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• No one told us Excellence would hurt by KimonoAtlas

  Fandoms: Formula 1 RPF  

  • Mature
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  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  02 Aug 2026

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  • George Russell/Max Verstappen
  • Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri
  • Oscar Piastri & George Russell
  • Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen
  • George Russell (Formula 1 RPF)
  • Max Verstappen
  • Lando Norris
  • Oscar Piastri
  • Daniel Ricciardo
  • Jos Verstappen's A+ Parenting
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Slow Burn
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
  • Background Relationships
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Academic Pressure
  • Perfectionism
  • George Russell Needs a Hug (Formula 1 RPF)
  • George Russell-centric (Formula 1 RPF)
  • Everyone Has Trauma
  • Hiding your past
  • Medical student George Russell
  • George Russell has trauma
  • Max Verstappen Needs a Hug
  • Max Verstappen has Trauma
  • Abusive Parents
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Anger Issues
  • Max Verstappen Needs Therapy
  • fear of failure
  • Oscar Piastri Needs a Hug
  • Homesickness
  • Quite characters
  • overlooked characters
  • Lando Norris Needs a Hug
  • Masking
  • fear of being alone
  • Party boy with feelings
  • Daniel Ricciardo Needs a Hug
  • Caretaker Daniel
  • Burnout - Freeform
  • Self Sacrifice
  • The therapist friend needs therapy
  • Everyone Needs a Hug
  • Five disaster children in a trench coat
  • No one here knows how to ask for help
  • Everyone Needs A Nap
  • They need therapy but have each other instead
  • Alternate Universe - College/University
  • Bullying
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • The Author Regrets Everything

  Summary

  George Russell thought getting into the most prestigious university in the world would be the hardest part.

  It wasn’t.

  Between impossible expectations, old ghosts that refuse to stay buried, and classmates who seem just as good at pretending as he is, surviving this place quickly becomes a lot more complicated than passing exams.

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  English

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