[ feeling a flush of pleasure when loki doesn't pull away, nico smiles a little to himself and then continues working on his own lantern. it's peaceful like this and the tradition is one he can appreciate.
after a while, though, nico glances back at loki, studying his profile in the dim light of passing lanterns. in some ways, he looks a lot like percy, but the more nico gets to know the godling, the more he learns that the two are nothing alike. if anything, loki seems more like him, if he'd never lost bianca. still carrying the weight of a heavy past, but not entirely dragged down by it.
before he realizes it, his ears begin turning red and nico has to hastily look away so that he doesn't get caught staring.
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after a while, though, nico glances back at loki, studying his profile in the dim light of passing lanterns. in some ways, he looks a lot like percy, but the more nico gets to know the godling, the more he learns that the two are nothing alike. if anything, loki seems more like him, if he'd never lost bianca. still carrying the weight of a heavy past, but not entirely dragged down by it.
before he realizes it, his ears begin turning red and nico has to hastily look away so that he doesn't get caught staring.
oh no, he thinks. this could be bad. ]