alex albon/george russell/kimi antonelli | 4.1k

Kimi’s performance had improved significantly over the past several weeks. He’d started the season with 7th, 9th place finishes. Keeping it in the points, but only just. A DNF here, a P16 there. Facing constant headlines speculating on his ability to manage the new car, his ability to compete with the rest of the field. Alex recalls a particularly biting headline he’d seen after Suzuka–Russell fighting to win, Antonelli fighting not to lose. He’d felt bad for the kid. Their situations weren’t the same, but Alex knew a thing or two about how the media could be, the pressure of being compared to a more successful teammate. But aside from that, he hadn’t really paid Kimi a whole lot of attention, on his own. His spike in performance, then, came as a surprise to everyone, when he went from one or two points a race to a sudden P2, and kept it going, podium after podium. Alex had seen those headlines too. Antonelli’s Surging Comeback: What Happened In Miami? Alex knew what happened in Miami.

i would say i'm sorry but i fear that would be a lie. everyone get on the galexkimi train with us nowwwww

galexkimi gym workout is INSPIRED. the idea of galex there on their little gym date + kimi showing up because they're in the same hotel and it's FINE because it's not like he's interrupting anything per se because they're in a hotel gym with all those big ass windows but it still shifts the vibe (into something totallyyyyy normal of course 😁). and then kimi asks george to help him stretch which is ALSO a totally normal and regular thing for them to do as teammates of course but also alex is like. 🧍okay i'm still here and now EYE feel a little bit awkward but he's not going to leave and kimi isn't either which leads to this vaguely possessive weird awkward unspoken standoff between the two of them which george is either a) completely oblivious to and just happy to be there OR b) aware of and playing into because maybe he kind of likes seeing alex jealous (alex would deny that he's jealous because he would deny that there is anything to be jealous of) and maybe he likes feeling like kimi wants his attention + is willing to be a little bratty about it. like george is i think subconsciously thrilled to have brat 1 and brat 2 silently trying to outdo each other while he watches on. almost (ALMOST. not quite) a challengers-esque situation if you'll allow me to be presumptuous for half a second