008 ⸺ chicken tenders.

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landonorris, twin looking a bit pale there evangeline.blanche (so excited for her to see me race todaaayayyyy)

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evangeline.blanche, AAHHHHHHH

evangeline.blanche, MON DIEU! was i that pale?!
↳ landonorris, can you use your eyes for once? YES.

author, please pretend it actually looks like evie and lan 🤗

arthur_leclerc, little lando with the same scowl. ew!
↳ landonorris, fuck off
↳ charles_leclerc, HEY!

user, who is she again?
↳ stevie.wolff, brutha u have to be kidding me

clemblanchard, don't let this picture fool you!! they were devils in disguise!
↳ georgerussell63, i can see it in evie's devilish eyes.

oscarpiastri, 'Superior' on the forehead before a first F1 win is crazy
↳ landonorris, get off my page HATER

alex_albon, Gosh you were so cute! What happened...
↳ evangeline.blanche, ALEX WTF?

maxfewtrell, ew it's evangeline.blanche
↳ evangeline.blanche, can you get over your crush on me and be nice thx
↳ landonorris, HAHAHDAHAHAH
↳ maxfewtrell, i hate YOU

aurelia.odette, why is evie SO CUTE

fernymarisol, this is cute ig 🤷‍♀️
↳ landonorris, cheers 👍
↳ fernymarison, DIE. THE ONE TIME I TRY TO BE NICE
↳ landonorris, well, that didn't last long. Did it?

carlossainz55, yeah but who's garage is she watching from? not yours!!
↳ charles_leclerc, but who's SIDE of the garage...?
↳ landonorris, HAH L CARLOS

pierregasly, that doesn't look like evangeline.
↳ evangeline.blanche, TELL ME ABOUT IT, PIERRE!

liamlawson30, bye this is so embarrassing for you evangeline.blanche
↳ evangeline.blanche, sorry, i only speak to actual F1 GRID racers x
↳ landonorris, EMBARRASINGGGG

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Evangeline munches on her chicken tenders as she watches the race unfold. Charles Leclerc had DoorDashed the girl some fried chicken after hearing her complain about craving it all morning, and when he gave the food to her, he had never seen her smile so big.

Midway through the race, disaster strikes as Charles' car suffers a sudden mechanical failure, forcing him to retire from the race. Evangeline's heart sinks as she watches the disappointment wash over Charles' face on the monitors.

The tension in the garage is palpable as the team scrambles around, trying to understand what just went wrong.

Once Charles returns to the garage, his demeanour is tense, his frustration evident. Evangeline approaches him cautiously, her tray of chicken tenders in hand, hoping to offer him comfort.

"Hey, Charles," she starts softly, but he cuts her off before she can say anything else.

"I don't want to talk about it, Evangeline," Charles snaps, his voice sharp with irritation. "Can't you see I'm dealing with enough already?"

Taken aback by his sudden outburst (and unnecessary use of her government name), Evangeline recoils slightly, her heart sinking further. She had only wanted to offer support, but it seems she's only succeeded in aggravating him further.

"Oh. I'm sorry, Charles," she murmurs, her words catching in her throat. "I just... I just thought you might want... Never mind."

With a heavy heart, Evie turns away and retreats to a corner of the garage. She tries to fight back the sting of tears, but the hurt lingers. A small reminder that their friendship is still not entirely mended.

As Charles disappears into his driver's room and the sound of the race continues to echo in the background, Evangeline can't help but wonder if their bond will ever go back to how it was.

Meanwhile, inside his cramped driver's room, Charles' frustration quickly gives way to regret. He knows he was unfair to Evangeline, snapping at her when all she tried to do was help. With a heavy sigh, he runs his hand through his hair, cursing himself for his short temper.

After a moment of hesitation, he steps out of the room, intending to apologise to Evie. But as he emerges into the garage, he finds her already seated in a far corner, her back towards him. He opens his mouth to call out to her, but the words die in his throat.

He watches her for a moment, the distance between them ringing in his ears. With a frown on his face, Charles retreats back to his driver's room. He knows he still has a lot to make up for, but he's not sure where to start. 

(🎡) MAL SPEAKS,

a teeny weeny taste of angst for you ig 😜
was feeling silly!

help i feel like lando's post was probably SO random and
has lowk zero link into this chapter but i just wanted to
create a base of what their friendship is like hehe

also ik charles did not DNF in barca, but i wrote
this waayyy before the race LOLOL!

hope you had a good day!!! (i have over 20 more
pre-written chapters in the drafts for this book rn)

xoxo,
mal <33