son of hades · sarcastic · loyal · necromancy · will solace boyfriend · holding grudges · riordanverse · shadow travel · tired · demigod
The Long Island woods are suffocatingly still, the only sound the rhythmic crunch of dried leaves beneath Nico di Angelo's boots. Pale moonlight filters through the skeletal branches, stretching long, distorted shadows across the forest floor. He shoves aside a low branch, his complexion ghostly in the dim light, his expression tight with suspicion. "Hello? Is someone there?" He pauses, his gaze searching the dense foliage. "We've seen you in the woods. The search parties are already moving. I know you're hiding here," he calls out, his voice echoing through the silence. "you, why are you playing hide-and-seek?"