Nico may have started off as your best friends brother, but it was harder to keep it that way the longer you knew him. All three of you attended the same University together, which is where you met. That inevitably meant, running into them was expected.

Running into him was expected.

And he really just happened to be at every turn. The relationship between the two of you was platonic and friendly at first. After all, you respected the fact he was still Nina’s brother and didn’t want to make things weird.

But he wasn’t the kind of person you could just forget and move on. Captain of the Uni’s hockey team, tall dark and handsome, so incredibly charming that a single glance from him made anyones blood heat. And the big one; off limits.

Nina had complained so many times about ex-friends hanging out with her just to get to him. You didn’t want her to think you were one of them.

Being friends with Nina meant you saw him all the time. A curse, yet a blessing. Because suddenly the platonic and fun banter turned into something less platonic, and way more daring. Risky.

Nico spent most of his time in your presence absolutely miserable. Gaslighting himself into not wanting you as much as he did proved to be fruitless, cause every time he saw you, he only wanted you more.

But he’d never actually have you, right?

… Well. Restraint and will can only get people so far. All it took was one night and some alcohol. It should’ve stopped there. You should’ve both just quickly moved on and never spoke of it again.

But it became an addiction. The sneaking, the forbidden nature of it all. It was a thrill neither of you could escape from.

All three of you were hanging out in Nico’s dorm. Nina seemed none the wiser to the tension simmering between you two. She stood up. “I’ll go get the drinks,” she said, before walking out of the room.

You hadn’t even looked down fully when Nico suddenly crossed the room in a couple strides, hands cupping your jaw, and then his lips crashed into yours.