A Schmico prompt: pre-"serious relationship", Nico brings hot chocolate for all the interns ☕, Levi has the cliched "whip on the lip" after sipping. Kisses or just WANTING to kiss it off, your choice. It *must* be peppermint hot chocolate, Levi can love or hate it. I'm feeling very specific right now. Also, if you don't WANT to write it, don't feel like you HAVE to. Just tell me *privately* to stop annoying you. 😆
Hi yes okay, I actually loved writing this one. It was silly and cute and got a bit steamy? Not like ~steamy~ but it had its moments. I really wanted to write something short and fun. Also, I like this time in their “relationship.” I hope you enjoy!
Nico Kim had gotten into a weird sort of habit. It’s not a habit he was necessarily proud of, nor did he want to admit the true reason he started this habit. Almost every day for the past couple of weeks, Nico has purchased five hot chocolates from the cafe around the corner from the hospital and distributed four of them to the hospital interns. Well, not all of the hospital interns, just the one he had a crush on and those closely associated with his crush.
Was it just a crush at this point? He and Levi Schmitt had gotten pretty hot and heavy in the ambulance during the windstorm, as a result of Levi essentially baring his soul. While they frequently had romantic dalliances in on-call rooms, there had been no discussion of what exactly their relationship had become. Were they dating? Hooking up? Talking (whatever that meant)? All Nico knew was that he felt warm and fuzzy anytime Levi directed a smile his way and he wanted to be around him as much as possible.
Hence, the hot chocolate. The first time he had gifted him with the festive cup of peppermint hot chocolate (Levi’s absolute favorite, which he had mentioned once in passing), the smile with which Nico was rewarded was almost blinding. He made it through his whole 36-hour shift coasting on the high of that smile.
He also noticed the jealous glares thrown his way by Casey Parker, Taryn Helm, and Dahlia Qadri. The next day, he came prepared with a quintet of cocoas, one specially labeled to ensure Levi received his peppermint-flavored drink. The gratitude and nods of approval from Levi’s friends felt like another major win.
And then. The real catalyst for these gifts becoming a ritual was the aftermath of Levi’s first sip. He liked to take off the plastic lid to properly enjoy his beverage, whipped cream and all; he liked the see the steam and smell the rich, minty scent. Or so he told Nico, a serious expression underlining his sincerity, the first time he disposed of the lid. By not having the lid as a deterrent, Levi always came away from his first few sips with a small dab of whipped cream on his upper lip. Nico found himself staring at this dab, wanting to lick it off. Or maybe just kiss it off. Either way, he was mesmerized by it.
Eventually, Levi would always become aware of the whipped cream mustache and, while he often just wiped it off, a few times he had licked it off. Nico had followed the movement with his eyes, flushing slightly and wanting to just drag Levi into the nearest on-call room.
And now, here was Nico, a full-grown adult man with a willing partner. Getting all hot and bothered when said partner innocently licked his upper lip. Honestly, he couldn’t even be that ashamed. So what if he now spent close to $20 almost daily on what could very well be powdered hot chocolate? Levi was always grateful, as were his friends, and Nico got to watch that glorious dab of whipped cream.
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