Kiss & Tell | Nicolandria FF

sunny's official disclaimer

author's note:

okay, so this isn't a chapter—and i know y'all are probably tired of these lil author notes, but i swear i have chapters locked and loaded for you. this one's just a bit important.

i've been seeing a growing number of people upset that i'm writing a nicolandria fanfic. stuff like:

"these are real people. this is parasocial. it's weird. get a life."

first off, i totally understand the concern.

when i first started writing this—waaay earlier in the game—I had to sit with the reality that even though this is fictional and rooted in their Love Island experience, they're still real people with autonomy, emotions, and boundaries.

even now, i get a little uncomfortable writing certain scenes (still debating whether to add spice—because damn, lmao). the only way i can comfortably write this story is by imagining that my versions of nic and olandria are totally separate people from a totally different universe. basically: my own made-up characters who happen to wear familiar names. sounds unhinged, i know.

the real nic and olandria—and anyone else in the cast—might stumble across this fic and think it's weird. and honestly? that's valid. no anger from me. i'd probably feel the same in their shoes.

when i started this, nicolandria was a crackship. we were all being unserious and delusional together, playing the "what if" game. what if they did get together? what if their connection looked like this? 

i never expected them to actually end up together—and when they did, this fic blew up.

with that attention comes responsibility. 

so let me be very clear: this is a work of fiction. yes, i reference things that happened on the show, but i don't know how they think, or what motivates them. i'm not claiming to know their inner lives. nothing i write is rooted in a vendetta or hidden agenda. do i have opinions? sure. but the characterization here is based on inference and creative interpretation. i don't know any of these people in real life—and i'm good with keeping it that way, lmao.

if any of this resonates with you, i'm glad. and if you feel like this still crosses a parasocial or objectifying line, i hear you. i hope this note clears up where i stand. i'm not using this story to push any kind of agenda about the cast. for example, removing huda from the story wasn't about her—it was just a plot decision to make space for a different arc with chelley and ace.

this story started as a writing exercise. i love writing introspective characters who feel deeply human—messy, emotional, reactive, complicated. i love how my version of olandria thinks. how my version of nic responds to her. even how my version of cierra schemes. it helps me grow as a writer, and think beyond my own lens.

so if you're enjoying this fic: thank you. i genuinely believe you'd still enjoy it even if i changed all the names—because that's how i approach it. these are just characters in a story, even if they started with familiar faces.

please just be intentional with how you read this, as i will be intentional with how i write this. remember: this is fake as hell. we don't know these people—and that's okay.

i'm gonna keep writing. i hope you keep reading. i just wanted to be honest for a sec, because ngl, some of those comments had me feeling like the biggest creep alive—and that sucks, because i know that's not my intention.

please, seriously—if anything i write ever crosses the line between fiction and reality in a way that feels off or uncomfortable, call me out. hold me accountable. that is never my intention, and i'm always open to growing and learning from this space.

love y'all
– sunny ☀️