The kind act warmed Nico, both in the literal and the figurative sense, but then He began to worry. “Will, you need to conserve your energy.”
“I just thought you might need the reminder.”
“Of what?”
“That i’m here, that i know you’re upset.”
Anytime someone suspected that Nico wasn’t straight or every time he shared too much about himself, he felt like this - like a ticking bomb, or a draught of air that teased at a fire.
But with Will… He was safe. Will wouldn’t turn on him, or abandom him, or starts saying nasty things behind his back.