The main reason Nickloon had so much drama/toxicity isn't really because of their prior history, as they were able to get over much of that pretty quick into season 3 (except for the whole alliance thing with Suitcase)
Instead, it's (probably) also due to these factors.
Nickel can't/doesn't listen to others.
• Most of the time it's not an intentional thing(usually), but Nickel tends to assume his teammates/allies can't think for themselves, so he does it for them (which honestly does kinda makes a bit of sense, given how everyone was a complete moron in s1, and even some in early s2)
• But he also ignores them when they try to prove they CAN think for themself (like Suitcase, it took him till around s3 i think to realise that it was his, and not Balloon's fault, that she voted for him.)
Balloon struggles to have his voice heard (both literally and metaphorically).
• He tends to stay quiet, but even when he tries to speak up, if hes interrupted he tends to just go back to silence, not speaking up until he's way past his limit and does something impulsive.
• He also tends to get treated like he cant do anything on his own (which is something he hates, but is never listened to when he to voices this)
Both of them are genuinely horrible at communicating💔
Without these factors, Nickloon would possibly be one of the healthiest ships for both characters
Also, it's honestly funny how after they reconcile for the final time, in s3ep16 he goes in the complete opposition direction with the whole "Balloon can think for himself and make his own choices!!" thing
Their prior history in s2 (for reference, also i just wanted to ramble):
• Nickel wasn't really cruel to Balloon till s2ep10, he mainly avoided him before that point.
He only started getting aggressive towards him due to the fact Balloon and Suitcase were getting close, and could mess up their game (this is due to Balloon's bad reputation around alliances from s1).
It's a move that makes sense from Nickel's point of view, he thinks he's protecting his alliance, but in reality, he was genuinely hurting Suitcase and Balloon.
Balloon's side makes sense aswell, he just wanted to hang out with his friend, and help his team, but her alliance always pushed him away/antagonised him, it must've felt incredibly isolating.
Okay i dont have anything else to add except this image
I FREAKING LOVE NICKLOONNNN
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