Hi! Could you write a Nikki x reader one shot where where reader buy Nikki a new necklace after she dropped her down the drain?
!! :: pre-wish / no wish!nikki
NIKKI IS halfway through telling you a story when it happens.
she's sitting on the bathroom counter, phone wedged between her shoulder and ear while she gets ready for the day.
"...and then she literally looked at me and said-“
you can hear scrambling on the other end of the line.
the sound of something rattling against porcelain.
"i dropped my crystal necklace down the drain!"
"my crystal necklace." she groans dramatically. "the one i wear all the time."
you can practically picture her staring down into the sink like she's been personally betrayed.
"what kind of crystal was it?"
"thank you for your sympathy."
despite the complaint, she's laughing by the time the conversation continues.
eventually the topic changes.
eventually the call ends.
and eventually you end up standing in a crystal shop.
because apparently your brain has stopped functioning normally around nikki freeman.
you find one that's nearly identical.
same crystal. same shape. same silver chain.
close enough that she probably won't even notice the difference.
you buy it before you can talk yourself out of it.
and then spend the entire drive wondering if you've completely lost your mind.
nikki isn’t expecting you to show up at her door later.
she definitely isn't expecting you to hold out a small paper bag — presumably a gift.
immediately suspicious, she narrows her eyes.
but she takes the bag, pulls out the little box inside, opens it and freezes.
you watch the exact moment recognition hits.
the necklace glints under the porch light.
the same crystal. the same chain. the same everything.
for a second she just stares.
her voice comes out quieter than expected.
"you bought me a new one?"
suddenly you feel a little stupid.
"because yours fell down the drain."
"i know mine fell down the drain."
you snort. now she's smiling snd blushing. actually blushing.
nikki doesn't blush, she makes other people blush.
except apparently not today.
she keeps staring at the necklace, then at you, then back at the necklace. almost like she can't quite process it.
"you didn't have to do that."
her fingers tighten slightly around the box.
and for once nikki doesn't have some smooth comeback ready. doesn't have some flirty joke. doesn't have a sarcastic remark. she just looks nervous.
which somehow feels a thousand times more dangerous.
then immediately looks back.
the admission comes out almost reluctant.
like she hates how much she means it.
and the blush on her face somehow gets worse.
"don't look at me like that."
"like..." she gestures vaguely. "that."
you laugh and nikki groans, covering her face with one hand.
and all she can think about is the fact that out of all the people she knows.. you're the only one who would've gone out and bought her a new one.
which is a very dangerous thing to realize about someone you're trying very hard not to have a crush on.
lowk forgot what my layout is like bc i’ve been gone for months
