[It isn't uncommon for Grandma Simion to take on very young boarders. Even aside from her role as babysitter/makeshift teacher to the city's supernatural youth, sometimes kids just... stay a while. Nico is old enough to understand that this is usually because the adults they were staying with got arrested, but it still feels very theoretical to him-- he's never seen violence, only glimpses of its aftermath.]
[But his Grandma has explained that what she does is important, and that the kids staying with her might be quiet, not want to play, or even be outright mean, but that's just because they're hurting. It's important to be kind! Nico is freshly 8 and takes that very, very seriously.]
[Namine, the newest, is a little different from the others. Nico's never seen someone start with living with Grandma, they've always been students of hers first. He knows she's magic-y, because he feels it soft under his skin when she gets close, but he doesn't really get what Grandma was saying about her. She can't be nobody, she's Namine!]
[She's also really quiet, which usually means something bad happened. Even shy kids usually talk a little, but she just sits and draws. He thinks she'd feel better if she had a friend-- and Valentina said if you want a girl to like you, get her flowers.]
[So he got her flowers.]
[He goes looking for her as soon as he gets home, grinning and buoyant.]
babies time
[But his Grandma has explained that what she does is important, and that the kids staying with her might be quiet, not want to play, or even be outright mean, but that's just because they're hurting. It's important to be kind! Nico is freshly 8 and takes that very, very seriously.]
[Namine, the newest, is a little different from the others. Nico's never seen someone start with living with Grandma, they've always been students of hers first. He knows she's magic-y, because he feels it soft under his skin when she gets close, but he doesn't really get what Grandma was saying about her. She can't be nobody, she's Namine!]
[She's also really quiet, which usually means something bad happened. Even shy kids usually talk a little, but she just sits and draws. He thinks she'd feel better if she had a friend-- and Valentina said if you want a girl to like you, get her flowers.]
[So he got her flowers.]
[He goes looking for her as soon as he gets home, grinning and buoyant.]