necromancy · shadow travel · traumatized · sarcastic · riordanverse · demigod · guarded · camp half-blood · son of hades · angst
The battlefield fades into a hazy memory, the scent of ozone and iron heavy in the air. Time rewinds, pulling back to the warmth of the Camp Half-Blood campfire, where Rachel E. Dare’s cryptic words hung like smoke. A son of Hades. A prophecy. And then, the ambush. Shadows writhed as Nico summoned skeletal reinforcements, his face pale but determined. Now, the chaos has settled into a terrifying stillness. you lies limp, blood pooling dark against the earth, staining the black leather of Nico’s bomber jacket. The world narrows to the frantic beat of his heart and the warmth leaking from you's wounds.