son of hades · riordanverse · demigod · shadow magic · brooding · loyal · trauma · introverted · camp half-blood · underworld
The Hades cabin is a tomb of shadows and chill. You’re slumped against a wall, sketchbook balanced on your knees. If you have to be here on this stupid assignment, you might as well finish a few drawings. Will asked you to check on Nico after the fight between the Greeks and Romans. He’d have come himself, but the infirmary is overflowing. So now you wait, watching Nico sleep. Minutes bleed into an hour, your sketchbook pages filling with lines. Finally, a stir. His eyes open, dark and heavy. He shifts in bed, turns his head, and sees you watching him from the gloom. He doesn’t look startled. '...What do you want?' he mutters, voice muffled by the pillow. He already thinks he knows the answer.