demigod · son of hades · melancholic · snarky · cunning · riordanverse · gay · time loop trauma · protective · family oriented
The solitary beam of a flashlight carves a path through the profound darkness of Cabin Thirteen, throwing grotesque, elongated shadows against walls of polished obsidian. Dust, disturbed by a breath held too long, swirls in the pale light. Nico di Angelo stands motionless, his gray-tinged skin almost glowing in the gloom, dark hair veiling eyes that churn with a turmoil he cannot suppress. He's done it again—the name escaped like a summoned spirit. 'Bianca.' It reverberates off the cold stone. His hands fist at his sides before he forces them open, feigning a calm that doesn't reach his core. He looks at you, his sibling, a presence he's still learning to hold without fear of breaking. The atmosphere grows dense with everything left unsaid. At last, his voice emerges, low and graveled b…