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The five times Max was jealous + the one time Charles was.
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18 Jan 2026
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Max can do it. If he confessed with so much certainty, it must be because he already knew what love was, maybe didn’t even need to search for it on the Internet. The thought of Max being better at him on this, too, doesn’t sound right—he can outdo him.
Fine. A pet project, for the winter break: Charles Leclerc will learn how to love.or:
Max confesses. Charles thinks about love and loads his gun.
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14 Jan 2026
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“What the hell is this, Charles?” Max stares in alarm at himself through the mirror.
No, Charles has not shaved him bald. Actually, Max just got settled down post-hair wash so Charles has not had the chance to cut a single hair on his head.
Yet here Max is, looking on in shock. Horror, even.
Why is he wearing an atrocious cape covered in dogs?!
“Hmm? What do you mean?” Charles asks innocently, turned away from Max. When Charles finally faces the mirror again, Max is still able to catch the faintest smug smile that he had not been able to repress. Sneaky fucker.
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Or, how a Formula 1 driver fell in love with a menace of a hairdresser. The Max and Charles prequel to My Hairdresser, His Secrets, and I.
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- Part 2 of Love is in the (H)air
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07 Dec 2025
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At 25, Max Verstappen is the youngest head chef that Michelin star restauranteur Christian Horner has ever trusted in the position. Max is focused, dialled in, and eager to get Christian a fifth star, his first. Enter Charles Leclerc, the son of famed Monaco food critic and writer, Pascale Leclerc, a part-time server and architecture student.
He's just... fucking annoying.
**title change, this used to be 'i wanna get better!'.
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- Part 1 of grapefruit mignonette
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11 Nov 2025
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How (Not) To Third Wheel Lestappen by f1writingbyme, LestappenForever
Fandoms: Formula 1 RPF
18 Feb 2026
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Lance doesn’t know which of his emotions is more overpowering; the secondhand embarrassment he feels at how blatantly obvious they’re being, or the fact that watching Max and Charles in their own little world is actually kind of cute.
He realizes it’s the secondhand embarrassment as he watches Max shamelessly grin at James and proudly explain that he was just talking to Charles.
Lance has to resist the urge to roll his eyes, especially when he notices how Charles is quite literally the embodiment of the heart eyes emoji where he’s standing next to Max for his entire interview. And the beeline Charles makes for Max as soon as he hands the microphone to Lance after his P2 interview is even worse than the heart eyes.
He definitely should have been paying attention to that group chat, Jesus fucking Christ.
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OR: There is a WhatsApp support group chat on how to deal with being top 3 with Max and Charles, and this is the tale of different drivers (mostly Checo) suffering at the hands of them. An ongoing fic that will be updated whenever we get content to work with.
NEW CHAPTER POSTED FOLLOWING THE 2026 OFFICIAL CLASS PHOTO SESSION!
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09 Nov 2025