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aphroditeinthesea · 1 month

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can you do a solangelo fic please? where maybe will comforts nico after a nightmare?? (just a prompt if you wanna do anything else that’s great too I just want solangelo) thank you!

“ hold on to this lullaby ”

nico di angelo x will solace 💀☀️

will finds comfort after a nightmare

i haven’t read trials of apollo or the sun and the star so i hope this makes sense??? also i added a little twist to the original prompt

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Last thing Will knew was that he had said goodnight to Nico and made his way into cabin 7. So he couldn't figure out why he was now in an overly crowded infirmary. Every bed was filled with a dying patient and whenever he healed one, another appeared in the same bed. It was just endless work and nothing and no one was improving.

He went into a full panic when he saw an all too familiar face in the bed. Lying there half dead was Nico Di Angelo. He was freaking trying to cut bandages but found that he just couldnt get his hands to even move. In fact, his entire body wasn't moving, he had to stya completely still and watch his boyfriend slowly die in front of him.

“No, no, no!” he exclaimed as he saw one last breath come out of the boy. His felt his voision get hazy until he was lying on the floor, completely shell shocked.

But now, he was sitting in his bed in his cabin. He looked around at the darkness surrounding him in the night. He let out a deep sigh, knowing that everything had just been a dream. But he still couldn't shake the fear he felt as he remembered the last part of the dream. Nico. How was he meant to get back to sleep after what he had witnessed? Witnessed being used lightly. After all, he had to remind himself that it was just a dream. But what if it meant something?

It wasn’t often that Will found himself so uneasy about something like this, even when he did have nightmares, it wasn't too hard for him to fall back to sleep. He didnt know why now was different. He could only decide on one reason.

He soon found himself sneaking out of his cabin. He quietly closed to door behind him and walked on the dewey grass to cabin 13. He couldn't tell what time it was as the sky was still dark and stars were up. He assumed it must have been at least three in the morning. -

He finally reached the cabin, stepping inside softly, trying not to wake up Nico.

“Will?” He heard whispered.

He froze and shut the door, “hi.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” he spoke. He began moving to now be sitting at the end of the bed, “just had a nightmare.”

Nico made room next to him for Will to lie down. He laid his head on Nico’s chest, feeling the comfort of the sound of his heartbeat. It was the same routine they always went through. Although, normally the roles were reversed. Everyone knew how often the son of Hades had nightmares. No one batted an eye when Will would be missing from cabin 7, or even at times when Nico would wake up in Will’s bed.

He wrapped his arms around the blond, “do you wanna talk about it?”

He hesitated, “yeah, I, uhm, I was in the infirmary,” he breathed. He explained the rest of the dream. The neverending patients, the way his hands froze, and the death.

“Oh,” Nico sighed. He combed his fingers through Will’s hair, not knowing what else to say.

Will understood, letting himself close his eyes. His mind and anxieties had finally cleared. His breathing steadied and he spoke again, “it was the last part that got to me the most.”

“Really?”

He breathed out a laugh, “yeah, Neeks,” he paused, “there was nothing I could do, and I just had to…” he couldn't finish as the images flashed through his mind.

“I get it,” Nico whispered. He pulled Will closer to him, “love you, tesoro.”

The son of Apollo felt himself begin to drift off, “love you, too.”

#solangelo #will solace #nico di angelo #nico di angelo x will solace #solangelo fanfiction #fanfic #percy jackson #heroes of olympus #percy jackson and the olympians #son of apollo #cabin 7 #son of hades #cabin 13

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wrongcaitlyn · 12 days

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Do you have any headcanons for the canon pjoverse???

oh my GOD DO I?? I HAVE SO MANY it's hard to even keep track of them all bc tbh i forget which ones are canon or not canon

in general i've put a *lot* of my hc's into my fics, specifically my because i'm a mirrorball series which is basically my version of will's backstory (even though a large amount of it was disproved by tsats... i'm just ignoring that bc it's already engrained in my head even though i did enjoy tsats)

i also think i share quite a few of the popular hc's of the fandom, just because i'm actually pretty new to it (read the pjo series in like september of 2022 i think? and then hoo and toa immediately after) and i consume fandom content to an unhealthy extent

HOWEVER here are some things i feel very strongly about

will is a swiftie. i think this is canon bc rick mentioned it during the tsats book tour i think?? or maybe cotg?? not sure but i DO think he said it at some point

and also his favorite album is fearless like he's that album's number one stan im sorry there's no other answer

nico can cook like rlly well

LEO NICO AND WILL FRIENDSHIP i know that leo lives at the waystation now. but. BUT. i'd like to think that he'd visit chb every once in a while and they'd be pretty good friends

adding on to that, aroace leo. caleo what? nope. leo is aroace and he was in denial and i actually wrote a whole fic about it because i just feel very VERY strongly about this

i just love the idea that even before toa, apollo was more present in his kids' lives than other gods. like, showing up in dreams and stuff. even if it came from a different purpose, like wanting to show off his poetry or music or whatever, he wasn't completely absent from their lives

i very much like the idea of will and nico sort of stepping up to be the "leaders"-ish of chb once percabeth leave for new rome. i mean, will already sort of is one with him being the head medic and also having seniority over a lot of the campers, and nico being a child of the big three like percy

percabeth returning to chb to create a sort of new rome type place for older demigods to live!! so they do not feel like they're going to die young immediately when arriving!!! bc they are children!! and deserve to live long lives!!!

i have a *lot* of thoughts about will and his trauma, but one of the main things i believe about him is that his fatal flaw is putting others before him and overworking himself. i think that being pushed into the head medic position from such a young age sort of emphasized this, though i also think (from my ideas of his childhood) that he was kind of always taught to put other people and other jobs at a higher priority than himself

nico dies first. i know i was just talking about them living long lives and i think that ends up being true, but also nico is a demigod child of hades and i think around his 30s would already be way longer than anyone would expect. anyway, i think that he dies first, simply because i cannot put that boy through any more, and i know i could say the same thing about will after having lost so much as well, but i think that the idea of nico being right at the entrance of the underworld by the river styx to welcome will once he dies (bc nico's the ghost king/prince of the underworld and isn't confined to elysium) is a very comforting thought

those are the main things i can think of right now just off the top of my head, but if there's any specific parts of canonverse that you'd like my thoughts about, feel free to ask! this didn't really cover a lot of like the general pjo/hoo timeline and it was mainly solangelo centric but likeee these are just things i thought of first! thank u for the ask!!

#wrongcaitlyn #pjo #will solace #nico di angelo #solangelo

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kitspindles · 2 years

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Placing my bets that Jason will NOT be brought back to life in the Solangelo book (The Sun and the Star, if you haven’t seen) because it would defeat the purpose of his death in the first place.

He did not die because he was “boring” and Rick had no idea what to do with his character. (In my opinion, anyway. Being “boring” and acting “perfect” and struggling between identities was sort of the whole point of his character). He died because he chose to sacrifice himself to help further Apollo’s quest. Because he was a friend to Apollo before his death, it hit harder afterwards for Apollo. He realized that demigods die for gods all the time and then are just... forgotten. He kept Jason’s death as a reminder of what it meant to be mortal for the remainder of his journey, and into his re-entry into godhood (Jason’s final wishes).

Jason’s death was a big turning point for Apollo/Lester’s character. To bring Jason back to life would sort of defeat the point of his sacrifice and the message that it created. People grieved for him and since laid him to rest. He had a whole funeral in The Tyrant’s Tomb.

His death meant something.

And part of Nico’s character development in the original series was him learning that death is permanent. Heroes die, and sometimes they choose that path knowing what might happen because it will help those they care about (like Bianca), that it’s what needs to happen. They’ve made peace with their decision, sometimes even before death (like Jason), and to rip them out of the afterlife would be like spitting in their face and dismissing their actions. You respect the wishes of the dead, not drag them back for your own selfish reasons.

So I wouldn’t count on Jason coming back to life in the Solangelo novel. However, it’s very likely that he’ll at least make some sort of appearance, either as a ghost or a dream-- something. Because Nico still hasn’t gotten his closure over losing one of his first friends. He wasn’t even there for his funeral. He didn’t have confirmation until weeks after it happened.

#jason grace #nico di angelo #bianca di angelo #apollo #lester papadopoulos #solangelo #solangelo book #the sun and the star #mark oshiro #rick riordan #rrverse #riordanverse #riordan universe #read riordan #pjo hoo toa #toa #trials of apollo #the trials of apollo #my stuff

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correctproseka · 4 months

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Not sure if i made this post before but these days half my brain is reserved for Proseka and the other half for Percy Jackson so here we go:

The characters and who would be their godly parents at camp half blood, updated weekly along the episodes, here's Leo/Need.

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Ichika: she would be greek, daughter of Thanatos, the god of death (not like Hades, Thanatos actively is the god that takes people out of the world of living). She uses an emo sword like Nico's. I feel like she can sense when people she cares about are close to dying.

Saki: also greek, daughter of Apollo, god of the sun, health, archery, music, art, disease, and many others. She would probably use a dagger to fight. Her powers include: healing (of others, not herself), and barely light manipulation. She got the low side of being an Apollo child, cursed with bad health for a while.

Yes Ichika is a Thanatos child to contrast with Saki, they are solangelo to me ok

Honami: roman demigod, child of Ceres (goddess of plants and agriculture. Fighting with a bow, though, like all roman demigods, she knows how to use a sword. Her powers include being good with plants tbh, she can make them grow faster and fruits tastier.

Shiho: another roman demigod, Pluto, he's the god of the underworld, and more on the roman side, wealth and gems (in roman logic, these are found underground so its on his domain). Shiho has a sword (like her valentine's card) and can control the shadows/shadow travel, make gems appear and she never runs out of cash, for some reason she will always find it when needed.

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They were childhood friends, but the childhood of a demigod slowly broke them apart. Shiho was the first to disappear (which also made Shizuku depressed, will explain it on the mmj update) after a monster attack (due to being a Big Three child) going to the camp jupiter at around 6 years old.

Honami went the next year, when she got called on a dream.

Saki was next, because she was extremely sick and would die without the medicine and powers of an Apollo kid at camp (she's immune to the heals of other Apollo kids, also part of her curse), around 9/10, her mom/the Tenmas did know about it all already because Apollo felt bad at what Saki inherited.

Ichika was the last one, after a monster attack she lived on the streets for a while at 12yo, before finding camp half blood with the help of a satyr.

They only re-encountered when they were 15/16, and both camps found out about the other.

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... Yes I have a whole Au done what about it.

#project sekai #proseka #prosekai #colorful stage #pjsekai #puroseka #leo/need #percy jackson #percy jackson au #saki tenma #ichika hoshino #honami mochizuki #shiho hinomori

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cabinofimagines · 1 year

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Practice Makes Perfect

This serves as a set up as to why you train with Nico every morning. I don't make the rules, I only make the SFU. A comment on the request; I took the vibes, but I left out being claimed. It was slightly confusing phrased but I tried my best!

Happy birthday Nico!

Pairing: PRE-dating Poly!Solangelo, Will Solace x Gn!reader x Nico di Angelo Request: IF REQUEST IS NOT CLOSE AGAIN, PLEASE DO A POLY SOLANGELO (if i did spell it wrong please correct me!), its just they're so underrated!! tysm if ever its still close but if it is, i still hope you see this! probably with some combat, like theyre other s/o is just the camp sees as a "not too strong" camper since theyre just really not talkative - mostly just telling the other campers what is best to do and stuff. Probably the s/o not being claimed yet and being claimed when they shine? tysm! Word count: 2.8k Warnings: mention of injury, nothing too graphic.

Poly!Solangelo mlist

-Asnyox

It was not often that people criticize your strength. During the years you had spent at Camp Half-Blood you had probably spend most of your time in the infirmary, given that the Apollo cabin tended to be short-staffed when wars happened. This meant that you did not show your fighting power as much as other campers did, but it was fine. You were content with your little place in camp, no need to show off anything.

You weren’t going to lie though, the predicament you found yourself in right now was not optimal. Sherman Yang, son of Ares, had decided to target you during sword practice, and if the immense amount of taunting wasn’t enough to piss you off, it was the fact that you were losing badly. You knew your way around with the sword, it just was not your best weapon and Sherman was a murder machine with any weapon he held. All you could do was dodge and parry his hits, helplessly trying not to die in the process. However, Sherman made quick work of you as he slashed your arm and pushed you to the ground in the process. You looked up at him, scared of the sword that you could not dodge coming your way, only for it to be quickly parried by a black sword.

“That’s enough, Yang,” Nico spat as he held back the son of Ares. Sherman just smiled menacingly, locking eyes with you once again. Nico had seen the fight happening as soon as he entered the arena, and as he saw you in trouble, he felt an unfamiliar anger bubble in his chest. “I’ll kill you next week then, (Y/n),” Sherman removed his sword from Nico’s, “Just to make you see how pathetic you truly are,” he laughed as he walked away. Nico wanted to hit the son of Ares; however, he knew what Sherman’s strength was from watching the training and he did not want to try his chances. When you finally looked away from Sherman, you noticed Nico holding out his hand. Grateful for the help, you grabbed it and stood up, quickly letting go again. Nico looked at his hand, secretly missing your touch, before he looked you over. He glared at the blood on your arm, a need to protect you flashing in his heart.

“You should get that checked out,” he gestured to your wound, which you had forgotten about momentarily. “Uh, yeah, thanks- for the help I mean,” you smiled weakly at Nico, who seemed like he wanted to say something. You looked at him expectantly, and he just shook his head. “If you need help, just ask me. I’ll be there.” He quickly muttered, as he briskly walked away. You looked at his disappearing form, as you were reminded about the early days of your relationship. He was the reason you got to camp, and you always wished you could have helped him more, or at least properly befriended him after the first great war. These thoughts kept playing in your mind, as the stinging in your arm beckoned you to make your way to the infirmary.

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As Will patched you up, you explained what had happened.

“I just don’t know why Sherman is targeting me right now?” you complained. Will looked up, before he sighed. “He just targets who he wants, (Y/n).” Will checked your wounds once more, to make sure it would heal well before he handed you some ambrosia. You quickly ate the medicine, and your arm was as good as new.

“How am I going to survive?” Will smiled at your dramatics.

“I am sure you will be fine,” he stated but you looked at him worried. “He only picks me during sword practice, Will,” you sighed, “I suck at sword fighting, and getting my ass beat every time is not teaching me anything except how to apply first aid to my wounds.” Will laughed, when suddenly his eyes lit up with an idea.

“Why don’t you ask Nico to train you? He is pretty good with his sword.” Unbeknownst to you, Nico had confided in Will how he didn’t know how to approach you. Will found it endearing how his boyfriend seemed to become shy whenever you were involved. “You think he would want to?” You asked Will, not wanting to bother Nico too much with your request. Will nodded eagerly. “He cares about you, a lot,” Will got a thoughtful look on his face, “I am fairly sure that he considers you his first friend from camp, he just doesn’t know how to be … friendly.” As Will said this he grimaced a little, “So you need to be a little patient and most importantly, don’t give him the chance to push you away.”

You nodded in understanding.

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Will insisted on accompanying you to Nico. Something about beating his boyfriend up if he tried to deny your request. But that seemed unnecessary because right after Nico and Will greeted each other with a kiss, Nico turned to you.

“Could I teach you how to sword fight?” Nico’s posture seemed rigid, and he squeezed Will’s hand for reassurance. Will looked at his boyfriend endearingly and surprised as he squeezed back, “It’s so you don’t have to rely on Sherman for practice and perhaps you can even beat him next time.” Nico quickly clarified while you were too stunned to speak. After a beat you finally got out of your stupor.

“Please!” You grinned nervously, “That is why I am here actually, if you’re willing, please teach me,” Nico blinked slowly before he seemed to relax a bit. He turned to Will.

“Are they alright to train now?” Nico asked his boyfriend, who gasped. “Are you doubting my doctor skills?” Will put a hand on his heart and Nico rolled his eyes. You looked at the interaction, as you felt your heartbeat strongly. As Will mumbled ‘of course’ to Nico before pressing a kiss on his cheek a sudden surge of longing took over your body. You quickly averted your eyes, cursing yourself for wanting a love life so bad that seeing this private moment made you feel this way. Well, that is if Nico even considered you a friend.

After Will went back to his shift at the infirmary, Nico carefully told you to grab a sword and charge at him. But before you could even move, he told you to stop.

“You need to fix your stance first,” Nico started posing more elaborately to show you how to pose, but after you uncertainly tried to copy his form, he sighed. Slowly, he walked up to you as he put his sword back in its sheath. His hands moved towards you, but he paused suddenly.

“Is it alright if I touch you?” Nico asked, looking you in the eye. You couldn’t make out what he was thinking, his face as stoic as ever. “Yes,” you nodded quickly, “Otherwise I might never learn, right?”

Nico moved carefully forward; his touch almost ghostlike in correcting you. If Nico was surer of himself, he would have grabbed your arm, but he didn’t know whether you would move away from his touch. He did not want to make you uncomfortable, for Nico knew that his touch often was rumoured to bring death. Nico did not know that you wouldn’t have minded his touch.

From here on, Nico continued to guide you through certain moves, often stopping mid swing to carefully tell you how to parry. He pointed out some weak points and promised to work on them with you. He was careful, and after a bit you moved on to some more free sparring together.

“That was good!” Nico complimented you as you sighed. “Good? But you won!” you breathed heavily, your arms sore from the sparring, but unhurt in any other way. “Sure, but you did manage to parry both hits without limiting your mobility.” It might have been your tiredness, but Nico seemed proud, “And your footwork is way better than it was when we started. You’re doing great, (Y/n).” Nico’s compliments made you feel warm inside, and you simply smiled.

“It’s all because of you, you know.” You straightened up, “Maybe we can take a break? My arms are mush.” Nico agreed quickly, still feeling elated from spending time with you. Nico didn’t know why, but simply sparring with you somehow gave him energy. You both walked to the side of the arena and sat down. After a few minutes of silence, Nico spoke up.

“Look, if you want to beat Sherman next week you should try to sweep his leg.” Nico took a sip of water. “That’s not a thing in sword fighting, is it?” You asked and Nico shrugged. “All is fair in a fight, and although Shermans foot work is good, it might be the only thing that is penetrable without too much extra training.”

The dinner bell rang loudly, and only now did you notice you spend almost the entire afternoon together with Nico.

“Ah! I guess this is it for today uh,” You looked at the boy sitting next to you, “Can we train more tomorrow? Perhaps in the morning so Sherman won’t be there?”

Nico nodded in response, before he stood up.

“We could just train together every morning?” he extended his hand out to you, which you grabbed, “It never hurt any demigod to be prepared for a fight after all.” Nico smiled.

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That evening at the campfire Will noticed that his boyfriend seemed more fidgety than normal.

“How did the training go?” Will asked and Nico tensed up. Will carefully looked at his boyfriend, wondering what happened between you and Nico for him to feel so on edge.

“I have something to confess,” Nico started, and Will squeezed his hand. Nico hesitated, feeling guilt in his stomach. He should have thought this through, or first talked it over with Will or-

“What? Did you catch feelings for (Y/n) already?” Will asked teasingly, “Because if so, we can figure something out. They are cool.” Will looked back at his boyfriend, but as he saw Nico blankly stare at him, clearly panicked, Will apologized.

“I’m sorry, this was not the time for jokes. All in your own time, my sun,” Will smiled patiently and Nico’s heart stuttered. Nico wasn’t sure whether it was his brain catching up to what Will was insinuating, or the love he held for his boyfriend, but a warmth overtook his body. “I invited (Y/n) to train every morning but it would mean less opportunity to spend time together for us.” Nico said, looking to the side.

“And?” Will grinned, “You are spending time with a friend, I am proud of you Nico.” Nico at that moment let his guards down and smiled lovingly at his boyfriend. “You are? But what about our time together-” Will pulled Nico into a hug, entangling his fingers in his boyfriend’s hair.

“I always am proud of you,” Will whispered, “And I love you, and if push comes to shove, we can figure something out. But I don’t mind you spending time with (Y/n), I am glad you finally got the chance to.” And, unadmitted, Will could feel his happiness soar at the thought of Nico and you together, or even spending time with the three of you together. Will recognized that perhaps it wasn’t just Nico making friends that made his heart swell, perhaps it was you specifically that made him feel this way. And maybe, the blush that took over Nico’s face after Will’s remark about you meant that he agreed. But that could wait for later, for now he was holding his boyfriend close, and loving him for all that his is.

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A week passed too quickly for your liking. Although you had practiced a lot with Nico, all your confidence disappeared as soon as Sherman glared at you. You had hoped he would wait at least until the scheduled sword practice, but he seemed eager to beat you up.

“You really thought that practicing with death boy could help you?” Sherman glared at Nico, “After this you’ll see you have much more to learn from me than him (Y/n).”

You see, Sherman Yang might come over as solely a bully, but he did not mean it that way. He had noticed that you seemed okay with a sword but could use a better training regimen than hacking at a dummy during practice. Besides this, you also never seemed excited to train sword fighting. So, who better to train and inspire you than him? However, Sherman had not realized that perhaps charging at you heads on was not a way for you to learn how to fight properly, even if it resulted in you actively practicing with the son of Hades in the past week.

Yes, Sherman had kept an eye out on your progress and now was time to test it.

Anyways, Nico tried to ignore Shermans comment as he stood to the side of the fight, ready to intervene if necessary. However, you seemed to hold your own well against the Ares camper. Instead of only dodging and parrying Sherman’s attacks, you managed to almost hit him once or twice before you quickly put your leg behind his and made him tumble to the ground. Seizing the opportunity, you jumped on top of him and put your sword against his neck.

“That was not a sword fighting move, (Y/n).” Sherman spat as he glared at you. “But I won.” You breathed heavily and Sherman pushed you off him, using his body force to keep you down for a few seconds before standing up and brushing off the dirt from his clothes. “This time you can have the victory.” Sherman grinned, an anger glint in his eyes, “But you are not cleared from fighting me.” Sherman grabbed his sword from the ground and walked away.

You sat up, looking for Nico. However, he seemed to have disappeared.

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Nico didn’t know why, but he felt disappointed that you won. He realized as soon as the fight was over that he couldn’t congratulate you without ruining your day. Nico had realized that he only promised to train you until you won from Sherman, and yet he wished he hadn’t just promised that. What if this was it? What if you won’t seek him out afterwards? Nico had not yet realized how much he longed to spend more time with you.

Nico had not realized how attached he could get to your presence.

As soon as Will saw his boyfriend enter the infirmary, he felt slightly panicked. Nico didn’t like coming here, something about the possibility of bringing death into the place, and yet here he was seemingly uninjured.

“Are you alright?” Will kept Nico at a distance as he scanned his body for any invisible injuries, but besides Nico’s slightly paler than normal face nothing seemed wrong. “Is (Y/n) alright? How did the fight go?” Nico looked up with panic and pain in his eyes. Will quickly let go to grab a first aid kit, his adrenaline building as he thought about possible injuries you could have but stopped when Nico grabbed his arm.

“They won,” Nico’s voice sounded small, “And I am upset about it.” Will turned around to face his boyfriend, concern in his eyes. “Can I hug you?” Will carefully asked and Nico nodded. As Will softly engulfed his boyfriend in his arms, “Why do you think you’re upset?” Will felt Nico let out a sigh as Nico put his arms around him.

“I wanted to spend more time with them,” Nico’s voice cracked a little, “But now that they beat Sherman I can’t.” “You know that that’s not true.” Will tightened his hold on his boyfriend, “You can keep training together, or just hang out.”

“But what if (Y/n) doesn’t want to?” Nico’s voice was quiet. “I think they do want to, I bet they will show up for your training tomorrow as they did in the last week even.”

Nico broke away a little from the hug, seeing a soft smile on Will’s face. “And what if they don’t?” Nico asked. “Then you need to ask them,” Will cupped Nico’s cheek, “Or I can help. It’ll work out, I promise.” Nico breathed out deeply and kissed Will slowly, hoping to convey his gratefulness.

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The very next day you were unsure whether Nico would be waiting for your practice session. After all, he had only promised to help you beat Sherman and technically you have done that now. Plus, you still had no idea where he went yesterday after you won your fight. However, as you were making your way into the arena you saw Nico leaning against the wall, looking slightly anxious.

“You’re here.” Nico’s shoulders relaxed as he saw you approach, “I thought that maybe you wouldn’t want to practice together anymore.” “I thought you wouldn’t want to teach me,” you looked sideways, “After all you only promised to help be fight Sherman,” Nico shook his head as he felt his heart stutter. Were you just here to thank him and leave? “But I have to admit,” you continued, “You are a great teacher and I could use some sword skills and-“ you hesitated, “Perhaps we can spend some time doing other things, if we are friends and you’re comfortable and” Nico realized he found it cute when you were nervous for him.

“I would love to spend more time with you and,” the tips of Nico’s lips turned up, “we are friends,” although the skeletal butterflies in Nico’s stomach wanted him to recognize that perhaps he wanted more. But that he would have to discuss with his boyfriend first.

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yonemurishiroku · 1 year

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Did you see the German cover for TSATS? If the cover is actually representative of the book- looks like Small Bob will be back! Also Will had the good sense to pack a backpack, already this endears him to me. Thank the gods for Will. On another note...we're headed for that green mist and ominous chthonian castle again.

First, thank you for your ask because wow I had no idea the Germans could go overboard like this...

(An image for those who don't know, including me)

OK so. A few things about this:

NICO & WILL AS THE TITLE WTF 😭😭😭 SOLANGELO LITERALLY MADE IT TO THE TITLE??? THE BOOK IS NAMED AFTER THEM??? Like. A COUPLE??? HELLO????

So what? If it's English we'd call it Nico book but if it's German we can call it Solangelo book? Rick what are trying to tell me---

I'm mad at the & symbol tho

SMALL BOB!!!! Omg could it be that the cat would lead them to Bob's place???

Will has the mind to wear decently for a trip to the deepest of Hell omfg for the love of everything holy in the sky

...Is it just me or it looks kinda suspicious... Like. this is kinda hard to tell. As for Will, we can see quite clearly that he's well, freaking out, probably. However, the way Nico's pointing at the castle, his gait... he doesn't seem that concerned. If anything, Nico looks like someone who doesn't care if he's going to die, walking toward their doom with an almost relaxed mind.

On another note, tbh, I don't find the castle that ominous. It lacks the threatening, devilish decorations and symbols I'd expect from a place in Tartarus. All round and smooth lines instead of pointy and crooked, it looks... elegant, obviously Greek-styled, almost holy, really. Huh.

The large door looks like the gate to the afterlife tho.

The cliff is an obvious sign of doom, as well. Ew.

Wow the German cover really differs from the English one huh... I wonder if that means anything...

#nico di angelo #pjo #hoo #toa #yone rambling #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #will solace #solangelo #the sun and the star #the sun and the star: a nico di angelo adventure #tsats #tsats preview #rick riordan #mark oshiro

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i am a calypso defender and a caleo fan till the day i die i just cannot fathom hating her for such shallow reasons??

“she cursed annabeth” ok even if this was intentional (which. lol it wasn’t) so fucking what?? do you think calypso could plan on annie encountering the monsters you only see in TARTARUS??? where NO DEMIGOD has ever been?? or survived??

“she’s abusive/mean to leo” shes been isolated for thousands of years, forced to experience heartbreak after heartbreak only to return to her loneliness, god forbid this trauma doesn’t manifest in a way that makes her the nicest person in the world?? she finally has freedom, she’s able to explore the world and make friends she knows wont leave her and so god forbid she doesn’t prioritize leo in every situation? it’s unhealthy, sure, but since when has any trauma victim (or victims, since leo is also horrifically traumatized) been able to function normally after they escape their situation?! she’s on her guard, everyone she’s ever loved has left her and i believe this means she pushes people away. she needs patience, and leo is willing to give her that. he came back for her, he died for her, he is the first person to show such devotion towards her and i think they deserve each other even if they both mutually need to heal. plus, rick has always been a fan of the bickering couple trope, and even if his writing has flaws it is so clear he was not writing her to be abusive, he was writing them both to be a bickering couple using the same formula he did with percabeth and solangelo

and don’t get me started on the age gap 😭😭 “thousands of years she’s a pedophile” IF SHES IMMORTAL 😭😭😭 THEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS MEANS NOTHING TO HER 😭😭 ITS ABOUT RELATIVITY you cannot look me in the eyes and tell me you think calypso is a pedophile for not conforming to human age and maturity development like. it was clearly written to be so her development was, relative to human aging, around leo’s age. and when she left the island and is no longer immortal, NOW she conforms to human aging laws, and will continue to age normally alongside leo 😭

ship whoever you want, i’ll never tell someone i dislike valgrace if i see them enjoying the pairing but 99% of the time hatred towards calypso (or any of the other pjo girls) is shallow attempts at covering misogyny. i think the pjo fandom has a serious problem with misogyny and dare i say it lesbophobia (cough. piper haters/bisexual truthers. i mean. what who said that) and rick knew caleo would be to powerful as a doomed yuri couple </3 lesbian caleo you will forever be famous to me

but srsly i think it’s unfair to use any argument against calypso that can be debunked using context (how rick intended for the characters to be written) and i don’t think calypso deserves half of the hate she receives

why do you have to justify not shipping something by hating it? why is there so much hatred within the fandom? it’s really upsetting

#calyspo #leo valdez #caleo #pjo #hoo #toa #own post

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haven-of-dusk · 4 months

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for the ask game: headcanons for nico di angelo? (if you haven’t read the books, then ricky bowen 🤠)

Sorry this took me so long... I have indeed read the books, so I'll tackle both! Nico Di Angelo:

Sexuality - Gay

A ship - I actually do like Solangelo a fair bit, they're not my faves per se, but I don't have glaring issues with them (especially compared with say, Caleo).

However for the sake of fun, I also love Jasico (I hope I have that name right). Minor aside that I'm about 90% sure Jason is (he's fine, TBM didn't happen I promise) a closeted gay man based on a number of hints dropped in TBM, plus vibes plus he just screams internalized heteronormativity. So I really wish we could've explored more of Nico and Jason's dynamic. Plus they'd be incredibly adorable about one-upping each other's displays of "touch him and die" imo.

A BROTP - Percico, I totally get why shipping them romantically is a thing, but I also adore the dynamic idea that Nico completely got over Percy and Percy's a little salty about it, plus the level of trust they eventually displayed regardless of the definition of their relationship is very special to me. (End of MoA always gets me right in the feels).

A NOTP - I don't have any specific ones...so I guess I'll just say any ship that tries to get him involved romantically with a woman.

A random headcanon - Though he mostly put Mythomagic behind him, he has since become a massive D&D nerd, with multiple fully fleshed out characters and a couple campaign ideas that he badgers people to play with him. (Also the main cast of HoO playing D&D is a podcast I wish was real, Critical Role style...)

General Opinion - I love Nico, top 3 Percy Jackson Universe characters (I think, I haven't gone through and put together an exact ranking ever since I love almost all of them), not super happy when the writing leans too far into the 'edgy' side of him, but his dry wit is always a pleasure, and he's also capable of backing up the edge with badassery.

His original artwork will always give me nightmares though.

Richard 'Ricky' Bowen:

Sexuality - Bisexual

Gender - Cis Male, though he did experiment with they/them pronouns to see if they felt better to him. They didn't, but he's glad he tried.

A ship - Caswen. Obviously. I think my canon rewrite of half the show serves as adequate explanation of my love for them.

A BROTP - Redky. The friendship/brotherhood between Big Red and Ricky was something I really enjoyed in the first two seasons, it felt quite accurate to my high school experiences and I also find their interactions in fanfiction very endearing. Plus it provides more fuel to my fire that Caswen are NOT brotherly since we have a perfect brotherly relationship for Ricky right there and it looks nothing like his relationship to EJ imo.

Plus I'm still extra irritated that in addition to the rampant biphobia in how Big Red's storyline was handled, they also tried to shove him out of the picture and replace him with Jet in S4, with a scene in E3 especially feeling like the dialogue was written for BR and then they had Jet read it for...no discernable reason.

A NOTP - ...Rina /s.

In all seriousness the only answer I can readily come up with is Rily, because wtf was that subplot even supposed to be, but I struggle to think of NOTPs for Ricky since my brain is mostly Caswen or bust. I thought of the EJ alternatives purely because Tim is so militant about Rina, but I really don't know what Ricky would do outside of preferably Caswen or Tim's beloved 'canon' Rina. And while I do think Rini work better as friends, I also wouldn't call them a NOTP since I feel kind of bad for some Rini shippers (not the creepy ones, the normies for lack of a better term).

Idk, I guess I'll just say Rily and move on.

A random headcanon - Ricky loves the Spice Girls. Where did this HC come from you ask? I have no idea. But I feel like it fits.

The urge to write a mini-fic of Ricky and EJ dancing at their wedding to 'Spice up Your Life' is rising. (Totally not influenced by Doctor Who)

General Opinion - I love Ricky. Not quite as much as Elton, but that's a pretty high bar to clear since Elton rose to my top ten of all time list pretty easily. I have mixed feelings about S3 and S4 Ricky since I felt like they made him overly obsessed with Gina and lost a lot of the charm of his earlier plotlines centering on familial trauma and figuring out his own desires in life, but he's still high ranking for HSMTMTS characters, and I obviously love Caswen to death, so it's hard for me to say I don't also adore Ricky as a special little guy.

That spiraled into a bit of a ramble. Point is that I do really like Ricky, I just wish the writing for him later in the show was less...self-parodic...if that makes any sense.

#ask games #nico di angelo #ricky bowen #ty for the ask <3 #Percy Jackson and the Olympians #hsmtmts

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I keep thinking about Percabeth's scene in Tartarus where Percy uses the dark side of his powers on Akhlys and Annabeth is terrified and pleads with him to stop. And I keep thinking about how that scene would not work with Solangelo. Will lets Octavian die because Nico tells him to in BOO and by TON Nico is turning people into skeletons. I love how completely unafraid Will is of Nico and I love how that unflappable-ness extends to Nico's demigod abilities. He seems to care more about Nico being okay than about whoever's on the other end of Nico's powers. I really hope we get his POV in the book because Nico could tell us all about him, but there's never really been a character in Will's position before. I'm invested in how differently he thinks from the traditional heroes, the people who are used to questing and fighting, but also I desperately want to see "creepy and gloomy" Nico and his "terrifying" powers described in Will's eyes.

Ah, yes, Akhlys, who we're almost certainly going to encounter because she's been set up as having some sort of interaction with Nico already in BOO. I've been thinking a bit about this scene as well, and you're right.

Personally, what I want to see of Tartarus this time is something completely different to Percabeth's journey. Solangelo is not Percabeth 2.0 and I don't want the narrative to mirror it, so if it was up to me, I don't want to see them encountering the same things at all. However, realistically we're going to get at least some overlap (although I'm hoping not too much) and Akhlys is top of the suspect list.

But yes, Will won't be afraid of Nico, no matter what Nico does. He will be afraid for Nico, for the consequences of Nico's powers on him, but he won't be afraid of him. And also, from the power arc standpoint, Nico has had this moment of dark, when he literally reduced Bryce to a ghost in BOO. It serves no narrative purpose to repeat this revelation that Nico can go incredibly dark even for this reason, never mind the fact that it's already expected and implied due to his parentage, and if Will doesn't by now know about what Nico did to Bryce (or at least heavily suspect) I will be incredibly surprised. For all we know, Hedge may even have told him in BOO when he told him about everything else, so, no. Something like that would not add any depth to Nico, Will, their relationship or the plot, and I'll be incredibly disappointed if it occurs.

(That being said, I, too, really want Will's pov on Nico and the powers that Nico wields, because he's clearly unafraid but that doesn't mean he's unaware of how terrifying his boyfriend is to other people.)

What would make this encounter interesting is if it was Will, not Nico, who snaps. I am on the fence about plague!Will and in almost every situation it is a headcanon I cannot get on with, but there is exactly one scenario whereby I would find it an interesting premise, and that is this one.

Where Will is the one whose powers go out of control, where Will is the one who unlocks something dangerous, deadly, and arguably should never be unlocked. Where Will is terrified of what he can do, because he's a healer, not a killer, but Tartarus has broken something inside him and now he can't turn it off, now he's inflicting plagues on everything around him and he can't stop it.

Where Nico is the one terrified - not of Will, no, Nico would never be terrified of Will the same way Will would never be terrified of Nico - but of what it's doing to Will. How he's watching his boyfriend break under the strain of what Tartarus has done to him, how it's changed him in a way that's irreversible and Will can never be who he was before, but a compromise has to be reached or this will kill everything Will's ever been. Kill his spirit, crush his soul, watch his powers spiral out of control and know he's directly responsible for everything he tries to stop in the world.

Where Will tries to push Nico away because he can't be the reason Nico dies, but Nico will never leave Will, no matter what, and maybe this is something that can't be fixed, but it's something they can grow into together, something they can face together, help Will control (and lock away, because he doesn't want this, he's a healer not a killer and this power should never have been unlocked, but he can't lock it away until it's controlled, and he has to live with the knowledge that it's there, now, the same way Percy has to live with the knowledge of what he did - only with Percy the fear was never his power, it was the way it made the person who loves him recoil in terror, but Nico will only hold onto Will tighter and it's the power Will will fear).

If we're going to get Plague!Will, that's the only way I'll be happy with it, and from a character development standpoint it will force the narrative to really dig deep into who Will is and show us everything - his loves, his fears, the innermost workings of his mind - which is something that, honestly, we really need in canon for Will. I love him, and there's a lot of extrapolation that's possible from what we have, but in terms of blatant canon we still don't have much.

Meanwhile, Nico's had his big story arc already. He's gone from the naive young child to a traumatised war veteran, and learnt to accept who he is, who he loves, and be confident in himself. We've seen Nico at his lowest, most broken points and now he's working so hard on putting himself maybe not back together, but he's rebuilding a whole out of his shattered parts again, and honestly I think it'd cheapen his arc over the past three series if the point of this book is to tear him apart again. Will, on the other hand, is a near-blank slate with so many hints (he, too, is a traumatised war veteran, but so far we haven't been shown this) and getting his pov in the Solangelo book would be a perfect way to finally learn what's really going on under that laid-back and gentle yet steadfast and stubborn presentation he's had so far.

So yes, Will pov for this book please, and treat him like a main character and not a trophy boyfriend with no other narrative purpose.

#Anonymous #will solace #nico di angelo #solangelo #pjo akhlys #riordanverse #rrverse #tsari analyses things

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keithbutgay · 1 year

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"Say hello to the stars for me."

We all know that quote. We've all theorized on possible metaphors and whatnot that could be hidden inside. I've seen thoughts about Zoe, thoughts about Ouranos, and so many other things

But now, with the Sun and the Star finally confirmed as the title of the new Solangelo book...

What if Bob was talking about Nico all along?

It's obvious that Bob and Nico think of each other as friends. Nico was the only person who visited him after Percy erased his memories, and Bob saw Nico as the only person who cared because of that (he probably was, in all honesty), and Nico didn't really have anyone else who was willing to/wanted to hang out with him. Nico found comfort in the dead, and Bob was always there to listen

When Bob thought he was going to die, all he asked of Percy and Annabeth was to "say hello to the stars" for him. But they never did say hello to Nico, did they?

#bob heroes of olympus #nico di angelo #the sun and the star #heroes of olympus #the house of hades

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aroaceleovaldez · 1 year

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re:deadangelos, i’m speedrunning finishing the Grace Event arc right now so that i can get back to answering general questions and can answer the “how did solangelo get together” questions that i’ve been putting off for 6 years before TSATS comes out.

FOR THE RECORD just to have it on paper cause i Do Not Care whatever TSATS will say about it, i firmly believe Will & Nico spent several months being besties and generally actually getting to know each other and then an interlude period of “what are we” before they put a label on being boyfriends. Also Will technically “made the first move” (see: “what are we” interlude) just in general but also for the whole “boyfriends? boyfriends.” thing. Because look me in the eyes and tell me that the only reason Nico came out to Percy at the end of BoO wasn’t because he was half-incoherent at the time and that Nico “I’ll keep all my emotions right here and then one day I’ll Die” di Angelo would ever make the first move about anything.

#deadangelos #pjo #nico di angelo #solangelo #I'M ALMOST DONE it only took me TWO YEARS to finish this event #im sorry but my art's improved so much in the meantime so like. worth it.#anyways you know like 3 days later Nico proceeded the fact that he came out to Percy and nearly passed away then and there about it #i also still stand by my hc that Will has had a crush on Nico since TLO cause i think thats fun

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peanut-in-the-goal · 1 year

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omg omg number 1 with solangelo i think i'd cry actually <3

I'm worth nothing. To me, you're worth everything

finally filling out this request, guys i promise i'm not dead, still thinking of new story ideas every day

Nico couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t fucking breathe, and no one was coming. Will was working in the infirmary, Reyna and Hazel were at Camp Jupiter and no one else actually gave a shit about him on their own. In a group, he can’t be ignored without everyone else having a guilty conscience, but alone? Alone almost no one would seek him out. Jason might, and if he did Pery would tag along, but Jason was also at Camp Jupiter, so Nico was left to his own devices.

He could go scope out his boyfriend, knowing Will would quickly drop his paperwork in order to comfort Nico. But that felt like a journey away, and a very long journey at that. Will felt unreachable, both physically and mentally. Walking across the camp in this state would surely be a horrible idea. He knows that if he stands up all that will happen is his vision will black out into small dots, and he’ll have to fight for a few seconds to stay on his feet.

Then he’ll have to actually walk across campus. Not to mention all the prying eyes and uncomfortable looks he’d get from the other campers.

Him and Will and been fighting recently as well. Nico’s inability to communicate has them struggling to understand each other. Will’s constantly been annoyed with him for not speaking up, and Nico’s been pissed that Will needs to talk about every single little thing. Funny how that works out, seeing what predicament Nico was in now.

So no, going to Will was not an option.

He was sitting on the ground in his cabin, leaning against his own bed. He had been pacing before that, stuck in his own head and not knowing how to dispel his thrumming energy that felt like ants under his skin. He thought about going to the training grounds, ripping dummies to shreds with strike after strike. Summoning skeletons and listening to their bones rattle and bodies fall as he sliced through them.

But he knew his movements would be too sloppy. His steps too shaky and hands uncoordinated. He would’ve been too obvious. You can’t be the Ghost King and struggle in activities that you usually would excel in. He has far too much pride for that.

His breath keeps getting quicker and he can’t seem to suck enough air in to level it out. He’s getting dizzier by the second, and his brain is tellinghim how nice it would be to just let the black dots clouding his vision to take over. To escape feeling like he was going to die and to insead choose to close his eyes.

He has never been afraid of dying. Death was just another thing, and with who his father was, it was never scary. If he died, he doubted anyone would care, he wouldn’t even care. Then maybe, he could find Bianca again, in her new life. He could look after her like how she used to do for him.

Nico felt like he was dying, the oxygen in his lungs getting fainter and fainter, and with the fatigue taking over he finally decided to lay down and rest.

—

He doesn’t wake up until that night. It’s 6, nearing 7, and there’s a pounding in his head. His body feels weak as he tries to stretch out, like his limbs are lagging behind his brain and what he’s telling them to do. He feels heavy, like he has sacks of sand tyng him down on every joint.

It takes him second to realize what woke him up in the first place. Someone’s insistently banging on the door of his cabin.

“Nico.” Will tiredly calls out. He sounds annoyed, Nico thinks. He doesn’t have the energy to respond though. He doesn’t really want to anyways. The knocking doesn’t stop.

“Nico!” Will’s voice takes a harsher tone. “I know you’re in there. It’s dinner, let’s go.” Nico still doesn’t move. He thinks about it, comtentplating if it’s worth it or not. He wonders if Will would go away if he doesn’t get a response. Usually he would be breaking the door down by now, but with how they’re been fighting he doubts he’d stay.

He’s right. With one last exhausted yelled, an annoyed sigh, and grumbling that Nico doesn’t even want to try and make out, the knocking stops and his footsteps leave.

He’s alone again. He feels kind of hurt that Will left, then again it’s his fault. And he’s too numb to feel anything right now. He’s felt like that for a while, honestly.

—

The next time he wakes up the sun is rising. His back and neck ache from sleepng in an uncomfortable position for so long, and his right arm is asleep. He hears bells chiming in the pavilion, signaling breakfast is starting.

He doesn’t realize how hungry he is until the thought of food crosses his mind. He groans as he pulls himself into a sitting position. He stretches until his bones pop and he stands up. He pulls on his aviator coat, and some black jeans he finds on the ground. They’re probably filthy, but he doesn’t really have all that much in him to care.

He stumbles over to the pavilion. Not many campers are there at opening time, most making t for just the last half hour. It really only open this early for campers like the apollo cabin who have shifts working in the infirmary. Speaking of the apollo cabin, Nico fails to notice a certain blonde also headingn towards the pavilion.

“Nico!” Will calls, he turns to meet Nico halfway to the pavilion. Nico stops, looking up to meet Will’s eyes. Its an uncomfortable moment of silence where neitherof them say anything. What is there to say? They’re both confused about what’s going on, and who’s mad at who.

How do you start a conversation when you don’t know where you stand with the person you want to talk to?

“Sit with me?” Nico asks. His voice a bit scratchy from how dry his throat was. When was the last time he drank water?

Will has a small smile toying at his lips. “Of course.”

The rest of the walk is awkward. Will keeps reaching out to take Nico’s hand but retracting at the last moment. Nico pretends not to see it. He doesn’t know if he would want to take it. He doesn’t know what he’s feeling.

They sit in stiff silence. There’s a slight rustle from the other campers, but no one is really awake at this hour to be up for a real conversation. They picked up their food on the way in, Nico choosing some bread and cheese, and Will having made himself a fruit cup.

“So…” Nico starts.

“So…” Will mimics. “What’s up?” Nico shifts a little in his seat.

“The sky. The sky is definitely up at the moment.” He says dryly. He keeps his eyes down, staring at his torn apart waffle.

“Nico.”

“Mm?” His gaze is still down.

“What are we doing?” Will sighs.

“What do you mean Willie? We’re having breakfast, and you’re eating something entirely too healthy and colorful for this early in the morning. As per usual.” He does look up this time, locking eyes with the blue ones right next to him.

“That’s not what I meant.” He sighs again. “What are we doing?” He gestures vaguely between the two of them, giving Nico a pointed look. Nico raises an eyebrow back at him. “Why aren’t we talking, why do I barely see you, why do you look worse everytime you come out of that damn cabin?”

Some heads turn towards them, and Nico hardens his glare at everyone around them. Smartly, they all turn around in their seats.

“I don’t know, Will,” he sighs. His hands rub at his eyes tiredly. Their breakfast is long forgotten in return of them staring at each other instead.

“I don’t know either, but I want to fix it. But sometimes I wonder if it’s worth it if you won’t even fucking try.” Will snapped. His hands rubbed at his temples. Nico sat stunned.

“What do you mean I don’t fucking try?” He seethed.

“I mean that I’m the only one who puts any gods damn effort into this relationship.’

“I try Will. I try so fucking hard. I try so hard to make sure you don’t leave, to not scare you away, to keep you from leaving just like everyone else. I’m trying to be who you want me to be just, it’s so hard sometimes.” Nico’s breath hitches, and suddenly his eyes feel like they’re burning. Despite his glaring, more people are entering the hall and more eyes are on the pair. “I’m not doing this here.” He grumbles, and storms out of the hall. Will has nothing left to do but follow.

They end up back in Nico’s cabin. Nico settles himself on the head of the bed, holding his pillow in his lap. Will takes that as his que to sit at the foot of the bed facing him.

“Okay, so you try.” Will starts. Nico glares at him.

“Yes, I fucking try.”

“But you try to be who you think I want you to be?” Will’s surprisingly calm, his voice leveled out and speaking monotone. The way he would when reading injuries of a patient off a clipboard. Detatched.

“Obviously.” Nico deadpans.

“Don’t.” And the one word shatters Nico’s entire reality.

“What?”

“Don’t do that.” Will says it like it’s simple. “Nico. I’m dating you. I’m dating who you are. I’m dating the guy I meant in those three days in the infirmary. Not whoever you’re trying to make yourself.”

Nico didn’t know what to say. That’s all it took? Be himself? Surely not, not if his shitty communication and lack of words at the worst times were anything to go by. Not when that’s what pisses off Will the most and makes him think he doesn’t care.

“I don’t understand.” Is what he ends up saying. Will sighs, shuffling closer on the bed. Not quite touching, but if Nico reached out he could grab Will’s hand.

“Let me spell it out for you,” he says, and he does grab Nico’s hand this time. “I. Like. You.” I enuanciates each word. “You, Nico di Angelo. You and you’re relentless sarcasm, dry humor, and absurd amount of black clothing. You and your stupid self sacrifical tendicies, the way you’ll always do what you believe is right, the insane amount of McDonalds you eat even though it’s extremely unhealthy.” Will smiles a bit. “I like you for you. The you I know.”

“But you don’t know know me, Will. You don’t know my entire past, or all my problems, or all my secrets. You don’t get it.”

“What don’t I get?” Will tilts his head to side in question, reminding Nico of a golden retriever. Gods, Nico wants to kiss him.

“I’m worthless, Will. The real me? I’m worth nothing.”

“Hey. Hey, hey, hey.” Will’s hand leaves Nico’s, moving up to cup his face instead. Nico leans into it. “Not to me. To me you’re worth everything, Neeks.”

And Nico melts, he’s never been anyone’s world before. Not since Bianca. Or his mama. It’s been a long time since he’s felt this cared for.

“Let me get to know you, Nico. All of you. Everything about you that you think is important, all the little things. I want to know about your past, your present, what you plan to do in the future. I want to know your favorite book and your favorite color. I want to know what brand of hoodies you like and what foods are your favorite. I want to tell you that I love you, and for you to believe me because you aren’t hiding anything. I want to show you that you aren’t worthless Nico. You are so much more than worthless.”

And Nico spills. He tells him everything. Everything about his sister and his mom. What it was like in the Lotus. He tells him about the first time he summoned the dead and met Hazel. He tells him his favorite parts about training, the tattoos he wants in the future. He tells him that the first time he laid eyes on Will he thought of the sun dancing along the horizon. The beautiful yellows and oranges and reds painting on the sky. He tells him how he couldn’t look away from those eyes, the ones that made him feel whole. How one look at Will made his life seem so much brighter.

Nico talks and Will laughs and cries and feels with him. And Nico has never felt so special and loved. He’s never felt so important. Being treated as a person and not a tool or a pawn or a freak.

He feels whole.

“Thank you.” He whispers. And Will shushes him.

“Don’t thank me, Sunshine. I love you.”

And Nico believes him.

#solangelo #toa #pjo #hoo #will solace #nico di angelo #hurt/comfort #angst #fluff #if you squint at the end #nico sucks at communicating #i do too #which is fitting because my name is also nico #nico writes #peanut writes #request

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corujalesbica · 1 year

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The sun behind the clouds (solangelo fanfic)

Nico woke up covered in sweat. He couldn't recall what he had dreamt, only that it scared him so bad he could feel his face wet from tears. It was so weird to think there was water coming out of his eyes, because Nico never cried. Not anymore.

The Hades cabin was silent, which was common. It was only a louder place when Hazel visited, which was a rare occurrence due to the distance between them. Sometimes Nico wished he had stayed in Camp Jupiter, just so he could see her, look after her. He used to wonder if Hazel ever felt about him the way he did when he found out Bianca was leaving. It was a nasty thought, and he knew that he shouldn't be comparing them, but couldn't help it sometimes.

Not wanting to leave his bed, the demigod started to mentally list what he had to do for the day. When his mind came up empty of dangerous half blood shit to do, he looked at the calender besides his bed (Leo had placed it there so he wouldn't forget the birthday of the "hottest guy" in camp again, also know as Leo himself.)

In awe, he realized it was his own birthday, January 28th. Nico had one (and only one) truly happy memory of a birthday. He was turning nine, and Bianca took him to the mall. They ate good cake and he played with other children at a nearby playground. That was before they went to the Lotus hotel, just a bit after their mom died and their memories were erased. Rumors of the war haunted the places they went to, even in the US, but Nico was far too young to recall anything.

After that, things went downhill really fast. There were no birthdays in the Lotus hotel, where time passed at the speed of light. Then they went to Westover Hall, and not long after, Bianca died. He ran away. When he was alone, birthdays were meaninless. And then there was now. Turning 15 felt like such a milestone, but also like it wasn't supposed to happen at all.

Nico considered staying in his room all day, but he didn't want anyone to suspect something was off, so he got up to his usual rotine. Will would like to know that it was his birthday, he thought. But he didn't want anyone making a fuss out of it, so he decided to tell his boyfriend that it had been his birthday the next day. Will would also get mad, and Nico found that funny.

Finally, he left the 13th cabin to have breakfast, which had become a habit since his doctor threatened to to murder him if he didn't eat well. ("I will kill you if you die, D'Angelo"). The camp was no different than it had ever been, that is, a complete mess. People laughting and yealling at each other, kids running and satyrs singing to the nymphs. For some reason, Nico found the mess comforting. It brought him back to when he was the naive, messy kid.

He made his usual walk to the Apolo cabin, but he was probably late cause there was no one there. So he went ahead and grabbed himself an apple for breakfast. Austin, Kayla, and the other children of the sun were at their usual place at the Apolo table, but Will was still nowhere to be seen.

So, not wanting to bother, Nico wondered through the day. He ate some more apples, tried (and failed) to climb the lava wall, and talked to Hazel through an Iris message. By the end of the day, he was annoyed. It's not like he wanted to celebrate his birthday, but not seeing his boyfriend at all that day was not what he'd pictured.

So he went back to cabin 7 and knocked. Kayla opened the door and seemed shocked he was there. She furrowed her eyebrows and smiled, the corners of her mouth not quite meeting her eyes. "Is Will here ?" The demigod asked ."Or do you know where he might be ?" Kayla shakedown her head in a silent "no" for both and closed the door. That was strange. She was usually a very warm and talkative person. Inside the cabin, Nico could hear her siblings whispering, Austin arguing with someone.

After searching some more for Will, the boy finally gave up and decided to go to the woods. It was not exactly safe, but he was a son of Hades, and to be honest, after Tartaros, it took a lot to scare him the slightest. There was this spot far deep into the woods only he knew about, a cave hidden by some trees. If you went deep enough to the first tunnel, it would get you to a wider space with a huge whole on the ceiling, so you were able to see the sky. Nico thought that if he wasn't gonna be able to spend the day with the one person he loved that was near, he could very well look at the stars and imagine Bianca being there.

But when he finally got to the open part of the cave, there was someone there already. A blonde boy with the bluest eyes and the biggest heart Nico had ever seen. Walking silently so as not to startle him, Nico got closer and eventually sat down. The rock beneath him was cold, which could've been a bother but at that time, was grounding. Will didn't bat an eye.

" Happy birthday, my love," the half blood said while shedding a tear. "How'd you know ?" Nico was confused. He thought Will was unaware of him turning 15. Besides that, he thought that if Solace did know, he would've made a big deal of it. But right now, the boy beside him wasn't happy or cheerful. Just melancholic.

"Hazel told me," he finally said with a sight. "She wanted to come, you know. But it's too dangerous to travel that far right now, especially if you're alone." His boyfriend finally looked at him. "I'm sorry," he said, crying more. "I didn't want you to spend the day alone. I had so many plans, so many surprises. But with the camps medical department and... and being a cabin counselor... It was too much. I wasn't able to make you happy and I'm sorry."

Nico hugged him. It was a sudden and warm hug, and he hadn't had one of those in so, so long. Will hugged him back, and when they pulled apart he took Nicos face in his hands and met his eyes, saying sorry again with a single look.

"Will... It's ok." The ghost king stared back at his boyfriend's eyes "I don't need you to be my everything. I don't need you to be perfect. I just want you to be real." He paused "For years I've been celebrating birthdays with gods and ghosts, showdowns of the past following my every step as I get older and more tired" He sighs " But being with you is not like those years. You're not an illusion of time or space, but a real person, and I love you... for that."

They had one silent moment, then, that words could not translate. And then William fell into laughter. "You're real too, babe. I literally love you so much." He looked at Nico again."And I'm gonna tell the whole camp the squeleton general they fear is a softie." The son of Hades rolled his eyes at him.

They went back talking and laughing and kissing. Will didn't apologize again, but he did insist in carrying Nico bride style to his cabin to "make up for lost birthday time". But instead of going to the Hades cabin, they ended up at Apolos cabin, Nico red as tomato and complaining about being carried ("there was no need to!"). This time, the door opened like magic and it was dark inside.

Soon as they walked in though, the lights came to life and the Hades son could see a table in the middle of the room, and on top of it a black cake. Children of Apolo, Leo, Lou Ellen, Katie Gardner, the stolls, among others were scattered around the cabin, all suddenly clapping and chanting his name. Wishing him a happy birthday. Saying "Nico DiAngelo" like it was a good thing. Will simply stood behind him, smiling, and when they cut the black cake, it was colorful on the inside.

Will thought he wasn't enough sometimes, and while Nico understood the feeling, he could not disagree more. Will was home. Nothing less. And all those people were part of it. For the first time in forever, the child of the underworld felt appreciated. Cared for. That one surprise among many Will had apparently planned to make him, was more than he'd gotten in years. It was more than enough. And he loved it.

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Some solangelo shit to warm our sad gay hearts. Happy birthday to my boy di angelo, may the death queer angels bring fortune to your fictional self.

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solangelo they both die at the end au

i had no idea how to write this so i’m going to post it here because i don’t think i’ll be able to finish it (it’s like not finished at all by the way) ((will also has a kid in this bc i love dad will))

Nico di Angelo got the call at 12:48 AM on June 12th. He didn't actually know he got it until 15 minutes later when his sister shook him awake with tears streaming down her face. Apparently he slept through the call and so they called back, again and again until he answered. He wasn’t surprised when he hung up on the overly joyful lady on the phone, he was more tired than anything.

He held Hazel close and comforted her through whatever grief she was feeling, he couldn't imagine what she’d be like when he was dead. About ten minutes of her crying later, she went limp against Nico’s chest, he sighed before laying her on the bed and going towards his desk with the intention of writing her a very long letter

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William Solace got the call at 2:24 AM on July 12th. He was immediately aware of the ringtone that was blasting from his phone and ran towards his desk, he was in the middle of a work shift after all. He answered “Hello, I’m calling from Death-Cast. I regret to inform you that sometime in the next twenty-four hours you’ll be meeting an untimely death.” Will held his hand to his mouth as he choked back a sob, he didn’t want to die. Especially not now. “On behalf of everyone here at Death-Cast, we are so sorry to lose you. Live this day to the fullest, okay?” Will knew they weren’t sorry to lose him, they didn’t know anything about him, they didn't know he had a 5 year old he had to take care of because her mom had left him once she was born, they didn’t know he was a full time neurosurgeon who had patients he had to treat, they didnt know anything about him so how would they miss him.

“I will, thanks.” He said, his breath shaking. He removed the phone from his ear and hit the red button at the bottom. Then he called a different number. The phone ran a few times before the person on the other end finally picked up.

“Will? It’s 2 in the morning, what is it?” Kayla’s voice boomed in his ear.

“Hey, hey Kay um, can you watch Cora for today? I have some stuff I need to take care of and the daycare is closed.” He told his sister, his voice quivering slightly. She agreed and told him to drop her off whenever before hanging up the phone.

“William, when I said whenever I did not mean 3 in the morning.” Kayla scolded him when she answered the door. Will bounced slightly on the balls of his feet, careful not to wake up the sleeping child in his hands.

“you should’ve been more specific” Will shrugged before walking into the house and placing Cora on the couch. Kayla groaned before closing the door and following him.

“So what’s this important business that’s making you drop off your daughter at 3 am?” Kayla asked, sitting on the couch and looking up at him.

“I got the call.” Will told her, moving his eyes to look at the floor instead of Kayla. They were silent for a minute, before he heard Kayla get off the couch. He tried to look up but realized he didn’t have too when he saw Kayla wrapping her arms around his torso.

“Does anyone else know?” She whispered into his shirt, he returned the hug before sighing.

“No, I called you right after I got it.” He told her, looking down at the top of her head. She let go of him and backed up, her eyes were glossed over with tears.

#614 words #not edited #nico di angelo #will solace #solangelo #hazel levesque #kayla knowles #percy jackon and the olympians #fanfic #they both die at the end #tbdate au #original work #original character

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