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While I work on Felix Escellun’s analysis here are some quotes that I love from Two Against the World! They are all said by Nicky unless stated otherwise.

* “But you gotta look at pressure as an opportunity to be great.”

* “Pressure is a door, and waiting for you on the other side is success. How you get through that door is up to you.”

* Mc: “I’m not from this dimension.”

Nicky: “So, like from Upstate?”

* “My voice ain’t nothing to write home about, but I’ll curse in Italian and maybe people will think that I’m an opera singer.”

* “Brace yourself, love, when it happens, you’ll be the Mrs. in no time.” (Replace with Mr or mine for other pronouns)

* “You gotta treat the one you care for with the utmost respect, in my mind.”

* “Peaks and valleys, sweets. Sometimes the valleys get a little steep.” “ We don’t have to go to the valley alone.”

* “Because as much as I care about you, as much as I need you, the most important thing to me is that your happy. And if that means you’d be happier back where you came from, then so be it.”

* “And ain’t nothing easier in this world than loving you.”

* “I think you make loving you so easy.”

* “I’d take an eternity in hell if it meant one more day with you.”

* “The best part about going to bed with you is knowing I get to wake up to you.”

* (From the Masseur) “It doesn’t take work to fall in love, but it does take work to stay in love. Doing little stuff like this for your partner every now and then reminds them you care.”

* “I love hard and I live fast and you gotta be the same way.”

* “And all I want. All I ever want… is to give you what you want.”

* “But I do think that what we see, what we experience - this life. It ain’t all there is. There’s something more.”

* “I think forever sounds nice if your involved.”

* “It’s funny though. A billion stars in the sky and I cant keep my eyes off of you.”

* “People are what count, Mc. Things don’t.”

* “And Mc, my sweet love, you are my weakness”

* “You can still love something and leave it”

* “The mind can be a noisy and messy place.”

* “I learned that life is to short to be worried about the future. What’s going to happen, is bound to happen. We must enjoy the days we have”

* Mc: “Not everyone wants that kind of attention, Nicky”

Nick: “ Sure they do. They’re just worried that if they do get that kinda spotlight, they’re going to make a fool outta themselves. But what you people don’t realize is that just by getting that kind of attention, you already won. Even if you totally screw the pooch, you got to be the one up in lights.”

* “That’s the problem with being poor in this country. If you wanna get some bread you gotta rob the bakery.”

* “Tell me I’m lying! We’re a couple of fools to think we know better than our bodies. When Cupid’s arrow strikes, we ain’t gonna have a chance.”

* Ralph: “If we’re in the movies, why’d I get a life of chronic asthma and a booze hound mother who used to beat me up as bad as the boys🤨” (I’m sorry but this line gets me every-time lmao)

* “Maybe, but it’s hard to see a way out when the city walls are closing in.”

* “My opinion, you gotta leave the nest if you ever want to know how to build one of your own.”

* “I learned, that life is to short to be worried about the future.”

@dreamtydraw has asked to be tagged in fictif content, so here you go! Hope you enjoy!

[val-the-bookworm]

Just as a quick PSA I’m going to start doing otome game analysis for the following games!

-Fictif: Two Against the World, Last Legacy, For the Love of Gods, Courting the Crown, Catch Me in Miami, Hollywoodland, Monster Manor, Roadkill, Ghosted

-The Arcana

-Mystic Messenger

-Error143

-Blooming Panic

It will take a little bit, as I have to deal with the hourglasses for Fictif and schedule for Mystic Messenger. Each character will have their own analysis, and I will get these posts out whenever I can!

To anyone who reads this, I hope you will enjoy these future posts! Have a wonderful day and make sure to drink some water<3

[val-the-bookworm]

Nicky Valentino (from Fictif) is an absolute comfort character for me, which means I’ve collected some information about him!

I just feel like I need to share what I’ve gathered with others who might be interested! Feel free to comment any other facts/headcannons/etc you guys have, I love to hear what other people think or picked up!

First off, here is a list of actual facts that can be found in the story or stated by the authors of TATW:

* The story takes place some time after April 1925 (cause Nicky knew about The Great Gatsby), but before August 1929 (because the story takes place before The Great Depression) - which is a 4 year 4 month time difference

* Possibly before 1928 (which is when phones changed from the candlestick) — that would make it a 3 year time gap

* He keeps a small tin of dog treats in his breast pocket incase he stumbles upon a stray

* There was a 3 year age gap between him and his sister

* His birthday is on November 12th.

* Nicky's favourite animal is the wolf.

* Nicky’s zodiac is Scorpio.

* His favourite colour is blue.

* His favourite alcoholic drink is whiskey.

* His favourite dishes are lobster, PB&J and anything made by MC.

* His favourite books are This Side Of Paradise and The Sun Also Rises.

* He was born in Sicily, Italy. Grew up in South Brooklyn

* Nicky is Catholic.

* His crimes include bootlegging, racketeering, obstruction of justice and loansharking.

* He did not enjoy his first time.

* His first kiss was when he was 15.

* His celebrity crush is Gloria Swanson.

* His dad kicked him out of the house for dressing like a gangster.

* He used to shine shoes as a teenager.

* In Chapter 9, two of his other henchmen are named/called Johnnyboy and Richie.

* In Chapter 10, it's revealed that he has made several charitable donations to a homeless shelter, a boys and girls club, and the church he went to as a kid.

* HE SINGS SWANEE TO MC WHILE THEY DANCE ON A BRIDGE AT NIGHT (I absolutely adore this song, so I about passed out when I read this scene lol)

* He is big reader and likes to learn from the books

* He grew up with big dogs

* If he wasn’t a gangster he would own a dog rescue center or be a model

* He is left handed

* His parents are from the country

* He had lots of nightmares as a kid

* His sister, Sofia, loved daisies

* Central Park is one of his favorite places in the city

* He prefers blackjack over poker

* This man straight up had flower crowns for us to wear and dance in before the wedding (I’d like to think he made them with the help of a maid who taught him)

Now some of my personal headcannons:

* When Mc and him are riding together he sits in the seat diagonal to the driver, cause that is the most dangerous seat in the mob world

* An Italian pet name Nicky calls MC is ‘Cara Mia’ which translates to my dear

* If Nicky and Mc have a daughter they would name her Sofia in memory his little sister.

* Definitely has some children’s books scattered among his bookshelf, considering he said…

* He would most definitely do that thing where his kid stands on top of his feet and then dances them around the room

* Would be so down to adopt kids. Growing up on the streets, and having a horrible father, make him want to help all of the children in a similar position

* Would definitely want a big Italian family (if Mc was also down) cause he find family so important, and it makes him so happy to see their children. If Mc only wanted one kid though he would totally be fine, he is just so soft for the family dynamic and his kids

* (Ultrasounds weren’t a thing until the 1950’s, but let’s say they were created sooner) Nick would 110% tear up/cry seeing the first ultrasound, and once the baby is born and in Mc/his hands for the first time

* He LIVES for the cute domestic stuff. Like just cuddling and/or talking: ✅ Washing dishes together: sold! Making breakfast for Mc/together: a must!

* Nick has bi-wife energy and no one can convince me otherwise

* This man’s love language is 110% acts of service

And finally my last category for this list; all of the nicknames he calls MC:

* Toots

*honey

*(my)love

*sugar

*gorgeous

*baby

*sweetheart

*my one and only

*doll face

*sweet thing

*sweets

*my queen