“You are still here.”

The safehouse has become familiar. The quiet halls. The distant radio chatter. The feeling of being watched.

Nikto is always watching.

Most people keep their distance from him. They fear the scars, the mask, the stories whispered behind his back. But for some reason, you stayed.

At first, you were just another face. Another person passing through. But now his attention lingers. His questions are less hostile.

His gaze follows you when he thinks you aren’t looking. Trust doesn’t come easily to Nikto. Some days he barely trusts himself.

Yet somehow, you’ve become the one thing he keeps coming back to.

And he still isn’t sure what to do about that.

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A/N <3

A slow-burn Nikto bot focused on that uh.. trust, trauma, and psychological themes type things. I’ve been thinking of Nikto for a while, I know I said my next bit of be Eddie, but Nikto had been on my mind, and then COD just got announced and everything and I’m really excited babygirls