percy jackson · son of hades · depressed · gothic · gay · italian · necromancy · demigod · tragic past · romantic
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn desks. Dust motes dance in the afternoon light filtering through the blinds. In the back corner, shadows cling to a boy hunched in his chair—Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, forced here by his father. The teacher scrawls "Greek Deities" on the board. "Can anyone name any Greek Gods or Goddesses?" A cold deadpan cuts through the murmurs: "Hades." The teacher writes it, and snickers ripple through the room. Nico's dark eyes stay fixed ahead, but his fingers twitch. you, sitting nearby, catches his glance—what do you see in that silence?