Swimsuit (switch!Thomas, switch!Nico)
At his house, Nico was getting prepared for his date with Thomas.
"Oh my gohosh, you're not actually wearing that." Nico's Anxiety said. Anxiety was wearing a black and orange checkered hoodie with the hood up.
"Why not?" He said, observing himself in the mirror. He wore an old fashioned men's swimsuit - almost full body coverage - with sleeves and pant leggings. It was blue and white striped. "We're going to the beach."
"It has a hole in it!"
Nico blushed. "I patched it up!"
Anxiety looked away in secondhand embarrassment. "No, you didn't. You cut an even bigger hole in it and straightened out the edges."
"So? It still shows less skin than a modern swimsuit.”
Still looking away, anxiety said no more. There was a circular hole right in the middle of the suit that showed off his navel.
Nico giggled. "Come on, you don't really think Thomas would take advantage of this...?"
Anxiety shrugged. "I wouldn't push my luck, Flores."
...
Nico had wrapped a towel around his middle and strolled up to Thomas' house casually. He held a cloth bag with other beach things. Knocking on the door, he waited.
Thomas answered, and his casual expression turned into a big grin. He was wearing swim trunks that were black with indigo polka dots. Nico felt his cheeks heat up, this being the first time he was seeing him shirtless.
"Nico!"
"Thomas! Are you ready for our beach date?"
"Yeah!" He said, grabbing his own beach bag. "Let's go!"
Virgil, however, popped up.
"Aren't you forgetting something?"
Thomas gulped. Great, what was he forgetting?
"Just a second." Thomas told Nico. "I'll be right back."
He then searched the house for whatever it could be that he was forgetting. After about ten minutes, he found it - the sunscreen he'd left on the table. Slipping it into his bag, he went back to Nico.
"Sorry about that! Almost forgot this!" He showed him the bottle. Nico giggled.
"Can't forget that!"
...
At the beach, Thomas rested for a while in the shade, on a picnic bench. A large willow tree provided the shade.
While Nico brainstormed in his notebook for his new song, Thomas applied his sunscreen. He burned easily so he didn't want to take chances.
Nico undid the towel from his waist, and placed it beside him. Finishing his thoughts, he packed the notebook and pencil away in his bag. Getting up, he walked over to the sand. He kneeled down and started building a sandcastle.
When Thomas was finished he came over. The sandcastle was sculpted like a real castle.
"Woah, it's so detailed!"
"Thanks! It's for you." Nico replied. "I call it my Sanders-castle!"
Thomas gasped. "You didn't!"
Meanwhile, Patton squealed internally.
"Oh my gosh! He made a dad joke!"
The others fanned Patton and tried to prevent him from fainting.
So Thomas got an idea. He made a castle of his own and picked a bunch of dandelions, placing them in the top. It was just a hill with flowers.
"I call this one: Flores Castle!"
Nico made a surprised squeal of delight.
Thomas' heart melted. He wanted to hear Nico squeal like that again. And he had just the idea.
"Say, Nico... I don't think you put on sunscreen yet."
"Huh? Oh, you're right."
Thomas grinned. "Don't worry, I can put some on you."
Nico squirmed in place. "Oh, that's alright. Thanks for the offer, though."
Taking the sunscreen from his boyfriend, Nico applied it to himself. He made sure to get it on his face, neck, hands, and feet.
"You missed a spot," Thomas teased.
"Where?"
He wiggled a finger towards Nico's navel.
"Eep!" Nico jumped back, shielding himself. Carefully, he applied the sunscreen to the final uncovered spot.
"There. Happy?" He huffed. Thomas smiled.
"Yeah."
Nico smirked, noticing Thomas didn't bother putting any sunscreen in his own navel. He poured some sunscreen onto his finger, and placed the bottle with his bag in the sand.
"Now that you mention it, you also missed a spot!"
Thomas gulped and ran for it! Into the lake he went.
They splashed each other in the water, laughing. Nico tackled Thomas and managed to apply the sunscreen in his bellybutton, swirling it around. Thomas squealed, thrashing around and pushing him away. Nico came around and squeezed his sides, causing the man to yelp. He made a counterattack, going for his armpits. Squealing, Nico pinned his arms to his sides. Thomas' hands were stuck and he couldn't get away!
"HEHEEHEHEHEEEHEHEEHEHEHEHEE!" Nico squealed, thrashing. Finally, he slipped under the water, out of reach from Thomas. He played shark and grabbed Thomas' right ankle, scribbling along his sole.
"HEY!! AHHHHH! AHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHA!" Thomas cried, jumping and stumbling backwards. Luckily the buoyancy of the water caught him. He found his balance again.
Nico surfaced and caught his breath. Thomas chuckled. He let Nico breathe for a while, making sure he was alright.
Then he advanced on him with an evil grin.
Knowing he was in trouble, Nico swam out of the water and ran, laughing. Thomas wasn't too far behind and ran after him. They ran past the sand and onto the sidewalk, their sandals making squishing noises.
There was a park ahead with a playground. Multiple seagulls lined the sidewalk and flew off as the boys chased each other.
Nico's Anxiety was working overtime.
"Oh my gosh, he's gonna get us! We are so dead!" He thought. However he couldn't deny the joy he felt with the adrenaline rush.
"Quick!" Nico's Creativity said, rising up. This person wore a black nobleman's outfit with a feather hat and indigo-coloured cape. "You can dodge him in those bushes, and assuming he can't climb a real tree, up that tree!"
"What do you mean 'real' tree?" Logic asked, rising up as well. He wore a green plaid tie and had round glasses. "I'd think a fake tree would be harder to climb!"
"Not if it was made to be climbed!" Creativity shot back.
"Whatever! Now is not the time!" Anxiety shouted. He pointed to the swings. "Maybe if he's in motion, Thomas won't go near him!"
Nico came to a stop at the swing set and sat down. He was about to pump it, when Thomas appeared. He was faster than he looked! Stopping him, Thomas wrapped his arms around him, grinning.
"Caught you."
Nico giggled in anticipation.
With that, Thomas tickled his exposed navel.
"HEHEHEHHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEEEEHEEE!" He squealed, pushing against Thomas.
"I told you so!" Anxiety cried, remembering the conversation from this morning.
Creativity rolled his eyes. "Who's to say this wasn't a cunning plan to get Thomas to do exactly this?"
The other sides went silent, blushing. Morality had popped up too. They had curly hair and wore a light pink floral dress and silver hoop earrings.
"Oh my gosh, you can't be serious." Creativity said. But the others looked away shyly. "Alright, that's it."
With that, Creativity pounced on Anxiety, squeezing his squishy sides and tummy.
"HAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHA!" Being anxiety, his reflexes were to fight him off immediately, regardless of how much he enjoyed it. "AHAHAAHAHAHHAAAAHA!"
Soon, he was wheezing and out of breath. Creativity gave him a break.
After Anxiety came Logic.
He tried to keep his pride and not laugh. But with Creativity scribbling over his ribs, it was difficult to hold out. He too, broke."HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAAAHAAHAA!"
Half a minute later, Logic cried out for mercy and Creativity let up.
Finally, Creativity got Morality, scribbling all over their feet.
"IHIHIHIT'S NAHAHAHAT FAHAHAIR!" They cried, pounding the ground. "AHHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAA!"
Creativity grinned, stopping when Morality cried uncle. If he'd known it was this easy to make the others lighten up, he'd have done this ages ago!
The others panted. When they caught their breath, they looked up at Creativity.
And that was when he realized he'd made a mistake. Stepping back, he didn't make it two seconds before the others pounced, getting his neck, sides, and feet all at the same time.
"AHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA!! WAHAHAHAAAIT!!"
While his boisterous laughter rang out in the mindscape, Thomas was just about done. He quickly swirled around Nico's bellybutton, and gave it a gentle boop. Finally, he pulled away.
Nico caught his breath.
"Oh my gosh, Thomas!" He said, wrapping his arms around himself. "I'm never wearing this around you again!"
But that was one promise Nico couldn't keep.
...
Thomas drove them home.
He apologized if he came across as a little forward. Nico said it was fine. That he didn't mind tickles, and that it was fun seeing Thomas come out of his shell a bit. He considered the date all around a good one.
They scheduled another date next week. Thomas had agreed on a more simple date at his house.
After dropping Nico off, he kissed him on the cheek and waved good bye.
"See you next week!" Nico called out.
Thomas' heart thumped in his chest. He couldn't wait until then.
...
[Bonus scene: Thomas' house; in the living room.]
Thomas: (announcer voice) Pokemon Pranks: With Boyfriend!
(Nico is relaxing on the couch)
Thomas: Minccino! Use tickle!
(He jumps on Nico and tickles his sides)
Nico: Hehehehe! Hey wait!! Hahahahahaa! (clutches his stomach and curls up)
(Afterward)
Thomas: (ruffles Nico's hair) You are just the cutest!
Nico: (he pulls out a Yugioh card from his pocket) Mirror Force!
Thomas: Oh no! (falls over on the couch like he just got blasted)
Nico: (chuckles) Looks like I win!
Thomas: (too polite to correct him) Looks like you do. (gently boops nose)
