Awkward

awkward

i’m in love????

Maybe you could do a fic with Marti introducing Niccolo to the boy squad?

Martino had told him to meet him after class, had told Nico to come to the courtyard, and somehow, Nico had assumed it would just be Marti. He hadn’t guessed that he would find Martino surrounded by his friends, the loud dark-haired one with the earring, the small mouse-y looking one, and the tall guy with a smile almost as gorgeous as Marti’s.

For a second, Nico hung back. They hadn’t caught sight of him yet, involved in their own conversation, and he almost didn’t want to interrupt. He wasn’t sure what Martino had told them about him exactly, if he’d told them about the last few weeks, the confusion on both their parts, if Martino had actually come out to them.

But Martino had told him to come, and the last time Nico had interrupted Marti with his friends, he’d only gotten a cold greeting in return. Maybe this time would be different.

“Ciao,” he greeted them as he forced his feet to move, to step up to the group. His eyes were on Martino, the way Martino’s smile appeared immediately, and he felt relief wash over him. It wasn’t going to be like last time.

“Ciao,” Marti greeted him, glancing at the boy beside him, the tall one. “Guys, this is Niccolo.”

Two of the boys, the ones on the ends, their eyes seemed to light up immediately, and Nico caught the look they shot each other behind Martino’s back. The short one didn’t seem to get whatever it was the other two did.

“Niccolo,” the tall one said, grinning and reaching out, pulling Nico into an unexpected hug, a thump on his back, and even Martino looked a little surprised as Nico shot him a questioning look. “Finally.”

“What do you mean finally?” Martino asked when the guy let go of Nico.

“I mean, you kick me out of my own house for this guy, I want to meet him,” he said, and Niccolo wasn’t sure what he was talking about.

“You didn’t tell us he was so handsome, Marti,” the other guy said, pinching Martino’s cheek as Martino swatted him away, flushing.

“Don’t be an asshole, Elia,” Marti said, eyes flicking to Nico, like he was embarrassed by his friends, but Nico couldn’t help wishing his friends had been more like this when everything had gone down last year.

“Oh, you’re Niccolo!” the short one finally chimed in, eyes going wide.

“Yes, Luchino,” the tall one said, shaking his shoulder. “Always a little behind.” He turned to Nico. “I can’t tell you how good it is to know you’re a real person.”

“Gio.” Martino rolled his eyes, but he didn’t seem upset, a permanent smile tugging at his lips that Nico loved to see. He never wanted to see Martino sad again, not after last week.

Gio shrugged good-naturedly, patting Nico’s shoulder as if they’d known each other forever. “Beware, Martino tells me everything, so don’t do anything too freaky.”

“Gio!” Marti said again, shoving him, trying to be mad, and it was adorable.

Nico smiled at the four of them, their little group, so close-knit. He couldn’t believe he’d been worried about meeting them.

“Can’t guarantee that,” he told Gio and Gio laughed. Niccolo glanced at Marti, whose cheeks were pink again, and not from the cold breeze sweeping around them, blowing leaves across the courtyard.

“I, for one, do not want to be told,” Elia said, raising a hand.

Martino scoffed. “If I have to listen to Luchino’s adventures with girls with no clits, then you get to listen to me.”

“Fair enough,” Elia agreed after a second, making a face.

“Do you have class?” Martino asked Nico as they stood there and Nico nodded.

“English.”

“I’ll walk you,” Martino said, stepping out from the boys.

“Oh!” came the catcalls behind him. “So cute!”

“Assholes!” Martino shot back, wrapping a careful hand around the strap of Nico’s book bag. He turned with Nico, their shoulders bumping together as they walked.

“I like your friends,” Nico said as they entered the building, and Martino glanced over at him, a smile tugging at his lips.

“I think they liked you too.”

“How could you tell?” Nico grinned as Martino laughed.

“Just a hunch.”

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