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“Piastri is missing.”
When Oscar goes missing in the aftermath of a storm, Lando makes it his own personal mission to keep searching for him.
Whatever it takes.
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13 Feb 2026
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Lando Norris was prepared for many things when he started secretly dating his boss. Office politics. HR paranoia. Emotional damage. What he wasn’t prepared for was Oscar Piastri being the problem.
Because the calm, controlled CEO who once ran meetings like a machine is now the same man sending flirty Slack messages, scheduling “private check-ins” that last suspiciously long, and — in one truly unforgivable incident — calling Lando sweetheart in front of the entire marketing team.
Lando’s trying to keep things quiet. Oscar’s trying (and failing) to keep his feelings off his face. The office is watching. HR is breathing down their necks. And the secret won’t survive much longer at this rate.
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- Part 2 of Strictly Business (Not Really)
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18 Jan 2026
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Lando Norris runs a discreet matchmaking service for high-achieving professionals who don’t have time—or the social ease—to navigate modern dating. His newest client, Oscar Piastri, is a quiet, reserved consultant in his mid-twenties, recently relocated from Australia to London for work.
At first, Lando thinks Oscar will be an easy case: intelligent, kind, and grounded. But it doesn’t take long to realize Oscar Piastri has a… unique skill set that makes dating nearly impossible. He treats dinners like job interviews, gives feedback forms after handshakes, and manages to turn small talk into a quarterly business review.
The line between professional and personal blurs as Lando, the matchmaker, starts wondering if he’s meant to be Oscar’s match after all.
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- Part 1 of Perfect Match Service
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05 Jan 2026
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Oscar closes his eyes for a second, allowing the wind and chill in the air to raise goosebumps on his arms. When Oscar reaches the gate to the pasture, he glances up for a second. Lando has nearly a half bale of hay balanced in his open palm and against his shoulder. His bicep is straining, but he otherwise does not seem phased. Oscar’s fingers fumble with the chain of the gate.
(Alternatively: Oscar and Lando work on a ranch. Oscar is used to keeping his head down and his emotions in check. But when Lando arrives, all easy smiles and restless energy, Oscar finds himself thrown off balance.)
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21 Feb 2025
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And James Hunt’s. He smiled slightly at the photo of the man, taken in Japan when he finally won his Championship in 1976. He always liked the Brit’s story…
Then an array of Marlboro-branded liveries, from McLaren’s dominance days.
Oscar stopped in front of the one with the number 8, from 1984.
“I wouldn’t do that, kid” he heard Zak’s voice and only now realised he was about to touch the car “Lauda didn’t like other people touching his things” the older man laughed.
“Sorry,” Oscar said, “Just looks familiar.”
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The first fic for my twisted tropes series. First: Happy Ending
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- Part 1 of Twisted Tropes
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25 Jul 2024