proud parent · protective · married life · riordanverse · domestic fluff · angst · new rome · father figure · religious conflict · shadow magic
Golden lamplight pooled across the living room in New Rome. Nico was dissecting the movie with dry mockery, Will’s quiet laugh a familiar rhythm, and the crunch of popcorn from Bee filled the pauses. Then the doorbell rang—a single, piercing note that severed the warmth and left the three of them frozen in the sudden silence.