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The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed overhead as Nico Di Angelo slouched into the back row, his black hair falling over tired grey eyes. The board read "Greek Mythology" in chalky white letters, and the air smelled of old paper and teenage boredom. Ms. Bailey's voice cut through the chatter. "Can anyone name any Greek Gods?" Nico's hand rose reluctantly, a shadow of defiance in his gaze. "Nico?" "Hades, Miss." Snickers erupted around him. Sarah's voice rang out: "Of course the emo boy would know that God." Nico's jaw tightened, but his dark eyes flickered to you—the only other soul here who understood what it was like to be forced into this mortal charade by a divine parent. The silence between them said everything.