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Max knows as well as anyone how much can change in a single night. George thinks he understands the sacrifices necessary to pay the high price of devotion.
An unexpected entanglement blurs the boundaries between feelings and convictions, forcing them to face truths about what loyalty means in a place that leaves no room for weakness.
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Ever since George clawed his way into Formula One, it was clear that he and Max Verstappen were like oil and water, two people destined to clash no matter what. The constant fighting, the cold dislike, the conflict was an inevitability. And as far as George was concerned, it was impossible for it to be any other way.
And then he wakes up.
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Max holds out his hand, palm steady despite the way his heart flips in his chest, hopeful. “Would you dance with me?”
He offers himself first as a dance partner now, a tentative first step towards the other, but in time he will give himself fully to the other man, for every day that he has left to live. This is just where they will start when they tell their story to the young ones who come after.
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“I’m George,” the guy – George – says, not offering a hand. “Nice weather out here, don’t know how you race like this.”
Max is busy staring at the pearly whites blinding him. There’s no way this guy hasn’t had work done. Lips like those, plump and pouty, would probably burst if Max bit on them. The paddock has become a cesspool of influencers and celebrities since Netflix came in with their cameras, but it still rubs Max the wrong way, how they prance around knowing nothing about racing and offering their inane opinions.
“It’s fine,” he dismisses, gripping the ball. “I’m good at what I do.”
“I’m sure you are,” George says, flashing another cookie-cutter smile. “Good luck on Sunday, then.”
alternatively, max learns that loving a man doesn't have to be painful
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04 Apr 2026
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‘…Of all the rivalries in the world of sports over the years, perhaps none has become so legendary as that of Russian figure skater Viktor Nikiforov and his rival, Japanese Yuuri Katsuki…’
A single event changes the course of Yuuri’s life, throwing him into a bitter rivalry with Viktor Nikiforov that spans across his entire skating career. But as the years go on, rivalry and hatred begin to develop into something very different and Yuuri doesn’t seem to be able to stay away, no matter how hard he tries.
Hatred and love are two sides of the same coin and even though everything changes, some things are still meant to be.
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- Part 1 of Rivals
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17 Dec 2025
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“it’s… max,” max said carefully.
the barista tilted his head. “that’s what i wrote.”
“no, it’s not.”
“then you must’ve pronounced it wrong.”
max blinked. he didn’t know if he wanted to argue or leave. “it’s literally three letters.”
“well, it’s four now,” the barista said, grinning like it was a personal victory, and max felt that familiar urge to wipe that infuriatingly perfect smile off his face.
OR: four times george "misspells" max's name in his coffee order (and that one time he finally gets it right), and the latter cannot for the life of him decide whether to strangle him or fall in love altogether.
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24 Nov 2025
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George Russell was raised to walk clean lines: Business first, emotions last, everything accounted for.
He thought becoming a vet instead of a businessman would be enough rebellion for one lifetime.But when his father decides to make use of that career choice and sends him to the rodeo circuit under the pretext of evaluating a sponsorship, George is reminded that he’s still a Russell and that debt to the family name always comes due.
He expects sweat, noise, long days, and maybe a chance to learn something useful.
He doesn’t expect to find something that feels like freedom. Or the infuriating, unreadable cowboy who keeps challenging every rule he’s ever lived by, refusing to let him hide behind perfect manners.Out there, the ground is wild.
And the longer George stays, the harder it becomes to remember which side he was supposed to stand on.Bookmarked by reconnaissance
22 Nov 2025
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George Russell believes in rules, discipline, and professionalism.
Max Verstappen believes in instinct, shortcuts, and never letting anyone too close.When rostering throws them together, what should be just another flight turns into turbulence of a different kind. In cockpits, across oceans, and on restless layovers, friction sparks into something neither of them meant to start.
Somewhere between checklists and coffee, George finds himself colliding with the one pilot who might understand him best.A slow-burnish rivals-to-lovers story at 35,000 feet.
(Aviation/Pilot AU)Series
- Part 1 of "Clear Skies" Series
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28 Oct 2025