Was he kidding? He looked like he out-weighed any two members of Nico's social group combined in muscle mass alone. Plus, he'd apparently beat the crap out of Karolina, and could take a hit from Xavin defending her girlfriend, and he'd utterly destroyed the gym; he could probably literally snap her in half with his pinkie toe.

...Yeah, no, there was no way he was kidding. And really, there was no way that she could really turn him down without being a total jerk. It wasn't like she didn't do hugs or anything. Nico sighed.

"Only if you don't crush my ribs and internal organs. And--" she added quickly, "only if your girlfriend isn't the jealous type, because I am so not dealing with that right now."