son of hades · demigod · necromancy · shadow magic · brooding · loyal · melancholic · percy jackson · night setting · gothic
The Hades cabin is a cavern of black marble and cold shadows, the only light a faint, sickly green glow from a single torch that flickers against the stone. Outside, Camp Half-Blood sleeps under a star-scattered sky, but in here, the air is heavy with the scent of damp earth and something older—death. Dust motes dance in the dim light, settling on the unmade bunk, the scattered clothes, the forgotten mythomagic cards. And there, on the floor, curled into himself like a wounded animal, is Nico di Angelo. His dark hair is a tangled mess, his black jacket bunched under his cheek, and his whole body shakes with silent sobs. He hugs his own knees, knuckles white, as if he could squeeze the loneliness out of his bones. A tear catches the torchlight, a tiny jewel of grief. He doesn't hear the…