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Oscar always knew that his fanbase is called Piastrihive.
He liked that name. Like is an understatement. He loved that name. August always made fun of him for that but he didn’t mind. These were little quirks of his and the fact that his fandom is also quirky made his heart warm.
And one fine morning, the hive expanded.
Apparently, now the hive contains wasps as well.
Oscar was at Bella’s nursery with Lando, keenly listening to his commentary of changing the three-month-old baby’s diaper, when Lily burst into the room with her phone high in the air.
“Oscar, they have named a wasp after you?”
“Huh?” he gaped.
Lando raised his eyebrow and turned to her.
“Who are they? What wasp?” Oscar cried.
Bella blinked her eyes at the volume and the lack of attention, and let out a disapproving noise from where she was lying flat.
“Oh, sorry Bella” Lando whispered and leaned down to press a kiss on her cheeks. Bella let out a coo, happy now that her papa’s attention is back to her.
“Volume” Lando hissed in a whisper and glared at the couple.
“Sorry” Lily whispered and showed the phone to Oscar, “A new wasp species has been found. I mean not new, pre-historic. And the scientist has named them after you” her eyes lit up with excitement.
Oscar grabbed the phone and gaped at the news. His eyes skimmed through each line.
“Wow” he whispered.
“So, the wasp’s name is Oscar Piastri?” Lando whispered, gathering Bella in his arms. Bella let out gurgling noises and pressed her mouth to Lando’s neck, attempting to mouth his shirt collar.
“Gwesped Piastri” Oscar read out from the phone.
Lando bit his lips to hold his laughter. He had a small baby in his arms and bursting out into maniac laughter probably wasn’t a good idea.
“This is so cool” Oscar whispered, not taking his eyes from the phone.
“You’re like Waspar Piastri now” Lily whispered with her eyes widened with joy, “Or Oscar Beeiastri”
Lando burst into laughter. He held Bella close to his chest and the baby squealed as her father’s entire chest shook with laughter.
It’s okay. She knows that her father is a loud one. She’ll understand.
Lando pointed to the phone and then at Oscar, unable to stop his laughs. Oscar glared at him and soon to his bad luck, Lily also started laughing. And Bella seemed to enjoy the fact that every adult in the room is laughing, and decided to join in by kicking her little feet into Lando’s torso.
Soon the nursery became more crowded as August rushed in hearing the noises. He stopped at the door and blinked at the scene before him.
Lily caught his eyes and gasped, “Auggie, you gotta see this” she ran to him and shoved her phone under his nose.
His eyebrow arched as he read the news.
Oz is a wasp now?
He signed to Lily who beamed. “Yes” she nodded proudly.
“You know, it can be you too” Lando said, “It says Piastri”
“Oh yes” Lily gasped and patted his arm, “Auggie…you have a wasp named after you”
“Excuse me?” Oscar cried with his hands on his hips, “It’s mine okay. The wasp is mine”
August chuckled and raised his arms in the air in surrender.
He signed, all yours brother. And he walked away, probably back to the foundation’s documents that he was reviewing.
“Such a divine achievement” Lando said shaking his head.
Oscar blew a raspberry at him and Lando laughed, “Real mature Osc”
But Bella liked it. She extended her little arms to him and squealed, “Ooooo”
“There she is” Oscar sang and extended his arms. Bella struggled in her father’s arms, her face lighting up at Oscar.
Oscar carefully carried her in his arms and bounced gently. Bella squealed in delight and mouthed his cheeks dripping it with saliva.
“I think Bella believes that you are August” Lily said shrugging.
“Me too” Lando said nodding seriously.
“Fuck you” Oscar said.
“Oscar” Lando hissed and Lily swatted his arm, “Language” she whispered.
Oscar looked down at Bella who was now trying to pull his hoodie strings, “I don’t think she minds guys” he whispered at Lando.
Lando huffed and said, “Don’t teach bad words to my daughter”
Oscar let out a dry chuckle and whispered, “Lando we all know that she’s going to learn it from you”
“Oh fuck off” Lando cried and then gasped, clasping his palm over his mouth.
Lily groaned, covering her face with her palm and Oscar laughed.
“Don’t listen to papa” he whispered to Bella’s ear who giggled feeling his stubble at her earlobe. He walked out of the nursery bouncing his niece in his arms, telling her all about the wasp that’s named after him.
A week had passed and the Piastrihive didn’t give up.
A race weekend had happened in between this one week, and Oscar on the fan stage could spot at least ten posters of his face on a bee. McLaren social media admin was having a field day with all the content and even made him shoot a video. Oscar generally hates all activities related to social media but not this one. The entire team was shocked on how excited he was about this.
“I’m so excited I might sting someone” he had said looking at the camera and the admin laughed.
Oscar chuckled as he watched the 100th edit of himself on that.
His Instagram has already decided for him that Oscar Piastri need bee content and nothing more.
His feed was full of people in bee outfits and his face plastered over bees and wasps. Someone has designed a honeycomb bee helmet and he immediately forwarded it to Mark who replied with absolutely not. He showed it to Lily as well who patted his arm sympathetically and walked away.
Fine, Oscar had muttered to himself and forwarded it to August. August would understand. He is Oscar’s brother and he makes helmets. Double advantage.
August had given thumbs up to the image and then send his rates for helmet commission leaving a gaped Oscar. Then his phone had buzzed again with August’s text and Oscar opened it with a smile hoping that August is saying just kidding.
But he was not.
August had apparently done some social media stalking and found the profile of the artist who designed the helmet. His text was basically asking Oscar to contact that guy and then August can make the helmet by giving him the design credits.
Mark had somehow come to know about this and texted Oscar again. Absolutely NOT. Oscar rolled his eyes, ignoring him like always.
But what caught Oscar’s attention was something else today.
He was lounging in his couch in Monaco, scrolling his feed when his fingers halted at an ad.
He gasped and sat up straight on the couch.
Oh my god.
It was a onesie. A bee themed onesie.
Aww.
Oscar pressed his hand over his chest as he gushed over the pic.
It was a small baby, may be three or four months old, just like Bella wrapped in the yellow onesie with black stripes. The baby’s head had the hood on and Oscar gasped as he squinted his eyes to find two black antennas on top of it.
“Oh my god, it has wings too” he gasped to himself as the next image showed two white wings sewed onto the back.
Oscar always thought his flat-out at Eau Rouge was his top speed.
It wasn’t.
Nothing in his life had ever moved faster than his fingers did ordering that onesie, typing out the delivery address to a mansion in Woking.
“What is it?”
Lando frowned as August peered over the package. He shrugged and started opening it while Lando hovered with Bella in his arms. The package caught Bella’s eyes too as she kept blinking her eyes at it, registering a strange new object in her house.
August opened the parcel and his hands found a note. He lifted it up and read the words scrambled on it.
For my honorary bee, from Uncle Oz
P.S the algorithm made me do it
“Oh my god” Lando gasped from above August’s head where he was hovering, “What did he buy?”
August bit his lips to hide his smile as he had a small idea what this could be. His hands moved delicately over the package and opened it carefully, rather than tearing the wrapper apart.
He folded in laughter as his hands unfolded the material inside.
Lando gasped and looked at Bella who was staring at the package.
“Bella did you see that?” he whispered pointing to the onesie August was holding up, “Your uncle Oz says it’s for you”
August spread the onesie with his hands and held up in front of Bella who made a satisfied noise and made grabby hands towards it. He looked at Lando who laughed, “Looks like she likes it”
August nodded and kept the onesie down to sign.
Come on, let’s see how it looks
Bella loved it.
She kicked her feet in the air and squealed in joy as the onesie wrapped around her in warmth and softness. August ran his fingers over the material and nodded. He was a bit wary when he held it for first time, worried that it’ll irritate her skin. But it was really soft and the quality seems to be really good.
He made a mental note to ask Oscar from where he bought this. Maybe they have normal onesies too, without wings and antennas.
“Okay, now it’s perfect” Lando said quietly as he rearranged the pots.
August rolled his eyes as he smoothened the little hairs Bella had. She was currently lying flat down on a green blanket in their garden and Lando was arranging flower pots around her for aesthetics.
She is the aesthetic. August signed at his husband.
She is a bee. Bees need flowers. Lando signed back and looked back at his arrangement. He beamed proudly.
August chuckled silently and stood up from the grass. He took few steps backwards to give Lando, who was hovering over their child with his camera, a clean shot.
Bella frowned as August stepped away, her bottom lip jutting out. Her little hands extended towards the direction he stepped away and Lando gasped.
“No no” he cooed and kept the camera down. Sitting next to her on his knees, he cradled her head and patted her legs, “Hey princess, papa is here”
Bella blinked at him and then at August who stood few feet away.
“Papa is here” Lando whispered and kissed her hair. He buried his face in her tummy and blew raspberries which got her giggling.
“There she is” he laughed and grabbed his camera to click.
August smiled as he leaned on the large tree in their garden. It was the tree they saw on their first day of inspection here and both of them had collectively decided that the tree is staying.
And so, it stayed.
It has probably seen everything in the past few years. The days when Lando and August had just moved in and were getting used to the fact that they have a house together. This garden was where they had their small housewarming party for their friends. Max had hugged this tree to see whether he can join his hands around the trunk. This tree was where August had cried his heart out when they once gave up their wish to adopt a baby and got tired of countless rejection.
This tree had witnessed it all.
And today, it still stands tall watching Lando click photos of their daughter.
“You’re so tiny” Lando whispered in awe as he grabbed her little ankles and did a little dance. Bella squealed as kicked into his hands.
August felt his heart warm as he watched it. It has been three months since she came into their lives and he still hasn’t gotten used to the sight of Lando and Bella. To watch this man go from being his boyfriend to his husband and today, his daughter’s papa always skipped a beat in August’s heart.
“So small…like a bee” Lando whispered and tickled her, “You’re my bee aren’t you”
August chuckled silently and shook his head. He could see the name slowly forming.
Lando was on his way.
“My sweet little bee” Lando cooed and grabbed her in his arms. He kissed her all over her face, “Bella bee…”
He gasped and looked at August.
There it is.
August leaned off the tree and nodded.
Yep.
That name is going to stick.
Lando looked back at Bella and whispered, “Oh bee…you’re my Bella bee”
It seems like Bella likes the sound it makes – Beeee – she giggled and made grabby hands at Lando’s chin and nose.
“Bee” he said again and she squealed.
Yep.
She likes it.
Lando looked at August and said, “She is bee”
August nodded and signed.
Our bee.
Lando beamed and bounced her in his arms. Bella squealed at the top of her voice and grabbed his curls.
August clutched his heart and let out a content sigh as he leaned on the tree to watch his Lan and his Bee.
Piastri Norris Family
Members:
The Piastris: Chris, Nicole, Oscar, August, Hattie, Eddie, Mae
The Norrises: Adam, Cisca, Oliver, Cisca Jr, Lando, Flo
Lando
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Thank you uncle Oz
Mae
OH MY GOD
AWWWWWWWW
Cisca
Oh my sweet babyyyy
Give her a kiss from grandma
Hattie
She is sooo cutteeeeee
Oliver
Bellaaaaaaa
Chris
Oscar what have you done?
Adam
So cute!
Nicole
Oh my cute bee
She’s so adorable
Awww
Flo
Bella is a bee!!!!!
Oh my god
So adorable
Cisca Jr
Good job Oscar
Oscar
Worth every penny
Eddie
Can we all agree that Bella wins Halloween?
August
She has a new nickname now
Everyone meet Isabelle/Bella/Bee/Bumblebee/Bellabee
Hattie
Oh my god
Cisca
Did Lando name these?
Lando
No
August
Yes
Lando
Yes
Oscar
Tell bee that uncle oz says buzz buzz
August
She says goo
Oscar
Excellent conversation
@eastofaugust dear internet, this is what happens when you call my brother a bee.
[image: Lando sitting on the couch holding Bella close to his chest. Her back visible to the camera. The angel wings from the back of her bee onesie visible above Lando’s arm. Two antennas at the top of her head, one slanted left slightly. Lando kissing the top of her hand]
@oscarpiastri I regret absolutely nothing
@lando our bella bee 🥹💛
@maxverstappen1 okay this is disgustingly cute
@lily_zneimer Bella Bee 🥹
@charles_leclerc awwww bellaaaaa
@carlossainz55 look at those wings! aww
@maxverstappen1 red bull gives you wings
@lando DON’T
@mclarenf1 we accept full responsibility for enabling this
@f1 The Piastri Hive has officially expanded. 🐝
@georgerussell63 she is so tiny 😭
@alex_albon Best thing I've seen today
@lewishamilton Beautiful family ❤️
@fernandoalo_oficial Future World Bee Champion.
@valtteribottas this is peak internet.
@nicohulkenberg Worth naming a wasp after Oscar just for this.
@danielricciardo Bee-lando... I'll see myself out.
@sebastianvettel Nature approves. 🐝🌼
@jensonbutton The little wings 😭
@markwebber Oscar has been unbearable since the wasp.
@nicolepiastri Grandma's precious little bee. 💛
@hattiepiastri I'M HER FAVORITE AUNT. I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS
@papayarules Oscar accidentally created the cutest nickname in Formula One history
@hiveforoscar GWESPED PIASTRI WALKED SO BELLA BEE COULD FLY
@landosturn4 She has little WINGS. I'm not surviving this
@piastrihive The Piastri Hive has a queen now
@beesforoscar Oscar bought ONE baby outfit and changed the lore forever
@formulafamily August taking pictures while Lando cuddles Bella is everything
@orangehelmet Dad mode Lando is undefeated
@papayafan44 She doesn't even know she's the internet's favorite baby
@honeycombgp "Dear internet" is the funniest way to begin a parenting post
@grandstand27 Oscar got a wasp named after him and somehow Bella became the bee. That's actually perfect
Oscar Piastri @oscarpiastri – Instagram Story
In my defence, my feed looks like this.
[Screenshot of Instagram Explore page]
🐝 Bee keeping tutorials
🐝 "10 Flowers Every Bee Loves."
🐝 A baby in a bee onesie
🐝 Honey cake recipe
🐝 Bee plushies
🐝 "Save the Bees."
🐝 Bee-shaped cookies.
🐝 Someone crocheting a bee.
🐝 A beekeeper removing a swarm from a mailbox
🐝 Another baby in a bee costume
🐝 Bee memes
...and approximately 200 more bee-related posts.
Twitter Thread: Oscar Piastri is in UNCLE OSCAR MODE
@secto81 Oscar blaming the algorithm for buying his niece a bee onesie is the most Oscar Piastri sentence ever
@papayahive "In my defence my feed looks like this." No, Oscar. You trained the algorithm.
@MonacoMoments The funniest part is that he genuinely believes this is a valid defence
@pitwallposts
Oscar: "Instagram made me do it."
Instagram: "...you liked 486 bee posts."
@beeenthusiast As an actual beekeeper, I would also have bought that onesie.
@landoloop Bella Bee is a nickname that will absolutely still exist when she's thirty.
@HoneyGP Oscar got ONE wasp named after him and immediately became an uncle who buys themed baby clothes
@PiastriHiveHQ Breaking: Oscar Piastri has lost control of his Instagram algorithm.
@DNFMemes Imagine explaining this to someone.
"Why is the baby dressed as a bee?"
"Well you see... a fossil wasp..."
@F1Context
Context:
1. Scientist names extinct wasp after Oscar
2. Internet calls Oscar a bee
3. Instagram becomes bees
4. Uncle Oscar buys bee outfit
5. Baby Bella becomes Bella Bee
Human evolution is beautiful
@op814ever I can't believe a scientist started one of the cutest family traditions in Formula 1
While the internet fell in love with Bella Bee, August simply stood by the living room wall, watching his husband cradle their little bee in his arms.