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[nicoinc]

( brigette lundy-paine, non-binary, they/them ). hey, isn’t that [ NICO FAVARELLI ] walking down bennington street? i think the [ 27 ] YEAR OLD [ IT SUPPORT & GAMING STREAMER ] is from [ WAITSFIELD, VT ]. i’ve heard some rumors down at ginger’s, saying that they're [ FIDGETY & OVERTHINKING ], but then again they’re known to be [ DEPENDABLE & LONGSUFFERING ].  either way, they seem to be interesting, hope they’ll stick around.

hello, cutest pies !! i’m bird (25, mst, she/her) and i am so happy to be bringing you my most sleep-deprived libra cinnamon roll, nico favarelli!

they were born a baby... a clean slate! (is this reference too obscure or just too lame? a classic nico conundrum) their family was lower middle class, the proprietors of a struggling construction business, and they were the youngest of four. they started off as nicola jane favarelli and promptly rejected that as soon as they became self-aware. from second grade on, they were nico! every year, the teacher would call roll for the time and by the time they reached middle school, there were multiple kids saying “it’s just nico” alongside them.

big adhd baby! they had a really tough time in school, even after being diagnosed and starting medication. if it wasn’t for their friends, they would’ve just been a hyperactive kid being told for the thousandth time not to draw on their desk. high school was a lot easier, but then they started coding! every moment they could possibly get away with was spent learning how to create and design everything that was cluttering their brain. the only time they stayed present was with their queen, eliza, and the rest of their friends. if someone didn’t force them, they would spend all of their time in their bedroom.

college was a drag (sometimes literally) and they didn’t finish! they got through four semesters and three weeks of a fifth before they dropped out. it turns out, you can’t actually just take all comp sci and literature classes if you want to graduate? when they ran out of classes without prerequisites, they lasted less than a month taking the gen eds they had missed. the solution? make puppy dog eyes until someone mentions you can come with them to nyc, of course!

the twitch (and youtube and facebook and periscope, ffs) streaming didn’t start until they got to new york! initially a quite honestly desperate ploy to be able to make rent, they started streaming their overwatch games after work and picked up a handful of subscribers after a few weeks of nearly nothing. then it was fortnite, which started to boost their profile. nowadays, they switch between a few different games but only really make enough for it to matter when they stream fortnite. it’s a love/hate relationship for the ages.

their game is almost done! it is the most indie of all indie games and is still rough, but they’ve been working on it for the last seven or so years and haven’t shown anyone more than a couple of assets or screenshots of backgrounds. they pretend there isn’t a reason, but there are actually a few. it is absolutely their life’s work, but their expectations are all wonky and who’s to say it doesn’t blow up in their face?

finally, a link to their pinterest to give you a vibe of all the things i didn’t know how to say!

well, i think that’s about it for now! i can’t wait to plot with everyone, i’ve been so distracted reading intros !! (and rewatching the good place finale, i just had to start my rewatch when i did) hmu on discord at is waif#2339