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Charles Leclerc’s life is simple. His flower shop, his dog, and quiet mornings that smell like sunlight and lavender. He isn’t unhappy, just… still.
Then one morning, a little boy shows up at his door, calls him “Mama,” and turns everything upside down. The kid’s name is Lucas. He knows things he shouldn’t. Charles’ name, his friends, anything. And when he mentions his papa’s name is Max, the world tilts just a little more.
Somewhere in Monaco, Max Verstappen keeps dreaming of someone he’s never met. And somehow, time starts to bend until their worlds collide.
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21 Nov 2025
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Charles needed to escape whatever was going on in his house in Monaco, the air was suffocating and he felt like he was drowning, barely surviving. Saying goodbye to his two brothers and his mother, leaving his father and godfather's graves in the cemetery, he drove to his university, in Belgium.
He left everything behind him, but his past kept coming back to him, in the worst way possible.
Charles got accepted as a member of the athletics team, and he was enthusiastic to the idea of running and winning competitions again. It was before his eyes landed on Max Verstappen, a man he thought he would never seen again, his biggest rival that he never had seem to destroy.
Max was the leader of the team, meaning Charles had to be the nicest version of himself to stay in. But, sometimes it's not that easy to be someone everyone wants you to be when it's simply not you. Charles never liked Max and he would never ever accept being close to him.
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20 Nov 2025
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Charles, a fighter pilot for the French-Monégasque Armée de l'Air, is also second in line to the Monégasque throne. And, so what, if he has a crush on Max Verstappen? Even as a tifoso? And, so what, if Max Verstappen just bought him a drink?
He's a trained, professional soldier who's done two tours in Afghanistan... He can be totally normal about this.
(He cannot, in fact, be normal about this)
(But that's okay, because neither can Max)
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20 Nov 2025
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I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away by sunandstorm3316
Fandoms: Formula 1 RPF
28 Dec 2025
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“Max, listen to me. I’ll only say this once. We were in love. It was great. You were the first great love of my life. But we broke it. I’ve moved on. And for your own sanity, you need to do the same.”
He turned, finally meeting Max’s eyes with devastating gentleness. “I’ll always love you. But I’m not in love with you anymore. You have to accept that. Stop waiting for me to come back. Stop killing yourself on hope. You’ll always have my best wishes, but not my future.”
And with that, Charles walked away. Left Max in the kitchen, shattered, stranded among ghosts of memories that still burned on his lips.
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AU where Charles is a popstar/singer and Max is a movie director.
The story follows them after a break up and the journey of second chance, rebuilding, and eventual happy ending.Series
- Part 1 of Before Trilogy
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20 Nov 2025
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In a world where alphas and omegas navigate instinct, hierarchy, and desire, stubborn omega Charles thrives on control—especially over Max, the alpha who’s quietly been in love with him all along. Charles treats love like a game, teasing, manipulating, and testing boundaries, never imagining that Max might eventually turn the tables.
Jealousy flares, hearts clash, and lines are crossed as Charles struggles with his own feelings while trying to keep Max in his grasp. When the stakes get higher and the emotional games escalate, both must confront what they truly want—and how far they’re willing to go to claim it.
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19 Nov 2025