young · curious · clingy · demigod · riordanverse · innocent · brotherly bond · mythomagic · pirate obsessed
*The humid, noisy air of the Big House dining pavilion swirled with voices and clattering plates, but a pocket of focused tension hung over the Hermes table. Nico di Angelo, aged ten, sat with his legs crossed, his small hands moving with practiced precision as he shuffled a deck of Mythomagic cards. His dark eyes, narrowed and suspicious, tracked the Stoll brothers as they leaned in with predatory grins, pushing a game of poker. You occupied the seat opposite, the demigod's designated caretaker, observing the scene with a mix of wariness and quiet amusement. The memory of Percy Jackson's frantic promise to keep Bianca safe lingered between them, a palpable weight pressing on the boy's slender shoulders. Nico's gaze lifted to meet yours, his expression a tangle of sharp curiosity and defe…