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After a PR incident, Max is sent on a mandatory goodwill tour. He's a man of speed, with no time for vulnerability or domesticity.
He never expected to find both in the form of Charles Leclerc, a single dad who has built a perfectly guarded life for himself and his son, Luca.
But Luca, with his wide eyes and unwavering belief in Max, becomes the small crack in the dam. And Charles, with his quiet strength and sharp wit, proves to be the one person Max can't outrun.
In a world of fleeting connections, they discover what it means to truly slow down, to plant roots, and to build a life together, even if it means sacrificing everything.
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28 Aug 2026
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5 times when Charles called Max fiancé during his interviews, and 1 time when Max actually understood that it was about him.
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28 Aug 2026
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"As Charles is crafting more heartier messages, he lifts his eyes back onto the screen as someone grabs his arm and gasps. He catches the glimpse of a moment where Jos has hit Max, but he sees in full action as Max stumbles from the force and his face hits the rare end of the car. Charles gasps as he drops his phone from his hand. His breath starts to quicken as he is taken back to years before."
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After witnessing a brutal scene on race weekend between Max and his father, Charles cannot repeat the mistakes of the past, and he can no longer deny his feelings either.Series
- Part 1 of Pit-Stop Heartbreak
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27 Aug 2026
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Charles is mad at Max, so mad that he doesn't bother to check on why he didn't run in Q3.
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27 Aug 2026
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It hurts. He thinks to himself as he swings his legs over the side of the bed. Usually he’s able to lie still in bed, picturing his leg where there isn’t one now. But sometimes during especially bad episodes like this one, it doesn’t work. Max looks up and he’s met with a full length mirror staring back at him. The mirror Charles had gotten for him. To help him. And Max had ruined it, ruined them. Pushed him away just like he had everyone else. Yet the mirror remains. Just blue eyes on blue, and Max is forced to reckon with the truth yet again.
Charles used to be here, and now he’s not.
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Max copes with a new disability and a life without Charles.Bookmarked by pelmen5_6
26 Aug 2026