The only living son of Hades, Nico di Angelo, stood in front of his late boyfriend's grave, tears streaming down his face as the last memory he had with Will was of him leaving for rebirth.
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"Nico... I'm sorry." Will apologized, a small, sad smile making its way onto his ghostly face. "... I'm choosing rebirth."
Nico's whole world crashed down when he saw, heard, and felt the news that his first boyfriend had died during his quest. It felt so familiar... like how his sister died and he felt it. He dreamt it.
But he still had hope. He could still visit his Will in Elysium. He could still stay with him. He could still be with him. And maybe, he could wait for him until they could choose rebirth together...
But he forgot the 'maybe'.
He forgot that Will can choose to wait or leave.
And he chose to leave.
He chose to leave him.
Leave him.
Alone.
Once again, Nico's whole world crashed down into the abyss, the only anchor keeping him at bay now gone.
"No... No... No!... NO!..." Tears streamed down his face, all hope breaking in his heart. His dark brown eyes were filled with only one emotion. "You can't do that! You can't just leave me!"
Despair.
" ... I'm sorry."
From that day on, Nico loved and resented Will.
The love of his life.
The light to his darkness.
The heavy anchor to his pirate ship.
And the second-worst betrayal of his afterlife.
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He left him.
...Just like Bianca.
"... Nico, dear. It's already late. Let's go home."
The son of Hades didn't need to turn around to confirm who called him. He knew that voice.
Persephone.
The wife of his father.
His stepmother.
Who had taken on his deceased mother's role after clearing misunderstandings and forming a bond with him.
"Mother. Do I really have to suffer like this again and again? Do I have to endure this emptiness within me again? This misery?" Nico asked, tilting his head as he faced her.
Upon seeing her son's expression and tears, Persephone stood speechless. The sheer, unmasked misery in his beautiful, broken eyes had rendered her silent.
When he asked the question, she froze once more. Because she herself didn't know why the world was so cruel to him.
No, she did.
But she couldn't understand why.
Why her son?
Spending time with Nico and making new memories had allowed her to know him better. It made her regret her previous hostility toward him. It made her regret everything.
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Nico di Angelo
Short StoryA Nico di Angelo one-shot book. Warning: This contains underrated ships or rare ships and all of it are gay so if you don't like gay ships or any of the ships in this book then you can leave and find another book. Disclaimer: The PJo and Hoo series...
