The Way He Looks by ALLUMNI
Chapters: 54/? Fandom: Formula 1 RPF Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber, Lando Norris/Carlos Sainz Jr, Pierre Gasly & Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc & Carlos Sainz Jr, Jules Bianchi & Charles Leclerc, Jules Bianchi/Daniel Ricciardo, Charles Leclerc & Daniel Ricciardo Characters: Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Jules Bianchi, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1 RPF), Mick Schumacher, Michael Schumacher (Formula 1 RPF), Daniel Ricciardo, Jos Verstappen, Alexander Albon, George Russell (Formula 1 RPF), Original Characters, Nico Rosberg, Yuki Tsunoda Additional Tags: Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - High School, Adoption, Bullying, Falling In Love, Teenager Drama, Blindness, Teen Romance, Teen Crush, Angst, Coming of Age, HIV/AIDS, Possible Character Death, Eventual Smut, Mild Smut, Aged-Up Character(s), Smut
Summary: Charles, the blind son of F1 legends Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, lives his rhythmic and routine life alongside his best friend, Carlos, who has been his anchor and confidant since childhood. But their predictable world is upended when Max, a mysterious new classmate, enters their lives. His arrival is the catalyst that shakes the bonds between Charles, Carlos, and even Max himself, forever altering the track of their futures. Meanwhile, Carlos meets Lando in a waiting room during one of his many visits to the hospital. Both boys, burdened by their own tragedies, form a fragile connection that may soothe their pain. For Max, Monaco is supposed to be a new beginning. Taken in by his uncle Michael and cousin Mick after escaping the shadow of his abusive father, Max tries to rebuild his life while pursuing a budding racing career. Amidst these tangled lives, Charles undergoes the complexities of being a disabled kid, the adoptee of two iconic racers, and a boy falling in love with another boy, and learns how to write his own story. Through heartbreak, healing, and hope, Charles, Max, Carlos, and Lando will each chart their own paths to themselves—no matter how many Braille dots it takes.
