BINABASA MO ANG

After the Apex

Fanfiction

Book 1/3 When Isabel Solace, a 24-year-old Spanish-Australian graphic designer living in London, finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the fast-paced world of Formula 1, she never anticipates her path crossing with Lando Norris-McLaren's golden boy...

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It started with a single like.

Isabel posted a carousel on a lazy Sunday—rainy window views, her sketchbook, a messy croissant on a chipped plate, and a mirror selfie in a chunky knit sweater.

She didn't tag anyone.
She didn't add a caption.
She didn't even plan to keep it up for long.

But thirty minutes later, she got the notification:

@landonorris liked your post.

Normal. Expected.
They were dating, after all.

But then—

@landonorris liked your post from 4 weeks ago.

Then—

@landonorris liked your post from 10 months ago.

And then—

@landonorris liked your very first post from 2019.

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[Group Chat: "Chaos Coven 💅💥"]
Tasha:
ISABEL
Lucy:
HE'S STALKING
Isabel:
He's catching up
Tasha:
He's EMBARRASSING HIMSELF
Lucy:
Girl he just liked your photo of that mushroom risotto you made during lockdown
Isabel:
It was a really good risotto
Tasha:
He is in the Mariana Trench of your feed
Lucy:
At this point he's going to like your high school formal post and I'm gonna need CPR

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[TikTok | @f1girltok]
🎥: "When your F1 boyfriend starts liking your posts from 2019 and now you can't pretend he's chill anymore"
🎶: "obsessed" – Olivia Rodrigo
📎 #landonorris #isabelsolace #boyisdownbad #f1tiktok

Top Comment:
@oversteerera:
He's not just soft launching—he's HARD LAUNCHING HER ENTIRE EXISTENCE 💀

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Lando didn't even try to deny it.

That night, as they curled up on the couch at her place—laptop open, Netflix humming in the background—he glanced over and smirked.

"What?"

"You're being weird," Isabel said.

"I'm admiring your 2021 lighting aesthetics."

"You're digging through the internet like it's your side hustle."

He leaned in, brushing his nose against her neck. "I just like knowing who you were before me."

Her breath caught.

"Why?"

"Because," he said, eyes soft, "I want to understand all the things that made you this person. The one I'm falling for."

She stared at him.

"Falling?" she whispered.

He nodded. "Fast."

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[Instagram | @landonorris]
📍 Her Flat

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her world >>
📎 tagged: @isabelsolace

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[Instagram | @isabelsolace]
📷: Lando's hand holding her sketch pen, doodling over her notes
Caption: "he insists he's improving my designs"
📎 tagged: @landonorris

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[Twitter | @Gridsoftlaunch]
This is no longer a soft launch. This is a relationship rollout.
@landonorris is in his full "I adore her" era.
#LandoNorris #IsabelSolace #HardLaunch

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Later that night, while editing a logo mock-up on her laptop, Isabel got another notification.

@landonorris commented on your post:
still waiting for the risotto tbh.

She rolled her eyes.

Then walked to the kitchen.

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[iMessage Screenshot]
Isabel → Lando:
You're lucky I cook when I like someone.
Lando:
So... you like me?
Isabel:
I made the sauce from scratch. What do you think?
Lando:
I think I'm falling too.