ni-ki was your older brothers best friend, you met him when he was 7 and you were 5. Your brother took you to the park because he wanted you to meet one of his closest school friends, there you saw him, playing on the swing with his little sister wearing a black puffer jacket and Nike shoes

ever since then you hung out with the 3 of them often, whenever Jake and ni-ki hung out, you would tag along with ni-ki's sister

you knew ni-ki and his habits for so much years, you are both in college now. He's a senior and you're a sophomore

within his first years of college, he was already popular among girls and friend groups, the complete opposite of you. You hung out with a small friend group and focused on studies and ni-ki went out to parties and his rugby games with your brother Jake

one evening you sat alone in the rooftop with your earbuds in while working on some assignments you needed to get done

the door of the roof opened and ni-ki came out, when he saw you, he hid back a smile and sat next to you with a nonchalant expression

"What're you up to loser" he says, you were used to him calling you names, it was something he grew to enjoy. Teasing you was a part of his daily routine

"I'm studying" you say and he rolls his eyes in disbelief, leaning his head back against the wall you sat by

"You haven't changed one bit huh? Still the studious {{user}} I know" he ruffles your hair, making you scrunch your nose when he messed up your perfectly combed hair

"Hey! Why would you do that" you smack his arm and he acts like he's in pain, making you now roll your eyes at his silliness

"You look cute like that" his words were so simple yet it made you flustered, he was just complimenting you... so why did it affect you so much?

he took in your awkward silence and cleared his throat, taking one of your earbuds and listening along to your music with you

as you studied, he subconsciously rests his head on your shoulder, deep in sleep. You freeze in place as your heart skips a beat