Gone forever | EO31 x DR3
summary . . . Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo were always stuck together, as if joined by the hip. But then what happens when Daniel leaves for Mclaren, drifting away from Esteban?
request . . . yes!
word count . . . 475
warnings . . . angst?
notes . . . this is my first time writing a request so it isn't that good! i didn't know what to write about so i just randomly wrote stuff! hope you like it anon <3
Esteban has always admired Daniel, from when he first started at Red Bull until he became his teammate at Renault.
The day Esteban found that Daniel would become his teammate, he nearly fainted. One of his long-time heros would be racing alongside him, in the same team.
It didn't take long for them to start getting closer, as if they were pulled together by some magnetic force. The chemisty between them was undeniable, everyone could see it.
Every day was spent together, they never did something without the other. They told everything to each other, not hiding anything.
It was obvious that there was more to them than being friends. A blind person would be able to tell that they weren't just friends.
In every interview they did, they always managed to talk about the other. They could be asked a question about the car pace, but will always somehow mention the other.
"We have Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo here with us! Daniel, can you tell us about whether you're confident about the car?" The reporter says, his eyes wide with admiration.
"I am very confident about the car, it seems good so far. And obviously, Esteban and I will do a great job. The team is sure that we'll be in the points. Esteban is also a great driver, can't fumble with his driving." Daniel answers, his head nodding with that signature grin on his face.
At the end of 2020, Daniel signed with Mclaren. He couldn't bring himself to tell Esteban, it would break everything between them.
Eventually, Esteban found out. He was mad, disappointed. How could Daniel do such a big thing and not tell him? Surely, Esteban would tell Daniel if the same thing happened to him.
They were best friends after all.
It was 2022 now, the news of Mclaren dropping Daniel spread like wildfire. Esteban knew it would've happened, Oscar had told him.
He told him how he'd signed with Mclaren. He'd told him how they were going to drop Daniel.
Esteban didn't know how to feel. One side of him felt happy, that's what you get for not telling me. And the other side of him felt sorrow, Daniel won't be in Formula 1 next season.
Daniel had called Esteban the next day, just before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He'd sobbed on the phone and told him about how he missed him, how he was wrong and how he wanted that friendship back.
Esteban had listened to him, he felt sorry and pity for Danny. But he was hurt, paining. Esteban was greatly affected by Daniel leaving Renault.
His performance had changed, he stopped scoring points, his cheerful demanour had changed into a sorrowful, depressed one.
He wanted Daniel back, he really did. But their friendship was gone forever, never to be healed back again.
Esteban hung up the phone, a tear rolling down his cheek.
Danny was gone, out of his reach.
He was gone forever.
