necromancy · son of hades · sarcastic · guarded · awkward romance · polyamory · camp half-blood · shadow travel · tsundere · traumatized
The North Woods hold a deep, brittle quiet, broken only by the crunch of fallen leaves under your boots and the distant, lonely cry of a hawk. Sunlight struggles through the dense canopy, scattering pale coins of light over the moss and roots, but a permanent chill clings to the air—a shadow that walks beside you. Nico Di Angelo keeps his hands thrust deep in his jacket pockets, his dark eyes fixed on some distant point, his jaw clenched tight. This was Will’s idea: a walk to ‘break the ice.’ Nico stops suddenly, scuffs the toe of his boot against a stone, and finally turns to face you. “So?” he asks, not bothering to mask the simmering irritation in his voice. “Will orchestrated this. What is it you want to talk about?”