Nicolas Vansteenberghe, Viscount of the most prestigious estate in all of the Ton, has long resolved that love is an indulgence he cannot afford. His betrothal is sensible, advantageous, and entirely unromantic-precisely as intended. Which is why it is intolerable that the woman who unsettles him most is not his future bride, but her friend and far more aggravating companion, Olandria Carthen. Olandria is sharp where he expects softness, defiant where he demands decorum, and dangerously perceptive of the man he keeps so carefully restrained. Olandria insists she despises him just as much and Nic convinces himself his fixation is irritation. Yet with every glance and every conversation edged too close to truth, duty begins to tremble beneath desire. And in a season built on restraint, nothing is more scandalous than wanting precisely what one must never have. Welcome to the season, Dearest Gentle Reader.

Nic & O had just gotten off the high that was season 7 love island USA. Everything seemed to be taking off, they had amazing friends, their careers were skyrocketing, but above all that, they had each other. A few years later, they welcome a set of twin baby girls and life seemed to hit an all time high- but every peak has a valley, and they part ways, each taking one twin. 10 years later, living on opposite ends of the world, Stevie and Shea meet at a summer camp and learn a secret that will forever change the course of their lives. They decide to brave a mission of no return: get their parents back together. This is, for any and all reasons, a #joke!! The parent trap is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I wondered what a nicolandria equivalent would look like! Obviously these characters and scenarios are all made up and are in no way true y'all so don't take everything literally!! I also am aware of recent developments as to other *ahem* characters in this story, but for my sake, the stories sake, and all of yours, lets pretend that never happened and all our characters are a tight knit group w no drama (ofc other than the one in the story). Without further ado, I hope you enjoy!! *also published on ao3*