#GR1ND

21y/o nerd who likes to write :)

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Hello there!

You can call me Max 💌 writing&yapping account <3

✒️ my ao3 account

✒️ adult - nsfw content, mdni with that please!

✒️ rpf content - don't like, don't interact

✒️ mainly discussing F1 atm (gax - landoscar - yukierre)

currently writing...

✍️ Material Love (George Russell/Max Verstappen, slowburn, Winter Olympics! AU) - On going [#material love fic ❄️]

✍️ Pit Stop (newspaper office) (multi F1 ships, chat fic, the grid works for a newspaper office) - On going

old masterlists

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🗒 Old Masterlist [fanfics I already posted on my main blog]

🗒Sejanus Plinth

🗒 Coriolanus Snow

🗒 Billy the Kid

🗒 Bob/The Void (Thunderbolts*)

🗒 Peter Parker/Spider-Man

🗒 Flufftober 2024

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saw the Max's Heineken ad again and I can't keep out of my head how fantastic he'd be as an actor in cinema au. He'd definitely get type cast as a villain, but the only thing he wants to do is being in a romcom😭😭😭 genuinely max verstappen acting skills >>>>>>

I kinda imagined a bunch of movies he's in and that he won awards for, made up a wikipage intro for him 😭 actor!max my beloved 🫶

in the au george is a director because everything has to be about gax, george casts max for his first romcom - which is supposed to be george's "big thing" for awards season.

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Lights, Camera, Fanfiction!! ❤🎬

It's time for our summer-long Movie AU Fest, hosted by the F1 Playlist Fic Exchange Server. 🎞

Ever wondered what your favorite drivers would be like in a late 1990s/ early 2000s rom-com setting, like a Lestappen Ten Things I Hate About You AU? How George, Alex, and Lando might fare in a 2019 rookies Star Wars AU? Maybe you always wanted to try writing a Sebchal Sabrina AU because Audrey Hepburn just screams Charles?

Then you’re in the right place, and the Movie AU Fest might just be the thing for you. 🎟

You can write about any pairing in a setting that can be considered a Movie AU, including book-to-screen adaptations, tv shows, anime...

Sign-Ups Open: 1st July 2026 - from now on!!

Check-in: 1st August 2026

Deadline: 15th August 2026

The minimum length is a wordcount of 1500 words. There is no maximum length, so you can write anything from a oneshot to a multichapter. 

The FAQs and links are under the cut!! ❤🎬

What if I can't finish my story?

No fandom stuff is worth feeling stressed about. We encourage posting finished works, but we understand that real life can come in between. If you want to write a multichapter fic, and you have only the first chapter finished by the deadline (or if you would prefer to post your fic chapter by chapter rather than all at once), please let a mod know closer to the deadline, and we can figure it out together. xx 

Is it only Modern F1 pairings, or also Classic F1?

You can choose pairings from Modern F1 or Classic F1. You are welcome to write about drivers, team principals, team members etc. We won't be allowing any stories that include WAGs as part of the main pairing. 

Do I need an Ao3 account to participate?

Yes.

Do I need to archive-lock my fics?

No, but considering the recent RPF containment breaches we recommend archive locking your fics.

Can I use AI to write my fics?

No AI allowed.

Is there a Discord server I can join?

Yes. The Movie AU is a fest hosted by the F1 Playlist Fic Exchange Server, which was originally created for another event, the F1 Playlist Fic Exchange, that takes place every winter. 

If you would like to participate in the Movie AU Fest, please feel free to join. (The link to the Discord is included below, underneath the link to the Collection on Ao3 for the fest.)

Please note that we would like for it to remain a place for community, of respect, and of love for the sport. Please respect that the server is strictly 18+. There are people from both Classic and Modern F1 who will be talking about different ships that you might not support yourself or are interested in. So, strictly no driver hate, or pairing hate, please.

What if I want to take part but don’t have an idea (yet)?

You are welcome to join our server anyways and just hang out, help brainstorm, or assist others in their writing process - who knows, maybe something comes to mind while doing that. The same is true if you don't plan on creating anything for the event at all but would like to cheer others on, meet fandom people who share your interest in f1 and its history, or perhaps you can imagine beta reading someone else's fic.

I have another question that you haven't answered.

Oh no! Hit us up on this Tumblr (@f1playlistficexchange) or message us directly on Tumblr under @kittcatness (Nova) @sleep-legend (Elektra) @miniescule (Inie) @hrhgeorgerussell (Ann) or @golden-fairylights (Pauli). If you choose to join the Discord (or are already in it from the F1 Playlist Fic Exchange(s), in which case, hi, fancy seeing you here!!) please tag @/moderator in our server or message us via DM on Discord.

If you have any questions or need help with brainstorming, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us or other members of the server. 

Links:

Here is the link to the Movie AU Fest Ao3 Collection.

Here is the link to the F1 Playlist Fic Exchange Discord server that is hosting the Movie AU Fest. (18+)

Please let us know in case the links don't work for you, and we'll look into it.

Now - without further ado: Happy writing!! ❤🎬

Whether your story ends with a dramatic kiss in the rain in a Piarles version of the The Notebook, or Patroclus!Oscar dying in Achilles!Lando’s arms in an Iliad AU / a queerer version of Troy, or whether you prefer Classic F1 and would like Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart to explore the world of Narnia together - we can't wait to see what you create.

Much love <3

Nova, Elektra, Inie, Pauli, and Ann xx

(PS: If you would like to join the violent discussion between @hrhgeorgerussell and @sleep-legend about affinities in Naruto and what driver would have lightning powers (Pierre), come join the Discord!!)

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Material Love is being written, I swear it is!! I've written 10k words in two days, the ending is so close I feel emotional 😭 [currently at 16k words]

Usual snippets because it's taking me long to have the last(sob)chapter out 🫶

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enjoy max being unable to read social cues and yuki making fun of him

(from different parts of the chapter)

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Ellipsus crashed mid-writing HELP

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have written 5k words in two days, i feel like I've been completely sucked in by my beloved fic. Don't send help I'm exactly where I want to be.

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something that I love about material love is the way I'm making the characters grow. I don't claim to be a professional but I've tried so hard to make them as realistic and as complicated as possible, now that we're approaching the end they're finally healing, and look how far they've come oh my god😭

I'm gonna miss writing them so much man 😔

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i shared this idea with oomf, but I'm loving it sm I'm sharing it here as well. Firefighters gax au, where George is the firefighter and Max the 'civillian'. Max buys one those Firefighters Calendars for goodwill, and absolutely falls down BAD for George's photo (which happens to be in September, Max's birthday month, so obviously it has to be a sign right??).

So Max keeps having small ""accidents"" for which he ""has"" to call the firefighters (keys getting stuck in his door lock, one of his cats somehow stuck on a tree), and George's department is the closests one to Max's apartment so they're the ones who keep answering his calls.

Except George is annoyed as fuck by this and so is his whole department, who beg George to just either turn max down or go on a date with him so they can be free from him 😭😭😭

max annoying george to get his attention is so real to me

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writing Material Love is so fun because I've been repeating to myself for the past week "one more sentence and this scene is done!" and then the scene is not over at all and actually keeps getting longer and longer behind my control.

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new Pit Stop chapter coming veeery soon I promise 🫡🫡🫡

feeling very inspired these days and i'm officially on vacation, so hopefully it means more stuff will get out!!

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I have been working for a while now on a one shot where Steve pays Zemo a visit shortly after the Snap, a fic born after the question I asked myself "How would Zemo feel about surviving the snap after always being so ready to die?"

Would he feel resentment for anyone who managed to achieve what he's been trying to get for so long, without even asking for it?

And how would he react, if Steve Rogers of all people decides to go and visit him after finding out he survived Thanos too?

idk if anyone would read this but mcu zemo is extremely dear to me, so will most definitely finish this character study at some point 👀

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russtappen winter olympic au that i have done while ago! inspired by Material Love by @heart-shaped-pebble

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FINISHED THE EXAMS FINALLY I CAN WRITEEEEEEE

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Getting into F1 not the sport just the RPF

you know what hell yeah save yourself the tragedy of whatever tf happens in this sport. get the best out of this world

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was writing more of my f1 chat fic and i write max SO MUCH DIFFERENT IN CHAT FROM MY OTHER FICS LMFAO

it's like chatfic max is. another being. not rpf max, but a second secret special thing.

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sometimes all life is about is writing george russell throwing snowballs at the Netherlands Team House (and Max) with other Speed Skaters because why the hell not

[yes this is about material love]

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