#thank you so much I look at the kudos and bookmark counter of Icarus every day and grin

[eirianerisdar]

not a question but I just had to tell you that Icarus is my favourite piece of literature ever. the concept as a whole is *chef’s kiss*, and as a lover of all things Charlos and an absolute sucker for platonic intimacy, your story is perfection. kudos is not enough i want to climb through the screen and hug you for writing it xx

Thank you for your love of Icarus! I'm about halfway through writing the next chapter but real life dermatology diploma + extra work presentations + I'm supposed to be on holiday is getting in the way. I'm grateful for everyone's patience these last two weeks.

Icarus started out as only Maxiel-centric but nearly every platonic driver pairing has crept in, lol. Charlos is just so. Easy to write platonic intimacy for. I mean look at the IRL content they give us for free.

While the next chapter is mostly focused on Daniel and Max I want you to know there is a 20,000 word Charlos outtake section between this last chapter and the next that I will write as an add-on after the end of the whole fic (covering 2022 French GP and the summer break). It's indulgent whump and hurt/comfort and platonic intimacy and codependency and I would have put it directly in the main fic if it wasn't for the fact it would throw off the pacing. It has Carlos and Charles literally having a heart-to-heart overlooking a sunset Madrid vineyard with Piñon romping around their feet, for goodness' sake.

There'll still be plenty of Charlos in the fic, but this particular section will be tagged on to the end of the fic in extra outtake chapters.