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#the same nicky that was so worried about the schoolgirls very much
of-scythia · 3 years
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The disk horse I want today is joe and Nicky love. Not how they love each other (we already know that and holy shit I tear up at the thought of that kind of love, the stuff that endures and grows over centuries), but how they love as people. I have literally never seen two people who exude as much love and sweetness and kindness as those too. Love is stored in the Nicky and it sure af is stored in the Joe. The heart eyes. The hugs. The smiles. THE LOVE PEOPLE. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH LOVE
okay this was from a couple discourses ago (oops) but i’ve left it in my inbox because it made me 💖💖💖
like. hm. there’s a lot of media (i’m from marvel in another life and in an even farther back life i was a doctor who fucker and i’m vaguely in the star wars orbit) about how Grim and Lonely it is to be Special and how Jaded and Sad it makes you. and like. yeah! you see enough bad shit, you probably get really disillusioned with humanity in general. it’s hard to be expected to Do What’s Right even after you’ve seen the world at its worst.
and nicky and joe aren’t like that. andy is, and booker is a bit, and god knows how quỳnh is going to feel about everyone when she’s back. but nicky and joe started in a really, really brutal place in 1099 and today they’re.....kind. and that’s gotta be a choice. because i cannot imagine that loving humanity for that long is easy. i am a teeny tiny fraction of their age and i’m already tired of this shit lol. so they really, really had to choose that they weren’t going to let the centuries turn them bitter. they had to choose to keep their hearts open and their consciences raw (and IMAGINE how hard that is, to really FEEL everything - nicky’s concern about the girls in sudan, joe’s face when he finally snaps keane’s neck). it’s what andy says they should do but like. god. that CANNOT be easy, especially because they literally choose to engage with terrible people all the time!! that’s their cause!! and the fact that a lot of their work is violent!! 
AND THEY’RE STILL. SO. KINDHEARTED. they’re very tender people, and i think that was a choice, and i think it was a hard one but one they have no regrets about making.
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missjanjie · 4 years
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just here to submit a request for “bite me” with Nicky x Gigi
i had...probably too much fun w this
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“Explain to me again why we are doing this,” Nicky requested, sounding mildly irked as he touched up his lips in the mirror, keeping them in a pout as he finished them with just a hint of glitter. 
Gigi rolled his eyes. This was at least the third time he had gone through the story, though he supposed once more wasn’t much worse. “My mom said I was dating another drag queen because it sounded like an interesting blurb but no one would remember it. But now she got invited to a fancy party and they specifically requested I come in drag with my drag queen boyfriend. Since I don’t actually have one, you are filling that role for the night because you’re a good friend doing me a favor. Capiche?”
Nicky nodded as he listened. “Right, so is your whole family crazy or is it limited to your branch?”
“Bite me,” he huffed as he grabbed his jacket. “Come on, we’re gonna be late.”
The party was in a restaurant in downtown Manhattan that was reserved just for the event. The decor and party guests alike exuded elegance and poise, and as Gigi entered with Nicky on his arm, he felt at ease quicker than he could have anticipated. “Pretty much everyone here is in the fashion and design industry or connected to it, you should fit right in.”
He looked around, letting out a soft hum of approval. “This is why you picked me, yes?”
Gigi’s cheeks ghosted pink and he cleared his throat. “Obviously,” he tried to play it off as flippant and casual, but of course Nicky wouldn’t let him get away with it, grabbing his arm and holding him in place. 
“You hesitated.”
Before he had a chance to defend himself, Gigi’s mom swooped in and guided the pair through the restaurant to a small group of people and excitedly introduced her son. 
“And this is Karl, my boyfriend, aka Nicky Doll,” he wrapped his arms around Nicky from behind and placed a light kiss to his temple, careful not to leave a lipstick print. 
“So nice to meet you,” he smiled and shook hands, amused by how taken with the both of them everyone was. Well, he couldn’t exactly blame them - they were in full glam and easily the best dressed in the room. 
The conversation flowed easily enough, though Gigi relied on Nicky’s language barrier as an excuse to take control of any question regarding their relationship - he didn’t have to worry about both of them keeping a story straight if he was the only one telling it, and Nicky didn’t seem to mind.
Once the mingling started to die down, Gigi got a moment to talk to his mom. “I think this went well, you impress all of your contemporaries?” 
“Everything was great. Thank you again, I promise I won’t bring your name into anything else without your consent,” she assured. 
“It’s no big deal, really,” he assured. “Besides, Nicky’s in his element, he’s flawless.”
“Oh right, that’s the one you have a crush on!”
“Mom!” Gigi turned bright red, then turned when he saw something sparkle out of the corner of his eye. “Fuck, did you here that?”
Nicky shook his head quickly. “Nope, nothing! Uh… je ne connais même pas l'anglais!” He made a quick turn on his heel and made a beeline to the bar. 
“Oh, sweetie, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make anything awkward.”
Gigi exhaled deeply. “It’s fine, don’t worry. I think it’s about time to call it a night anyway,” he gave her a quick hug and kiss before heading to the coat check, which took him right past Nicky at the bar. 
“You aren’t about to leave without me, are you?” Nicky popped up behind him as he was putting on his jacket, making the younger queen jump in surprise. “We’re meant to take the same Uber.” 
“No, I mean, yes, we are. I wasn’t… I just, I mean…stop laughing at me!” He pouted. 
Nicky covered his mouth with his hand, the rhinestones on his nails catching in the light. “Sorry, sorry. But you are like schoolgirl right now,” his free hand reached out and held Gigi’s, squeezing lightly. “It’s very sweet. I like it.”
They held hands as they walked out and while they waited for their ride. The panic Gigi had initially felt receded before they even stepped into his apartment, though a bit of embarrassment did linger. 
It didn’t help that Nicky took to teasing him as soon as he could. “You told your mommy you have a crush on me, huh?” He giggled as they started to take off their drag. 
“I’m never going to hear the end of this, am I?”
“Not a chance,” Nicky retorted, then swiftly moved to pull Gigi in by the waist. He looked up at him and kissed him tenderly. “But now we have a real origin story.”
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