How do you think a Nikkiel plot would go if Nikki gains feelings for Neil first and the only reason she hasn’t said anything yet is because Max is her wingman and doesn’t want her to scare them off or have her feelings affect their comedy trio group dynamic but mainly the first one 
Rachel raised an entire army of Nikkiel this is crazy good for them
She would probably sit there listening to Max talk about how friend groups always fall apart when two people in the friend group start dating and she’s like MHM!! YEAH. T. TOTALLY. I AGREE but she’s sweating bullets
It probably makes her even more aware of her feelings whenever the three of them are hanging out and she’s literally tweakin
She probably has that “ew, I like Neil? NEIL??? WHY HIM??” And if she ever told Max he would react the same exact way
Max feels like a wall standing between her and Neil, but she’s so worried that the only way to get through that wall is to break it down, you know?