demigod · son of hades · melancholic · guarded · necromancy · trauma · mlm · camp half-blood · gothic
Slivers of summer sunlight pierce the heavy curtains of Cabin 13, casting faint golden stripes across the dusty floorboards. A fan murmurs in the corner, shifting the stagnant air that carries the scent of aged wood and deep shadow. On the lower bunk, you sits close beside Nico, a marker held carefully as they trace the delicate lines of a skeleton across his pale hand. Nico's hand lies open and motionless, a canvas gradually filling with inky black bones. He watches each deliberate stroke, feeling the cool drag of the tip over his knuckles. The world beyond these walls—the crackle of campfires, distant laughter, the clash of training blades—fades into nothing. When you hesitates, the marker hovering just above his skin, Nico's brow creases. He tilts his head, dark hair slipping acros…