FLUFFTOBER DAY 1: Winning a teddy bear for the other (Nick x Reader)
“What are you doing?” You laugh as Nick winds up another throw, launching a baseball at a stack of milk bottles, managing to knock half of the bottles down.
“Damnit-! What does it look like I’m doin’?” He huffs, grabbing another ball.
“It looks like you’re trying to win a teddy bear.”
“Yep.” He’s too focused on the shot to pay attention.
“Trying to win a teddy bear in the damn apocalypse. When you could just, ya know- grab it?” You tease. You had watched him walk past the stuffed animals twice now when he was setting up the bottles and rounding up the baseballs.
“Yeah, well… ya know, I’m trying to be romantic I guess.” He shrugs shyly, throwing the ball again just to have two of the bottles wobble and not fall over. “Damnit!” with a huff he slides across the counter of the booth and starts setting up the bottles.
“Ya know they’re rigged, right? They put sand or some shit in the bottles so they don’t fall over easily.” You muse. As sweet as it is that your boyfriend is trying to do something nice for you, it pains you to watch him get so frustrated when it would be so easy to grab the teddy bear and leave before the others got worried.
“Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just let me do this.” Nick rolls his eyes, jumping back over the booth and throwing another ball at the stack. He cheers for himself when he knocks over five of the six bottles. He throws another and the bottle wobbles back and forth for a second before toppling earlier. “Fuck yes!” He yells, jumping over the booth and grabbing the largest stuffed animal as you scold him for being so loud. He slides back over and kisses you quickly and handing you the bear, beaming about his accomplishment.
You chuckle and hug the teddy bear tight, “Thank you, this is very sweet of you.” you smile, kissing his cheek in return.
“Thank you, glad someone appreciates what I do around here,” Nick says sarcastically, making you chuckle again, leaning your head on his shoulder as you two start to walk back to the rest of the group.
Clementine had found a rollercoaster that Alvin had gotten running. Luke and Carlos had just gotten off the ride- Sarah and Clem insisting they go one more time- when you guys got there.
“Hey! We were wonderin’ where you two ran off to.” Rebecca says as she crosses her arms.
“Where’d you get the bear?” Luke asks immediately after running up to you both.
You beam and hug the plush toy tightly, and Nick wraps an arm over your shoulder. “My awesome boyfriend won it for me.”
“Well that’s the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever heard.”
