TW: telling the story of being raped (sorry for this one but I just had to write it like that).
Daniel made his way to the Australians rookies drivers room. He noticed that the younger one had been ignoring him since the thing with McLaren and he wanted to change that.
He wasn't mad at Oscar. He never had been. He was mad at McLaren but not at his fellow Aussie. Furthermore, he wanted to protect the younger one. He saw the amount of hate Oscar had got and still gets just because Oscar is now the driver for McLaren. That was not okay.
Daniel knew that Oscar would read through every single message from those people. He would take these things personal. The red bull reserve driver didn't want that. Oscar should have a good and normal racing career. Just like everyone else. He already got so much hate in his rookie year. Daniel didn't want to imagine how that was like.
It was the Australian Grand Prix, he knew where the McLaren motorhome was and he had his former teammate, Lando Norris. He would bring Daniel to Oscars drivers room.
Also the Brit had noticed how quiet Oscar had been. Especially here, at the Australian GP, his teammates home race. He was worried about the young Australian and he hoped that Daniel could talk to him.
"Sooo, here we are. Good luck. Don't be too direct, yeah? He's shy after all and I think that he'll be afraid of you in the first moments." Lando said and looked with a bit of a 'you hurt him, I hurt you' look to Daniel. "I won't, don't worry. You're doing good as a big brother by the way." Daniel chuckled. "Thanks" Lando laughed and headed into his own room.
Daniel knocked on Oscars door.
„Yes?" he looked into dark brown eyes. „Hey Oscar!" the older one simply said and saw how Oscars look became scared. Exactly what he didn't want. „Can I come in? I want to talk to you." he simply said and hoped the other one wouldn't freak out.
"Okay, I guess." Oscars voice was trembling. He was scared, Daniel was able to see that.
"I am so sorry, Daniel!", the younger one stared to speak before he was even fully in the room.
This was exactly what he didn't want. Oscar shouldn't apologise. He had no need to do so.
"Oscar, wait-" Daniel tried to interrupt him but Oscar was in his own world.
"I can totally understand that you are mad at me. You have every right to hate me. I did something bad and I know I don't deserve this seat here. But I just couldn't wait on the side line anymore. Alpine didn't want me. And I thought that McLaren had told you and I am so so sorry, really. I had no idea. Please just don't hurt me, I can't do this again. You can ignore me for the rest of your life or send me messages on Instagram, I'll deal with that, I deserve the hate anyway. Just don't hurt me, please."
Oh my lord. This boy went through so much with not even a full year in Formula 1.
Oscars voice was shaky. He was so scared what Daniel would do now, he hid into the last corner of his room. Trying to get as much distance as he could.
Daniel didn't know what to say, he needed to realise first what the other one had just told him. That's why he just walked over to Oscar, whose lip was trembling more and more as closer he came, the fear becoming bigger every second, and pulled him into a big hug.
At first Oscar didn't know what to do so he just stood there. But after he had realised that Daniel wouldn't hurt him he literally sunk into the older ones arms.
"What happened, Oscar? Why were you scared that I would hurt you?" Daniel asked after a few minutes of silence.
"When-when I was in Abu Dhabi last year at the track, I just wanted to go to the bathroom. But it was next to the Red Bull motor home. And there were two red bull guys, they saw me and came over. I thought they would go past me but they dragged me into the bathroom and then-then-I didn't want that! Really! I promise! But they just did it anyway, it was one against two. I am so sorry."
"They raped you?" this time Daniels voice was shaking. This couldn't be true. And he was probably working with those people. Oscar nodded his head and Daniel felt himself deflate even though he had guessed it.
"I am so sorry, Oscar! I should've protected you." "No, it was my fault! I could've fought back or so, I-" he stared but Daniel interrupted him: "it wasn't your fault! Please just don't say that. It was only their fault."
Daniel knew that Oscar hadn't had an easy time but he never knew that he went through so much. Even though the older man was at Red Bull now he wanted to protect the younger one. Oscar was always like a little brother to him. He would find out who did that to him, he would do anything for Oscar's justice.
Daniel would be there for Oscar. And Oscar knew that too.
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I just can't get over the fact that Oscar still gets hate. Just let this boy live.
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