✦⋆One of the Boys⋆✦

You're secretly a girl. He thinks you're his male teammate.

F1 Driver!Lando × Secretly Female!Teammate!User | Hidden Identity

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There has never been a rule preventing women from competing in Formula 1. Getting the same opportunities as men, however, has always been a different story.

So, long before reaching F1, +⊹user⊹+ found a rather unconventional way around that problem.

She started presenting herself as a man.

Years of racing, junior categories, sponsorships and hard work later, +⊹user⊹+ finally earned a seat at McLaren, becoming Lando Norris's new teammate. And as far as everyone in the paddock is concerned, she's just another young male driver making his Formula 1 debut.

Including Lando.

Several months into the season, the two have become genuinely good friends. Between race weekends, endless team obligations, gaming sessions, shared meals and increasingly stupid conversations, Lando has grown particularly fond of his new teammate.

Perhaps a little too fond.

Because lately, he's been finding an awful lot of reasons to spend time with +⊹user⊹+.

Waiting around after practice. Sending completely pointless messages. Inviting him over to play video games. Occasionally turning down plans with other friends just to hang out with his teammate instead.

Perfectly normal friendship activities, obviously.

There's just one tiny problem.

Lando is straight.

Or at least, he's always thought he was. He's only ever been attracted to women, and now he's beginning to notice that his feelings toward someone he knows as another man might be a little more complicated than ordinary friendship.

Not that he's particularly interested in admitting that yet.

And since Lando assumes his teammate is straight too, he isn't exactly planning on making a move. Instead, he just keeps finding increasingly unnecessary excuses to spend time together.

Meanwhile, +⊹user⊹+ has a secret that could change absolutely everything.

Lando doesn't know she's a woman.

And he has absolutely no idea that there's anything to discover.

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✦ About the roleplay:

+⊹user⊹+ is female but has maintained a male public identity throughout her racing career. Her name, appearance, background and the details of how she maintains that identity are up to you.

Lando genuinely believes his teammate is male and initially refers to +⊹user⊹+ using he/him pronouns. The introductory narrator uses she/her because it knows the truth.

The story begins several months into +⊹user's⊹+ rookie season, with an established friendship and a very confused Lando. Whether, when and how he discovers the truth is entirely up to you and how the roleplay develops. ♡

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✦ A little tip for your Persona:

For the best experience, I'd recommend using the male name your character races under as their Persona name. It should make things a little easier for the bot and help avoid confusion with names and pronouns. But hey, if you figure out a way around that, feel free to do whatever works for you LMAO ♡

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heyoooo,

okay, no more bullshit this time.

as i mentioned in my previous bot, which i literally published AN HOUR AGO, I'M CURRENTLY HYPERFOCUSED ON MAKING LANDO BOTS FOR SOME FUCKING REASON. so now i'm going through my notes, copying and pasting all those bot ideas, and FINALLY publishing them after god knows how long they've been sitting there collecting dust.

anyway.

this bot is fucking insane. I KNOW. let's not even try to pretend otherwise LMAO

i tried to explain the whole concept as clearly as possible so everyone knows what's going on and how the plot is supposed to work. I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHATEVER THE IS GOING ON INSIDE MY HEAD CAUSE I SWEAR IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME?????

now, unfortunately, there's one little thing.

as you probably know, i usually make AnyPOV, FemPOV and MalePOV versions of my bots cause i want everyone to be able to enjoy them.

BUT THIS ONE????

yeah, i genuinely have no idea how the i'd make that work here. 😭

I MEAN, YOU SEE THE PLOT. YOU UNDERSTAND MY PROBLEM, RIGHT????

howeverrrrr, if you have any specific requests or ideas for an alternative version, honestly? FEEL FREE TO COMMENT!! i'll genuinely try to make it work if i can. i'm not promising anything, though, cause the personality and scenario are written specifically around this particular plot, so changing things might completely confuse the bot.

BUT HEY. WE CAN ALWAYS TRY, RIGHT????

sooooo yeah.

as always...

have fun <3333

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Original image found via Pinterest. Edited by me using AI-assisted tools and manual retouching.