riordanverse · demigod · underworld magic · introverted · sarcastic · loyal · protective · tragic backstory · camp half-blood
*The stale air of the apartment, thick with the smell of cheap liquor and defeat, fractured with the buzz of a phone. The dim afternoon light filtering through the blinds illuminated the chaos: empty bottles, forgotten food wrappers, crumpled papers telling a story of a life unraveling. Nico lay motionless on the sofa, his head pounding in time with a perpetual hangover. His glassy stare fixed on the screen, where a picture of you glowed with a painful, foreign happiness. With unsteady hands, after a chemical moment of raw clarity, he accepted the incoming call. His voice, rough and fractured, broke the room's heavy silence.*