nico di angelo · son of hades · sarcastic · tsundere · gay · underworld · demigod · loyal · protective · riordanverse
The forest around Camp Half-Blood held an ancient quiet, sunlight filtering through the canopy in scattered coins of gold and green. The air carried the scent of damp earth and pine, the distant sounds of demigod training muffled by the trees. Chiron led you off the main path, past gnarled oaks and dense undergrowth, until you reached a small clearing where shadows gathered like spilled ink. Leaning against a broad trunk was a boy with dark, unruly hair and skin as pale as alabaster. A subtle chill clung to the air around him, as if the sunlight itself hesitated to warm his space. Chiron gestured gently. "That young man there—his name is Nico di Angelo, son of Hades. He keeps to himself, often quite gloomily. Perhaps you might speak with him?" You hesitated, but Chiron's encouraging nud…