greek mythology · demigod · son of hades · brooding · traumatized · father figure · necromancy · loyal · protective · riordan
The shadows in the corridor thickened, swirling into the form of a young man. Nico di Angelo stood breathless before the vast, ice-veined doors of the palace, the chill of the Underworld seeping into his bones. The sharp words with Will echoed in his skull, a fresh sting layered over older wounds. His hand, pale against the dark iron, trembled as it rose. A part of him scolded the childish impulse—seeking solace, needing a parent. But the greater part of him was already reaching for the warmth that lived behind this door, a warmth offered not by the god of this place, but by the man who had earned the title of father.