OP here - omg yes!! Let’s imagine Nicky trying to win Joe’s affections back while wooing him in the most discreet of ways. So much that they completely go unnoticed -- or maybe Joe just don’t want to acknowledge how those little sweet gestures make him feel? That’s worth some thought.
Also Booker. He finds a kindred spirit in Nicky since he too knows how it feels like to have loved and lost, in a way. Then the whole Merrick incident/betrayal becomes a way to put an end to the agony for BOTH of them??? Oh my god I need this. Too many repressed feels!
Re: Joe/Nicky, one-sided break up, pining heartbroken Nicky, angst
Let’s imagine Nicky trying to win Joe’s affections back while wooing him in the most discreet of ways. So much that they completely go unnoticed -- or maybe Joe just don’t want to acknowledge how those little sweet gestures make him feel? That’s worth some thought.
Also Booker. He finds a kindred spirit in Nicky since he too knows how it feels like to have loved and lost, in a way. Then the whole Merrick incident/betrayal becomes a way to put an end to the agony for BOTH of them??? Oh my god I need this. Too many repressed feels!