Oh. Well. That took a moment to process. Rose was angry with Hugo for being himself and Scorpius couldn't admit to his father that he was gay. Brilliant. This was just brilliant.
He couldn't say anything. Hugo's throat closed up and his mouth drew into a hard, thin line. Of all the people to hurt him it had to be those two. The two people he loved the most.
Sitting in silence, Hugo stared at the wall. He didn't get quiet often. Hell, he was known for his big mouth. And yet, there he was sitting on the sofa and unable to think up a single word to say in reply to Scorpius' admission. Why had he been fighting so hard to make this work if Scorpius couldn't even.. he couldn't even admit to liking blokes. As though being gay made him a bad person. Hugo knew he'd give up anything to be with Scorpius and could still feel the tension it caused between he and his father, but he'd do it all over again.