with every inch of my heart [The Old Guard, Joe/Nicky]

Title: with every inch of my heart
Fandom: The Old Guard
Characters: Nicky, Joe, Nile, Andy, Booker
Pairings: Joe/Nicky
Word Count: 8300
Rating: M
Warnings: None
Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Misunderstandings, Communication Failure, Breaking Up & Making Up, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Mutual Pining, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Non-Linear Narrative

Summary: The apology in Nile’s eyes tells Nicky he’s let his expression slip in a way he hasn’t in centuries, his whole broken heart on display.

Or: the one where Nicky has a Michelangelo painting and also 500 years of angst over a misunderstanding with Joe



This is just...a lot of angst. Like everything I manage to write lately apparently.