( jeon jungkook, cis man ) have you seen NICO CAMPBELL ? i heard HE is a BARTENDER at ATLANTIS. theyâre 24 years old and theyâve been living in san verto for 24 YEARS. they tend to be TRUSTING & KIND, but rumor has it they can also be RESERVED & ANXIOUS.
hii iâm iris and this is my emo baby nico! in a nutshell heâs a soft baby with a big heart who is just trying to find his place in the world. i have some wanted connections all the way at the bottom of this post so donât hesitate to reach out (if i havenât already done that myself lol)
growing up, nico and his sister hayley, heard a lot of âwho told you you were adopted?â-type jokes from their white, cookie-cutter american parents. the fact that theyâd adopted nico when he was one year old, and a couple of years later hayley, was never something that they tried to ignore. however that didnât ease nicoâs hurt over barely knowing his own history.
everyone knows that one stage little kids go through where every sentence they say is a question. sadly for nico, most of his questions relating to his culture and history were left unanswered, simply because his parents didnât know either. this wasnât all his parents fault, but in a little kids eyes, parents are supposed to know everything.
overall his parents were loving and caring, always encouraging any hobbies or interests theyâd want to try. art classes, music classes, anything that caught the little boys eye, and he turned out to be pretty talented at both drawing and bass guitar. however, there were no classes that could teach him about his roots, not in the way he wanted anyway. he didnât want to be just looking in from the outside, he wanted to be a part of it.
the answer to that turned out to be his best friend charlie and her family. many ours were spend at their kitchen table, listening to their conversations in korean until finally he asked for them to help him learn, and then he never stopped. things seemed to be looking up.
high school was a blur of mcr concerts, gaming at charlieâs house, making sure his younger sister - the more extroverted one out of the two of them - stayed out of trouble and then finally, finally, graduating. all throughout high school heâd dreamed of moving to los angeles to study music but mostly to play it. the studying was mostly to keep his parents happy, but he wanted to play bass in a band. warped tour, sweaty venues, the whole thing. it didnât really work out as heâd planned.
shortly before university graduation, his band fell apart, leaving him without a job - not that heâd ever actually made money from his music - without friends, and without a real reason to stay in los angeles. not that there was much waiting for him back hom in san verto either, having lost contact with most of his friends back home as well, but at least heâd have his family, most importantly his sister.
which brings us here. itâs not ideal, working as a bartender at the local venue instead of playing there with his band, but it pays the bills and gives him the opportunity to reconnect with his old life.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
- friends from highschool
- new people to play music with, either just for fun or maybe even to start a new band
- a roommate! he has just moved back so it could be with someone he barely knows or an old friend heâs trying to reconnect with - taken by keon
âremember when we said we were gonna work on that song.â nico says as he tries to throw a banana peel right in front of zitoâs chosen mario kart character. âbut beating you at mario kart is obviously also very important.â
nico still couldnât quite believe he was in a band again. there was a specific kind of adrenaline rush that he got from playing with other people, friends specifically. it was yet another rush entirely to play with his band and have charlie watching from the sidelines as they practised. charlie had never really seen him with his old band, which was a weird feeling. there would always be this entire part of his life that happened away from her, when the rest of it was so intertwined with his. but he only had himself to blame for that, of course.
with the adrenaline still rushing through his veins as they finish up band practise, nico put his bass down to make his way over to charlie, throwing one arm around her shoulders to pull her into him, as he used to do back when they were kids. as he has done so many times in the past few months. but just as heâs about to kiss her, as he usually does, he suddenly changes directions, his lips landing on her forehead instead. perfectly platonic, right, he thinks, glancing at the rest of his band over his shoulder. because thatâs still what they are, to the rest of the world, just friends. far be it from him to put charlie in an uncomfortable position by ruining that perfectly platonic friendship now by kissing her. âso how terrible were we?â
Fawn only lifted their hand to Nico is silent agreement as he spoke, as if a silent âSee? I knew it.â Things might get a little crowded with two animals in the house⊠Plus, theyâd never owned a pet before in the first place and things could easily get out of their control, âOf course they come in black,â Fawn replied, as if they were talking about a piece of clothing,â Either that, or thereâs always fur-safe dye. I was kinda thinking something small and quiet though⊠Like a little bulldog or frenchie. Maybe a mutt,â The book lover sighed deeply and rested their chin in their hands, âI think our house should just scream âEmo Kids circa 2012âČ all the time.â
âif i would dye my dogâs fur, i would dye it blue, not black. and then iâd dye my own hair blue too, so weâd match.â nico reasoned. heâd dyed his hair blue a couple of times before, it was his favorite color and he thought it would be pretty cool to match with your pet like that. âsomething small is probably better. i donât think weâd be able to handle a big dog in this apartment.â nico looked around their home, thinking of the havoc a big dog running around could cause. âi like mutts, itâs like... like no one is going to have the same dog as you because itâs a totally unique combination. we should go look at what they have at the shelter maybe.â
         a little squeak escaped charlieâs smiling lips as she was pulled down on her bed with nico, and rolled on her back the moment she was down. she scrunched her nose when she felt him kiss it, and a big swarm of butterflies ruptured in her stomach because of how softly adorable that was. even after all this time, even when they pretended like there was nothing going on between them, when they acted like they were just friends who had fun sometimes⊠it still felt like nothing changed at all between them. she kissed him back, and it was like they were together again. like there wasnât a wall that reminded her that they were just two friends once again. âitâs okay. weâve got the whole day, anyway.â she smiled widely at him. charlie really couldnât help it anymore. she kissed him once more. âyou know, i could be sleeping more right now. if it wasnât for you waking me up for a parade that we arenât gonna go to anymore.â she joked.Â
nico laughed, burying his face in the crook of charlieâs neck. âi really planned to get to the parade early. itâs tradition!â he argued. âi canât help getting distracted.â he followed his words by placing a kiss just below her jaw. âand like you said...â he lifted his head, leaning on one elbow to hover above charlie while he carefully brushed some loose strands of hair out of her face, âwe have the whole day. we can celebrate pride whenever we want.â nico was beaming down on her with a soft smile, and for a moment he simply forgot that they werenât together anymore. he guessed this was his own fault, thinking he could hook up and still also be just friends. like he didnât feel the same way about charlie now as heâd done since he was a teenager. but as per usual, he pushed all of those feelings down and carried on the conversation like normal. âtechnically weâre celebrating pride right now. this is very gay of us.â
âI may regret asking this⊠So donât go getting any ideas in your head,â It was late evening and Fawn was simply exhausted as they plopped down on the couch. And yet, as business was slow as hell at the bookstore that day, theyâd had the opportunity to think to themself quite a bit, for many, many hours. âWhat would you say to getting a dog? Or a little kitty?â After all, with two neat freaks in the apartment, surely it wouldnât be too hard to take care ofâŠ
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nicoâs head snapped up from where he was watching tv, looking at fawn instead trying to decipher what they were about to say by the look on their face, which he wasnât succeeding at in the slightest. his face broke into a bright smile when they finally spoke again. âwell thereâs boraâs cat of course but iâve always wanted a dog. iâve been told i have golden retriever energy but... emo. black golden retrievers donât exist right?â he wondered out loud. this late at night, his thoughts were usually a bit scattered, especially since it was his night off and he had been dozing on the couch. ânot sure what bora would think, though itâs two against one, so... besides who doesnât love dogs?â
'i think soulmates is something you create, rather than some sort of destiny of fate. sometimes you just meet people you really click with, but then you still have to put in effort to make things work.'
hana let out a snort of laughter, nodding her agreement as her eyes quickly surveyed the crowds of loud college students.  âi celebrated finals being over with a nap,â  she commented, shaking her head.  âugh, definitely keep that hug to yourself. the sentiment is enough for me.â  smirking slightly, she leant her elbows on the bar, resting her head in her hands.  âthe pasta might be a little cold now, but it should still taste good.â
âah, my type of celebration.â nico said, although heâd been dragged to his fair share of frat parties back when he went to college. he liked parties fine, but he was always the first one to go home out of his friends. âsmart choice...â he glanced down at the wet beer stain on his shirt. âcold pasta is fine with me. tonight has been crazy and i forgot to bring my own food. i thought iâd be able to slip out and get some... guess not.â he shot a meaningful look toward the crowd before looking back at hana. âdid you come all the way over here just to bring me pasta?â
         charlie put the hot mug down and let him pull her closer to him with a little smile on her face. her arms naturally went around his neck, and she tilted her head as if she was thinking. âmaybe.â she grinned down at nico, and moved a piece of long hair away from his eyes. âi just think itâs a little too early to be going to the parade. it can waitâŠâ
âmmh...â he said, as if considering what charlie had just said. âmaybe youâre right.â his arms slid around her waist. âit is really early isnât it. and itâs not as we havenât seen the parade before... we wouldnât be missing that much.â with that, he let himself fall back onto the bed, pulling charlie down with him while laughing. he placed a kiss on the tip of her nose, before actually dipping his head down to properly kiss her. âiâm not sure if weâre ever going to make it to the parade to be honest.â
Hibiscus -Â Did you ever play an instrument? If so what?
âobviously i can play bass and i also can play guitar and piano.â
Violet -Â Do you like where youâre from?
âwell if i didnât i wouldnât be here right now, but i also really liked living in los angeles. as long as thereâs a beach and people i love i think iâll be fine.â
Dandelion -Â Do you think youâre important?
âin the grand scheme of things, no. but i like to think we all play our own important roles in our own life and the lives of the people around us.â
