#nikotas

( English is not my mother language😭 so im sorry if it looks strange🥲 )

It was after the Silverstone... Tas decided to go to university before race in Spa, and Nikola wanted to sightsee for another day before going to Spa. Now Tas was Nikola's tour guide.

@.nikola_tsolov

: Are you free yet, Mr. Engineer?

@.tasanapol

: Almost. Where do u wanna go?

@.nikola_tsolov

: Around your place

@.tasanapol

: When?

@.nikola_tsolov

: Now

: Im in front of your apartment

@.tasanapol

: 😠

Tas quickly gathered his homework and got dressed, heading downstairs to the apartment.

"Have you eaten anything yet?" Tas asked Nikola, who was walking behind him. He looked like a babysitter right now.

"Not yet. I want to try Thai food again." Nikola said. He had been to Thailand about twice and he liked the taste of the food.

"The Thai food here doesn't taste quite like it's in Thailand." Tas said.

"I can accept that. I want to eat boat noodles."

"I have a restaurant I can recommend."

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20 minutes later...

They were now waiting for their food at a Thai restaurant near Tas's university. Tas said this place had food that was very close to authentic Thai flavors in the area.

The atmosphere was decorated in a traditional Thai style, with Thai newspapers and chicken-patterned bowls. It was different from the usual upscale restaurants they frequented.

"It looks... so Thai," Nikola said, smiling as he looked around.

"Of course. There aren't any fancy Thai restaurants around here. Even if there were, the recipes would be altered, losing their unique character," Tas chuckled at the reaction of the person sitting opposite him.

When the food arrived, Nikola was about to pick up his chopsticks, but Tas snatched his bowl away.

"Hey—"

"What kind of flavor do you like?" Tas asked, reaching to open the condiment lid on the side.

"Whatever. It depends on what you want me to taste." Nikola replied, watching his former teammate cook like a real chef.

"Didn't you say you can't cook?" Nikola chuckled softly, resting her elbow on the table.

"But I can season it." Tas replied with a smirk.

When he finished cooking, he let the owner of the food try it. Nikola carefully took a spoonful of the broth and tasted it, and it was... tasty and flavorful.

"Whoa, amazing for someone who can't cook." They laughed before starting to eat, as it was lunchtime and they were starving.

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After they finished lunch, they went for a walk around, avoiding the stressful topic of the race. Right now, they were just two guys on vacation.

They went for dessert together, and Tas took Nikola to buy some souvenirs.

At the end of the day, Tas took Nikola to the train to return to his hotel.

"It was a great day. See you in Spa, mate."

"Okay, see you..." Tas smiled.

Tas leaned in for a hug with Nikola as a farewell, and Nikola hugged him back before turning to get on the train.