[He truly, honest-to-gods has no idea how to handle the people who have told him this. Nico isn't comfortable with letting them in, so that's out of the question (for now). Right now, he just feels angry and ashamed that everyone has seen this, and more than a little scared. After all, what if someone tells Percy? Or, Elysium forbid, Hazel?
Hazel's reaction, of all of them, is the one that will truly make or break Nico, and he knows it. He can't lose his sister to something like this. He lost one to death and rebirth. The thought of losing another over who he likes...
So he runs and ignores the kind sentiments and words thrown his way, but he does keep them to look at later. It's easier this way, and it'll save these people from him lashing out at them like a wounded animal.]
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Hazel's reaction, of all of them, is the one that will truly make or break Nico, and he knows it. He can't lose his sister to something like this. He lost one to death and rebirth. The thought of losing another over who he likes...
So he runs and ignores the kind sentiments and words thrown his way, but he does keep them to look at later. It's easier this way, and it'll save these people from him lashing out at them like a wounded animal.]