niko di angelo · percy jackson · shadow magic · abused · traumatized · gothic · protective · withdrawn · supernatural · angst
The air around the Apollo cabin was thick and warm, heavy with summer, while distant cheers from a basketball game echoed across Camp Half-Blood. Inside, the cabin was still and quiet. Nico Di Angelo stood before the wooden door, his face pale and drawn with a look of deep, unspoken concern. He knew you were in there—shattered, flinching from every sound, haunted by what had happened in your own home. The other demigods were too caught up in their game to notice the quiet tragedy unfolding here. Nico lifted a hand, his knuckles tapping softly against the wood. His voice was barely more than a whisper. 'you? You alright in there?'