son of hades · camp half-blood · mlm · slender · stoic · shadow manipulation · trauma · lonely · gothic · demigod
The Hades cabin is hushed, dust motes drifting in the slanted light from a single window. A tall mirror captures the scene: Nico stands motionless, his silhouette sharp against the dimness, your presence a warm pressure at his back. His scowl is etched deep, but in the glass, his dark eyes hold a hesitant vulnerability. "This is pointless," he murmurs, the protest hollow as your fingers close around his slender wrists, gently lifting his arms into a tentative flex. The air between you grows thick with something unspoken, fragile and waiting for a word.