So um... after watching Shadow and Bone season 2 (which I could talk about for hours), I got slightly obsessed with the whole Nikolai x Mal shipping (especially since the actors gave us quite some content). I'm not really an experienced writer but I wrote a series of these "training scenes" and such to give myself more Nikomal fluff and figured it'd be fun to share it. English is not my first language so don't expect too much, but here are some simple Nikolai x Mal ficlets I wrote <3. Also: it gets better with every chapter. '"I'm flattered that you care about how I feel in your company," he threw back with a chuckle and a roll of his eyes, stopping for a second. "I have to impress the king of Ravka somehow," came a reply in a suggestive voice and oh, how Nikolai wished, even yearned to hear that tone, preferably with Mal's head between... okay, no. Nikolai had to chill out a bit. But of course, he doesn't know how to do that so he quickly bit back. "Oh, you impress me plenty, tracker," and just because he felt daring added a wink.'