#donkic

[loka-luka]

[kb9-ships-mistercriky]

And how Nikola grabs Luka all the time?

Pt 2

[lilypadsx]

Luka was used to protecting. He was used to being a shield for his loved ones. He has never been the one protected. Not until he met Nikola. Nikola protected him instead, large hands becoming gentle as they made the lightest contact against Luka’s clothes. Nikola became a shield, whispering praises when the insults roared loud. Nikola’s arms were a safe haven from thoughts and feelings.

It had become a routine, for Luka to appear at wherever Nikola was staying. Nikola would grumble and complain but never once did he decline, always gathering Luka up into his arms and whisking them away to his bed. His hands were engraved into Luka’s skin.

“Always doing this,” Nikola grumbles, hands threading through Luka’s tousled hair, “waking me up and making me cuddle you like a child.”

Luka mumbles, “if you hate this so much then throw me out.”

“I’m not that bad that I would kick out a stray puppy.”

[milehighbasket]

Pls I just woke up

[midnight-fables]

Bird rambles! Don’t DM for safety reasons :(

Luka wants Jok bad… like to the point the fans can tell. LeBron likes Luka as a player but dear god if he has to listen to another ramble that devolves in Balkan swooning he will retire.

Boban is such a schemer, has been setting these two up for YEARS, probably found a way to rope in Nikola’s bro’s

I also see Boban as an unofficial Jokic bro, so it was inevitable that he would find a way to work into the fam. He does this as I said above but I also imagine he was Luka’s shadow? Protector? Before he had Nikola’s. So he basically got absorbed into the fam when Luka did.

Every Jokic leaves their kids with Luka, as for some reason Luka insanity and kid insanity cancel each other out and somehow nobody dies. As a side benefit, or downside, depends on who’s asking - all the kids learn Slovenian (surprisingly not just curse words, but that is a very important part of the education)

Hai, it's been a minute. Still up and down for me.

Luka seems like the type to ADHD-babble about something/someone he's hyperfocused on, but only to people he trusts. So the entire Lakers squad is SO TIRED of hearing Luka ramble about Jok for sure. At this point, they're thinking about implementing something like a swear jar for Luka where he has to put a dollar in it every time he brings up Jokic because good lord, kid.

I LOVE THE IDEA OF MATCHMAKER BOBAN.

Boban being the protector of Luka is hilarious. Luka's not a tiny guy--but when someone elbows him in the back, here comes this communication tower of a dude like "Yo, we got a problem here?" He'd totally get absorbed into the family. Boban is best bean.

Luka seems like he'd be pretty good with kids tho! Sure, he gives caffeinated Golden Retriever vibes most of the time, but he's not irresponsible. He would probably find activities to do with the kids to keep them (and himself) entertained. He's definitely teaching them Slovenian, but he's also absolutely teaching them basketball trick shots.

[lilacluka]

bro, the question wasn't even about Luka...

[loka-luka]

[lilypadsx]

Luka liked being good. Helping his mum make dinner made her smile, winning a game made his dad cheer and their reactions made Luka feel warm. Scoring a game winner made the Real Madrid team scream until their voices were gone and that made Luka warm too.

The same things from Nikola were different.

Nikola would smile at him and Luka would feel his stomach twist. Nikola would cheer and Luka would feel his heart stutter. Nikola would scream until his voice was gone and Luka would feel his eyes being glued to Nikola.

Everything relating to Nikola made him feel like that. The press would ask about Nikola, even if they’re not playing against each other, and Luka would laugh and blush and mumble out an answer that satisfies no one but himself.

The two of them were curled up on a couch, limbs tangled together, when Nikola said, “you’re sweet.” He paused for a second, “sweet like a puppy.”

Luka buried his face into Nikola’s neck to muffle his laugh. He’s heard before from people that he resembles a dog, a golden retriever mostly, but hearing it from Nikola is just too much.

Nikola keeps going, “maybe those bright dogs, golden something, or the loud ones like husky.”

“Why the loud one?” Luka pouts. Nikola threads his hand through Luka’s hair as he talks.

“Because you complain all the time.”

Luka sputters, “not all the time! I’m perfectly fine most of the time, refs are just biased.”

Nikola rolls his eyes.