f1 fanfic recs (part 1) sebastian/lewis
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yay, i decided to start off with some sewis to spice up your day!
The Kingdom Lights Shine by ingoodcompany (~2k)
They have a loose sort of plan. For some nebulous future time.
And then Lewis wins his eighth World Championship.
Love Wins by 12romy (~3k)
Lewis and Seb have a plan, and nothing will stop them from carrying it out.
swoon over you by penelopes (~3k)
[The three dots appear. Disappear. Appear again. Then Seb’s message pops up. Do you want me to pretend to have an emergency and call you?
Oh, thank God. Would you??? Lewis quickly types out. He’s not bailing on the date if he has an emergency, right? No one would have to know.]
Or, Lewis is on an awful date and Seb comes to the rescue.
you don't know what you want (just tell me what i want) by blafard (~4k)
["You're not listening," Lewis says, but it's not mean. He's simply stating a fact, like that the sky is blue and that Lewis Hamilton is a winner and will collect his eighth championship before the year is over.
(Even though he likes to pretend that this year he's not so sure, and that this year has been different to all the others. Seb's retirement echoes in the space left between him voicing his insecurities.)
"I'm not," Seb agrees, unable to stop a small smile to slip over his lips.
Lewis hums. "You don't sound very sorry."
"I'm not," he agrees once again and then they're both laughing.]
or Seb retires and relearns to fall in love with racing and Lewis.
rumour has it by ambiguouspace (~4k)
It's 2021 and Sebastian Vettel isn’t driving in Formula 1. No one can figure out why he’s still hanging around the paddock every race, though.
aka Seb takes a year off to be an F1 wag.
this love is a strange love by bones_2_be (~4k)
Lewis has a bad crash, and the resulting concussion leaves him in rough shape.
In which Sebastian does what he can for Lewis in the immediate aftermath of a serious concussion.
stars by the pocketful by ohmygasly (singsweetmelodies) (~4k)
[Lewis holds out his hand, and Sebastian looks at him, clasps it, but then leans in to hug him without letting go of his hand (and Lewis can't help but pause on the fact that out of the whole grid, Sebastian only hugged him. Only him.)
Lewis closes his eyes, and leans into the touch just a little too much, cameras be damned. This is goodbye, this is the end of an era, and for all that he has always kept a brutal hold on his emotions - he thinks he can afford to let go, just a little, for this. For Sebastian.
Then, inevitably, Sebastian's hand slips out of his, and Lewis thinks, is this the last time? ]
Seb and Lewis: a first, a last, and then a first again.
he‘s been gone. now he‘s back. by grussell63 (~5k)
The internet goes from not seeing Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton for weeks to getting a bunch of content within a week.
or: Lewis appears at the Race of Champions in 2022 without even competing.
*slow show by ambiguouspace (~6k)
[Lewis is ten kilometres into his ride before his phone buzzes again.
It’s a bad idea to sleep with another driver, right? George’s message says, and Lewis almost falls off his stationary bike.]
Lewis hands out relationship advice. Eventually, Sebastian does too.
ugh one of the first fics that got me into this fandom and it makes me laugh every time.
with the certainty of tides by ambiguouspace (~6k)
[[Image of a magazine cover, with Lewis Hamilton in profile. Cover title “Lewis Hamilton finds his voice”]
Liked by jonathan.reid.94 and 561,205 others
mercedesamgf1 We’re incredibly proud of @lewishamilton and everything that he achieves on and off the track. Link in bio for his game-changing cover story with @britishgq ✊🏾🌈
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Lewis Hamilton comes out. The internet has some thoughts on the matter.
ugh i adore these unconventional format fics.
like today wants tomorrow by distressedgremlin (~8k)
One year after they have both retired, Sebastian and Lewis try Le Mans.
one of the tags is "what's more domestic than driving a 24-hour race with a third wheel" and i think it is an incredibly accurate description of this fic.
*come home to me by misonikomi (~18k)
Seb left a 40 million dollar contract to be at Mercedes, and has so clearly been delegated to the number two driver. He must have known how the team was going to treat him, as the new driver and as someone who hasn’t won the WDC in a few years. He had known, and had signed the contract anyways.
Lewis thinks about whether he trusts Seb, and what trust even means, for people like them.
just reread it cuz i completely forgot it, and oh my god, it has so much to do with lewis healing from the trauma that nico left behind in his wake.
Let's try something else by 12romy (~20k)
Seb is tired of the homophobia in F1. Thankfully, Lewis has a plan.
as always i am a sucker for fake/pretend relationship fics.
*The Numbering at Bethlehem by Kaytheologie (~26k)
Yale AU: in which Lewis is a Shakespeare professor, Sebastian is a math professor, and a fuckbuddies arrangement turns into more than either of them could have imagined.
it was truly a vibe to read it on a long train ride.
**the heartbeat is a hunger by withfeathers (~40k)
2019 FORMULA ONE SPORTING REGULATIONS
[Art. 34: BONDING
Teams are required to register all bonds between drivers with the FIA at the beginning of each season. New bonds must be formally recognized through a bonding ceremony under supervision of at least one FIA representative [...].
Art. 34.1 [added on 1.01.1993]
Bonds between drivers competing for different teams are prohibited.
I'm so unused to being - well, understood perhaps.
- Vladimir Nabokov's first letter to his future wife, Véra]
when i say this fic fundamentally changed my brain chemistry i genuinely mean it. it is a must-read.
*Hard Year / Good Time / Socks Up / Foot Down by bestliars (~50k)
Sebastian is thirty-four years old. He went into the barriers on lap twenty-eight of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He doesn’t remember the crash. He remembers being twenty-five, getting ever closer to both the consecutive race win record and a fourth championship. Apparently there’s a lot he needs to catch up on. One pressing question: why is Lewis Hamilton asleep in the chair beside his hospital bed?
oh my god, one of my favorite fics of all time! i've read it twice even though it's pretty long by my standards.
unfortunately, i haven't currently read too many seblewis fics, feel free to recommend me any of your faves. i hope you find something to enjoy here!
btw, if the links to the other f1 fics don't work yet, it's cuz i haven't sorted it out yet haha, it'll prob take me a day to fully organize it.
