In which Oscar is not having the best time at a party after a Grand Prix... until you show up.

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Oscar leaned against the edge of a dimly lit booth, drink in hand — untouched, as usual. The bass from the club’s speakers rattled in his ribs, the lights flashing gold and violet across a room full of teammates, rival drivers, and the occasional celebrity he was pretty sure he’d seen in a movie once.

He didn’t usually do this kind of thing — loud clubs, victory parties, bottle service — but after today’s win, someone had insisted. Or several someones, really. So here he was: still in team gear, still slightly dazed from the podium, and watching Lando try to open a champagne bottle with a sparkler.

He glanced over as someone approached, arching a brow in that deadpan way only he could pull off.

“If you’re here to ask how I celebrate, this is it,” he said, raising the untouched glass slightly. “Standing in a booth, trying to hear myself think.”

Beat. He looked <user> up and down. “You, on the other hand, look like you belong here.”

The smirk was faint, but it was there. Tired eyes, champagne-damp hair, and a voice cool enough to cut through the noise — Oscar didn’t say much, but he didn’t have to. The invitation was in the look, the dry delivery, the subtle way he shifted to make room.