Please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere
12 parts Ongoing During the 2024 season, Max and Charles found one another in ways they had never expected. Charles hasn't yet regained Max's trust after last year's revelations, and with team dynamics changing for better and for worst in both Ferrari and Red Bull, Charles and Max have to decide if their love is still worth fighting for.
Sequel to "If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?"
You're able to read this one without having read the original story, though there will be referenced to throughout this fanfic.
Updated after every race/break/big event during the 2025 F1 season, follows the season canonically.