Brocedes au where after Nico retires Lewis just refuses to let him go.
Lewis wanted to apologise to at the end of 2016 and finally claim Nico after years of ups and downs but Nico leaves the team without a word(wrongly believing his alpha didn't love him anymore).
And so he tries to move on and seperates himself from the sphere of F1 as much as he can. Only....every move Nico makes to move on and get himself away from that world always randomly falls apart.
Every new date always goes wrong somehow.*For example, the finance bro who tried to take Nico out to nobu told the kitchen several times that he(the finance guy) was seriously allergic to peanuts yet somehow his miso glazed god got mixed up from their table to the kitchen which was....weird. + A bunch of other mishaps.
Nico's never slept with anyone but Lewis and tries to apply the age old adage of “The best way to get over someone is to get under someone else”. He uses the same lingerie website he used when they were together and because Lewis has been keeping tabs on everything finds out and shows up at the club Nico was going to pick someone up at. Btw Nico's so used to being pursued/with Lewis that he's not entirely comfortable with the hookup thing so Lewis just kind of gets to watch him from afar...smirking to himself as Nico continuously tries and fails to summon up the courage to go and seduce strange alphas. He watches until some other alpha sets his sight on *his* omega and he gets to be the knight in shining armour to Nico's obvious distress.....
Hi Anon 🤭
Lmaooo not Manhattan Man catching strays 😭😂 but you just put the most vivid image of Nico (looking absolutely stunning in his beautifully arranged outfits + makeup) being so confused and upset when each and every date ends up going horribly, horribly wrong 😫
Manhattan Man takes him to Nobu in LA and guess what? He nearly dies of an allergy attack and Nico watches as paramedics rush in and escort the gasping, flailing private equity executive to UCLA Medical Center.
Old money Italian aristocrat takes Nico to the Valpolicella region for a romantic wine tasting? Oh no, what a shame his vintage car stalls and breaks down on the drive there. Dang it, how horrible. Fortunately, Lewis Hamilton's close friend Miles Chamley-Watson happens to be nearby and picks up Nico.
"Sorry man, car's a two seater so...yeah...I called the towing company. They'll be here in 45 minutes to an hour and a half." Miles says sympathetically.
Nico offers to wait with Vineyard Guy.
Miles says absolutely not, it's been too long since he's seen Nico, how's your mom doing?
Nico never hears back from Vineyard Guy and cries all night because he really thought they were connecting. (They were but the tow truck people accidentally smashed Vineyard Guy's phone and he lost Nico's number forever.)
An incredibly handsome French art dealer takes Nico to a private art gallery showing but someone spilled olive oil on the stairs and he ends up in the ER with a broken wrist.
An American baseball legend takes Nico to Rhode Island for the weekend but he loses his wallet and spends 3 days with private detectives trying to figure out what happened. Nico sits alone in a big empty beach house because Mother Nature decided to send thunderstorms their way.
Our poor Omega runs to his parents with tears in his eyes, crying that he'll never find love ever again 😭😭
Seb tries to help by telling Nico that he doesn't need to find a new Alpha right away. He can have some fun, party it up, he's gorgeous and single and a fucking F1 world champion! Why not enjoy himself before settling down?
After all, that's what Seb did and now look at him—mated, married, and expecting his first pup with former playboy Kimi Raikkonen 🥰
But when they get to the nightclub (Nico dressed in a semi-sheer emerald green wrap dress that loops around his neck, leaving his abdomen exposed, before falling to his ankles in a seductive sheer skirt), our Omega princess freezes. He doesn't know what to do.
Usually, Lewis would wrap his arm around him, lead Nico to the VIP area, arrange for the Omega's favorite cocktails to be delivered to them, and then spend the night teasing Nico on the velvet couch before dirty dancing with his sweetheart under neon lights.
From start to finish, Nico would be wrapped up in his Alpha, never having to lift a finger unless it was to take another sip of his drink.
Spoiled, doted Nico who got carried out of the club at 2 am, whining about his feet hurting, and Lewis tenderly kissing his boyfriend until their chauffeur arrives. Lewis carefully depositing Nico in the backseat before handing his Omega a water bottle, making sure he drinks half of it, and then massaging Nico's sore feet before carrying him back up to their shared penthouse.
Nico has to fight back the urge to call Lewis immediately and demand the Alpha take him back.
Now, our golden haired Omega is standing on the edge of the dance floor all by himself (Seb and Kimi are too busy making out by the bar) and trying to tell himself it won't be that hard, he can make the first move, it's no big deal—
But the first time an Alpha tries to approach him and ask Nico for a dance?
"No. Leave me alone." He snaps, crossing his arms and looking the other way.
Six minutes later another Alpha tries to buy him a drink.
"I don't like tequila." Nico says flatly.
Another few minutes goes by before a different Alpha tries to use a pickup line.
Nico stares for a moment.
Then pretends that he doesn't speak English.
All these Alphas are wrong. The accent is wrong, the humor is wrong, the smile is wrong—they're just...
They're not him.
And his inner Omega is screaming in protest whenever another Alpha tries to make a move on Nico.
Because Nico was claimed years and years ago—even if his Alpha no longer wants him 😭
But while he's standing there, feeling sorry for himself, another Alpha approaches.
This one bolder and more aggressive than the other three Alphas.
He tries to grab Nico's waist, tries to pull the Omega into his lap—
Nico only has a moment to yelp in protest before the rough, sweaty hand is being pulled away. He turns around, ready to give this stranger a piece of his mind, when he sees Lewis.
Well, he sees Lewis's back.
Nico steps closer and sees the other Alpha is now sprawled on the floor, writhing in pain as he holds his broken and bleeding nose.
"You stay the fuck away from Nico or I'll do worse than that." Lewis growls.
His right fist is bloodied.
Nico's eyes widen.
Alpha...
Alpha came back for him.
And saved Nico.
Without thinking, the Omega throws himself in Lewis's arms, mouth latching onto the British driver's neck, utterly determined to make his mark—and win back his mate.