#48 with Ni-ki for your 1k celebration event. You can use whatever you’d like for the trope (maybe fake dating or childhood friends?)
tags: ni-ki x reader, fake dating, prompt #48, "okay, that's it. we're leaving. come on.." , fluff, crack
word count: 1.3k , not proofread, likes + comments + reblogs appreciated
°❀⋆manny's 1k celebration event .ೃ࿔*:･
After 4 months of faking your relationship with, equally as infamous, famous Ni-ki, people are starting to suspect something. Because, Ni-ki being Ni-ki, was known for his physical touch and his closeness to people. He drapes a lazy arm around his friends, leans on them, punches them, literally anything as long as he glues himself to their side.
But after getting together with you, people startb to notice how you and Ni-ki barely interact. Sure they see you two always together in the hallways, lunch, sometimes even catch you togetehr after school. But there's always been a distance between you two, a barrier that was unspoken. For all the time theyve seen you and Ni-ki together, theyve only seen you hug once, hold hands twice, and possibly a finger graze one other time.
Outsiders assumed that you– in particular– were not much for PDA, with your quiet disposition, standoffish personality, but with how his friends ended up befriending you too, they come to think otherwise.
Ever the observant. Sunghoon was the first to notice, to see how you and Ni-ki bickered with eachother— like a married couple— but still standing within arms length of eachother. How you’d walk side by side, but never bump into eachother. not even once.
Then it was Sunoo, who was quick to take in how you never shied away from Jake’s constant high fives and aggressive back pats, but never seem to even come close to the minimal effort you and Ni-ki put into the relationship.
and later, each member had their encounter with you’re down to earth ness, and attraction to physical touch despite what you lead others to believe.
Now you’ve started to pick up more eyes on you than normal. you’ve gotten used to the lingering gaze of others, becuase Ni-ki being Ni-ki, you were bound to be the talk of some conversations. How you’d here some defend you and your shy (not really) demeanour, but not Ni-ki’s (now yours too) friends.
You’re all out at the theme park, after begging from Jake and Ni-ki saying it’d be good for your relationship’s reputation.
After the obligatory rides forced by Ni-ki, and a queasy amount of overpriced carnival food and a blurry hour of god knows what, you’ve all settled down together, on one of the picnic tables.
you sit across from ni-ki, who’s finishing off what’s left of your red bean bun. Despite how tired you are, you’re still inclined to tune into the conversation.
“We just had our first kiss last week!” Sunoo recounts, just getting into a relationship of his own barely a month ago.
Absent-mindedly, you reach over to Ni-ki, silently asking for the bubble tea you guys decided to share.
“That’s crazy! The honeymoon phase is so strong with you too!” Jake exclaims as he stuffs his face with various fried foods. “i think it’s normal” Jungwon adds as he reaches a hand over to jake to stop the inhalation of food.
“yeah you’re right” Jake nods, though he doesn’t relent in the food in his hold. Then his eyes flick towards you and ni-ki.
He observes you both silently, how you’re chewing on your straw, completely zoned out while Ni-ki stuffs his mouth with more taiyaki.
“hey, did you guys have your first kiss already?” Jake blurts out, which instantly snap both you and Ni-ki’s attention.
you share a brief gaze to each other, silent panic in your bones.
“why?” you retort back, short and curt.
Jake simply shrugs, “you’re nearly at your 5 month anniversary, and i barely see you too even bump shoulders” he says it like it’s the most obvious thing in the world.
“it’s because his shoulders are at the ceilings” you’re quick to reply, but you know it’s true.
you got into a fake relationship for your family to get off your back about setting you up with a family friend and his to stop the rapid flow of confessions heading his way.
you were merely strangers at first, in two completely opposite ends in the social circles. barely even knowing each other's names before you decided to strike up a deal with each other.
and despite how annoying he is, you’ve become unlikely friends— maybe likely with how often you spend around others. Nonetheless, you guys are close.
But you hope that it isn’t just you who notices the lingering gazes you give each other, the smallest presence of electricity when your knees knock into each other, the way your pinkies graze; the way you seek for him when you walk into a room.
“don’t be weird, we like how lowkey our relationship is” Ni-ki quips, punching Jake's shoulder for good measure.
until Heeseung decides to add his 2 cents.
“Jake’s right, for all the time we see you two together, you seem to not be close”
For obvious reasons, you can't reveal your relationship, and you can’t reiterate enough about how the mere actions Ni-ki does makes your heart skip.
“it’s like you guys aren’t even togeth-“
“Okay, that's it. we're leaving. come on.” Ni-ki suddenly declares as your eyes instinctively follow his standing figure. you’re mid sip when Ni-ki pulls you along by the wrist hearing cheers coming from your friends as you leave.
Ni-ki drags you all the way to the ferris wheel. his fingers around your wrist leaves a burning sensation. Your cheap soda was discarded at some point, leaving you undeniably parched as your eyes follow the leading figure in front of you.
You don't even know when he bought tickets for the ferris wheel, only that you're suddenly in a carriage, sitting awkwardly across from your pretend boyfriend.
Ni-ki is slumped over, in a sulky position, as you stare out the window to watch people turn into ants.
“You know” you start, as your eyes flick to glance at Ni-ki. “I wouldn't mind kissing you, you know, to shut them up” you choose to leave out the part where your heart is patter so irrecoverably hard against your chest that you're sure would rattle against the cart’s walls.
Ni-ki all but stares at you, eyes of bewilderment finding your figure. Your own staring out the window, the sunset shining into the carriage, the slight wobble of the cart– doing everything but look at him.
Suddenly, the space inside the carriage seems too tight, too small, as your feet somehow knock into Ni-ki’s.
And then there's a hakting pause that swings your cart, shaking it hard enough to lose your seating.
When you find yourself on top of Ni-ki, hand securely around your waist as the other one braces himself.
You try your best to not make eye contact as your hand finds home tucked into his chest.
“Im gonna kill myself” you mutter to no one in particular, though he doesn’t miss the reddening of your ears as you look down, and you sure don’t miss the creeping blush on his cheeks.
A deep, reverbated chuckle erupts in his chest, and suddenly you're pulled deeper into his chest and feel his chin settle on top yours.
“Not here” he laughs, and your eyebrows knit.
“Killing yourself i mean” he jokes, stroking your hair softly.
“But a kiss, i'm totally up for”
So you lean up without hesitation, lips on his like it's the simplest thing in the world.
Until you hear Ni-ki’s phone vibrate once. And then twice, and then it's a cacophony of buzzing that unfortunately pulls you both away with a frustrated sigh.
“These idiots” he sighs, pulling out his phone and being welcomed with an array of sneaky videos recorded from the bottom of the ferris wheel.
You laugh heartily as you settle yourself back on your seat, much to Ni-ki’s dismay, peering over to look down to your group of friends, camera pointed up like paparazzi.
At least now, faking it will be a little easier.
