praenunti asked:
“ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ” Jason
Lost Meme -- @praenunti
Nico couldn’t meet Jason’s eyes, fingers rubbing the strap of his pack. He’d packed light, a few small personal objects and some Camp Jupiter survival gear to make sure he didn’t die, but he didn’t intend to stay anywhere long.
“We’ll see each other again,” he said, although even to his own ears he didn’t sound convincing. Bianca was dead. She’d died in the rush to face the Titan Krios after years of barely acknowledging her brother even as they served in the same legion. Somehow it was like she died long before she actually did, leaving a gaping hole in his chest and a haunting guilt that it should hurt more than it did.
“I can’t stay here,” Nico said, finally voicing out loud the thought that hadn’t let him sleep for the last several nights. Like an itch he couldn’t scratch, it worried at the back of his mind to the point of distraction, keeping him from focusing on anything else. “I’m okay,” he added, finally meeting Jason’s face to try to reassure the older Roman. Jason would be worried about him, of course he would be worried. “I just... I need to move.”
