Yaknow what would be funny? I bet the entire time otter!hybrid franco was talking to tiger!hybrid alex up until he was lead to reader and dog!hybrid logan he was flirting because its like his go to way of getting out of trouble and alex just thinks its really cute this little pup is trying to seduce him to get out of nonexistent trouble, he just has to show the pup to his boyfriends they'll love him, franco who has by now realized that he's not going to be let go but he also hasn't done anything wrong is now kinda worried he's going to be eaten by tiger!hybrid alex (which does not happen) until alex opens his drivers room to show dog!hybrid logan and what he can only assume to be a fennec fox!hybrid reader, and wow he thought that alex and logan were pleasing to the eye but wow reader is gorgeous then out of nowhere he gets dumped on reader and logan's laps with what he swears is alex telling you both that franco is your new kid, franco tries flirting with all of you after his little mental freak out and all any of you can think is 'aw our new pup is cute' like a parent would their child, later franco is talking to the media after a race and the reporter asks him somthing mean about logan and he frowns at them telling them that they can't talk about one of his new dads like that and to please refrain from doing so and the rest of the grid is side eyeing franco trying to see if they heard that right, alex ever the proud new papa he is comes up to franco hugs him and gives him a kiss on the forehead and tells him that he's proud of franco for dealing with the reporters questions so maturely, they are later seen with logan and reader in some ice cream shop or restaurant with fans taking picture and speculating wether or not franco has actually accepted being your child.
Don't knowif you actually likr this just thought that a different perspective would intrigue you.
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i'm a sucker for hybrid!drivers and found family trope <3 i am definitely intrigued peaches!
otter!franco is utterly unprepared for when tiger!alex approaches him. he's dealt with bigger hybrids before, of course, but a tiger? never. so he tries his default setting that almost always gets him out of trouble. he flirts.
he's right in the middle of batting his eyelashes at alex with a cheeky grin when alex lets out some sort of rumbling chuckle and grabs franco by the scruff of his neck. in alex's mind, he's just found the perfect pup to complete your little pack. but, as always, he doesn't bother telling everyone involved. like franco. for example.
speaking of, poor franco is now silently panicking as he's dragged around by tiger!alex. he's both a prey and predator species, so half of him is screaming to fight and the other is telling him to run far far away. all that really manifests as is him squirming in alex's grip and letting out indignant squeaks. he's half-scared he's about to be eaten by alex. he knows it's irrational—predator hybrids almost never eat prey hybrids—but there are still a few creeps who do. every orchard has a bad apple or two.
but then ... then alex opens the door to his driver's room. and there on the little sofa is dog!logan, who franco already feels awkward about replacing mid-season, and you. your ears almost comically large. franco still thinks you make it work. momentarily, he's been distracted from tiger!alex basically kidnapping him. he barely even blinks when logan's tail starts smacking against the sofa.
alex deposits franco on your lap, right beside logan. it's eerily reminiscent of about a year and a half ago. by now, you've learned not to question it. you just sigh and allow otter!franco to sniff you before he curls up on your lap and starts fluffing his tail. he's not in the water, and it's not even forecast to rain, but he's very diligent about keeping his coat waterproof.
"new pup?"
"new pup!"
adding franco to your little pack was easier than you thought it would be.
nothing against him, of course, but alex had a habit of sniffing out hybrid!drivers who were just as chaotic as he was. like logan, or even his friendship with deer!george. you couldn't help but be a little skeptical of otter!franco.
he is just as chaotic. you're not surprised about that. what you are surprised about is that franco happens to be a perfect mix between mischievous overgrown tiger cub!alex and oblivious happy-go-lucky dog!logan. and, even better, franco loves to play hunting with the two of them. as long as he's not the one being hunted. you'd had franco for less than a day and you'd already had a crying otter pup on your lap because your boyfriends weren't quick learners about how rough was too rough to play.
after his first race, franco is in the media pen. he's no stranger to the media, of course, but he certainly underestimated how vicious they would get when he stepped up to f1. most of the questions are mundane or easy to ignore. but then comes the one he's dreading. a reporter asks him if he's glad to be replacing logan because now there's "an actually talented driver in the second williams". franco lets out a few angry squeaks before he speaks.
"you can't talk about one of my dads like that! he's more talented than you'll ever be, so please keep your ... opinions to yourself."
every other driver in the media pen pauses and looks at franco in disbelief. there are a few other hybrid!drivers. but even they had never joined or created a pack/herd/etc as quickly as franco seemed to have. then tiger!alex strolls over and he's ruffling otter!franco's fur around his ears and acting just like any good papa would. and then it makes sense. alex has a reputation—he spots someone he likes, and they'll have joined his pack by the end of the day.
you, alex, and logan take franco out for celebratory ice cream after the team debrief. they have special hybrid-safe ice cream because of course they do. none of you are really thinking about the media or the fans' reactions. you've all got your little pack, and that becomes all the more clear when photos of both dog!logan and otter!franco (somehow) curled up on your lap and fast asleep plaster the social media sites the next day.
