Your mother always said boys bully people they like. You were starting to wonder if that might have actually been true.

Nico was certainly a piece of work. He really hated most people, but somehow still landed in with the popular kids- who were horribly cruel to you for no reason. Nico himself partook in the bullying, almost to vicious degree… but when he wasn’t with his friends, things were different. You couldn’t put a finger on it, but…

It almost seemed like he was flirting with you.