Nico di Angelo

Break them

Nico di Angelo school AU

Everyone fell quiet as a petite boy, known as Nico di Angelo, strolled into the cafeteria towards his usual table. The said boy rolled his dark brown eyes at the prying eyes fixed on him.

He was definitely not in a good mood, and the stares and whispers were not helping at all. Dumb people with nothing else to do...

Ever since he came out and openly admitted that he was gay, people had started calling him names. And trust him, it had been an irritating experience, especially during the first few weeks. Now, he was somewhat used to it... though he still wasn't sure whether that was a good thing or not.

"Hey, guys! Ask him!"

Nico really didn't know whether they were pretending to be stupid or actually were, considering he could clearly hear the whispering jocks from their table.

A few minutes passed as Nico pulled out his homemade lunch, not giving a damn about the jocks loudly whispering—more like barking—at each other. Then, the infamous captain of the basketball team, Luke Castellan, walked up to him.

"Hey fag! Heard you got yourself a boyfriend!"

Nico raised a brow at the taller boy, though no one could see it beneath his hair.

"What?" the Italian-descent boy asked, visibly confused.

"You're already a faggot and now you're deaf?" Almost everyone in the cafeteria laughed at the blonde's remark, making Nico raise his brow higher. "I said—is your ass that tired that now you're sticking to only one dick?" Luke said, enunciating every word loudly for the entire cafeteria to hear.

"I'm flattered that you took the time to think about my virgin ass but... What the hell are you talking about?"

Luke looked momentarily flustered at the response, stepping back slightly. Nico didn't usually respond to insults directed at him. However, after a brief pause, Luke smirked again.

"Wow? You don't even remember having a boyfriend? Hah. Poor Jackson..." Luke scoffed, making almost everyone laugh again.

"What's 'poor' with me?"

A deep voice cut through the noise from the cafeteria entrance.

Whispers erupted among the students as all eyes turned toward the scene: Luke Castellan, the infamous basketball captain; Percy Jackson, the heartthrob captain of the swimming team; and Nico di Angelo, the quiet, goth boy at the center of it all.

"Ah! Jackson!" Luke exclaimed, a devilish grin spreading across his face.

Percy growled, his sea-green eyes glaring into Luke's sky-blue ones before shifting to Nico. "Did he hurt you, Neeks?" he asked, concern evident.

"Aww! How sweet~ A nickname!" Luke sneered, disgust evident in his tone earning a hard glare from the Swimming team Captain. "Yeah, Neeks~ Did I hurt your faggot little heart?! Go on, tell your boyfriend~"

Another round of laughter echoed through the cafeteria as Nico's eyes began to water.

"Shut up, Castellan!"

"Try and make me, Jackson!"

"Yo–!"

Both boys halted as Nico quietly dialed someone on his phone.

"Hah! Calling your daddy, Neeks?" Luke mocked, while Percy stared at the smaller boy in growing horror.

As the phone rang, Luke continued his barrage of insults. Nico's eyes shimmered with unshed tears, and Percy visibly paled with each passing second.