Hi! I recently started iasip and i’m so sad there’s no good charlie x reader stories! so i was wondering if you could do a charlie kelly x reader x nick miller bc they would be so funny together as they like fight for the reader’s attention. maybe like schmitt and nick go to patty’s pub to help the reader hit on men(charlieeee) and maybe nick gets jelly. you can choose who the reader ends up w but i thought it’d be a cute idea!
omg this is such a good concept!!!! i love it i hopw i can do it justice <33
- schmidt and nick drag you out to paddys, insisting that you need to get out there and have fun
- its a pretty busy night and charlie is almost single-handedly working the bar while the rest of the staff is seemingly having an argument off to the side
- nick points him out, “what about him?” you look for a moment, hes scruffy and panicked but there’s something about him that’s intriguing so you nod, “yeah i like him.” nick does a double take, “okay so- wait what? you like him?” you shrug, “sure” and nick looks affronted, “really?? the bartender with the weird facial hair? he looks like he can barely read.”
- schmidt butts in, “careful nicholas, you’re basically insulting yourself.” nick shoots him a glare and then turns back to you, “fine, whatever. him.”
- a bit later, you guys managed to find some seats at the bar. charlie immediately appears in front of you, speaking so quickly its almost al one word “hi-welcome-to-paddys-pub-what-can-i-get-you?” you pause for a moment and nick steps in, “hey dude, you seem understaffed.”
- charlie spins around to see his coworkers still shouting about something in the back, and turns back to nick, “yeah, do you want a drink?”
- you shove nick lightly, “offer to help him!” nick makes a digusted look, “it’s my night off, you want me to work at a bar that’s not even mine??” you only need to look at him for a moment for him to surrender to your wishes. he turns to charlie, gritting his teeth, “hey man, im a bartender downtown. want some help?”
- charlie grins and it admittedly doesnmake you blush slightly, “seriously dude?? that would be so awesome!!” nick flashes you a tight smile and stands on his chair to hop over the bar in a way that makes your pink cheeks flush darker.
- the next couple minutes are charlie running nick through where everything is and explaining that the health codes are more of a suggestion at this bar. nick just nods and pretends he already knew everything.
- the two of them share a quick fist bump and split up. despite nick being new, he falls into the rhythm pretty quickly and gets confident even quicker. charlie flashes you a smile and sets a cocktail of some sort in front of you, “thanks for the new bartender dude, this one’s on me!” he winks and despite being called dude, it feels like he could’ve been flirting
- before you can even process that, nick hollers your name from the far end of the bar, you turn just in time to see him toss a glass in the air and catch it with a wink in your direction
- the rest of the night consists of the two boys showing off in various more extravagant ways, always making sure to either wink or shoot you with finger guns. schmidt isn’t shy, he keeps leaning over to tell you for the 20th time that they’re flirting with you. on number 21 you swat him on the shoulder, “knock it off!! i’m having fun, just enjoy the view why don’t you!”
- as the night winds down, the crowd wittles down to you and just a couple other people. nick makes his way over, leaning over the bar to talk to you, “finally, i feel like i’ve barely said anything to you tonight.” charlie walks up and leans against the bar, right next to nick, but only looking at you, “thank you guys, really a lifesaver.”
- nick punches him lightly in the shoulder, jaw clenched slightly, “anytime man, pleasure working with you. i really should be getting her home though.” charlie flashes you a lopsided grin, “are you sure? you could stick around here, i should be off soon and i can take you home.” you rest your elbows on your side of the bar, chin in your hands and a smile on your face, “we could all stay a little longer?”
- both boys immediately nod in reluctant agreement, tossing a towel over their shoulders in sync
