Identity: Gay, explicit
Notes: Has a male lover in-game, and refers to himself as part of the “homosexual underground”.
Propaganda: “my king….”
Identity: Bi/Pansexual, Word of God
Notes: Described as attracted to men by Evan Evagora, who describes him as romantically compatible with Dylan (a man), and he also shows attraction to Abi (a woman) in-game.
Propaganda: 1. “nick is such a quietly devastating character because he starts the game feeling like the most ordinary guy there - shy, careful, a little too polite, the kind of teen who’s always checking whether he’s about to do the wrong thing socially. his crush on abi is sweet in that painfully hesitant way, like he’s trying to be brave but he doesn’t have the confidence to believe he’s wanted, and that makes him feel so real compared to the bigger, louder personalities. and then the horror hits him early, and it’s not just “ooh werewolf,” it’s watching a kid who already struggles with shame and self-control get pushed into something he can’t steer - it’s body horror and emotional horror at the same time.”
2. “nick’s appeal is that he’s all soft edges in a cast full of bigger personalities - he’s the one who gets steamrolled in group dynamics, the one who hesitates, the one who apologizes first, and you can tell he’s always monitoring the temperature of everyone else. which is why his horror turn hits: the story takes the character built around gentleness and anxiety, and then strips him of autonomy. the romance framing with abi establishes him as careful and tender, and then the game forces a messy public performative moment (truth-or-dare) right before everything starts going wrong, so his insecurity and his desire get tangled up with shame and panic. and yeah, i’ve seen the chatter about evan thinking nick/dylan would’ve worked - i don’t need it to be “canon canon” to find it compelling, because nick has the kind of closeted-vibes energy people read as “he could be bi and he doesn’t even have the language for it yet,” and dylan is exactly the type who would clock that and tease him into breathing. (and honestly, that dynamic would’ve been so good.)”
3. “He’s one of those characters where half the appeal is how much is going on under the surface. He comes across shy and awkward and sweet, but there’s also all this tension in him - the nervousness, the repression, the way he seems like someone who feels things very deeply and doesn’t always know how to handle it. That makes him way more interesting than just “nice guy” at face value. And as a queer character, he means a lot because his emotions don’t come across as played for a joke or treated like nothing. There’s genuine softness and vulnerability there. He’s just very easy to get attached to if you like characters who are quiet, troubled, and kind of painfully earnest.”
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