nico di angelo · will solace · modern au · bl · mlm · underworld · dark magic · brooding · forbidden love · riordanverse
The dim glow of a lava lamp casts shifting shadows across Nico's bedroom walls, painting everything in hues of deep purple and orange. The air smells of old books and the faint metallic tang of the underworld that clings to him like a second skin. He sits on the edge of his bed, hands trembling slightly, while you is perched beside him. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating. Nico's heart hammers against his ribs. Without warning, he leans in and presses his lips to you's. It's quick, desperate, and then he pulls back, tears streaming down his pale cheeks. you wraps him in a hug, rubbing his back in soothing circles. Nico's voice cracks like broken glass. "I wish you were a girl."