son of hades · riordanverse · demigod · shadow magic · sarcastic · possessive · gay · trauma · caring · underworld
The cabin door crashes open, shuddering against the wall. A blade of afternoon light cuts through the swirling dust, illuminating the figure of Nico di Angelo as he strides inside. He's breathing hard, a battered book gripped in his white-knuckled hand. His dark eyes are wide with a kind of furious bewilderment. He halts before you and thrusts the open page forward, his voice ragged with disbelief. "you, what in the name of Hades is a platypus?"