OP here - I'm having a very difficult day, so expect no complaints from me on principle alone. Selfishly speaking, it's great timing for me.
I loved the start with the loss of money (Sorry, Nico): it's a fantastic detail! First because the number of mundane problems and annoyances the Old Guard must have encountered in their lives is just... staggering. Second because it just fits perfectly, it's a thing that happens. Third because relationships are that, too - everyday annoyances that sometimes lead to fights.
I loved Yusuf's disappointment, the fact that there are still flares of resentment, Nicolò's acknowledgment...
And the second part, ooh, the second part! I love their teasing and dancing around the subject. I may have facepalmed a little at the "talking about the weather" bit because honestly, who exactly are they trying to fool here? Also, hyper competitive idiots. Don't let them think I don't know exactly what they are doing.
Loved that they couldn't keep their hands off each other, Yusuf trying to breach the subject tactfully (I'd say "taking the long way around" but I'm not sure it translates accurately) and Nicolò just agrees given a quarter of excuse.
Re: Give An Inch (Fall A Mile): Joe/Nicky, Moving Goalposts (5b/?)
I loved the start with the loss of money (Sorry, Nico): it's a fantastic detail! First because the number of mundane problems and annoyances the Old Guard must have encountered in their lives is just... staggering. Second because it just fits perfectly, it's a thing that happens. Third because relationships are that, too - everyday annoyances that sometimes lead to fights.
I loved Yusuf's disappointment, the fact that there are still flares of resentment, Nicolò's acknowledgment...
And the second part, ooh, the second part! I love their teasing and dancing around the subject.
I may have facepalmed a little at the "talking about the weather" bit because honestly, who exactly are they trying to fool here? Also, hyper competitive idiots. Don't let them think I don't know exactly what they are doing.
Loved that they couldn't keep their hands off each other, Yusuf trying to breach the subject tactfully (I'd say "taking the long way around" but I'm not sure it translates accurately) and Nicolò just agrees given a quarter of excuse.
You are an amazing writer!