hiiii!! i’m so happy i found your account because i loved your writing!! 🥺🥺
would you maybe be willing to write a kimi x reader fic where they’re childhood best friends who eventually fall in love? since they’ve known each other forever, they’re incredibly affectionate with each other and are basically each other’s safe place. like, reader is always able to calm kimi down whenever things get overwhelming after a race or something goes wrong, and they both care so much about how the other is feeling 😭
But… since I’m a very emotional person, I was wondering if you could include a part where Reader develops a serious health issue (like maybe pneumonia?? i’m not sure, but if you have a better idea i’d love that too 🫰🏼🫰🏼). she keeps it from kimi for a while because she doesn’t want to worry him or distract him, but her hospital visits become more and more frequent until she eventually has to be admitted because she’s really unwell, and kimi is just absolutely beside himself with worry. 💔💔
then she recovers, and they get lots of really sweet, comforting moments together 🤗
pic is from pinterest and isnt mine!
you will always be each others safe place. no matter what happens.
taglist (tw) : kimi antonelli x reader, childhood bsfs to lovers, hospital, reader develops an illness, happy ending, emotional themes, lots of comfort
a.n : i like this idea! it took so long for me to write it tho
kimi always said the first person he ever loved was you. not in the romantic sense (not at first). you were just his person.
you were the girl who was there before the trophies, before the interviews, before the cameras started following him everywhere.
you were there when he was just andrea.
the boy who was always running late because he couldn’t find his shoes, who got too competitive over the smallest things, who would sulk for five minutes after losing a board game before secretly asking if you wanted to play again.
you were the girl who raced him down the streets on tiny scooters, who climbed trees even though you were both definitely too high up, who scraped your knees and laughed because you refused to admit you were scared.
you were the girl who stole fries from his plate without asking because “sharing is caring,” even though kimi always complained.
“they’re the same fries.”
he would always end up giving you more anyway.
your families joked that you came as a pair. like peas in a pod. if kimi was invited somewhere, everyone asked if you were coming too. if someone asked where you were, kimi usually answered before anyone else.
“probably near the snacks area.”
“i’m literally standing right here.”
you had always known kimi. you knew the difference between his happy silence and his worried silence. you knew when he needed advice and when he just needed someone beside him. and you also knew when he wanted to talk and when he just wanted to sit with his head on your shoulder and forget about everything for a while.
kimi knew you just as well. he knew when you were pretending you weren’t upset. he knew when your smile was real and when you were forcing it. and he also knew that when you said “i’m fine,” you usually meant the complete opposite.
you were each other’s safe place.
you were sixteen when hugging him started feeling different.
he had just finished a karting race that hadn’t gone his way. kimi had always been hard on himself. way too hard. he could win and still find something he could’ve done better.
he climbed out of the kart with his jaw tight, helmet hitting the ground harder than necessary. everyone around him offered advice with things he could fix or things he could improve.
but you knew him better than that, you didn’t tell him what he did wrong but instead you simply opened your arms. “come here.”
he looked at you. “i’m fine.”
you raised an eyebrow. “liar.”
his lips twitched. “…maybe.”
you smiled. “come here, andrea.”
and that was all it took for him to walk over and immediately melt into you. his forehead rested against your shoulder and his arms wrapped around you like he had been holding himself together all day just waiting for this moment.
your hand moved slowly across his back.
“i hate disappointing people.”
your heart hurt hearing him say it because kimi was always trying to be enough for everyone.
you squeezed him gently. “you’ve never disappointed me.”
he stayed quiet for a moment then he smiled softly against your hoodie. “..okay.”
when you said something, kimi believed you. always.
karting became formula racing.
formula racing became formula one.
and suddenly the world knew kimi antonelli.
but they didn’t know about you. the girl sitting quietly in the mercedes garage. the girl who carried extra snacks because kimi always forgot to eat when he was nervous. the girl who kept spare phone chargers because somehow he was always at one percent battery. the girl who fixed his collar before interviews because “you look like you got dressed in the dark.”
the girl who squeezed his hand before qualifying. the girl who waited outside his driver room after difficult races.
the cameras noticed eventually but they assumed you were family and they weren’t completely wrong.
the first time kimi kissed you happened after years of pretending.
it was late at night, sitting on the roof of his apartment after another exhausting race weekend. the city lights surrounded you both and you were wrapped in his jacket because despite him always complaining about being cold he somehow always gave you his clothes.
“you’re thinking too loud,” you whispered.
he smiled. “that’s impossible.”
he laughed quietly then he became serious. “i don’t know what i’d do without you.”
you smiled. “good thing you’ll never have to find out.”
something about that sentence stayed with him. he realised that he wasn’t looking at his best friend. he was looking at the person who had been there through every version of him. the person he searched for in every crowd.
you looked at him. “depends.”
“i’ve wanted to for years.”
your heart skipped. “kimi…”
he leaned closer slowly, giving you every chance to move away but you didn’ and instead, you met him halfway.
the kiss was soft and a little awkward but perfect. your lips tasted like vanilla from the vanilla chapstick you used, a flavour that kimi would soon grow familiar with.
when you pulled away due to yourself being out of breath, you both just stared.
his eyebrows lifted. “finally?”
“i was starting to think i’d have to kiss you first.”
he covered his face. “please tell me you’re joking.”
“i spent four years panicking.”
“i’m a formula one driver.”
“that explains everything.”
he laughed, pulling you closer. “guess i’m your boyfriend now?”
“you’ve guessed correctly andrea”
dating barely changed anything between you and kimi because now you didn’t have to pretend.
you could hold his hand whenever you wanted, kiss his cheek before he left, curl into his side during movie nights and steal his hoodies without him pretending to be annoyed.
kimi became even more protective in a way that made you feel loved.
after difficult races, he always found you first. before the interviews or messages, he would walk straight past everyone until he found you and then he would quietly pull you into his arms. “five minutes.”
you would smile. “take ten.”
and he always took his time because with you, he didn’t have to be kimi antonelli, formula one driver.
it started as a cough, nothing too bad, just enough that your chest hurt a little when you breathed too deeply.
you brushed it off at first because everyone got sick sometimes.
you’d had bad colds before, sleepless nights before, stressful weeks where your body simply felt exhausted so you assumed that it was normal and that you just needed rest.
so you slept earlier and drank a little more water. it didn’t work. so maybe a day away from everything?
but then came the fevers.
the kind that left you waking up in the middle of the night feeling drained, your body aching and your mind foggy.
and then came the exhaustion.
it was the kind where even small things felt harder than they should. things you used to do without thinking suddenly took effort. like walking upstairs became something you had to prepare yourself for. you would stop halfway, hand resting against the wall, quietly waiting for your breathing to settle before continuing. you assumed it was just a bad, stubborn cold. ypu couldnt dwell on it for too long however you had races to attend.
you had a boyfriend who was already carrying so much pressure.
you had a life that couldn’t just stop but you had this feeling. a gut feeling, that it was important to get this checked so you finally went to the doctor.
you expected them to tell you that you had a stubborn infection as you dressed up slowly. it was probably something that would go away with the right medicine and that you didn’t even need to come here at all.
you definetly weren’t expecting the change in their expression and the way their voice softened. they looked at your results before looking back at you. “…your lungs aren’t in good shape.”
your eyesbrows furrowed. “what does that mean?”
“we need more tests’ is all that they could say.
there more tests that followed, more scans and more appointments. more waiting rooms where you sat alone, staring at your phone and wondering how you were going to explain any of this. the excuses you had been giving kimi were starting to waver. he was getting worried.
all you knew was that the infection wasn’t behaving how it should. it had developed into pneumonia that wasn’t responding properly to the first rounds of treatment.
you needed close monitoring and care. you needed to tell someone, especially kimi. but when you thought about him, you remembered everything he already carried. the pressure, expectations he carried were way too high.
you remembered how he worried when you had a simple headache and how he stayed awake if you weren’t feeling well.
he was able to notice the smallest changes in your mood and suddenly the idea of telling him felt impossible.
because kimi loved deeply. and you knew exactly how much this would hurt him and strain him, affecting his performance.
you made a decision to not tell him, especially not now.
maybe you would when you got better so that you could look him in the eyes and tell him everything was okay.
you continued with the excuses to kimi
kimi believed you, mostly because he trusted you and because you had never given him a reason not to.
but he noticed things like when your texts became shorter because you were too tired to type or when you stopped stealing food from his plate because you didn’t have much of an appetite.
“you’re not stealing my fries.”
you looked up from your phone. “i’m tired.”
you smiled. “don’t sound so offended.”
you rolled your eyes. “your being dramatic.”
you raised an eyebrow. “kimi i’m okay.”
he noticed you also cancelling dinner because you were “tired.” and how your hugs changed. kimi knew your hugs by heart. lately they felt weaker and shorter like you were running out of energy.
one evening, after you had fallen quiet beside him, he gently reached for your hand.
you looked at him. you almost spilt everything but then you saw the worry already forming in his eyes. “of course.”
he didn’t look convinced. “…promise?”
you squeezed his hand and nodded.
something in his chest told him that you weren’t telling him everything.
one morning, he called, wanting to go to your favourite gelato place to cheer you up.
you never ignored him even when you were busy or sick or half asleep
no matter what you always answered.
so he tried again and it. straight to voicemail.
maybe you were asleep still? but it was 4pm, surely you weren’t. as. he spiralled into his thoughts his phone rang. it was your mum.
but the second he heard her voice, he knew something was wrong.
his stomach dropped. “…what happened?”
there was a pause before your mum shakily exhaled. “she’s in hospital.”
he barely remembered driving there. all he remembered was needing to find you because he should have known. he should have noticed. he could have been there. he rushed through hospital corridors, asking anyone who would listen where your room was.
his heart broke when he saw you because you looked nothing like the person who always took care of him. you looked so exhausted and fragile with oxygen tubing beneath your nose and an iv line in your hand.
the machines quietly beeping beside you. you knew he was there, you felt too ashamed look. your first instinct was still to comfort him. “hey.”
his eyes immediately filled. “don’t.”
you frowned softly. “don’t what?”
“don’t say ‘hey’ like this is okay.” he walked closer, sitting beside you so quickly the chair almost moved backwards and took your hand carefully.
you looked away. “…a while.”
his voice softened. “how many?”
you swallowed. “a month.”
he closed his eyes. a month where you had been facing this alone
his face broke. “you’re sorry?”
your eyes filled. “i didn’t want you to worry.”
“you think formula one matters more than you?”
“no.” his voice cracked. “look at me.”
“you are the one person i would stop everything for.”
your tears finally fell. “i didn’t want to distract you.”
he shook his head. “you could never distract me.”
he leaned forward, resting his forehead gently against yours. “please don’t ever do this alone again.”
you cried quietly. “okay.”
kimi barely left ypur side.
your mum had to practically force him to go back to the hotel and sleep but even then, he always came back early. sometimes you would wake up and he would already be sitting beside you.
“did you sleep?” you’d ask.
you’d sigh. “you need to take care of yourself”
he read books out loud when you were too tired to concentrate and he brushed your hair when you didn’t have the energy. he also rmembered to bring you little things from home so the room felt less unfamiliar. he made sure he held your hand through every appointment.
every time you woukd say sorry for being such a bother he would remind with a kiss. “stop saying sorry.”
the doctors finally had some good news. for the first time in what felt like forever, kimi smiled too. the infection was clearing.
soon your oxygen came off and your appetite returned. the pink rosey colour slowly came back into your cheeks.
and then… you were allowed home.
obviously , recovery wasn’t quick. however kimi was there whenever he could to hype you up. he treated every small improvement like a victory.
“i can carry my own shopping.”
“…then why are you carrying it?”
he shrugged. “because i love you.”
you stared at him before chuckling “that’s not a valid argument.”
one rainy afternoon, you both sat curled up on the sofa. your head rested against his chest beneath a huge blanket and his fingers traced lazy patterns along your arm.
you stared at him quietly.
you smiled. “i’m just thinking.”
you laughed softly. “…i’m really lucky.”
kimi immediately looked down at you. “no.”
“i’m the lucky one.” he tucked a strand of hair behind your ear.
he kissed your forehead. “next time you’re hurting, let me carry some of it.”
you reached up and cupped his face. “only if you promise to let me carry yours too.”
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