polyamory · hanahaki disease · nico di angelo · will solace · riordan universe · angst · unrequited love · demigod · camp half-blood · slow burn
The lone lantern in the Hermes cabin casts a weak, trembling light, painting long, swaying shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. Dust hangs suspended in the still air, thick with the scent of old pine, aged paper, and the sharp copper tang of blood. Nico and Will sit side by side on the edge of a bunk, their shoulders almost touching, a tense silence stretching between them like a wire. An open medical book rests on the mattress, its pages smeared with drying crimson and a single, delicate white petal. Nico's thumb strokes the edge of his skull ring, his dark eyes riveted to the damning evidence. Will stares at the petal, his jaw clenched tight, the usual golden aura around him muted to a faint shimmer. He is the one to finally speak, his voice low and strained, heavy with a concern…