin (since our sweetheart used to sleep with one of Oscar's hoodies in his nest) is gone.

These Alphas literally jump at the chance to queue up and win over the very pretty, very kind, and very breedable Omega who should be dressed in silks and diamonds while being pampered by his mate!!

I'm dying at the thought of Carlos, George, Esteban, and Liam seeing Logan without his courtship bracelet and deciding that pretty much signifies Logan is free and single 😂

i keep thinking of a situation of indulgent dad max having to deal with lily throwing a tantrum and wanting her mama but charles is away for modelling campaign with his boyfriend cue max taking his jet kidnap his daughter’s mama.

Hi Anon 😭🎀🍼

Model Behavior AU: Part 1, Part 2

!!! Anon!! Everything about this scenario is so precious and cute and 500% accurate!! J'adore ça, Anon!! 💓

Lily's beloved Cha is booked for a three day photoshoot with Schiaparelli and unfortunately for Lily (and Max), the entire campaign is set in Los Angeles 😭 Cha comes over the day before peppers his baby girl with kisses, cuddles, and all the attention and affection Lily could want 🥹

They play Barbie Dream House (Max is allowed to join but only if he sings "I'm Just Ken" while wearing a pink feather boa), make "potions" using food dye and expensive body wash (Max almost falls down laughing when he sees Charles with blue food dye smeared on his neck and pink soap bubbles on his head), have an indoor scavenger hunt using Charles's Hermès scarves (Max gives them "clues" but the price is one kiss per clue), and end the day with an outdoor movie night.

Charles is wrapped up in Max's arms while Lily is fast asleep, chubby cheek pressed against Charles's chest as the Omega exchanges soft kisses with Lily's papa.

And when the credits roll, Charles and Max tuck Lily into bed together. "Come home soon." The Alpha says quietly, eyes fixed on Lily's pink cashmere blanket.

-xoxo🪻

Hi @cmbv2549 🪻

Ahhh I'm so glad you're loving the gossipgridxoxo posts because they're some of the most fun parts to write 🤭 I also love imagining the insiders who're sending these submissions to the account, like there's a 90% chance Charles has submitted some juicy drama just so everyone knows Max is his man and no one else can approach him!! Ever!! 😡

(I always imagine Kristen Bell reading them using her OG Gossip Girl voiceover 💋)

[Image Description: A deviously compromising photo. George Russell, shirtless and sweaty in a dark corner of an exclusive Shanghai nightclub. You can see the glint of his YSL black leather belt and the splash of white linen in his hand as he holds his button-up. Leaning close to him is Max Verstappen, dressed in a tight black t-shirt and dark wash jeans. He has one hand pressed against George's chest, fingers splayed, and head tilted up. You can't see Max's expression but the two are only inches apart in a dark, intimate corner.]

gossipgridxoxo I spy with my little eye something that's about to send shockwaves through the F1 grid. Because what's hotter than a heated rivalry between two of the finest drivers of this current generation? Does the seemingly polished and put-together Mercedes driver have a wild side? And is our resident Red Bull bad boy the one to bring it out of him?

We've already had the social media reaction to Lewis being caught with young Nico, now imagine the response when he's spotted with older Nico... From the internet's perspective Lewis is making some wild moves. First he begins dating a cute young Nico Rosberg lookalike after nearly a decade of discreet one night stands with models and actresses, moves this omega into his apartment which is in the same building as his ex, the actual Nico Rosberg, and then, after a whirlwind period where he buys out half the designer boutiques in Monaco and gets caught going for brunch like a white girl, he's suddenly back with the original Nico!? This man is crazy

Hi Anon 😭🤣

Maybe Let's Love Again AU: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, All's Well

Lmaooo Anon!! This is brilliant oh my lord 🤣 from the public's perspective it does genuinely look like Lewis has lost his goddamn mind 😭 imagine the whiplash his own PR team is undergoing because what do you mean you moved a young 20-something year old "model" into your penthouse?? What do you mean you're taking two weeks off media obligations to take him shopping?? What do you mean no one's allowed to talk to him?? Lewis?? Hello????

The paparazzi pics that surface of Lewis and Young!Nico partying it up in St. Tropez will forever remain legendary and iconic because Young!Nico is so proud of his Alpha's success and he just wants to treat his Alpha to the bestest time ever 🥺

So yeah, maybe Lewis did need to pay several tabloid outlets quite a few euros to erase the photos they had of 20-something year old Nico Rosberg on his knees, dressed in a leopard print bikini, mouth open, and hands pressed against Lewis's thighs 🤭

But it was worth every cent 🥵

The paparazzi are stunned because even without the spicier photos, the sheer amount of photos they're able to get of Lewis and his very age inappropriate boyfriend (who looks like a Nico Rosberg lookalike) are just?? Really flabbergasting??

Nico graduates law school at the top of his class and gets a job at a prestigious firm, and even with the distance he still pines for the bff. At his firm, he meets none other than lewis hamilton, one of the best attorney in the firm. The attraction is immediate, at least for lewis.

The bff gets engaged and invites nico and his partner (cuz nico panicked and said he has a boyfriend). Nico invites lewis who agress, he is going to spend 1 week in a coastal town where he will seduce his pretty omega and by the end of the week, he will wear proudly lewis mating bite

During the wedding week, the bff kinds of act hot and cold with nico, normal when he is with nico and other friends but cold when nico is with lewis. Lewis deduced that the guy is used to having nico simpering over him and didn't have to deal with other men trying to get nico's attention, but now that nico is in a relationship, the guy feels threatened.

Some cutesy moment of nico and lewis slow dancing and having the first kiss under a gazeboo with stars and moon shining during an intimate wedding party. Them by the pool flirting and drinking some mimosas. Them having to share ONE bed and lewis helping nico with his dress especially if its a corset dress thst need to be tied or him helping with the zipper if its a normal dress.

Hi Anon 💐

A bouquet for you, Anon!! I absolutely love 90s and 2000s romcoms and this is like all my favorite tropes made into one ask??!

Lewis being an equity partner at Lauda, Wolff & Brawn LLP and head of their Mergers & Acquisitions practice. He’s had a very long and storied career, not just in the corporate law sphere but also as a trial attorney. Shortly after graduating Harvard Law School, he clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in 2010 and spent many years prosecuting White Collar Crime. He’s charming, sophisticated, and ruthless.

He’s also hard to please, sharp tongued, and when he’s disappointed—you know it.

However, while teaching an M&A seminar at Yale Law School, he encounters Nico Rosberg. The 3L student is sharp, intelligent, and the most analytical law student Lewis has ever counted.

The blond raises his hand to ask a question—

And the two promptly get into a 15 minute discussion (and debate) that results in Nico grilling Lewis on Smith v. Van Gorkom in front of the whole class, refusing to be cowed by Lewis’s age, experience, and illustrious reputation.

Only one student gets an A in that seminar. (It’s Nico.)

And the day Lewis gets to see Nico again, face to face, is the day the young graduate is hired at LWB. Lewis is utterly charmed by the angelic looking beauty who smiles so prettily and is so eager to learn and master the various intricacies that go into Antitrust Law.

Lewis is initially disappointed the brilliant young Omega didn't choose M&A but the more he thinks about, the more he realizes that's probably for the best. He could date a coworker but dating a subordinate would surely raise some eyebrows—

At that thought, Lewis has to give himself a mental slap to the face. What the hell is he thinking? Nico is a colleague, a young first year attorney, someone who's brilliance needs to be nurtured and cared for.

But it's achingly difficult to stay away, especially after Lewis runs into him in the kitchen. Nico makes an off-handed remark about how the company coffee isn't very good.

Lewis immediately offers to show Nico his favorite cafe, the one that brews an award winning espresso and produces some of the best baked goods on this side of the city block. He also offers to talk through some of the new growing pains Nico might experience as a brand new attorney and when the sees those blue eyes light up, Lewis doesn't even feel guilty that he's more or less bribing Nico to spend more time with him.

He likes to think their friendship is growing bit by bit after Nico playfully swings by Lewis's massive corner office with an offer of lunch and walk around the pier.

He hopes Nico is seeing as someone he can talk to and trust after he and Lewis are the last ones left at the mini happy hour Valtteri put together for some of the finance lawyers.

He's finding every excuse he can to go down to the 42nd floor and chat with Nico. The Omega needs new blinds so the sun doesn't get in his eyes? Lewis is the one emailing the Facilities team and putting in the request.

Nico's office is too small and stuffy? Well fortunately there's an empty office on Lewis's floor—and this one has AC!

Nico needs to take an Uber home because it's 10 pm at night? Lewis gives him his company Uber account and insists Nico take the Luxury SUV option.

When the young Omega finally comes to his office one Friday afternoon (everyone's already left early because there's a long weekend coming up), he looks anxious and out of sorts. He bites down on his bottom lip, those lovely blue eyes looking impossibly wide as he confesses that he's actually told his childhood best friend who he's been in love with since the moment they met that Lewis would be Nico's date to the wedding.

His best friend's wedding.

It takes the Alpha less than a second to realize what's going on:

Nico is still madly in love with this useless "best friend" of his (who really can't be all that bright if he's choosing someone other than Nico to be his spouse) and wants Lewis to attend as his "trophy date". Someone he can parade around and show off and maybe make this "best friend" jealous.

It stings. Lewis can admit the sharp stab of pain he feels at being reduced to a "convenient date" hurts more than he expected.

But seeing Nico standing there, helpless and frightened, sets off his Alpha instincts.

The instinct to protect and provide and care for Nico is stronger than any personal pain he might feel. Lewis knows it's wrong—that he's taking advantage of the young Omega by saying yes—because the Alpha silently vows that by the time this wedding weekend is over, he'll have secured Nico's attention—

in honour of max getting p2 in austria… can we please get another part of the model billionaire au 🥹 like i swear it’s so cute that charles fell in love with lily first and then max came along…i need it

love you always, have a safe and happy week!!

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Hi 🪼 Anon!

Model Behavior AU: Part 1

Yes!! Charlie meeting Lily with her chubby cheeks and big blue eyes and happy giggles and just adoring this tiny angel with all his heart 🥹 In this AU, Charles knows exactly how wealthy and powerful Alphas operate—he's been chased after by too many of them to count.

His initial interest in Max was entirely sexual but after spending more time around the Alpha (mainly because he loved Lily so much and always needed to see his little love at least twice a week), he grew to love Max too.

He loves how possessive, powerful, and dominant the Alpha is—how he pampers Charles and makes no secret that he wants him.

There's a confidence about Max that's so alluring. That dizzying rush of knowing this billionaire tycoon with the world at his feet would literally move mountains just to see you smile? It's intoxicating and a little deranged and exactly what Charles has been searching for all his life.

But he's certainly not going to make it easy for Max—particularly because Charles has seen his fellow models get pursued by rich men and, after a few months, get kicked to the curb for a younger Omega.

I’ve draw lil sketch of max engineer and driver charles au for you 💋

https://www.tumblr.com/sherdoinglestappenthings/820703341994754048/long-story-short-ive-draw-sketch-of-ninas

With love,

Sher

Sher!! You lovely, amazing, talented artist, you! I'm so honored you drew one of my favorite scenes from the Race Engineer Max x F1 Driver Charles AU but you made this scene look 10x more loved up and adorable??

Thank you for sharing this gorgeous artwork with us!! Everyone please, please go check out the absolutely adorable scene where Max playfully drags Charles away from his sea of admirers because he's jealous because it's time to win another GP 🏆🏎

Sher blessing our eyes with the sweetest sketch: ♥️♥️♥️

Nico who is round and big because of the baby only grows sweeter and more delectable, somehow gaining more suitors that lewis has to vicously fight off..

Their wedding is in spring where all the flowers are in bloom, but right now it's only autumn and Nico is barely showing when lewis says something he shouldn't have to the reporters

"So it's been rumored that you and Nico Rosberg have a bun in the oven, can you confirm that claim?"

Lewis, the possessive and jealous alpha he is didn't want people to fawn over Nico even more replied with "No, and this conference is for F1 related manners, not on my relationship matters"

Nico, of course thought that meant lewis was playing with him even when he is pupped up and engaged because lewis never stayed 🤧

Unlucky for him, he was on the paddock for skysports and was planning to cheer for lewis across the chequered flag but it seems like that has changed.

With the grid changing so much in these years, his old friends and teammates are gone...except for one max verstappen

So Nico simply moved from the Ferrari's garage to red bull's where he screamed for max when he crossed the line P2, hugging and snuggling him when he got off the podium

Ignoring polesitter Lewis Hamilton now it's his problem to figure out what he did to Nico before the gp so he can claim that omega into the fiery red garage instead if hanging around his twenty year old baby alpha

(max isn't going to let go that easily he hasn't seen his mama on paddock for ages and he knows his charlie would be jealous seeing the way he's hugging the blonde omega, not knowing it's his mama)

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Hi 🪱 Anon!

(I really do need to watch more Gabico, I feel like this pairing is just begging for a hot & steamy Billionaire x Secretary AU 🤭)

Brocedes A/B/O Drama: Part 1, Part 2

Timeline: 2026

Nico wearing his engagement ring around his neck because they haven't announced their engagement yet. They plan to do it during winter break, when Nico will be around 4 months pregnant, get married in April (when Nico will be 8 months along), have a shortened honeymoon, and then welcome their baby in May 🌸💫🥹

Even though Nico acted like he always knew Lewis was going to propose and they were inevitable (and written in the stars), our lovely and talented Omega still burst into tears when Lewis finally got down on one knee and asked Nico to marry him 😭 because even though he'll never admit it out loud, the moments of distance between him and his Alpha sent Nico spiraling. He tried to distract himself to private equity billionaires in New York and cosmetics tycoons in France but nothing could ever compare to the kisses he got from his Alpha on early Sunday mornings 🥺

So now it's the 2026 United States GP in Austin. They're at COTA, it's a spectacle, and Nico spent extra time getting ready because he's going to run into his Alpha's arms and kiss him once Lewis crosses the finish line. Nico's got it all planned out with Ferrari (Fred Vasseur looks like he's aged 10 years after having to sit through Nico's step-by-step action plan of how he's going to kiss Lewis post-race).

(Toto laughs in the Mercedes motorhome.)

Truly, Nico feels so beautiful and happy now that he's pregnant, engaged, and glowing. Of course our paddock princess got everything he's ever dreamed of—he's Nico Rosberg, and he knows how to play the game 💅

For COTA, Nico's chosen a full-length silk maxi dress that clings to his curves, drops into a daring low v-neckline, and has spaghetti straps so thin Lewis could rip them apart with one hand if he wanted to 🥰 the dress's generous cup size allows Nico to breathe (his chest grew considerably after the second month 🤭) and he's carrying his engagement ring in his purse. (He wanted to wear it around his neck but the dress was so clingy there was no way for Nico to hide the diamond anywhere.)

But then—

Lewis's interview. That hard look in his eyes as he glares at the journalist. The way he dismissed the possibility he and Nico ever got back together.

The way he won't even talk about their baby even though Nico's been spreading rumors about his pregnancy on X/Twitter and Instagram for weeks 😭😭😭

With a soft sniffle he vacates the Ferrari motorhome without so much as a backwards glance because right now, he needs snuggles and hugs from his grid pup. His precious Maxie baby who Nico more or less adopted in 2017 after he saw all those horrid articles calling the young Red Bull driver "Crashstappen" and mocking his very real injuries like it was some sort of game.

He and Lewis were still on the outs when Nico walked over to Max's modest Monaco apartment and knocked on the door with a suitcase of nesting materials and two large bags of takeout. When Max, bruised and limping opened the door, Nico strode inside like he owned the place and told Max to sit down, he's getting some medical attention, some nutritious food, and a cozy nest Nico will build for them.

Because he knows damn well it's Max's 20th birthday and no one on the grid even acknowledged it.

Since that moment, bossy, sassy Nico Rosberg became Max's gird mama—and so help anyone who spoke ill of Nico in front of Mad Max.

No one on the Red Bull security team even blinks an eye when Nico barges his way into Garage #3 and beelines towards his pup (who's grown so tall and handsome in recent years) with a teary look on his face. Max literally drops everything to gather his mama in his arms and ask what's wrong, what happened, who does Max need to run over—?

When Nico tells him everything, Max lets out a growl so raw and feral it actually sends a few interns (and a few employees) scurrying back to the motorhome for safety. Max insists Nico watch the race from his garage, that he sit right next to GP, and once the race is over, Max will take Nico (and his unborn brother or sister) to a beautiful restaurant so they can talk about what a moron Nico's Alpha is.

And maybe Max gets a little extra touchy/feely because he knows there's the Netflix crew nearby.

And he knows there's a vibrant and very lovely Monegasque Ferrari driver who's chronically online.

And maybe Max is so desperate to talk to Charles again (they're on the precipice of something, something that feels so close to late night kisses and holding hands in public) that he's willing to provoke a little drama.

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Now you have Lewis walking back to an empty Garage #44 with Nico's favorite strawberry collagen smoothie in one hand and a plate of handmade dark chocolate almond butter cups in the other.

But his Omega—his adorable, pregnant Omega—isn't there.

Lewis literally tears apart the Ferrari motorhome trying to locate his fiancé before Bryan takes pity on him and tells Lewis that Nico ran over to the Red Bull motorhome an hour ago.

Lewis is just about to run over there when Carlo tells him there's no time, the anthem's starting, and he needs to get his ass on track before they get fined.

Cue Lewis glaring daggers at Max the entire time the national anthem is playing.

Lewis literally elbowing Max after the anthem ends.

And Max purposely loosening his scent patch so everyone can smell Nico's delectable cherry scent all over him.

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When Lewis crosses the checkered flag in P1, the Tifosi cheer and scream and proclaim their joy loudly for everyone to hear.

When Max crosses the checkered flag in P2, Nico Rosberg jumps to his feet and cheers for his grid pup. There's an F1 TV film camera to his right and captures all of this...

And streams it to the giant screens set up around the outdoor seats. The same screens that every driver can see while they're pulling into parc fermé.

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"What the hell is this." Lewis snarls as he glares at the enormous screens overhead.

He rips the balaclava off his head and stomps over to where Charles is standing, his hands balled into fists by his side as he shakes in fury.

"What the fucking hell is your boyfriend doing?" Lewis demands again when Charles doesn't respond.

The Monegasque suddenly turns, green eyes aglow with the fury of a thousand suns. "So you think so too!" Charles throws his racing gloves down on the ground. "Max is being seduced by some old Omega—"

"Watch your mouth Leclerc."

"—and he is coaxing my Max into his evil arms!" Charles glares at him. "How could you!"

Lewis blink in shock. "What are you blaming me for? We're the ones who've been deceived!"

"Only because you could not keep your Omega satisfied! What did you do to Nico?"

Lewis opens his mouth to speak but Charles cuts him off.

"Never mind, that's not important. What is important is that you must win Nico back tout de suite or else he and Max will get married and have lots of babies and I'll have to drive you off track every single because you ruined my life."

The 7-time world champion is at a loss for words but that doesn't bother his teammate as Charles walks off without a backwards glance.

Lewis pulls out his phone and opens the semi-illegal tracking app he had installed years ago.

A tracking app designed to pinpoint Nico's exact location using the diamond engagement ring his Omega has been carrying around in his purse.

Maybe it was a little mean to make Nico wait to announce their engagement but Lewis needed to make sure his Omega was committed to him—that Nico wouldn't ever run into the arms of another billionaire financier or A-list Hollywood actor ever again.

True, he never expected Nico to go for Verstappen for all people but Lewis isn't afraid of a little healthy competition.

He's going to seduce Nico back into his arms before this season is over—after all, they did plan to have at least six pups.