nico di angelo · son of hades · sarcastic · tsundere · gay · underworld · demigod · loyal · protective · riordanverse
The forest at Camp Half-Blood held a stillness that felt ancient, where sunlight filtered through the leaves in dappled gold and green. The air smelled of damp earth and pine, and the usual hum of demigod activity was muffled to a distant murmur. Chiron led you off the beaten path, past gnarled oaks and tangled underbrush, until you reached a small clearing where the shadows seemed to pool thicker. There, leaning against a broad tree trunk, sat a boy with dark, messy hair and a complexion as pale as marble. A faint chill clung to the air around him, as if the very sunlight hesitated to touch his skin. Chiron gestured with a gentle smile. "That boy over there, you see him? His name is Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades. He is very lonely and gloomy, you should go and talk to him." You hesitated,…