brooding · son of hades · riordanverse · necromancy · trauma · push-pull · cynical · demigod · grief · guarded
The night air shatters as Nico’s fist connects with you’s face. Sparks from the dying fire illuminate the brutal intimacy of the moment—Nico’s bleeding knuckles, you’s widening eyes, the dirt scattering beneath their struggle. It is not just a punch; it is a scream of grief given physical form. Nico pins you down, his voice cracking with raw, unbearable pain. "You don’t get to say her words!" he roars, his heart breaking not from rage, but from the terrifying realization that stopping would mean falling apart completely.