Oblivious to you ~ Mico

Chapter 2

Mike de Decker's Point of View

27th September 2023

TW: Swearwords

I looked at the German who I just got paired with. Nico Kurz, hopefully he's nice. He seems a bit shy, but also relieved. We sat down and I wanted to start a conversation. "So erh... I'm excited to get to know you better." I said akwardly. He nodded in agreement. "So who are you playing today?" I asked trying my best to just talk normally. "I don't have a tourcard, I'm just here for the program." he replied. "Oh... well this is going to be boring then... are you just gonna sit here waiting then?" I asked. He shrugged. "Are you even staying at a hotel here then?"  I asked. His eyes widened and he burried his face in his hands. "Scheiße, I forgot that." he said quietly. "You can stay with me." I said smiling at him. He looked up in shock and blushed slightly. "Is that okay?" he asked while twidling his thumbs. I nodded and smiled at him. "I like your smile..." he said quietly, but it was loud enough for me to hear. "Thanks, you seem really nice." I said. He blushed and smiled to himself. Wow, his smile is so cute. "Do you blush easily?" I asked, having already noticed in twice in this short while. He nodded. "I got bullied for that." he said still smiling slightly. "Oh... I'm sorry, but I wasn't making fun of it, you look cute when you do." I said trying to be nice. Then I realised what I said. Fuck, why did I say that. He blushed and looked down. "No one's ever told me that... thank you." he said quietly. He looked back up and smiled at me.
Then I had to go, since this is a regular Players Championship day.
Nico stayed and just sat there the whole day, until I lost and we could go to my hotel room.

We sat down on the bed and I looked over at him. "Has anyone ever told you how good looking you are?" I asked him. He blushed and shook his head. It was obvious flirting, but I don't think he realised that. "So are you." he said. Then it was my turn to blush. I could tell on the expression on his face and the way he said it, he was just being nice. He definitely didn't realise what I meant, or the way I'd hear what he said. He yawned and leaned back. "By the way..." he started. "Yeah?" I asked leaning back as well. "When should I leave?" he asked. Shit! I hate being an introvert. "I think you misunderstood what I meant... I thought you could just stay until I'd leave as well." I said while scratching the back of my head. He blushed and looked away. "R-really? Is that okay with you?" he asked as he looked back. I nodded and smiled. He hugged me tightly and a big smile spread on my face.