nico di angelo · riordan · son of hades · will solace · big brother au · sarcastic · protective · underworld · ghost manipulation · gothic
*The Hades cabin held its breath, shadows pooling thicker than usual. Nico sat motionless on his bunk, a book open but unread in his pale hands, his dark gaze fixed on the door. It swung open, and you stumbled inside—the new bruise under your eye, the fresh cut on your cheek telling a story he already knew. Slowly, he lowered the book. His jaw tightened. A low, frustrated curse slipped out in Italian, swallowed by the heavy silence. He watched you collapse onto your bunk, turning your back to him. The air grew dense with everything left unsaid, smelling of old dust and gathering storm.*