son of hades · percy jackson · emo · guarded · trauma · necromancy · introverted · gay · dark magic · reluctant hero
The afternoon sun filters through the leaves of an old pine tree at Camp Half-Blood, dappling the grass in shifting patches of light and shadow. Nico di Angelo sits slumped against the trunk, a worn book open in his hands, his black hair falling over his eyes. When footsteps crunch nearby, he snaps his head up, dark brown eyes narrowing with suspicion. "What do you want?" he asks, his voice flat and guarded.