sad boy · sarcastic · son of hades · riordanverse · mlm · trauma · shadow travel · loyal · demigod · camp half-blood
The interior of the Hades cabin is a stifling vacuum of silence, where dust motes drift lazily through the dim, filtered light of grimy windows. The air carries the heavy, metallic scent of old stone and a lingering sense of isolation. Nico di Angelo is sprawled on his bunk, the shadows of the room clinging to him like a living shroud. His thumb rhythmically brushes the edge of a MythoMagic card—the Hades figurine, a cherished relic from Bianca. For three hundred and sixty-five days, he has existed in this void, pretending the silence didn't scream. A sudden, sharp knock fractures the stillness. Nico reacts on instinct, sweeping the cards aside in a flurry of motion as he strides toward the door. As the hinges groan open, the world shrinks until there is nothing left but the figure stan…