[the shock that nico's actually voluntarily talking about himself is pretty evident on jason's face, however controlled he usually tries to be. and that lack of control holds up until a few paragraphs in, at which point his expression turns stricken and distressed.
for a few moments he only manages to gape, but the words come out eventually.]
I...I'm sorry. Nico, I'm so sorry, I--
[he'll be the first person to argue that demigods are not their parents, that you shouldn't judge them by what their respective god has done, but all that sorta flies out of his head in this case. because if it weren't for his dad, then nico would still have a mom, so how can he just brush that off so easily? nico has every reason in the world to hate him.
and it's bad enough learning that his own mother was an unstable alcoholic. that his father, at least a symbol of honor and justice even if he was totally absent, could be this cruel...fuck.]
action;
for a few moments he only manages to gape, but the words come out eventually.]
I...I'm sorry. Nico, I'm so sorry, I--
[he'll be the first person to argue that demigods are not their parents, that you shouldn't judge them by what their respective god has done, but all that sorta flies out of his head in this case. because if it weren't for his dad, then nico would still have a mom, so how can he just brush that off so easily? nico has every reason in the world to hate him.
and it's bad enough learning that his own mother was an unstable alcoholic. that his father, at least a symbol of honor and justice even if he was totally absent, could be this cruel...fuck.]