#nicnik

You and Me. Lovers Lane.

Nicaise and Nikandros enjoy spending time together in the gardens of the palace in Ios, perhaps sitting together on a bench close enough to the palace so that they'd get the chance to exchange palace gossips as well as to bitch about whoever is unlucky enough to end up as their bitching target

they're bffs and everyone in Ios knows better than to mock Nicaise about him being Veretian or his past or literally whatever

they also wonder when they'll finally announce their wedding

truth is: they actually ARE just bffs/parteners in crime (which means that Nicaise commits the crime and Nikandros being the good friend/kind soul that he is, fixes whatever he did -thanks Damen for making him Kyros-)

Nicaise would bite the face off whoever dares to question their friendship and imply something else is going on between them. Nikandros would do the same just so Nicaise wouldn't dirty his hands "with the filth" as he once said

Nikandros knows, most of the times, when Nicaise is up to something. Once he found him wandering just outside the gardens, looking with interest at whatever was on the ground. When the next day he received a letter from “Lord and Lady Kanvery” who were “interested in exchanging goods directly with the province of Ellium”, he didn’t even bother himself with opening it. He instead completed his tasks as kyros and waited until he knew Nicaise would be out of his rooms. He then proceeded to empty the envelope full of worms under the covers of Nicaise’s bed. What a surprise it was going to be

Nicaise likes wearing chitons, they're comfortable and they're perfect for the extremely hot weather in Akielos (he started wearing them after Laurent made him notice just how much he was sweating and that it was visible through his veretian clothing, "I'm going through puberty you idiotic camel! You're as much as an animal as your boyfriend is, surviving in this heat with THOSE clothes!". The day after Nikandros bought him a chiton)

they like riding on the beach. Like, it always ends up in a race but still

once Nikandros let Nicaise win on purpose because “he’s just a kid”

Nicaise didn't talk to him for two weeks straight because “I’m not just a kid you old... dumb... whatever”

once Nicaise and Nikandros were walking on the beach, really close to the water, and Nicaise started complaining that in Akielos there was never any snow. Or at least there was as much snow as there were civilised people. Nikandros threw him a ball of wet sand aiming for his face but hitting his shoulder. He started considering himself dead nonetheless when he saw the look on Nicaise's face

Also, I’ll probably add another time what happened to make Nikandros and Nicaise get this close

"I'm telling you, I saw her right out of my room when I came back. And I'm sure she was prying into my stuff, reading my letters! I have a witness!" the merchant's face was red at this point and it almost looked like he could explode in a matter of seconds, Which would be quite funny actually.

The two Kings scrutinised him from their thrones, one next to the other.

Laurent's faint smile betrayed his thoughts. Of course he was enjoying himself, his sadististic side would be overflowing with excitement at the thought of watching someone who had so obviously been played in his hands not even realising it.

It was crystal clear that the servant had been sent by Laurent. The merchant was trading slaves, that was his charge, and what would be better than finding the evidence of the trade and humiliating him publically?It took slightly more time than anticipated to find the right book -with the names of the buyers and the earnings-, so the young servant had been caught red-handed.

"Let the witness speak" said Damen, who was probably as tired as Nicaise of this little game. It was the third time in a week that they went through all of this, perhaps it would have been better to let the giant beast have his brutish way this time and kill the man already.

Also posted on A03

"Happy birthday, Nicaise," Nikandros said in a gentle breath at the nape of his neck, also watching the besotted fools across the hall.

"They think they're so subtle, making cow eyes throughout the entire meal. I felt like I was going to be sick," Nicaise griped.

I'm sure you did NOTHING to discourage it, you helpless romantic.

You take that back!! I am no such thing!

With a smirk and a scoff Nikandros produced a small delicate confectionery that he must have requested personally from the cook.

Nicaise made a soft face before he schooled his features and narrowed his eyes. As he opened his mouth to retort, he was beckoned by a fellow councillor towards his King and the Exalted.

"I will see you in our quarters, Kyros. "

"Yes councilman. Besides, I must still arrange your private gift."

“you had me at hallo” - Janella’s tweet

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