#nictor

1. Pre-First eVICtion: Victor hopped on Jozea’s bandwagon from moment one, and wanted Nicole out. (A bit ironic how he complained about this being her third chance now...) He even had the balls to go up to HOH!Nicole, and tell her that she was his target going forward. Course’ he made sure to distract her by taking his shirt off. Somehow, someway a flirtmance still started between them. Victor shut down hard on Natalie, and became more affectionate with Nicole - remember the HOH pics? When he came back he admitted he felt especially betrayed by Nicole not telling him he was going to be evicted, because he’d thought they were close. Nicole was not really buying it though. She liked the flirting and attention, but she didn’t trust him, and had her Corey goggles on.

2. First Belt - Victor comes back! And he’s a changed man according to the HG’s. Nicole bear-hugs the shit out of him when he comes in, and Victor quickly inserts himself into Corey and Nicole’s showmance. He spends most of his time climbing into bed to join their cuddling sessions, and is blatantly flirting with and teasing Nicole. He’s enjoying prodding at Corey (though I still wonder if Corey was just pissed Vic was focusing on Nic and not him). Nicole is slightly more receptive, and a bantering bond starts between them. Paulie is in her ear about Victor targeting her though, so she’s a bit salty. Everyone starts calling out Victor’s crush on Nicole, and Corey whines, so Nicole tones it down, and Mich slides into Nicole’s spot with Victor.

3. Mich-in-the-Middle - Michelle saw the writing on the wall with all of the showmances, and decides unlike Natalie and Nicole, she would actually bet on a horse who could win. So, despite the fact that she really, really disliked Victor before, she turned it around, began spending time with him, and really upped her game by forging that bond. She also made sure to distance Victor from Nicole even more by exaggerating and flat out lying about things Nicole had said about Victor. She told him the reason he got voted out was because he asked Nicole on a date and Nicole told everyone. Completely false, but Mich was good and Victor’s pride and feelings were hurt so he immediately turned on Nicole. He wanted her out. Couldn’t stand her with Corey. Dunzo.

It’s didn’t take Nicole 24 hours to realize Victor was freezing her out, and in a very out of character move, she actually asked Victor about it. Victor, who had sworn up and down he wasn’t going to let Nicole know he was upset, immediately spilled the beans, and the two went back and forth like a bickering couple. Nicole was pressed. Victor was pressed. Corey stared blankly. Victor felt BETRAYED. He wanted Nicole to miss him/notice the change, and she did. That was one of the first times we saw Nicole get really emotional/pissed off, and lose her composure. She was not happy someone was effing with that relationship.

[my fave pic, because Corey and Paul are coming for her, and she’s racing to Vic!]

4. Mr. UneVICtable... Natalie/Michelle/James flop on getting Paul out, and go for Victor instead. He is BETRAYED again, and not here for that shit at all. Paul starts working Nicole/Corey early, and James solidifies the eventual Final Four alliance by outing the fact that Natalie was against NiCorey, and made it worse by never making Nicole or Corey feel secure of his vote. Victor won buyback like a beast, and then Nicole pulled through with the wall comp. (James was going down! She had it. That throwing bullshit was to save face.) James’ shadiness and laziness finally caught up with him, and Victor/Paul swooped in on Nicole and Corey, and the bonding began. Victor was like a kid at Christmas, so excited to finally work with Nicole and Corey, and his loyalty and enthusiasm slowly won Nicole over. She used Paul for the block, kept her word, and never acted sketchy with them. Paul did his part as well, and Victor kept him in line all week telling him again and again that Nicole/Corey were trustworthy.

[casually stroking her arm while chatting with Paul, no biggie.]

[WHAT IS PAUL THINKING?!?]

5. And the road to F2 begins here...Final Four Alliance<3 Last week it all fell into place with the NicTor relationship. Nicole never considered putting Victor on the block, and then won the veto allowing him to finally sleep easy. Despite initially wanting to hide away with Corey in HOH, Nicole came out of her shell and enjoyed spending time with Victor...which is when his really, really affectionate side came out. He’s been dying for some back in return, as his wifey Paul just ain’t cutting it, and it’s clear he’s chosen Nicole to be his bestie. I don’t even think it’s a sexual thing (though they do have sexual tension). I think he genuinely is very lonely and is yearning for comfort. He can’t walk into a room Nicole is in without hugging her, laying on her, sitting as close as possible, and damn don’t forget how he loves carting her around the house like his very own Polly Pocket. He gets especially cuddly when Corey isn’t around, but I think he’s realized Corey doesn’t give a shit so why should he. Nicole is reciprocating now as well. She’s rubs his back, lays next to him, hugs him, and does her very favorite thing ever - plays with his awesome thick hair. She loves long, thick hair. Is obsessed. Victor’s using it as bait now. ;) Beyond the physical, Nicole has become very encouraging and proud of Victor. When he told her about a girl back home she was singing his praises. She’s clearly impressed with how hard working and loyal he is, and she’s not even trying to hide that admiration. Nicole was the one who was excited about giving Victor the bribe when it first came up, because she felt like he was a good guy and despite not ever talking about his money troubles, she could tell he could really use it. Suddenly, she was talking about Victor coming to Ubly, paying for his ticket, and being enthusiastic about their vacations. Hell, she talked about Victor in her HOH blog more than Corey.

Nicole seems to find comfort in Vic’s OCD cleanliness and nit-picking ways. When he chides her about biting her nails or gawking at Corey, she takes it in and doesn’t take offense. She’s mentioned he really reminds her of her brother, and I think she’s clinging to that small reminder of home. They’ve formed a very domestic bond which has to help them through the emotional challenges of being away from family. As she’s started to rely on Victor, she’s also started to see and call out a lot of Corey’s shitty behavior. She knows he’s useless in the game now. She’s completely unimpressed with his HOH play, and how selfish he was going for the have slot. She had the full comparison in front of her during that HOH - Victor working his ass off, going triple speed, not going for the have egg despite being a have-not two weeks straight, and then Corey... went for the have straight off, is going slower than anybody though he should have the advantage... it’s not stacking up well for Corey in her mind. She was beyond impressed with Victor’s win. He wasn’t even in the room, and she was going on and on to Corey and Paul about how Victor deserved it, and worked so hard, and... I mean she actually straight up called Corey out. To top it all off, Corey disappears while she’s panicking about her parents not being proud of her in the house, so she chooses to follow Victor, lay down with him and pour out her feelings. That’s a big one for Nicole.

Their relationship has been through such a wild change, and I absolutely love it. They would never be together in the real world, but the BB House is making them besties. I genuinely think he wants to take her to F2.

Best bits:

They sang ‘Ironic’ by Alanis Morissette together. One of the best songs ever.

Victor laying in Nicole’s lap, and then blatantly taking off his hat so she’ll play with his hair... it’s her Achilles heel, and he knows it.

Nicole is scared of being cornered so Victor bodyguards her to the bathroom and waits... where was Corey? Thinking about Christmas?

Victor demanding Nicole not leave him alone with Natalie/James in HOH. He just wants her to hang out, and she seems to want the same thing.  

Wakes Nicole, and only Nicole, up and asks her to get up and let him make her breakfast. He didn’t want his homies Paul and Corey. He wanted a cozy little breakfast with his F2 missus where he could take care of her, and when Paul pops up tells him to - Go to the DR. Dead.

Craziest thing yet though, Nicole is at the kitchen table with everyone except Corey. Victor is acting like a kid on crank, stalking around the kitchen, grunting, generally being crazy competitive and excited, and then he randomly goes up to Nicole at the table, and leans the front of his face fully into the side of hers... in front of everyone... no purpose... I don’t even know what that was, to be honest, but I was like... hey then... [I was so pissed we only got James’ reaction shot on that. I wanted Paul and Natalie’s so bad, because I need to see if they’re spotted this shit yet. I know Nat semi has, but what does Paul think?]