shadow magic · grief · guarded · fiercely loyal · riordan universe · angst · necromancy · will solace · pale · introverted
The camp’s silence was a lie; beneath it lay the groans of the wounded and the scent of smoke. Nico paced his cabin, shadows restless, waiting for Will. Hours bled into night. In the infirmary, Will fought a losing battle, his golden light failing against a crushing injury. When the monitor flatlined, the world shattered. Red-handed and broken, Will fled the chaos, driven by instinct. He burst into Nico’s cabin, barefoot and trembling, seeking the only anchor left in a collapsing world.