headcanon: jason comes home one day and nico is sulking while curled up in a blanket fort on their bed and won't come out. jason tries to make him feel better, before recruiting hazel, then percy and reyna, and eventually the rest of the seven. it turns into a 'let's cheer nico up' mini party.
Nico wonât even let Jason in the fort, there is a surprisingly threatening skeleton kitten sitting at the entrance that hisses at him every time he comes close.
Jasonâs not really sure what to do, heâs never been very good at this and sitting outside the fort asking Nico whatâs wrong and why he wonât let Jason in really isnât helping.
Percy is closest, so he texts him first (look at me forever ignoring that they canât use cell phones)
Percy called Hazel on the way, which he only tells Jason when heâs in front of the door and itâs too late anyway.
So Jason resigns himself that there is no avoiding calling the rest now anyway, because who is he kidding, Hazel is definitely bringing Frank
Much to Jasonâs surprise, Nico lets Percy into the fort. Probably because he made tea before he even asked Nico to let him in.
Frank makes it easy, when he comes, he just turns into a cat himself to sneak past the skeleton at the entrance and curls up in Nicoâs lap, purring instantly. Nico actually cracks a smile at that.
When Hazel comes in she sees Nico resting with his back against Percyâs chest, and while he still looks a little gloomy, he is petting Frank (who seems very content with the situation). Hazel sits down next to her brother, takes his hand and tries to get to tell him whatâs wrong.
ââs just a bad day.â Is all she gets out of him
Reyna, Piper and Annabeth all arrive together, which probably should make Jason suspicious, but heâs still pouting that the kitten wonât let him in and doesnât pay much attention.
Leo comes last, carrying a backpack that almost makes him fall over. As it turns out, he brought a home-made pocket-sized home cinema. Jason doesnât comment that itâs not exactly pocket sized when he helps Leo set it up around the entrance, draping the blankets around the corners so they basically have a little cave.
Jason only now notices that the kitten is gone, and when he and Leo join the rest in the fort, he sees it next to Frank.
Leo unceremoniously raises Frank out of Nicoâs lap to plop down there himself (the skeleton kitty follows with a hiss in Leoâs direction). No one comments when Frank and the kitty curl up on Leo instead now.
basically itâs all one big pile of cuddles, Jason playfully pushes Percy off Nico and when he sits down instead, Nico immediately leans against him, whispering the quietest thank you in Jasonâs ear.
Leo turns on âNightmare before Christmasâ, Percy resigns himself to cuddling against Jason. Nico is warm and cuddly and feels a lot less miserable than before. c: