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Valentino hated Marc Márquez. This wasn't a new revelation, at least not one that was consciously recognized. He'd known he hated the small bastard since he joined the MotoGP grid back in 2013. Marc had smiled at him on that podium in Qatar, third yet so happy and the Italian immediately knew that something was wrong with the rookie.
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Marc is a seer. It changes a lot of things.Bookmarked by oceantides
22 Apr 2026
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Max has been awarded the three star Michelin review 4 times consecutively. Tired of the constant strain of London, he moves to The Cove - a small tourist town with a big restaurant scene. He is not welcome, and this is very clear...
Right until the new kids barge their way into his restaurant like it's their own.
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- Part 2 of unconnected lestappen AUs ♡
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05 Apr 2026
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Carlos has been there for all of Max's firsts. He thinks, sometimes, that this is what he will spend his life doing: watching, waiting, catching up.
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01 Mar 2026
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They’re almost back to Charles’ hotel when Max asks, “Do you mind that we all call you Charles? Like the English, not the French?”
“No,” Charles scoffs. “It’s just a name.”
Or: between Spa and Zandvoort 2022, Max Verstappen takes Charles Leclerc out for dinner in Amsterdam.
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28 Jan 2026
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A champion is a lonely thing. A collection of parts: the feral boy, the cage he was taught to build, the ghost of a laugh that almost felt like home. Max has all the pieces. He just doesn't remember how they were ever supposed to fit together into a person.
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26 Jan 2026