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ravenadottir · 11 months

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renaming characters: s1, s3 and s4

i just decided to compile all of them in one post since we all know these characters pretty well, and by that i mean i know SOME of the names from season 4.

season 2 / season 5 (i guessed/named them because i didn't play the season so... no stakes there!)

SEASON 1

allegra - she's very powerful, *clears throat* hot, and allegra as a name can be that...? i don't know, i feel like amber resumes this character so much, especially if you say it with her accent... amba... every amber in reality tv is a little too intense and we know she's the queen of cringey overreactions.

erikah - always thought laura would suit her better. i don't know why but i don't like erikah for her, but i think laura has a je ne sais quoi that she, the character, also has. she's very complicated and quite feeble at times, but her face tells me laura.

jen - she's clearly a fucking ashleigh. not for nothing, i know a lot of great ashleys', but the -eigh makes it so obnoxious and that's perfect for homegirl, because right off the bat she's claiming vanilla swirley hair romeo and ashleigh's tend to be like that... tell me you can't picture jen in a 2014 pinterest gear up in a pumpkin field wearing uggs and a fedora, i dare you to tell me she's not the type!

talia - is her full name natalia? 'cause it should be. in my humble opinion isla is a great name for her, (pronounced ay-lah) means island and it's spanish and scottish, perfectly beautiful for her, because let's be honest, if any of these girls is gonna have an interesting name, that's talia. hell, talia is already a great name!

jake - this is such a boring name for someone so full of flavor, i can't! he's not dabbed in caucasity nor adolescence, so why the fuck was he named jake???? mateo though... mateo is a fucking name, ok? it can be italian, spanish, portuguese, it doesn't matter. jake is such a 13-yo momma's boy name... ugh, no. if the guy has a collar popped like a fucking vampire and is walking around the villa with that hair, jake is not his name. PERIOD.

mason - i honestly like the name, just not for him. i always thought oliver would be a curveball because so is mason's lack of personality. let's face it they made a huge oopsie when interchanging levi's characteristics with his when coupled up with mc. mason is a drummer turned model, how the fuck did you manage to make him boring??? anyway, his face, to me, is giving oliver.

miles - he deserves a douche name because he has that chest piece, and any guy who displays such... awful tattoo deserves to be punished. fuck it, let's name him terry, short for terrible.

jasper - i mean, i HATE this name, and well, his face and hair is giving elité father tease, so i want to name santiago, because oh my god, every santiago i've met sucks ass and is a creep. the guy has a pet cobra, he HAS to be named santiago!

tim - this is the ONLY character who fits in the jake genre, because he looks 18 and clueless (affectionate). i feel like liam is somehow fitting for him, mostly because that's the go-to name in teen dramas... and usually the liam's are also clueless.

levi - why do his mates call him romeo is beyond me, homeboy has NO GAME. NONE. he's the personification (along with mason) of pretty privilege. if you stick a pin on his head it might deflate, because there's nothing going on behind those average eyes. fuck levi, his name is eric, basic and common.

rohan - since his name has multiple origins, and we don't know for sure his ethnicity (not that it matters, i know brazilian boys who are named tyler, so...) i'm naming him gael. he's a gael, argue with the wall.

cherry - have you ever seen a courtney??? because that's her! and she might be the type to say "although i have the same name as kourtney, khloe is my spirit animal" and you can't tell me she doesn't.

reese - tristan. fuck reese.

sammi - i would love to name her according to her ethnicity, because sammi apparently is hebrew. for instance, if she's korean: seong-min is perfect, because it's a genderless name and so it's sammi. also, i headcanon her as enby (she/them). if she's japanese, aya, because it can mean "brilliant fabric" and that's what she's fucking wearing. if chinese, yu ming, which means jade brightness, again... fitting! i like sammi, but i think it was a missed opportunity to name her in what could be her background culture, since lots of us don't know much, if anything about those countries. i for one didn't have any asian history classes in my school curriculum, which is weird because we had ajapanese immigration here, so like... MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. anyway, these are the names i would give her.

lucy - that's a rebecca that refuses being called becky, and will have a fit if you do. i don't have much to say about her, lucy can die in a hole.

SEASON 3

elladine - she gives me "i have two L's in my name" but it's not elladine. it's something like danielle, which is really pretty and the first name that came to mind when i saw the teasers with her.

aj - this is a great name for her, i have to say! if anything i would've taken the same route and either use an acronym, like aj, or a "boy name" like robin. i honestly love that name for girls and enby's.

bill - honestly the caucasity is too much for me, and i have to say, the name has to fall into that category, so i'm naming him ryan! he's childish and you can tell nobody has told him to shut the fuck up ONCE in his life. his name is ryan and you can argue with the jar of mayo sitting next to him.

camilo - i don't like this for anybody, it's such an ugly name in my opinion. if they wanted to name him a latin name they could've gone with so many other prettier options, and to me he looks like a cauã (the last a is pronounced ahn). listen, cauã is indigenous from brazil, BUT it's so fitting for him, you'll have to trust me on this one! they're athletic and also very... um... let's say "active", and by that i mean they're all whores (affectionate). it's perfect for him.

harry - if zhong is his surname (and it's chinese), then i'm choosing my favorite boy name, which is jun hie. ((fun fact, zhong can also be a first name, and it can mean devotion, among other things that don't even slightly mean that, but i'm focusing on devotion)). harry looks like someone who deserves a cute name that has a deep meaning, and jun hie means outstanding.

nicky - what a bland ass name for someone so pretty! i like jamal for him, and i could stand here all day trying to come up with an excuse but truth be told, it's because of jamal sims (the coreographer), leave me alone he's hot ok!

seb - i actually think a cat name is perfect for him lol it's either seb or something stupid like axel or dash, which makes him INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT.

miki - i like it but i think something like sakura would be perfect. there's something about her that reminds me of the petals' colors... she's a pretty chill girl, and somewhat delicate, so i like sakura for her.

genevieve - i think it's perfect! it's dainty but has some strength to it. personally i think if i came up with a name for her it wouldn't be as good as genevieve. hate the nickname though, viv is really basic. call her vieve, man, what are you doing??

iona - i would never think of this name because i've never heard it before meeting her, but she gives me the vibe of a girl who has a big name but cool, short nickname, like andressa or andrea but the nick is andi. the choice is andi, you pick the original.

ciaran - this is a trent and you can argue with bill's mayo jar. he might be irish but his stance is the fucking white american who is a nice guy. i don't like his personality, or the lack of, and trent is a brainless guy, just like him.

tai - it's fucking perfect for him actually! when i saw him on the tease i thought of taika, tai or koa (joyful), but personally i think tai or koa are very fitting.

yasmin - whenever i see her i think of the exact color of iris, so that's the name. plus, she gives "hemp-skirt-wearing and having lesbian sex in an orange tent after lolapalooza" tease and that's why iris fits.

rafi - i don't like the name rafi for him, so... husani. it's pretty accurate, since it means 'handsome'. i also like how it sounds and i think it fits with his personality since that's... the only personality he has. "ah, but vena he talks about his brother-" i'm gonna stop you right there, because he does, but um... how many times did we get to see his depth? exactly.

lily (liliana) - she looks like a bruna to me. it is italian but we do have a lot of bruna's here, and honestly? THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME, and they look like that.

SEASON 4

angie - she gives me strong vibes of alexandra, in a way that she hates her name and prefers a gender bent nickname, like alex. i don't like angie for her.

lexi - this absolute excuse of a person is a jessica to me, but the bad type. you know what i'm talking about, the type you have to call her out in the middle of a discussion because once again she's giving "THAT'S MY OPINION!!" tease. i hate this character so much, she's 46% of the reason why i stopped playing the season.

najuma - i love it but i would never think of this name since i've never heard it before. if someone suggested it, i would probably go with it, but if i had to pick one, it would be amani. i think najuma is better though.

thabi - honestly? pretty cool name for her, such a cute and short name, i would probably choose something like that. i'll keep it.

hazeem - not gonna lie i did NOT think he would have a muslim/arabic/urdu name when i saw him for the first time. and because i don't know NEARLY ENOUGH about the culture, i'm keeping it. he does look like a hazeem somehow.

james - it's such a common, bland, accessible name... then again, so is he. meh, james is fine. although he gives me benjamin... lol idk why, don't ask

kobi - this guy is such a... dynamic young man. there's a guy named calvin, from season 3 of the circle, and is the perfect summoning of what i think kobi is like. the type of guy that joins his fingers and gestures it to explain something, particularly to someone who hasn't asked anything. yeah, kobi's name is calvin.

will - ok, it would be EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN before will, especially knowing it's short for willem? LIKE, I FEEL SO BETRAYED- anyway, since he's japanese, and i wouldn't give him an engligh name, it's an opportunity to expand the character's culture a bit, so his name would be shigeru (lush), 'cause let's face it, the boy is pure lush... he has a fucking robe, it's perfect.

bruno - rafael vibes, and that's because here in brazil that usually goes to very annoying boys... (pronounced ha-fah-el). he just strikes me as a guy who doesn't know when to be quiet and well... he's a comedian, so you know that's fucking true.

youcef - if you told me he was french i would say pierre, because to be honest his face gives... absolutely nothing, so probably blanche? or blanc...? i don't know, he's just such a weird choice, all i think of is the "go back to party city where you belong" because of his hair. i'm definitely naming his blanche.

valentina - that's the most gabriela i've ever seen!! like... she's so fucking hot, i barely can think when i see her, and valentina is a beautiful name, just doesn't fit her vibe.

juliet - fuck this girl, i hate her design so much. and you know what, i also hate the name adrianna, so that's what i would name her. she has the vibe of someone who cuts you off to talk about herself and adrianna's love doing that shit.

cora - close but not quite, i would name her nova, because reasons. she just gives me nova vibes, maybe it's her style? maybe it's just how fresh she looks, idk, i just love the name nova for her.

tom - i'm not fucking with you, the first name that came to mind when i saw him was jerry, before knowing what he was called lol istg it's just jerry for me, the oldest most generic name for a guy that wears a goddamn suit on a summer trip.

kelly - i don't like the name kelly, it's really common in some regions here, i'm tired! plus, she breathes, walks and talks like a chloe, i can't imagine another name for her.

tiffany - hate this name, oh my god... if i had to moan tiffany at any given time, i would jump into an elevator shaft first. since they go by all pronouns, why not a gender neutral name? he gives me solid riley energy. i like it because of the girl in inside out and how there's male and female emotions in her head, so... riley.

dylan - he could be named rat for all i care. BUT i'm giving marcel, because that's what marcel's do, understimate women and are slightly misogynistic, and by slightly i mean a fuck ton. FUCK THIS GUY, FUCK HIS FACE, FUCK HIS BODY, FUCK HIS PERSONALITY. FUCK - THIS - CHARACTER.

oliver - at this point i don't even know, because he gives oliver, but he also gives mason, and also jason, basically names for guys that are ripped lol i think i would give him luke. don't ask, it's a luke thing!

#love island the game #litg #queue #litg s3 #litg s4 #litg s1 #litg jake #litg talia #litg levi #litg tim #litg nicky #litg bill #litg tai #litg camilo #litg rafael #litg will #litg angie #i'm not tagging everyone lol

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crimswnred · 7 months

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CHAPTER 10: Best friend's brother

Number 5: NICKY HORNE, ‘cause sisterzones are for chickens. (Spanking / Nicky)

or read it from the start.

#litg #love island the game #litg nicky #litg s3 #litg season 3 #litg ff #litg fanfic #love island the game fanfic #ptdl #new chapter!#litg kinktober #sorry for taking so long

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rebelrayne · 10 months

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Reddit prompt to redeem any LITG character. Here's my attempt at Ivy.

Read on AO3

#litg #litg ff #litg fanfic #litg ivy #litg seb #litg nicky #doom and gloom podcast #litg double trouble #litg dt #litg season 6 #litg season six

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beesandfigs-abandoned · 2 years

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I will personally fight FB for a chance to have this man 😤😮‍💨💕💕💕

I REFUSE to be sister zoned

@lasswithumor

#litg nicky #litg s3 #litg #litg fanart #hey fusebox I just wanna talk…#with my fists!!!

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k3elai-the-li · 11 months

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jamal was for the nicky girlies it’s what we deserve

i just want y’all to know that if fusebox fucks up jamal for us i will be crying uncontrollably

#keelai jus be talkin #litg #litg 2 #litg s6 #litg jamal #litg s3 #litg nicky #litg season 6 #litg season 3 #litg double trouble

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styles-harriet · 28 days

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Took a long time but I ended up loving it

If u like my work, u can find more here

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girlsontourgirlsontour · 5 months

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Ugh unpopular opinion but I think I’m gonna miss season 3 the most, the cast is so hot I want to play all routes 😭

#litg #love island the game #love island game #love island game season 3 #love island the game season 3 #litg season 3 #litg s3 #litg rafi #litg ciaran #litg Yasmin #litg tai #litg aj #litg bill #litg seb #litg miki #litg Nicky #litg elladine #litg Harry #litg genevieve

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willkimurashat · 2 years

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Choose your fighter

#what is it with fusebox and giving everyone ridiculous hats??#litg #love island the game #litg s5 #litg s4 #litg s3 #litg eitv #litg ex in the villa #ex in the villa #litg will #litg bombshell #litg alfie #litg nicky

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whatisreggieshortfor · 1 year

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Operations Go Awry

This is a mess, but my Operation Nope fic for the @litgwritersroom prompt.

The moment Lily walked in hanging off Harry’s arm, Elladine saw her chance. Normally, she wouldn’t be this person. Never. She would’ve felt sympathy for Devyn when Harry forgot her name as he introduced the girls. But she had to admit it, at least to herself, that she was jealous of the friendship Nicky had with Devyn. Jealous of the way the two of them could share looks and understand each other when she couldn’t. It was the only issue she had with Devyn. So when Genevieve told her that she’d talked to Lily, and Nicky was her back up plan if Harry wasn’t interested- well, she wasn’t going to lose her man over Devyn’s couple. She already lost him to Devyn enough times when they went to have chats and left her alone.

So she cornered Lily on her first day, asking her if she really wanted Harry.

Lily’s eyes were narrowed as she looked Elladine over, “Why would you wanna help me? Isn’t she like the best mate of the love of your life or whatever?”

Elladine rolled her eyes as she responded, “Technically, but sometimes I feel like I can’t trust their intentions with each other. They’ve ditched me constantly to have private chats, and how much he compares her to a sister is such an overcompensation. Feels like-“

“Like he latched on to you early and fancies her now but doesn’t know how to break the news.” Lily smirked knowingly, Elladine returned it with a nod before leveling her with a scowl.

“Look, I know Nicky is your back up. So let’s just…tip the scales for Harry’s decision.” Elladine glanced around the two of them, trying to ensure there were no eavesdroppers. Seb wasn’t too far away, but he was fast asleep on the sun lounger.

Lily leaned a little closer anyway, “What did you have in mind?”

“Do you remember Operation Nope last season?”

Seb knew that Nicky sometimes felt torn between Elladine and Devyn. He couldn’t blame the guy- where Elladine was the picture of an easygoing relationship, Devyn brought out Nicky’s fun side and challenged him. Nicky had even told Seb- and only Seb- at each recoupling that he thought of picking his best mate, even though he had no idea how she’d react. But then he’d end up playing it safe and choosing the same girl since the beginning. Seb couldn’t blame Elladine for being cautious of their friendship when he knew those things, but he couldn’t believe he’d heard her plan this either.

As soon as Elladine and Lily had separated, Seb ‘woke up’, taking just a minute to act out like he was stretching out from a nap, before going off in search of Viv and Nicky.

“That’s the plan I heard.” Seb told them as he finished the story, he wasn’t sure if they’d believe him, but he needed to tell someone what was happening.

“You can’t have heard it right, mate.” Nicky shook his head, “Elladine wouldn’t-“

Viv quietly interrupted, “I don’t know, Nicks, when I told her that Lily said you were her back up plan, she looked absolutely livid. I’ve never seen her look like that. She’s always felt a little threatened by Devyn- to have someone else planning to vie for your attention might’ve-“

“Might’ve what? Pushed her over the edge?” Nicky shook his head, “No way.”

The couple speaking to him weren’t sure what to say- Viv trusted what Seb said he heard, but Nicky just couldn’t imagine the girl he was with ruining something good for his best mate like that. And then Bill chose that moment to wander over, like the secret gossip monger he was, “Bloody hell, mate, you hear Dev kissed Rafi after their date?”

All three of them went stone still as their heads jerked to the roofer, “What did you say?” Nicky’s voiced was laced with disbelief.

Bill nodded, lips pursed, “Didn’t expect her to do that to my lad so late in the game, but maybe she’s been doing just that the whole time- playing the game.”

“Who told you that?” The boys startled at the intensity in Viv’s voice. Intensity wasn’t her style, she was sweet and soft.

Bill shrugged anyway, “I was there when Elladine told Harry. Guess her and Lily were walking past and saw it happen.”

“Elladine. And Lily?” Seb’s tone could only be described as skeptical.

“Does Devyn know?” Nicky asked. He believed Seb now, because as much as he wanted to think Elladine wouldn’t do that to her, he knew Devyn wouldn’t do that to Harry.

The roofer shook his head, “Harry’s waiting for her to admit it. I keep telling him to just call her out.” Nicky shot to his feet, Seb and Viv quickly following as he hurried out of the room, leaving a confused and annoyed Bill in their wake.

When the party started, Harry was astutely avoiding Devyn, so Nicky stuck by her side. He didn’t care that he was giving Elladine the cold shoulder to do it, he wasn’t the only one- he was pretty sure sweet Genevieve was mentally thinking of all the medical ways she could hit her without leaving a mark judging by the expression on her face. The girl in question was masking her annoyance with a sad pout- or attempting to at least. Nicky couldn’t stop analyzing everything about her now that he knew she would do this. But he teamed up with Seb and Viv, and they made sure that Devyn was able to enjoy the party with DJ Timmy Smalls.

And then the tone rang out.

Everyone looked around until their gazes fell on a smirking Lily, and an annoyed looking Rafi. The blonde girl stepped forward, hand on her hip as she directed that smirk straight at Devyn. Nicky saw Genevieve’s glare intensify at it as Lily spoke, “I came here with one person in mind, and at first I thought he wasn’t going to be interested.” Her smirk grew, “But then he told me to pick him. So I’m coupling up with Harry.”

Devyn whirled around to where Harry was standing next to Bill as the boy in question started walking over to the blonde, “Wow. And you just weren’t going to tell me, yeah?”

Harry scoffed, “Like you’re one to talk after what you did.”

“Pray tell, you arse. What did I do?” Devyn’s glare was almost as threatening as Genevieve’s, and Nicky clasped a hand to her shoulder as he answered.

“There’s been a rumor, Dev.” He emphasized the word as he scowled at Elladine, who had the grace to look shocked.

“A rumor, my ass!” Harry yelled, “Ella saw her do it!”

Devyn’s glare spun around to her ‘friend’, “You saw me do what exactly?”

“Pretty sure I can fill in that blank, and clear it up while I’m at it.” Rafi shook his head, arms crossing over his chest, “Elladine told Harry that she saw you kiss me. Said you were planning to have me pick you. I know, because Lily told me about their little plan.” He turned and looked Harry right in the eye, “But that never happened. She said she only wanted one person, and that she was happy with you.”

Harry’s face paled for a second before he scowled, “Yeah, sure. Of course you’d say that.”

“You’re bloody right I would! Because it’s the truth, you absolute prat.”

Devyn huffed a humorless laugh, “You know what? Fine. Good riddance. I’ve never been sure you actually liked me, all you ever talk about is winning. If Viv hadn’t chosen better by picking Seb, you’d still be flip flopping between us.” Harry opened his mouth, but Devyn got his face, poking her finger into his chest, “I only wanted one person here, and it actually wasn’t you.” Before he could say anything, she spun around to the other Islanders, “Who actually believed I did that?”

At first no one moved, but then Tai was calling people out, “Bill, Yaz, I know you both bought into that bullshit. Miki probably did too if Bill was the one that told her.”

AJ awkwardly stepped forward herself, “I didn’t really believe it, but I wasn’t sure either because you told me you weren’t sold on Harry.”

Devyn pointed her finger at AJ, “You get a pass, I can see why you’d believe it. The rest of you that fell for it, goodbye. Do not contact me on the outside.”

“G-goodbye?” Nicky sputtered as Devyn stopped in front of him on her way out.

Devyn shrugged, “Rafi said if he couldn’t pick me, he was going to walk. He knows who I want, but I can’t have him, so with half the villa willing to believe I’d go kiss someone I wasn’t with- I’d rather just follow him out. He’ll make a good friend on the outside.”

“Who did you want?” Seb asked, and Devyn scowled at the gleam in his eye.

“Like you don’t know, you little knob.”

Seb smirked, “Well, Nicky, how you feeling about your couple?”

He scoffed, “What couple?” Elladine gasped, but Nicky ignored her, “If she was willing to do that to someone she knows I care about, then I’m not sticking around. I’ll leave with these two.”

Seb clapped his hands, “Okay. If you’re both leaving, I’m just gonna say it-“

“Don’t you dare!” Viv tried to cover his mouth with her hand while everyone watched confused, but he ducked around her.

“One of you need to confess! I’m sure Rafi knows exactly what I mean.”

The actor nodded seriously, “Honestly, at this point it needs to be out in the open. Nicky settled for Elladine, Devyn settled for Harry.”

Nicky looked at his best mate, gobsmacked, “Do- do you like me?”

Devyn rolled her eyes, scowl still stuck on her face at being put on the spot. He knew she hated that. “Obviously. But I’m a sister to you so-“

“Bloody hell- I’ve never wanted to kiss my sister this much!” Seb snorted, but Nicky ignored him. “So…their operation was technically a success, but how about we head out on a date on the outside?”

Devyn’s lip twitched upward, “Dammit, Nicks, I’m trying to be pissed here.”

He shrugged, “So be pissed with me on the outside, Dev.”

“Fine.” She finally smiled, flipping Elladine off as she turned to Seb and Viv, “You two better win this. No one deserves it more.” She gave them a hug before grabbing Nicky’s hand, he immediately interlaced their fingers. “Viv, you call me on the outside. The five of us will get lunch.”

Rafi groaned, “Great, I get to fifth wheel.”

“Naw,” She smirked, “Tai, Ciaran, and AJ get to join for not being stupid about me.” He laughed with Nicky and Devyn as they moved to pack up their bags.

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#litg #litg season 3 #litg nicky #litg harry #litg mc #litg Lily #litg Elladine

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litgwritersroom · 2 years

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In-villa confession and first kiss with non-romancable characters (if can be romanced in reunions, they still count as non-romancable here) - was thinking Hope, Graham, Nicky or Genevieve, but anyone works.

All I Want is Right Here

S3 | Nicky/MC | 2300+ words | @i-boop-you

And the walls came tumbling down in the city that we love 🎵

Shock was settling in for everyone, and they were all still reeling from the recent Villa exits. Bryony couldn’t recall their ever being anyone up and leaving, let alone two Islanders.

Guilt weighed heavy within her, lacing through her where the sadness should have been. If it hadn’t been for her actions, for her coupling up with Rafi, then Tai may never have left. She’d been honest about her feelings from the start, that she wasn’t feeling all that serious even if she liked him a whole lot.

Still, was it that much of a shock that she recoupled? Not with the way Tai had been behaving around the new girl. How on earth was he going to straight up forget Bryony’s name the moment he laid eyes on the Iona knock-off?

Even thinking about it now left her with a hot, bubbling pit at the bottom of her stomach. Enough to burn away some of her guilt. Though it would never be enough, knowing that she was the reason someone else’s journey had ended.

No one explicitly blamed her. Bryony could still see it in their eyes though. If she hadn’t led him on, if she had been more up front, if she’s tried harder to talk to him … but these things were on him as much as they were on her, so she wasn’t about to bury herself in deeds never done.

There was one person she felt safe to confide in fully, only one who had been by her side throughout their time in the Villa. As luck would have it, Bryony’s problems spilled out his way, and he’d ended up in the same rocky boat as her.

When Lily snapped up Nicky at the recoupling, it sent everyone into a loop, probably more than when Rafi announced he was coupling with Bryony. Either way, the two longest standing couples were just torn apart. Bryony wasn’t sorry about it.

The mood was sombre that evening. It was hard to pretend that Elladine hadn’t announced a tearful goodbye, laying it on the reasoning that if she didn’t want to be with Nicky, she didn’t want to be there at all.

If Bryony could understand anything, she understood that.

Nicky found Bryony like he always did. She was in the kitchen, overlooking the garden. Just setting his sights on her lifted him high, made him feel like he was floating on air. The least he could do back for her was make her feel all right, so like usual, he had his shoulder at the ready, but he didn’t feel like she’d need it to cry on. Not tonight anyway.

“Weird night,” he said, coming up behind her during one of her rare moments alone.

She smiled up at him. It was the first time all night he’d seen the fire back in her eyes. Despite her obviously trying to get on and enjoy life beyond what she couldn’t control, Nicky saw his own guilt mirrored within her.

“How are you coping?” Nicky asked, coming up close enough to snake his arm around her shoulders. In a friendly way, of course. It was always in a friendly way.

That smile strained into a grimace. She rolled her eyes and said, “Weirdly, I’m fine. I feel bad that the others left, but - I mean, I’m still here? And for how long? At the very most we’ve got less than a week until the final. I’m going to sound like a major bitch, but I want to live my best life, you know?”

“And you should,” he replied. With a smile, Nicky wrapped her in his arms. He held her close, his excuse being that she was his friend and she’d been through a lot. Sure, she’d just said she was fine…

She’d always felt so good in his arms. He ran his fingers through her hair, the smell of her shampoo making him feel calm like it always did. He could have breathed her in all night.

Because he liked the smell of roses, though. Nothing else to it. He did have to admit he’d never paid much attention to the smell of flowers before Bryony, never noticed how sweet and romantic the blossom could be. Sure, sure, he knew the cliche and the tropes around roses, but it wasn’t until Bryony that he understood the reasons behind that.

A rose by any other name really would not smell as sweet.

“Surprised you two never coupled up.”

Nicky was brought back to reality. He hadn’t realised how small the world had become as he held Bry. When he held her, she became the only thing that mattered; the world smelt like her, it felt like her, and … well, it could do with tasting like her, too. His mouth watered as he let his grip on her loosen, but neither of them pulled away fully.

It was Bill who’d brought them back to the Villa, his gruff voice laced with reality as always.

Bryony recovered before Nicky. She rolled her eyes at Bill, telling him, “Sisterzoned, mate. Don’t make it weird.”

Bill was getting a beer from the fridge, and he threw them both an incredulous look while handing them out a bottle each.

“Listen, you both know better than to get me started,” Bill said, coming up to the kitchen counter on the other side of them. He opened his beer and leant against the countertop towards them to deep dive, “and boy can I get started on this.”

His grin grew as Nicky and Bryony shared a troubled look. Nicky kept his arm around her. For support.

“I like you and Elladine as much as anyone,” Bill went on, “and Tai’s a good guy and I don’t want to see him hurt, but come on … why are you both still here after your partners left?”

“As ever, Bill, I’m not looking to debate with you something that -”

Bill cut him off. “You don’t want to talk about it because then you’ll have to admit it.”

One glance at Bryony and Nicky’s heart started to beat like the hammering of a drum. Her cheeks had a pink glow that wasn’t there before. Suddenly his palms were very sweaty.

“There’s nothing to admit, Bill,” Bryony said with a furrowed brow and a hostile tone.

Taking a swig of his beer, Bill merely grinned again like the little shit he was.

“Ah, come on, Bry,” Nicky said, his hand running down her arm until it fell into her hand. He laced his fingers in with hers, his thumb caressing over the back of her hand, encouraging her to drop it. “Bill’s just looking to wind us up. He’s not serious.”

With a gentle tug of her hand, Nicky pulled Bryony away. Bill called to them as they left, saying, “I may not always be serious, but I’m serious about this! Think about it!”

The steps down to the fire pit were just ahead. That’s where Nicky imagined he’d be taking her, but for some reason, the thought of them being exposed like that, in view of the whole garden, Nicky didn’t want it. He just wanted to be alone, to get some peace.

With Bryony at his side, he veered them into the Villa. “Roof terrace?” He asked.

“May as well,” she replied, wrapping herself around his arm far more than was probably friendly. No wonder Bill thought there was stuff going on between them when they were like this, but it didn’t mean anything besides them being comfortable with one another…

Sure, Nicky wouldn’t hold Seb’s hand like that, but … Nah, there was no way that Bryony saw him as anything more than her best friend. He couldn’t afford to put feelings where there was risk. Friendzoned dudes were always the worst, and he didn’t want to be one of those whiny guys who resented every guy in Bry’s life, who only listened to her and spent time with her in the hopes she’d one day sleep with him.

He loved Bryony, and she was worth so much more than that. She was his friend first and his best friend foremost (just don’t tell Seb). He would kiss her though.

Oh, whoa, where did that thought come from?

Sure, sure, she was beautiful, but they were on Love Island, everyone here was beautiful. Maybe he was just missing Elladine…

His stomach knotted as her face bubbled to the front of his mind. If anyone was beautiful, it was Elladine, and she’d stolen his heart the moment she’d strolled out the Villa. Bry hadn’t been too long after, but his mind was already made up on keeping things friendly with the other girls. He liked Elladine, and he wanted to see it through.

Despite his insistence that Bryony wasn’t anything more than a friend, that he was her shoulder to cry on, that they were purely platonic (even pulling out the sister card to prove his point), there was still a lot of excitement there. Maybe more than he felt with Elladine towards the end.

He liked the spicy smell of Elladine next to him in the mornings, but there was something about that first hint of rose that really woke him up.

Bryony took the lead when they reached the top of the stairs, her hand still laced in his. As they exited out onto the terrace, she spun under his arm like a ballerina, but without half the grace. It put the smile back onto his face.

Bryony sat with her legs tucked up on the bench next to her and Nicky slotted himself into her side, letting her lean up into him, her head resting on his chest like they wanted to prove Bill right. He felt content.

Not for a while did either of them say anything; Nicky didn’t think himself capable anymore. Words were there, scratching at the back of his throat, but nothing came to and he didn’t know why.

She was there, in his arms. Just the two of them. It was good enough. Better than good, more than enough.

“Nicky…” Bryony drew his name out like she was unsure of tackling what was to come out next, with wariness and uncertainty, but a steady resilience. Like she was doing what needed to be done. “Why didn’t you leave with Elladine?”

The words were still caught in his throat. It hadn’t felt this tight even when Elladine announced she was leaving, or when Lily said his name over Tai’s. He had to say something though. For some reason, he knew that his excuse of wanting to enjoy his time while they still had it was going to fall short.

Excuse.

That was the first time he ever called it that. That is what it was, he realised now. Accepted it. His words were an excuse, so he could stay, so he wouldn’t have to pack his bags and make some grand romantic gesture for someone he … someone …

“...Why didn’t you leave with Tai?” He asked, not ready to deal with the burning in his chest, the rising panic within him.

“I told you, I was never that into him like that,” she said, voice firm, and he knew it was true. She’d been nothing but honest the whole time, especially to him, making sure he always knew that the other guys in here just weren’t her type, that they just didn’t get her like he did, that they really all were good mates, but it was a struggle to see them as anything more than that. “He always liked me more than I liked him, which sucked, but it is what it is. I am sorry he’s gone, but it wasn’t right for me to leave, not when I have the chance to explore something new here.”

Nicky nodded, knowing he’d agree with it all. He’d heard it before anyway. He’d heard it so many times in so many different ways. He’d only asked so he could stall answering her back.

Bryony wasn’t getting that memo. She wasn’t letting him back away, wasn’t letting him hide behind the flimsy excuse any longer.

“Nicky,” she said again, shuffling on the bench so that they were face to face. “I know you don’t want to leave your friends, but what more is there for you here if Elladine isn’t here? We came to Love Island to find something real … If you found that connection with Elladine, why are you still here?”

The flecks of every shade of brown in her eyes glistened as she looked at him; he could make out each cut of colour. If she’d let him, he’d count them all, but he knew he didn’t have that time. Not anymore.

The walls he put up were being hammered down, and what was on the other side? A world of uncertainty, though he wished and hoped for sunny skies.

“Bry,” he said, trying not to let his voice waver. “… I dunno, I guess I’m like you. I don’t feel like I’ve done everything that I came here to do.”

She raised a brow, and pressed for more. “What else is there for you to do, Nicky?”

One thing he couldn’t do was look away from her. He was being held hostage by a moment; the precipice of change right in front of him, if he only dared to let it be.

“I just … I don’t want to go, Bryony. What more is there?” He asked, unable to stop himself from caressing her face. His fingertips brushed her cheek, her skin as soft as the petals of the rose.

In return, Bryony swept his dreads gently back from his face. “You tell me, Nicky.”

The rising pulse of his heart drove him to raise his voice, the pitch a strain higher than normal. “What do you want me to say? I should be with the person I love and care about the most, right?” Nicky said. “That’s where I should be, who I should be with.”

“... So why didn't you leave?”

The moment of change was right here. This was where it all came to, the point of no return, the pinnacle, the peak, in a single question as easy to brush off as a loose strand of hair. Should Nicky repeat himself, laying on the excuse another time, keeping the door closed and the walls high? Or was it time to admit that he wasn’t being honest with everyone, with Bryony, not even with himself?

Unfaltering, Nicky told her, “I didn’t leave because I don't need to go anywhere. Bryony…”

He sat up, on his knees, his hands snaking to the sides of her face, holding her like he never wanted to let go, knowing if he did, that it could be the last time he would ever have her close.

His words choked at the back of his throat again, but this time it didn’t matter. He no longer needed words, but silence wasn’t going to be enough.

Nicky kissed her. Her soft lips melted onto his like they belonged there.

“All I want is right here,” he said, voice low like it had melted with the kiss. It came out husky, but he’d never felt so clear in his whole life. “I want you, Bryony. I didn’t leave because I couldn’t deal with leaving you. I want this, I want us. I - I love you.” With all the determination and assurance in the world, he said it again, “I love you, Bry.”

Bryony kissed him back, nearly knocking them both off the bench in her eagerness. She wrapped her arms around him and it shattered the few bricks that remained. This was on the other side of that wall, not uncertainty, but warmth, and softness, and everything he had told himself he didn’t need.

He needed it now. Wanted it like he’d never wanted anything before.

“Nicky, I think I love you, too. No,” she added the last part hard, her face creasing in certainty before it broke with softness again, her gentle eyes locking with his. “I know I do. I love you, too. You’re the reason I’m still here. I don’t want to be anywhere that isn’t with you.”

Nicky wouldn’t be able to wipe the smile off of his face if he tried. He kissed Bryony again, happiness blooming within. The walls were all the way down and he was in a meadow where everything was roses.

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