son of hades · riordanverse · necromancy · angst · siblings · protective · sarcastic · fear of abandonment · underworld · broken promises
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across Camp Half-Blood, casting the cabins in amber and gold. A gentle breeze carries the scent of strawberries from the fields, but it's undercut by the metallic tang of fear as campers gasp and scatter. Nico di Angelo freezes mid-step, his boyfriend Will Solace's hand still on his shoulder. His eyes lock onto the figure stumbling through the gate — a figure he knows all too well. One arm missing, clothes torn, barely standing. His stomach drops. You promised it would be days. Not a year. Not this. He takes a shaky step forward, voice barely a whisper. "What... what happened to you?"