Solbystan

MDNI 20 You can call me Solby AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Solbystan I write sometimes

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Hello! You can call me Solby :) (they/them) MDNI

I write sometimes, on the even rarer occasion I draw. It's mostly F1 stuff, more specifically maxiel...

my masterlist is here, or you can find my finished works on my AO3!

My prompt list is here and currently OPEN (you should def send something in ;)

Feel free to reach out to me in my asks, im always looking for f1 friends or just open to seeing any ideas people have! 💙✨

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Happy pride :)

[rosees3ray]

reblog if it's okay for your mutuals to message you and create an actual friendship, not just interactions

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Me when its not a 9/80 friday

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I love the fucked up family

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Max is crushing on daniel

[k1ttenstappen]

Let’s just line the cars up in wcc order and the teammates do rock paper scissors to see who’s in front no need to kill the planet for whatever that was

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“That was very naughty” - Kimi

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Oh Canada…

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My mum just asked me for “fan fiction sites that wont give her internet STDs” 😭

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Both just babies 🥺

Source @/f1mech on instagram :)

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lovedd the doors fic

Chefs kiss

But what’s your🫵 top 3 on the album(if you haven’t said already lol)

Im so glad you liked it!! Ah god, picking just three is insane, but if I had to Id probably go End of August, Willing and Able, and The Great Divide. I love the way each of them work to tell a story and they are all so heartbreakingly relatable.

So why, you might be asking, did I write American Cars here? Well, simply because the second I heard this song I immediately thought of Daniel so here you go anon, not in my top three but the one I was most excited to write about? If that makes sense? Hopefully 😭 As always thank you for the ask! 💙✨

If you also want to send in a Noah song you can find the list here!

3 - American Cars (Maxiel)

930 words, ⚠️ mentions to alcohol abuse ⚠️, suggestive/explicit, Max/Daniel

He doesn't make a habit of naming his cars, never has really, content on having a nameless connection with whatever vehicle he finds himself in. His Raptor is no different, nameless as she hums beneath his touch, the space filled with the soft crackle of America’s greatest country buzzing on the radio. 

He throws his blinker on, turning the truck down some slightly nicer road, the tires bumping across a neglected pothole. It makes Daniel jump slightly, his body jolting upward as the truck translates the energy linearly. He is heading South, not quite sure of the specifics of the destination, a faint memory more than anything, but he is probably sober enough to find it again. Probably. 

Australia is Daniel’s home, without a doubt, but as he travels America has some sick hold over him that resembles a secondary home. Nights like this he spends the entire day just to arrive at some back country slice of peace that is distinctly different from anything Daniel has ever had before. He knows that he is running from something, something located somewhere between the invoice for his last missed therapy appointment and a Miller Lite. He doesn't care to unpack that now, not when the road is starting to get worse, bumpier, asphalt turning to gravel and then dirt as he accelerates a little faster. 

His phone is discarded on the seat next to him, probably dead. 

The trees around him start to thin out the farther Daniel goes, the desert revealing itself as dusk starts to settle in. He hooks another left before putting the truck in park and hopping out, keys still left in the ignition. The radio crackles just loud enough for Daniel to hear it still as he lowers his tailgate, returning to shut off the truck fully before hopping into the back. 

It's how he spends most of his nights now, driving out here just to drink and watch the stars. He has some time before it gets dark enough for the stars, the hues of the clouds just barely beginning to shift for the sunset, the faintest edges of orange and pink settling over the sky.

The beer in his hand sweats against his skin, a soft hiss as Daniel cracks the tab pressing it to his lips for a quick swig. The liquid runs cold against the inside of his mouth, cascading down into his throat with a tentative warmth. 

He spends the majority of his time like this, too much for him to give the hours for, all he knows is that it is long dark when a pair of headlights cuts through his serenity. For a brief moment Daniel is irritated, this is a spot well secluded from the path, somewhere he should not be interrupted. His second thought is that it might be a ranger, but after straightening himself up the Audi in front of him most certainly does not belong to a ranger. 

The sight is enough to make him chuckle a bit, such a pristine vehicle parked along the dirt and brambles of the desert. He resolves it must just be some teenagers, young and all too dumb. Except that the man who steps out of the car is no teenager. 

Max looks the same as he always has, broad shoulders, thin waist, the softest amount of stubborn fat around his hips. His face is drawn into the same serious pout as he hands the driver of the car some folded notes and apologises. Daniel watches the Audi attempt to reverse before disappearing off down the road once more, leaving Max behind to stare up at Daniel. The whole spectacle is quite humorous to a tipsy Daniel. 

“What the fuck are you doing here Maxy?”

His voice is loud in the desert air. 

“Looking for your ass Daniel.” 

Danyul.

Daniel slides himself off of the tailgate before pressing Max into a tight hug. He smells the same. The softest hint of strawberry underlined with gas and rubber. Distinctly Max. 

Still you. 

“Your sister has been worried sick.”

The guilt comes far too fast for his liking, a destructive force to Daniel’s facade of ‘fine’. Max eyes him up with a judgemental gaze and he feels himself wither beneath it. 

A tentative hand reaches out to stroke across Max’s cheek, hot under his touch. 

For a while they sit in the silence before Max presses a kiss to the inside of palm, lips scorching against the flesh. 

Somehow they end up in the back of Daniel’s Ford, bodies melted together atop scratchy wool as they become one again. Sweat gleaming across Max under the moonlight, and Daniel can't help but kiss every patch of pale skin, holding his hips steady as Max rolls his hips far too well. It's so good that Daniel thinks it must be a dream, both of them rapidly approaching release as Max drops down particularly hard, nudging Daniel’s cock against something deep and even tighter inside Max. 

When it's all said and done Daniel is grateful he isn't absolutely wasted, his beer long forgotten as he pulls Max to his chest, their breath mixing with the fresh air. He can already feel his eyes begin to drop closed before the softest voice drags him back to reality. 

“Come home Daniel.” 

-

“Make him talk, make it stop, all I want is a dialogue

Oh, we're drownin' here, I've gotta stay for Mom

Make the house a home, you know how to talk

Well, you did back then, we would talk so much

And it's fine we don't, but can you come home?”

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lovedd the doors fic

Chefs kiss

But what’s your🫵 top 3 on the album(if you haven’t said already lol)

Im so glad you liked it!! Ah god, picking just three is insane, but if I had to Id probably go End of August, Willing and Able, and The Great Divide. I love the way each of them work to tell a story and they are all so heartbreakingly relatable.

So why, you might be asking, did I write American Cars here? Well, simply because the second I heard this song I immediately thought of Daniel so here you go anon, not in my top three but the one I was most excited to write about? If that makes sense? Hopefully 😭 As always thank you for the ask! 💙✨

If you also want to send in a Noah song you can find the list here!

3 - American Cars (Maxiel)

930 words, ⚠️ mentions to alcohol abuse ⚠️, suggestive/explicit, Max/Daniel

He doesn't make a habit of naming his cars, never has really, content on having a nameless connection with whatever vehicle he finds himself in. His Raptor is no different, nameless as she hums beneath his touch, the space filled with the soft crackle of America’s greatest country buzzing on the radio. 

He throws his blinker on, turning the truck down some slightly nicer road, the tires bumping across a neglected pothole. It makes Daniel jump slightly, his body jolting upward as the truck translates the energy linearly. He is heading South, not quite sure of the specifics of the destination, a faint memory more than anything, but he is probably sober enough to find it again. Probably. 

Australia is Daniel’s home, without a doubt, but as he travels America has some sick hold over him that resembles a secondary home. Nights like this he spends the entire day just to arrive at some back country slice of peace that is distinctly different from anything Daniel has ever had before. He knows that he is running from something, something located somewhere between the invoice for his last missed therapy appointment and a Miller Lite. He doesn't care to unpack that now, not when the road is starting to get worse, bumpier, asphalt turning to gravel and then dirt as he accelerates a little faster. 

His phone is discarded on the seat next to him, probably dead. 

The trees around him start to thin out the farther Daniel goes, the desert revealing itself as dusk starts to settle in. He hooks another left before putting the truck in park and hopping out, keys still left in the ignition. The radio crackles just loud enough for Daniel to hear it still as he lowers his tailgate, returning to shut off the truck fully before hopping into the back. 

It's how he spends most of his nights now, driving out here just to drink and watch the stars. He has some time before it gets dark enough for the stars, the hues of the clouds just barely beginning to shift for the sunset, the faintest edges of orange and pink settling over the sky.

The beer in his hand sweats against his skin, a soft hiss as Daniel cracks the tab pressing it to his lips for a quick swig. The liquid runs cold against the inside of his mouth, cascading down into his throat with a tentative warmth. 

He spends the majority of his time like this, too much for him to give the hours for, all he knows is that it is long dark when a pair of headlights cuts through his serenity. For a brief moment Daniel is irritated, this is a spot well secluded from the path, somewhere he should not be interrupted. His second thought is that it might be a ranger, but after straightening himself up the Audi in front of him most certainly does not belong to a ranger. 

The sight is enough to make him chuckle a bit, such a pristine vehicle parked along the dirt and brambles of the desert. He resolves it must just be some teenagers, young and all too dumb. Except that the man who steps out of the car is no teenager. 

Max looks the same as he always has, broad shoulders, thin waist, the softest amount of stubborn fat around his hips. His face is drawn into the same serious pout as he hands the driver of the car some folded notes and apologises. Daniel watches the Audi attempt to reverse before disappearing off down the road once more, leaving Max behind to stare up at Daniel. The whole spectacle is quite humorous to a tipsy Daniel. 

“What the fuck are you doing here Maxy?”

His voice is loud in the desert air. 

“Looking for your ass Daniel.” 

Danyul.

Daniel slides himself off of the tailgate before pressing Max into a tight hug. He smells the same. The softest hint of strawberry underlined with gas and rubber. Distinctly Max. 

Still you. 

“Your sister has been worried sick.”

The guilt comes far too fast for his liking, a destructive force to Daniel’s facade of ‘fine’. Max eyes him up with a judgemental gaze and he feels himself wither beneath it. 

A tentative hand reaches out to stroke across Max’s cheek, hot under his touch. 

For a while they sit in the silence before Max presses a kiss to the inside of palm, lips scorching against the flesh. 

Somehow they end up in the back of Daniel’s Ford, bodies melted together atop scratchy wool as they become one again. Sweat gleaming across Max under the moonlight, and Daniel can't help but kiss every patch of pale skin, holding his hips steady as Max rolls his hips far too well. It's so good that Daniel thinks it must be a dream, both of them rapidly approaching release as Max drops down particularly hard, nudging Daniel’s cock against something deep and even tighter inside Max. 

When it's all said and done Daniel is grateful he isn't absolutely wasted, his beer long forgotten as he pulls Max to his chest, their breath mixing with the fresh air. He can already feel his eyes begin to drop closed before the softest voice drags him back to reality. 

“Come home Daniel.” 

-

“Make him talk, make it stop, all I want is a dialogue

Oh, we're drownin' here, I've gotta stay for Mom

Make the house a home, you know how to talk

Well, you did back then, we would talk so much

And it's fine we don't, but can you come home?”

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what do they taste like

the 🇳🇱 Oreos? They taste a bit like a lemon frosted sugar cookie honestly, but I do feel like my lifespan has gotten significantly shorter after eating one 😭

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🇳🇱

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I love all of Noah's songs but Staying Still absolutely DESTORYS me every time.

I would probably die but also love it if you could write something for it please!

AHH I love Staying Still, honestly I was gutted when it wasn't magically on the album for the first release but I am so glad we got it now :)

I originally was going to write this as a chapter for my Maxiel University AU just because it fits that so so well, but I decided to take a different angle with it! Growing up in New England it brings me an immense amount of pride to hear Noah sing about our beautiful home, it was a pleasure to get to write this so thank you for the ask anon and I hope you enjoy it! 💙✨

If you also want to send in a Noah song you can find the list here!

7 - Staying Still (Lestappen)

1.4k words, mature/slightly suggestive, Max/Charles.

If it's anything they share, both Max and Charles are fantastic at staying still. Redbull is the only team Max has ever pledged allegiances to, and Charles will remain Ferrari’s golden boy long after Rome falls again. That's where it all begins to unravel. 

Because Charles loves Max, but watching him keep winning always leaves a slight tinge of sour in his mouth. A taste he can never quite wash out, something that stains his teeth long after he tastes the sweetness of Max, a reminder of the sick irony of it all. Because in all of Charles’ lives there has only ever been one constant to go with the losses, and that constant is in the shape of Max Emillian Verstappen. 

It's not that Charles hates Max for winning, on the contrary, some of the moments when his heart seizes the most are when Max is perched atop the podium gleaming with the residue of champagne. It's just the underlying wish that it could be him there too. He isn't naive, Charles knows that he has been told to move several times, he has had offers from other teams, faster cars, reliable strategies, and yet he always stays. 

It's become inevitable, Charles Leclerc will always race for Ferrari. 

He just wishes that maybe for once they might deliver him to that top step, before it's too late. 

It's one of the few constants in his life that Charles has come to trust, just like how Max is always at his Monaco apartment after long races, the bed always left warm when they retire for the night. Not enough words spoken, and too much said. He begins making Max’s strawberry tea each morning before Max is even in the kitchen, timed perfectly with his shower so it's cool enough not to burn when he inevitably wanders into the kitchen. 

It's the small rituals cultivated across 5 years that keep him sane, that make the whole thing somewhat normal. That helps keep his festering thoughts at bay. All humans are creatures of habit, Charles is no different. 

For a while their life works, it's easy and comfortable and more than Charles could ever ask for, because he and Max are content to stay exactly where they are. 

2025 upsets things, leaves Max wanting, a hunger that for the first time since 2020 is left unsated. Charles recognizes the shift just a little too late this time, watches as it bleeds into the 2026 season, a lion left pacing endlessly. 

It's an added layer of difficulty because Charles is doing well for once, a car that is fighting worthy, strategies that aren't total shit yet, he has a real shot this year. Charles has a chance to move forward for once. 

For the most part Max is a good sport about the whole thing, they don't talk about it, keep work and home separated the best they can, pretend that it isn't some huge overhanging thing that Max is definitely not sickeningly concerned over. 

But Max is only human, and maybe he isn't as good at staying still as Charles thought. 

It still takes him by surprise when Charles first sees the rumors, the retirement discussions swarming the paddock before he really has a chance to even let the idea settle. It's ludicrous right? Max would never leave him, Max has been here since the start, everywhere they have gone they have always gone together. 

Right? 

I knew Charles would make it too.

The first few times he hears the rumor he ignores it, calls it out for being some tabloid bullshit, or just a particularly publicised fit from his less than pleased boyfriend. It's not the first time he has threatened retiring or death for that matter. Charles tries to not let it bother him. 

That is until a month later when his phone alerts him to GP’s move to McLaren in 28 and his heart fucking drops. 

He goes about his day trying to avoid it, ignoring the questions and putting his phone on silent until he is allowed in the car and has to focus on his actual job, driving. It dosent help that Rednull have decided to once more fuck over the car for Max, Charles is told that Max has had nothing short of a dreadful free practice. 

He opts for a shower after his obligatory PR and media duties, trying to wipe the residue of the day off of his skin. He scrubs slightly harder than he should, the hot water making his pale skin turn ugly and red under his touch. He towels himself off with an obnoxiously red Ferrari branded towel, letting his hair drip a little more than usual before selecting a fresh polo and grabbing his bag, catching a ride from the hospitality to his hotel. 

Redbull and Ferrari share hotels, they haven't always done this, but somewhere along the time of Max almost getting caught sneaking into the Ferrari hotel by the press and a very uncomfortable discussion between both drivers and team principals (and one very stressed looking HR lady) they now do. Charles is grateful, it makes his and Max’s covert operation less secretive, and helps things feel a bit more normal between them. 

Charles would do almost anything to have them be normal. 

It's a point of contention between them, Charles often finds himself jealous of the other drivers, of their girlfriends and wives and their ability to hold their hands and kiss and even just be out in public together. It makes him feel slightly harsher, cold, he knows it's unfair to them, but Charles can't help that he also wants to be able to kiss his partner after a race win, to spin Max around when he wins a championship, to hold his hand when they walk in the paddock. 

It's made worse by just how sweet his Max is, a side to him that only Charles knows. His Max is gentle beyond belief, so very close to the awkward little boy Charles had first met its comical. His Max loves physical touch, always seems to seek Charles out when he needs a cuddle, content to wrap himself around the Monégasque no matter what Charles may be doing. His Max is patient, keen to learn the things Charles likes, always doing his best to impress Charles. 

His Max is also so much softer. 

They had found out their preferred dynamic after a month of fumbling around, it had resulted in Max panting beneath him so unbearably sweet that Charles never dared look back again. 

The memories occupy Charles’ idle mind as he stares out of the car window, watching the lights of the city pass by before they arrive at the hotel. 

When he does make it up to their hotel room, key pressed to the lock before the indicator light turns green Charles has to take a deep breath. He opens the door and finds Max sitting on the sofa while some shitty program plays in the background filling the room with a comfortable sound. 

Always content at staying still. 

“Charlie?”

Max turns to look at him, and fuck, he has the sweetest look it almost melts Charles then and there. 

“Charlie, why are you crying?” 

And maybe he is, maybe everything is falling apart because Max is talking about retiring and it's real this time, and there isn't anything he can do to stop it, nothing he can do to keep Max from moving on. 

From leaving him behind. 

Max’s hands are on his face when Charles returns to reality, pressed soft and somehow solid against his cheeks, grounding him. Max’s blue eyes are clear with concern, and Charles feels so stupid for everything. 

“Max, are you retiring?” 

Charles has been wrong about a lot of things, and maybe one of those things was that Max Verstappen was ever really staying still. 

-

“Oh, I can't keep on starting over

Sleeping in a bed half empty, daydreamin'

All love, must leave, oh, but search for it I will

Honey, tell me, are you good at stayin' still?

Are you good at stayin' still?

Oh, well, will you up and leave

Or will you be there in the morning?”

[mv3dr3]

I love all of Noah's songs but Staying Still absolutely DESTORYS me every time.

I would probably die but also love it if you could write something for it please!

AHH I love Staying Still, honestly I was gutted when it wasn't magically on the album for the first release but I am so glad we got it now :)

I originally was going to write this as a chapter for my Maxiel University AU just because it fits that so so well, but I decided to take a different angle with it! Growing up in New England it brings me an immense amount of pride to hear Noah sing about our beautiful home, it was a pleasure to get to write this so thank you for the ask anon and I hope you enjoy it! 💙✨

If you also want to send in a Noah song you can find the list here!

7 - Staying Still (Lestappen)

1.4k words, mature/slightly suggestive, Max/Charles.

If it's anything they share, both Max and Charles are fantastic at staying still. Redbull is the only team Max has ever pledged allegiances to, and Charles will remain Ferrari’s golden boy long after Rome falls again. That's where it all begins to unravel. 

Because Charles loves Max, but watching him keep winning always leaves a slight tinge of sour in his mouth. A taste he can never quite wash out, something that stains his teeth long after he tastes the sweetness of Max, a reminder of the sick irony of it all. Because in all of Charles’ lives there has only ever been one constant to go with the losses, and that constant is in the shape of Max Emillian Verstappen. 

It's not that Charles hates Max for winning, on the contrary, some of the moments when his heart seizes the most are when Max is perched atop the podium gleaming with the residue of champagne. It's just the underlying wish that it could be him there too. He isn't naive, Charles knows that he has been told to move several times, he has had offers from other teams, faster cars, reliable strategies, and yet he always stays. 

It's become inevitable, Charles Leclerc will always race for Ferrari. 

He just wishes that maybe for once they might deliver him to that top step, before it's too late. 

It's one of the few constants in his life that Charles has come to trust, just like how Max is always at his Monaco apartment after long races, the bed always left warm when they retire for the night. Not enough words spoken, and too much said. He begins making Max’s strawberry tea each morning before Max is even in the kitchen, timed perfectly with his shower so it's cool enough not to burn when he inevitably wanders into the kitchen. 

It's the small rituals cultivated across 5 years that keep him sane, that make the whole thing somewhat normal. That helps keep his festering thoughts at bay. All humans are creatures of habit, Charles is no different. 

For a while their life works, it's easy and comfortable and more than Charles could ever ask for, because he and Max are content to stay exactly where they are. 

2025 upsets things, leaves Max wanting, a hunger that for the first time since 2020 is left unsated. Charles recognizes the shift just a little too late this time, watches as it bleeds into the 2026 season, a lion left pacing endlessly. 

It's an added layer of difficulty because Charles is doing well for once, a car that is fighting worthy, strategies that aren't total shit yet, he has a real shot this year. Charles has a chance to move forward for once. 

For the most part Max is a good sport about the whole thing, they don't talk about it, keep work and home separated the best they can, pretend that it isn't some huge overhanging thing that Max is definitely not sickeningly concerned over. 

But Max is only human, and maybe he isn't as good at staying still as Charles thought. 

It still takes him by surprise when Charles first sees the rumors, the retirement discussions swarming the paddock before he really has a chance to even let the idea settle. It's ludicrous right? Max would never leave him, Max has been here since the start, everywhere they have gone they have always gone together. 

Right? 

I knew Charles would make it too.

The first few times he hears the rumor he ignores it, calls it out for being some tabloid bullshit, or just a particularly publicised fit from his less than pleased boyfriend. It's not the first time he has threatened retiring or death for that matter. Charles tries to not let it bother him. 

That is until a month later when his phone alerts him to GP’s move to McLaren in 28 and his heart fucking drops. 

He goes about his day trying to avoid it, ignoring the questions and putting his phone on silent until he is allowed in the car and has to focus on his actual job, driving. It dosent help that Rednull have decided to once more fuck over the car for Max, Charles is told that Max has had nothing short of a dreadful free practice. 

He opts for a shower after his obligatory PR and media duties, trying to wipe the residue of the day off of his skin. He scrubs slightly harder than he should, the hot water making his pale skin turn ugly and red under his touch. He towels himself off with an obnoxiously red Ferrari branded towel, letting his hair drip a little more than usual before selecting a fresh polo and grabbing his bag, catching a ride from the hospitality to his hotel. 

Redbull and Ferrari share hotels, they haven't always done this, but somewhere along the time of Max almost getting caught sneaking into the Ferrari hotel by the press and a very uncomfortable discussion between both drivers and team principals (and one very stressed looking HR lady) they now do. Charles is grateful, it makes his and Max’s covert operation less secretive, and helps things feel a bit more normal between them. 

Charles would do almost anything to have them be normal. 

It's a point of contention between them, Charles often finds himself jealous of the other drivers, of their girlfriends and wives and their ability to hold their hands and kiss and even just be out in public together. It makes him feel slightly harsher, cold, he knows it's unfair to them, but Charles can't help that he also wants to be able to kiss his partner after a race win, to spin Max around when he wins a championship, to hold his hand when they walk in the paddock. 

It's made worse by just how sweet his Max is, a side to him that only Charles knows. His Max is gentle beyond belief, so very close to the awkward little boy Charles had first met its comical. His Max loves physical touch, always seems to seek Charles out when he needs a cuddle, content to wrap himself around the Monégasque no matter what Charles may be doing. His Max is patient, keen to learn the things Charles likes, always doing his best to impress Charles. 

His Max is also so much softer. 

They had found out their preferred dynamic after a month of fumbling around, it had resulted in Max panting beneath him so unbearably sweet that Charles never dared look back again. 

The memories occupy Charles’ idle mind as he stares out of the car window, watching the lights of the city pass by before they arrive at the hotel. 

When he does make it up to their hotel room, key pressed to the lock before the indicator light turns green Charles has to take a deep breath. He opens the door and finds Max sitting on the sofa while some shitty program plays in the background filling the room with a comfortable sound. 

Always content at staying still. 

“Charlie?”

Max turns to look at him, and fuck, he has the sweetest look it almost melts Charles then and there. 

“Charlie, why are you crying?” 

And maybe he is, maybe everything is falling apart because Max is talking about retiring and it's real this time, and there isn't anything he can do to stop it, nothing he can do to keep Max from moving on. 

From leaving him behind. 

Max’s hands are on his face when Charles returns to reality, pressed soft and somehow solid against his cheeks, grounding him. Max’s blue eyes are clear with concern, and Charles feels so stupid for everything. 

“Max, are you retiring?” 

Charles has been wrong about a lot of things, and maybe one of those things was that Max Verstappen was ever really staying still. 

-

“Oh, I can't keep on starting over

Sleeping in a bed half empty, daydreamin'

All love, must leave, oh, but search for it I will

Honey, tell me, are you good at stayin' still?

Are you good at stayin' still?

Oh, well, will you up and leave

Or will you be there in the morning?”