Nicky's father walked out when Nicky was a teenager, ditching Nicky and Nicky's mom to marry a much younger woman and start a new family. With his new young wife, Nicky's dad has a couple of small kids, Nicky's half-siblings. However, even into his 20s Nicky absolutely HATES his dad for walking out and wants nothing to do with his half-siblings. He's not actively mean to the children of course, he just has no desire to get to know the siblings who "replaced" him.
Enter Joe, who gets hired as the kids' nanny/caretaker, basically his day job that lets him pursue his art career on the side. The kids absolutely ADORE Joe, who's sunny and hilarious and draws cool pictures and turns homework and chores into a fun game. Joe is vaguely aware his charges have an older half-brother who refuses to come around. Nicky's dad has also told Joe a very skewed version of events, that Nicky was always angry, entitled, ungrateful, etc.
Circumstances (maybe Nicky ends up needing a room for financial reasons? or they have a mutual friend who introduces them?) cause Joe and Nicky to meet in person for the first time, and they initially aren't inclined to like each other AT ALL. Nicky despises Joe for "sucking up" to his hated father, and Joe thinks Nicky is heartless and unappreciative of his family.
There's just one little complication: they're also VERY physically attracted to each other.
Joe/Nicky: modern AU, enemies to lovers, estranged half-brother meets family nanny
Enter Joe, who gets hired as the kids' nanny/caretaker, basically his day job that lets him pursue his art career on the side. The kids absolutely ADORE Joe, who's sunny and hilarious and draws cool pictures and turns homework and chores into a fun game. Joe is vaguely aware his charges have an older half-brother who refuses to come around. Nicky's dad has also told Joe a very skewed version of events, that Nicky was always angry, entitled, ungrateful, etc.
Circumstances (maybe Nicky ends up needing a room for financial reasons? or they have a mutual friend who introduces them?) cause Joe and Nicky to meet in person for the first time, and they initially aren't inclined to like each other AT ALL. Nicky despises Joe for "sucking up" to his hated father, and Joe thinks Nicky is heartless and unappreciative of his family.
There's just one little complication: they're also VERY physically attracted to each other.