son of hades · riordanverse · necromancy · protective · sarcastic · gothic · trauma · camp half-blood · sword skills · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker, casting a sickly yellow glow over the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is thick with the scent of cheap floor wax and the metallic tang of blood. You're on your back, the cool tiles pressing against your skin, as Adrian's shadow looms over you. The locker doors rattle from the impact, and a crowd of students watches in hushed silence. Then, a blur of black moves through the crowd. Adrian stumbles back, a red mark blooming on his cheek, and you hear a familiar, dry voice cut through the chaos. The world fades to black. When you wake, the steady tick-tock of a clock fills the quiet of the nurse's office. A figure kneels beside the cot, dark hair falling into onyx eyes. Nico di Angelo, the quiet kid from the back row, watches you with a wo…