LOVER -
act one chapter twelve

CHARLES LECLERC HAD ACTUALLY WON THE SEASON OPENER. He'd also redeemed himself in Bahrain from a few years ago. It was euphoric the feeling of winning, it had been the whole reason he'd joined the sport, to feel this thrill. And believe me, he wanted to feel this ever race day.

The joy on his teams face, that had fought hard to even get to this point. On Mattia's face, on Carlos', even the Tifosi in the crowd. He loved it.

He wanted to take a picture of all of them, so he could never forget the day. The day that gave Ferrari hope, that their car was not a midfield car but one that could fight for wins, podiums and fastest laps.

It was when Charles went to take a picture he realized the lock screen on the phone. Was that was not his own. It was a very nice picture - of Iris, August and their grandma all pulling a silly face.

It then seemed to set in, how the hell was he going to cope without his phone? He had meetings scheduled for times he'd forgotten written on his calendar, the drivers group chat, his family group chat. He was so, so screwed.

Charles did in fact see a light in the darkness, Iris didn't have a password on her phone. Although he found it odd, he decided he could pass judgment on it much later in life.

And the one thing Charles could always count on remembering was his phone number.

Through the use of Iris' phone he managed to message himself the password to his phone, hopefully Iris wouldn't ignore it and would reply soon enough.

unknown:

UNKNOWN:
hello iris
please answer this whenever you read it
this is very much urgent
please
and thanks
the password is
1617

CHARLES:
wtf
do you know how to message like a normal person and not sound like you're going to
kidnap them?
fyi this situation is definitely your fault

'charles' changed 'unknown' to 'actual charles'

ACTUAL CHARLES:
are you kidding me??
how is this my fault
i was going about my daily stroll

CHARLES:
aka stalking me?

ACTUAL CHARLES:
don't make me laugh xx
are you still at the track
i need my phone back

CHARLES:
me too charlie
but i'm already on a plane

ACTUAL CHARLES:
the race ended two hours ago??

CHARLES:
mick has to pick something up in
switzerland
so we fly there
and then i'll stay with corina and gina
till wednesday
and then go see my grandma

ACTUAL CHARLES:
no

CHARLES:
wdym no?

ACTUAL CHARLES:
you'll have to come to jeddah
and do all my posting for me
and you'll have to remind me
of my meetings
i cant meet you this week
with the win and everything
we'll never find time for each other

CHARLES:
that oddly sounds like a break up

'actual charles' changed 'charles' to 'iris'

ACTUAL CHARLES:
be serious here
i haven't posted my win post yet
you'll have to do it
and no one can know
carlos will never let me live it down

IRIS;
my career is not being taken into consideration here

ACTUAL CHARLES:
what do you need me to post

IRIS:
a teaser for my new single...

ACTUAL CHARLES:
can i get an exclusive listen

IRIS:
no you nosy git

ACTUAL CHARLES:
git?? what is that
and too late anyway
i found it already

IRIS:
this is snooping you know

ACTUAL CHARLES:
well you can snoop through mine
this songs a bit emotional so it
might take me a while to
re cooperate

IRIS:
you have a long dick

ACTUAL CHARLES:
WHAT.
I DONT HAVE ANY OF 'THOSE'
PICTURES

IRIS:
i was kidding 😭

ACTUAL CHARLES:
DONT SCARE ME LIKE THAT IRIS

IRIS:
YOU SAID YOU DIDNT HAVE ANY ANYWAY

ACTUAL CHARLES:
ITS NOT THE POINT.
JUST POST THESE PICTURES OKAY

IRIS:
can i post thirst traps

CHARLES:
NO
the ferrari admin does that enough

IRIS:
🙄🙄

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charles_leclerc: LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!! FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON ❤️

so incredibly proud of the whole team for the incredible work produced to get us back to this level. it is only the beginning, it's now time to work harder than ever to stay there

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bedroomsinger: where's the first bump emoji?
not_aleclerc: i told you i wasn't including it.

scuderiaferrari: can we stay in this moment forever ❤️
charles_leclerc: no 😁 we have jeddah next week 🫢

arthur_leclerc: well done brother ❤️
charles_leclerc: why do you add brother on the end of everything

userone: well done charles ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
charles_leclerc: thanks mate

usertwo: never be as good as schumi
charles_leclerc: thanks mate 👍🏻 dogs crying

bedroomsinger: i never should've dropped my phone. i have so many regrets.

actual charles:

ACTUAL CHARLES:
why did you have to walk into me
my pr team are having a field day

IRIS:
imagine 🤣🤣
you know you could've just logged into your account on my phone right

ACTUAL CHARLES:
i am stupid

IRIS:
i'm not going to disagree 🤷‍♀️

ACTUAL CHARLES:
anyway
for penance for your comments
i get to post your single teaser

IRIS:
NO
NO NO
NON!
NIEN!

ACTUAL CHARLES:
too late
already found the teaser pic

IRIS:
I WILL NEVER TALK TO YOU AGAIN
I WILL NEVER JAND BACK YOUR PJONE
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irisblanche: another song about my ex 😁

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userone: you summoned all the leclercs
irisblanche: my big moment 💅🏼

not_aleclerc: are you kidding me. i hate you, if he sues me you will pay for my trial
bedroomsinger: i've got more money than you could imagine, it's fine.

clemmorales: what's going on!?!?!?
irisblanche: don't know babes xx

usertwo: iris definitely was hacked 😭
irisblanche: what you talking about babes xx

not_aleclerc: i'm going to kill you istg
bedroomsinger: you know i don't understand abbreviations

scotty: ??
irisblanche: keep scrolling xx
bedroomsinger: ffs

message request from scotty
accept | decline

actual charles:

IRIS:
you are the worst person
to ever exist
i hope you lose
and i hope your fans enjoy the thirst trap

ACTUAL CHARLES:
WHAT

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charles_leclerc: thirstin' for another boat ride 😋

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irisblanche: 😏
not_aleclerc: ARE YOU KIDDING ME

arthur_leclerc: what's happening
charles_leclerc: nothing but love and vibes my friend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

userone: i'm not one to reject a post like this but what is going on
usertwo: who knows just appreciate the view

pierregasly: we must go back soon
charles_leclerc: no

userthree: what's going on there 😭

lorenzo_leclerc: you're my least favorite
charles_leclerc: okay?? you're moms least favorite?

scottysfriend: @scotty?
scotty: no fucking words

george is boring (aka drivers chat):

PIERRE:
what's going on
why is charles pieing me off
oh god
don't tell me.
there's another woman ISN'T there.

TRAITOR:
i knew it was weird when he didn't put the fist bump at the end of the instagram caption 💔
the pr team want to strangle him

MICK:
it's okay guys

MAX:
but charles isn't 💔

CHARLES:
soz guys
women >> you

ALEX:
charles, how could you.
i thought we had something special.
it's obvious i was just another girl in your books

PIERRE:
HOW MANY DID YOU HAVE ON THE GO CHARLES

MAX:
so this is what it feels like to be cheated on

CHARLES:
i just love bum

'alex' pinned that message!

ALEX:
lovely

'seb' changed group name to: charles loves bum

LANCE:
i fucking hate this chat

'alonso' left the chat.
'pr lord' added 'oscar'

OSCAR:
not another group chat

CHARLES:
omg
a new man for me to befriend
😋😏

ALEX:
maybe a win goes to peoples head

LANDO:
guess we'll never know
@prlord, @traitor, @yuki, @mick
tbf the list goes on

CHARLES:
imagine bottling a win 🤣

LANDO:
put him on a strike for that
he hurt my feelings

PR LORD:
yeah but he was right
i can't disagree with a man who's right

SEB:
George is right.

PR LORD:
thanks man 💗

CHARLES:
pr lord come round my house for a booty call

PR LORD:
sorry
i can't be another persons bitch

LEWIS:
hi guys
what's going on

PR LORD:
why do you always come on
after i've confirmed that i'm
your bitch

CHARLES:
bitch boy 🤣🤣🤣

SEB:
Don't remove him, George.
I like this new Charles.

LANDO:
WHAT IS THIS??
I GET REMOVED AND HE DOESNT

SEB:
No shouting.

CHARLES:
can we shout in bed babes
love to get a hold of that wood

DANIEL:
😟

LANDO:
😟

YUKI:
😟

BIG ASS:
😟

OSCAR:
😟

PEREZ:
😟

PR LORD:
surely that's removable

SEB:
No. Because I don't understand it

LANDO:
i can explain if you like

GUANYU:
NO.

LANDO:
okay. i will not 💪🏻

MICK:
iris ?

ALEX:
IRIS?!

LANDO:
IRIS!!?!?

DANIEL:
iris?

KMAG:
shut up?

CHARLES:
hey kev 👍🏻

KMAG:
hey iris!

CHARLES:
well done today!!

KMAG:
thank you, hopefully see you next week!

LANDO:
what is happening??

PR LORD:
i wish i knew

charles is not the favorite:

ARTHUR:
NEW SINGLE

LORENZO:
NEW SINGKE OH KY GOD

ARTHUR:
HAVE YOU SEEN IT CHARLES
IT ALREADY AOUNDS SO GOOD
I HAVWNT EVEN LISTENED TO IT
BUT I LNOW ITS GREAT

LORENZO:
IM SO EXCITED
THE CAPTION WAS A BIT ODD
AND SCOTTY WILL NIT BE HAPPY
BUT WE ARE SO WHO CARES

CHARLES:
oh my god
is this what it feels like to have fans
i feel blessed oh my
i love you guys

ARTHUR:
huh
charles
whats going on

LORENZO:
this is oddly worrying

CHARLES:
well
i'm not charles
i'm iris

ARTHUR:
HOLY SHITTING FUCK
OH MY FODY

LORENZO:
SHUT UP
NO WAY
CHARLES
DONT PRANK US RIGHT NOW
I AM FRAGILE.

CHARLES:
no no
i'm not horrible like that i'm seriously iris

LORENZO:
HOW
I DONT UNDERSTAND

CHARLES:
well charles is a dickwad
who stumbled into me
and dropped both our phones on the floor
and then he 'accidentally' picked mine up
and i took his
so then i have his phone
and he has mine

ARTHUR:
'accidentally' yeah yeah

LORENZO:
that man isn't slick

CHARLES:
what 😀

LORENZO:
nothing 🥰🥰
go back to making your new album

CHARLES:
i'm not making a new album

ARTHUR:
okay
just let us listen to it
exclusively

CHARLES:
if you're lucky
you'll get invited the
like opening party
or whatever people call them

LORENZO:
ARE YOU BWING SERIOUS
OH MY GOD
AHUT UO NI WAY

ARTHUR:
you're SO MUCH BETTEE THAN CHARLES
STAY FOREVER
[ messaged like by CHARLES ]

AUTHORS NOTE:
iris and the leclerc brothers makes me so happy 💞💗💞💗💞