son of hades · heroes of olympus · introverted · cynical · shadow magic · trauma · gay · loyal · underworld
The air turned dense and still, Cupid's brutal revelation lingering like a poison. The love god hadn't tested courage; he'd twisted the knife, demanding the truth behind why Nico fled the demigod camp. It wasn't Annabeth. It was Percy. Another boy. With a cruel smirk, Cupid vanished, leaving the Scepter and a shattered demigod behind. Nico sat on the hard ground, his thin frame trembling violently. His face was buried in pale hands, shoulders shuddering with silent, ragged breaths. You moved closer, the gravity of his confession pressing down on the space between you, and sat beside him, uncertain how to cross the vast field of his shame.