Nile wouldn’t have guessed it from Nicky’s nondescript clothes and his uneven haircut, but he sometimes gets in the mood to show off his body—but only through Joe’s art.
There are countless examples of Joe’s art featuring a very naked and very sensual Nicky, and the style has changed of course over time—Renaissance paintings of Nicky lounging on a fur throw, early hand-painted Daguerrotypes of Nicky looking coyly over his shoulder, ‘50s pinups...
Nile accidentally stumbles on some in a museum and first she’s worried that Nicky will freak out when he realised that it’s out there in the world, but he doesn’t mind. He tries to explain to her why—he would hate it if some random nude photo of him was out there, but these were pieces of art that he and Joe created together (he’s only ever modelled for Joe, though lots of famous artists asked him to throughout history) and it makes him feel sexy to sit still and let Joe make gorgeous art out of him, makes him proud to see Joe’s creation out in the world.
Nicky/Joe, Nicky & Nile, secret exhibitionist! Nicky
There are countless examples of Joe’s art featuring a very naked and very sensual Nicky, and the style has changed of course over time—Renaissance paintings of Nicky lounging on a fur throw, early hand-painted Daguerrotypes of Nicky looking coyly over his shoulder, ‘50s pinups...
Nile accidentally stumbles on some in a museum and first she’s worried that Nicky will freak out when he realised that it’s out there in the world, but he doesn’t mind. He tries to explain to her why—he would hate it if some random nude photo of him was out there, but these were pieces of art that he and Joe created together (he’s only ever modelled for Joe, though lots of famous artists asked him to throughout history) and it makes him feel sexy to sit still and let Joe make gorgeous art out of him, makes him proud to see Joe’s creation out in the world.