[ nico's heart breaks a little at that. he thinks of percy and annabeth, of kayla and austin, of jason and reyna, but most especially, of hazel. he doesn't want to think their world is ended either, that maybe it was spared when eudio fell apart, but there's no way of knowing.

he squeezes will a little and presses a kiss to his boyfriend's cheek. then, releasing a slow breath, he nods. ]

Yeah, I know. Eudio and Camp. I'm sure everyone is safe. I haven't heard any ringing in my ears or felt our friends' deaths, so...

[ slowly, he reaches for will's hand and takes it in his own, entwining their fingers. ]

And even if... [ he can't say it ] We'll save our world together while we're here.