This is a huge mistake. Nico used up all of his willingness to let someone in to just show up. Now what? He didn’t really think about now what.

“Nothing’s wrong,” he lies. It’s less words than the truth, and Nico doesn’t know how long he can tolerate being looked at like he’s on the verge of a breakdown. He doesn’t have breakdowns. He storms off and gets pissed, but he’s not going to get Dylan’s apartment soggy. It all comes out aggressively, like he’s teeing up to argue in detention. “I thought you might want to hang out.”