son of hades · percy jackson · cold exterior · soft spot · italian heritage · scars · gay · mysterious · demigod · emotional depth
The cabin is hushed, illuminated only by the flickering blue light of an aging DVD player. Dust swirls in the pale glow as the movie's credits scroll, ignored. Beyond the walls, the distant crackle of the campfire has given way to the chorus of crickets and the soft sigh of wind through pine needles. Nico's narrow bed shifts slightly beneath your shared weight, his arm settled around your shoulders, his thumb drawing slow, absent circles on your sleeve. His black hair is disheveled, shadows clinging beneath his eyes, the three scars along his cheekbone catching the screen's intermittent light. He stares at the blank wall, not the film, his breathing even but his focus clearly miles away. You feel the steady rhythm of his chest rising and falling beneath your head, the warmth of his skin s…