"Kotori and Nico fluff?" request from tumblr anon


"Hnnrgh.." Kotori rubbed her head with the eraser end of her mechanical pencil in frustration. For each second that the sketch for her upcoming dress design remained unfinished, the rubbed harder and faster. She could not remember when was the last time she was stumped as this, perhaps for the Love Live competition? Kotori let out a small sob as she bumped and rested her head on her sketchbook. Kotori sniffed, feeling tears well up on her eyes.

"Hey now, you told me your client wanted teardrop gems, not actual teardrops," Nico said as she set down a mug of hot cocoa in front of Kotori's face and rubbed her back. "Is the art block that bad?"

"Nico-chaaan!" Kotori cried out and tightly embraced Nico, pressing her face on her stomach.

"Maybe I can help?" Nico offered as she stroked Kotori's hair. Kotori simply nodded, face still pressed on Nico. "Come on, the great Nico Nii can't help you if you're gonna have your face all over her."

Kotori nodded once more and slowly let go of Nico, sniffing once more. Looking up at her, she found Nico looking right back at her with calm and warm eyes. Feeling a bit more relieved, Kotori took the hot cocoa and gave it a sip. "Thanks, Nico-chan."

"Don't mention it. Now, what's the issue?" Nico asked as she took a look at Kotori's rough sketch of a dress.

"I just can't get it right, I have no idea where to put the gems… I thought maybe at the hem of the dress or on a sash, but then they're too many, and it just won't look good on the collar with the color of the dress they want." Kotori explained, taking hold of the mechanical pencil and tapping on the eraser end several times.

"Alright, first take a deep breath. Calm down and close your eyes, a fresh look will clear things up," Nico advised.

Kotori nodded and closed her eyes and took a deep breath, slowly letting it go.

"Okay, keep them closed. I think I can see where the gem might fit just perfectly." Nico's voice alone was soothing, but her advice did make sense as well and made Kotori's stress relieve a bit.

"Alright, open your eyes."

When Kotori opened her eyes, it took them a brief moment to focus on something that was not there before, but they quickly unfocused again when Kotori started to tear up again.

"Perfect spot, right?" Nico asked with a big smile, holding a golden ring with a teardrop emerald gem right above Kotori's finger.