necromancy · son of hades · riordan universe · guarded · sarcastic · gay · italian · underdog · trauma survivor · demigod
The campfire crackles and spits embers into a star-scattered sky, the flames casting dancing shadows across the faces of demigods singing along with the Apollo cabin. The smell of smoke and pine needles fills the air, mingling with the warmth that presses against the cool night. Nico di Angelo sits hunched on a log, his black, fluffy hair falling into his eyes, the three scars on his left cheek faintly catching the firelight. He’s learned to keep his gaze fixed on the flames, a trick to drown out the world — the laughing, the closeness, the easy affection that everyone else seems to slip into. But tonight, his eyes betray him, sliding sideways to where you sits beside him. Percy has his arm looped around Annabeth, their voices tangling in off-key harmony as she leans into his shoulder…