The Prom
The idea of this was a simple as "How would Nicole have reacted to Richard's humiliation at the prom?" This progressed to Richard's reaction once outside, Nicole comforting him, etc. Overall it's super cute and I'm really happy with it!

The Frustration
Having done a story of Nicole comforting Richard it was time to flip it around and do the reverse. And what else could he comfort her over than her anger, her parents, life in general?

Nicole snapping at and insulting then attacking Richard was intended as a direct parallel of Gumball doing the same to Penny in the Kitten's Limit, to show how differently Richard and Penny reacted afterward. It's basically impossible for Richard to ever be angry at anyone, so of course he would forgive Nicole immediately and comfort her.

The acorn in Richard's pocket and him intending to hide it was a callback to The Anniversary, where they mentioned they used to do that as a sort of in-joke/comfort to each other.

The Skating
A much shorter one this time, this was just a fun quick little fluff oneshot of the two on a date, making each other laugh. Not much more to it really.