[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over

if i look back, i am lost
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[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over
“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know
they should invent a body that feels normal to be inside of
someone should edit charles w unknown/nth (by #hozier) w using the ‘do you know i could break beneath the weight of the goodness, love, i still carry for you? that’d i walk so far just to take, the injury of finally knowing you?’ part because that’s literally his relationship w ferrari…
Yesterday once more
It is an honor and the delight to say these words to you: Welcome to the Eras Tour!
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yes hello i neeed to know more about the retirement fic!!!!! im so sat!! some good feelings realization decade long yearning middle aged yaoi always gets me i cant lie
what the plan for it??
Helloooo!! So here’s the structure:
• Max wins his 6th WDC in 2028. The following year, Charles wins his first WDC, and in 2030 Max takes his 7th WDC and retires. In 2031 and 2032, Charles wins his 2nd and 3rd WDC back-to-back and then retires as well!!
In the present, they are both 35 years old and, canonically from the year we know, they’ve been living in the same building all this time! After his retirement, Max of course tries different things related to driving, but Charles, with the emptiness and suffocating sense of meaninglessness he feels after retiring, doesn’t touch anything at all.
The beginning of the fic is almost entirely dedicated to Charles’ sense of being lost :(( Then one day he runs into Max in the building, and he goes like: “Oh, Max!” He looks at Max and he’s so alive, so fit, so… present. For a long time Charles thinks about why retirement hasn’t hit Max the same way it hit him.
After that encounter with Max, they start talking again (because like… hello!! Charles suddenly remembers Max’s existence #lol). As their conversations deepen and eventually reach the topic of “retirement,” which constantly pokes at Charles’ chest, their relationship grows stronger. Let’s say they slowly start becoming closer, returning to their old friendship from their F1 days.
And then one day, Charles invites Max on a trip he’s going on with his friends (the trip is organized by Arthur, because “I know you well enough to know you’re not having a midlife crisis, Charles, and fine, if you’re not going to talk to the psychologist Joris recommended then you’re going on that damn trip”). Charles decides to invite Max to make the experience more fun and bearable! And basically everything happens during that trip.
The feelings Max has been holding for God knows how many years start rising from the depths toward the sunlight of Charles’ smile.
And Charles is like: “Oh. Max. Retirement really made him something? Look at how his body has filled out. He’s very gentle too. And kinda hot—WAIT. what did I just think about Max??” He slowly realizes that he might have actually had a crush on Max since childhood, but never acknowledged it (#lol).
From that point, Charles falls in love with Max, and Max starts remembering that he’s in love with Charles again!!
(And ehem, at the end of the fic I’m thinking of making them teammates at Le Mans because Max will fuel both Charles’ love for him and Charles’ love for driving!!)
POR UNA CABEZA
How can someone look at him and think: „ah yes, he’s 100% alpha”
CHARLES IS SO OMEGA CODED
i am listening to taylor’s whole discography on shuffle and i know we say this all the time but she is really something man idk if we appreciate it enough
Can you imagine being stuck in space completely alone with only the corpses of your friends for company, and the first living thing you meet after 46 years of that misery is a fucking weird alien creature who just rolls up with crazy advanced tech and goes "hi let's work together" and makes it possible for you to save your world through the power of friendship and molecular biology. AND THEN you find out that in this creature's language, its name means "mercy". Happened to my good friend Rocky btw
some of you seem to be under the unfortunate impression that i enjoy finishing things. i enjoy making things
the special suit for monaco is just too pretty that i (definitely) will be so ready to go kms if charles’ weekend fucks up in the race week😹🙏🏻
WE! WANT! YOU! FOR THE LESTAPPEN INCHIDENT FEST 2026!
are you sick of the ai fics in our tags on ao3? do you miss the amount of fanfic created between 2021 and 2023? do you crave a specific prompt that nobody has written yet?
fear not, for here is our official lestappen prompt fic fest 2026!
key dates: prompting is open now, fics need to be submitted by September 30th and will be revealed on October 8th - right between Max's and Charles' birthdays!
rules:
this is a prompt based fic fest - prompts will be randomly chosen by authors
all prompts/prompt fills should center around lestappen - everything is fine as long as they are the main ship
all other drivers and background ships are welcome, but the main focus is max and charles!
AI generated fics are NOT allowed!
all media (fics, art, etc.) is permitted
works will be shared ONLY on tumblr/ao3! (since this is focused on lestappen and not necessarily on just one half of the pair, fanart may not be driver-centric, so we hope you understand the reticence for other platforms to be involved)
minimum word count for fics should be 1.500 words
multi-chapter fics are allowed as long as you have the first chapter ready for the posting date on october 8th
who can participate: anyone can prompt and write for the fest!
have fun! this is a casual, fun event that isn't meant to stress you out.
prompting and sign-up is open now
important reminder: if you post the fic early to the collection, you will have to change the posting date once the collection goes live. we will send out reminders when the fics are uploaded.
hosted by @mothlau and @darlingboydiaz - if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us
underrated lestappen fic recs ^_^
i literally have no followers on here but im just gonna share some fics i like anyways.
Soft Launch by anon: Streamer!Max & Actor!Charles,, SO CUTE! short + sweet :33
Catalytic Confusion by anon: Max learns what it feels like to be jealous :)))
Insufferable by amilyame: Superhero au, Iron Man!Max & Captain "America" (Monaco)!Charles. I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS FIC it brought me to tears at like 3am bc of how much i loved it
You know how to ball, I know aristotle by kinopus: Footballer!Max & Singer/PopStar!Charles, WIP, also super cute like love is love literally
Five Times Chef Max Is Unreasonably Strict With Everyone Except For Charles, And One Time They Do Something About It by my_blue_wheelbarrow: Chef!Max and Bad Cook!Charles, cooking class, f1 grid all being tormented by lestappen in the kitchen, DOWNBAD MAX and charles :)
the problem by notforpenance: Regency/Bridgerton-esque au, Trans man Charles, arranged marriage!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVEEE this fic so much. I always appreciate a trans fic thats not written fetishy
Sixteen days apart by msm_drjb: childhood friends + non-drivers au! PINING!!! im a sucker for friends to lovers
Sir Perceval Just Wants a Nap by chaweebian: Isekai fantasy au, SO GOOD!!!!!!! i love love loveeee isekai stuff so when i saw as lestappen fic with this concept i knew i struck gold. Downbad Max so cutesy
Cake by the ocean by oceanallaround: charles leclerc ass (lebbl) appreciation
Signature of the sun by Saiyanwitcher: sex worker!max & injured!charles on an island. i rlly liked it SO SO SO GOOD!
Hard to Speak With My Tongue in Your Mouth by my_blue_wheelbarrow: University AU, FWB, pining!! HOLY SITUATIONSHIP 😭😭
Rehearsed Damsel by anon: Non-driver!Charles & F1 Driver!Max, chussy lmao, a little plot twist
literally ANYTHING by luserstappen, their fics r so so SO good