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Lando Norris has his life mapped out — a stable job, a respectable engagement, a future everyone keeps telling him he should want.
But lately, everything feels like it’s closing in. The ring on his finger feels heavier by the day, the smiles around him tighter, the walls of his own choices drawing closer.Then Oscar walks into his life. The man he shouldn’t have met. The mistake that wasn’t supposed to follow him into daylight. Now, standing across from him in the same department, the feeling Lando tried to bury breathes again — calm, composed, and entirely out of reach.
They’re supposed to be colleagues. Professionals. But every argument, every shared glance, every late night spent working becomes a reminder of everything Lando’s trying not to feel. And the more he tries to run from what’s expected of him, the more he finds himself drawn toward the one person he shouldn’t want.
A slow-burn academic rivals-to-lovers story about desire, denial, and the cost of choosing the life you want over the one you’re told to live.
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21 May 2026
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It was the freshest bit of gossip the whole school had the minute Oscar Piastri enrolled. Everyone spoke about the son of a Death Eater attending Hogwarts.
Piastri is off-putting, yes. Eerily stoic at times and a growing nuisance to Lando when he bests him at duels in front of everyone. But does Lando think this kid is some evil and dangerous wizard? Frankly, he couldn’t care less about what this kid is.
He just needs to beat him next time they’re opponents.
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Lando and Oscar are rivals with a deep rooted hatred for each other, both vying to win a prestigious competition at Hogwarts. But the road to becoming a victor will be tricky as they become each other’s distraction and obsession.
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06 May 2026
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Soulmarks are meant to help you find the one—little symbols that show up at eighteen and change colour based on your soulmate’s emotions. Yellow means they’re happy. Blue means they’re sad. Dark gray means they’re probably not feeling anything at all.
Oscar’s mark doesn’t do that. He has Sentisoma Syndrome—his soulmark glows white and crushes his ribs every time his soulmate so much as thinks about him.
Meanwhile, Lando’s mark has no time for normal emotions. Just admiration. Longing. And unfortunately, more sexual desire than he knows what to do with.
They’re teammates.
It’s going great.
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04 May 2026
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Lando was late again, by exactly one minute.
Oscar glanced at his watch, then at him. “Late. We start tomorrow.”
That set Lando off immediately. He hissed under his breath, furious, but careful not to shout inside the library.
“By a fucking minute?!”
“Irresponsible,” Oscar said flatly, as if Lando’s outburst barely registered.
Or, Lando Norris, a fourth-year business management student and captain of the university’s soccer team, is one failure away from being benched, which could also jeopardize his graduation. Oscar Piastri, on the other hand, is a third-year medical student, top of his class, a certified nerd, and brilliant enough to tutor. A university scholar that tutors for the money.
Oscar is Lando’s tutor. Lando, used to getting away with everything, money, a stellar reputation, a name that opens doors, has never had to struggle to stay on top. Oscar despises people like him. He hates that someone can coast through life on charm and wealth while others, like him, have to work relentlessly for every scrap of success. Lando embodies everything Oscar loathes.
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01 May 2026
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“Look, I don’t even know the guy. Oscar Piastri, right? That’s his name?” He shook his head, scoffing. “Not my type at all. I don’t go for…..Boring. And he looks like the type who’d rather talk about cars than.... Well, literally anything else.”
The interviewer laughed nervously, sensing the bite. But Lando grinned, satisfied, reckless in how he let the words slip. The quote spread like wildfire. Headlines ate it up.
“Lando Norris Laughs Off Dating Rumors With F1’s Oscar Piastri: ‘Not My Type At All’.”
Or, Lando, a globally recognized pop star managing the intense demands of his career, and Oscar, a Formula One driver currently dominating the World Driver's Championship, both desperately needed a week's break. Coincidentally, they both chose the same secluded location for their much-needed break from the spotlight.
Even though neither man had actually seen or interacted with the other during their overlapping vacation, the simple fact of their shared location quickly triggered immediate and widespread speculation. The media and fans soon fabricated a rumored relationship between the pop star and the formula one driver.
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30 Apr 2026