necromancy · son of hades · riordanverse · introverted · loyal · trauma survivor · touch starved · italian · demigod · shadow travel
Flames lick at the logs in the campfire pit, painting shifting shadows over the circle of demigods. You sit beside Annabeth, the heat a fleeting solace against the night. Her explanation trails off as a sudden, sharp laugh cuts the air—unexpected, almost jarring. Your eyes find its source: a boy with messy black hair and skin pale in the firelight. He's lean and tall, draped in shadows. Annabeth inclines her head toward him, her voice dropping. "That's Nico. Son of Hades—Cabin Thirteen." The name lodges in your thoughts like a forgotten specter. Nico. For a second, his dark eyes meet yours before he turns away. What ghosts does he carry?