[ it's the way the normally talkative kavinsky doesn't respond that makes nico stop abruptly and turn to face him. kavinsky, the guy that always seems to have something to say, has from the start reminded him a lot of leo valdez. granted, the two have polar opposite types of humor, but that tendency to brush off pain or suffering by making some kind of joke, or even the bravado that so marks them both will probably keep leo and kavinsky linked in nico's mind for a while.
there are differences, though. for one thing, leo is a demigod and has never been known to shut up, even when faced with life or death. kavinsky, on the other hand, is a mortal, even if a powerful one. and nico can't help but feel a bit guilty at the way kavinsky refuses to look at him. he reminds himself he can't always let his anger get the best of him...
after all, it has always been his fatal flaw.
sighing as he releases kavinsky's wrist, he reaches up to cup the other boy's cheek. his palm doesn't settle there, only hovers close. their relationship has always been a bit tumultuous and without the absence of sex, nico is at a bit of a loss. is kavinsky the kind of person that reacts well to physical touch when being consoled? he obviously doesn't know kavinsky as much as he'd like.
eventually dropping his hand, he gives kavinsky a long, slow look-over. ]
You know, you handled that pretty well. You didn't even run away or anything like that.
[ if he looks suitably rebuked, it's because he is. it's about as close to an apology as he can manage at the moment. ]
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there are differences, though. for one thing, leo is a demigod and has never been known to shut up, even when faced with life or death. kavinsky, on the other hand, is a mortal, even if a powerful one. and nico can't help but feel a bit guilty at the way kavinsky refuses to look at him. he reminds himself he can't always let his anger get the best of him...
after all, it has always been his fatal flaw.
sighing as he releases kavinsky's wrist, he reaches up to cup the other boy's cheek. his palm doesn't settle there, only hovers close. their relationship has always been a bit tumultuous and without the absence of sex, nico is at a bit of a loss. is kavinsky the kind of person that reacts well to physical touch when being consoled? he obviously doesn't know kavinsky as much as he'd like.
eventually dropping his hand, he gives kavinsky a long, slow look-over. ]
You know, you handled that pretty well. You didn't even run away or anything like that.
[ if he looks suitably rebuked, it's because he is. it's about as close to an apology as he can manage at the moment. ]