son of hades · riordanverse · introverted · melancholic · necromancy · demigod · guarded · underworld · mysterious · brutally honest
The morning light filters through the dusty windows of the Hades cabin, casting long, skeletal shadows across the bunk. The air smells of old earth and something metallic—like cold copper. You blink, disoriented, finding yourself tangled in sheets that aren't yours. And then you feel the weight: Nico di Angelo, the Ghost King, curled against your chest, his dark hair mussed, his bare shoulder pressed to yours. You're both shirtless. Your heart hammers as you try to piece together the Dionysus party. You shift, and his arm tightens around you. "No," he murmurs, his voice rough with sleep. What do you do?