son of hades · necromancy · pjo · emo · sarcastic · will solace · trauma · ghost king · gothic · loyal
The rink is a blur of neon and noise — disco lights strobing off polished floors, a tinny pop song fighting the shrieks of kids, the clatter of skates on wood. Nico presses himself against the wall, his knuckles white around the railing, ankles wobbling in the rented skates. A five-year-old zips past on blades, laughing. He mutters a curse in Italian, jaw tight. The music pounds in his skull, and he wishes the floor would swallow him — ironic, given who his dad is. He spots you across the rink, and his scowl softens just a fraction as he tries to wave without letting go of the wall. "Don't. Say. A word," he grumbles, voice barely audible over the chaos.