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[ 13 ] a tidy apothecary shop crowded with labeled jars and bowls of supplies!!

here we go!! (this is also a number that's frequenting my inbox - nico's influence perhaps?? - so you guys are getting ✨fic variety✨)

[13] a tidy apothecary shop crowded with labeled jars and bowls of supplies

The bell above the doorframe chimes with the arrival of a new patron, and Jack only has a second to panic internally. Oh, shit, Nina isn't back yet and I'm holding an armful of terraturong goo and I am so not prepared for customers--

But then he spots the man that's just walked in, and a whole other panic takes over him entirely.

He's handsome. He's gorgeous. He's so beautiful Jack nearly says you cannot be a real person out loud.

"Neens!" the new arrival calls, nudging the door shut with his foot and peering around the corner. "Nina?"

He follows up with a fast-paced phrase that Jack simply can't decipher, which is when the man turns and finally spots Jack staring at him in front of the shelves.

"Oh!" Big, pretty brown eyes blink at him. "Sorry," he says, in blessed English. "I didn't see you--is my sister--?"

Sister? "Uh, Nina?" Jack stammers. "She's stepped out to pick up more bottles from storage. Um, I can try and help--?"

"Oh, no, don't worry. Here, do you want some help?"

And the man is immediately hurrying forward, easily taking one of the buckets out of Jack's hands, uncaring that it smells strongly of bog rot and sloshes unpleasantly about. His biceps flex under the sleeve of his t-shirt, where a tattoo sits on the inside of his arm. It's genuinely the hottest thing Jack has ever seen.

"Where do you want these?" the man asks, and Jack scrambles to abandon his daydreams.

"Just behind the counter is fine," he says hastily. "We have to bottle them in a moment anyway."

They both navigate their way around the packed shelves; everything bursting with Nina's carefully crafted tonics, potions, and elixirs, but in the most organized chaos Jack has ever encountered.

The man hefts the two buckets he's got over the workstation, leaning over the table top. His shirt rides up at his waist and Jack has to bite back a groan at the flash of abdomen.

"Terraturong goo," the man chuckles. "I don't envy you. This used to be my job whenever Nina could get away with making me do it, so I guess I should thank you for taking over. You're her new shop apprentice, right? The one from Michigan?"

"Y-Yeah," Jack stammers. Awkward, he holds his hand out, and is gratified when the man goes for a firm shake. "I'm Jack. I'm apprenticing here until the end of next spring."

"Nico," Nico says, dimples showing on his cheeks. He's got the perfect amount of stubble, and the softest hair and the most glowing expression. "Nina's younger brother. I'm visiting for the summer too, at least until football season starts again. I guess I'll be seeing you around a lot?"

Dear god I sure fucking hope so, Jack thinks. Out loud, he manages a smile and replies, "Yeah, man, you probably will."

"Awesome," Nico enthuses, and Jack very nearly misses the way Nico's gaze shifts over him from head to toe, drinking him in. (Jack is suddenly very self-conscious of the thin white t-shirt and boring jeans ensemble he's got on. Also--he hasn't done laundry in a week, so these jeans are just a little too tight on him, fuck.)

"If you want..." Nico begins, before he reaches over and pulls Nina's notepad off from the shelf. He scrawls a few digits on the paper, then passes it over to Jack, eyes sparkling. "Hit me up for a drink sometime. I've love to show you around Valais when you're free."

it’s almost hockey season again! send me a jacknico prompt?

#in another world we get shy alchemist nerd Jack and sweet golden retriever football jock Nico in Switzerland #asks #samilynnful #thank you for prompting! 🥰#prompt fills

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