Solangelo One-Shots

Birthday Present

Mortal AU!!!!

All characters are 21+

Nico is a bit OOC because he lacks ✨trauma✨
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How did they convince a 21 year old med student to go to a frat party on a Wednesday evening? Will Solace leaned against the wall, taking a long sip from his Coca-Cola. No hangovers today.

There was nobody else to keep him any company, as all of the other college students were jumping around and dancing under the multicolored lights. The loud music was starting to give him a headache.

He contemplated whether or not to brave the frigid weather outdoors; it was January, after all.

Eventually, he decided that putting his coat back on was a much better option than getting a migraine, so he did just that. He flipped his scarf over his shoulder and pushed himself through the crowd to step out the door.

Will exhaled softly, the warmth of his breath forming a cloud in the air. He shivered; he hated the cold. He tucked more of his hair underneath his hat in an attempt to cover more of his ears.

Someone laughed.

He hadn't realized the other person on the porch until now. Will recognized the slouching skinny figure of a friend of his.

"Are you always cold, Solace?"

Will's heart skipped a beat. He'd been going out with the other young man for about a month, usually going on walks together between classes or helping out with autopsies. Nico was in the forensic science program, and Will was in the medical. They often crossed paths when it came to the studies of the human body. Meeting in the cadaver lab. How romantic.

"Hello? Solace? The cold getting to you already?" Nico laughed.

Oh, his laugh! In the short time of knowing each other, Will had grown to thoroughly enjoy that laugh. He always swelled up with pride if he was the one to cause it.

"No, sorry. Just distracted. Exams are soon." Will fibbed. I was thinking about you, actually.

"I didn't know you were going to be here. You said you had plans tonight but I didn't know it was to come to a party." Nico smiled, his nose and cheeks pink from the cold.

"Designated driver. You?" Will couldn't help it as he smiled back.

"Celebrating something against my own will." Nico pointed to the red solo cup in Will's hands. "Soda?"

Will nodded. "It's too cold to drink anything."

"I'd kill for a hot coffee right now." Nico glanced over to him. "Do you have a watch?"

Will checked the time. "11:37 PM. Mac Donalds is open 24 hours if you'd like to ditch this place."

Nico shrugged. "I'm in if you're in."

"Definitely. I'll drive." Will took the keys out of his pocket. "Heated seats, of course."

"I knew we started going out for a reason." Nico winked and grabbed the keys from Will's hand. "Let's go!"

So he acknowledged that they were in fact going out... but were they dating? Boyfriends? What definition do you give a relationship if it consists of homework help, takeout dinners, and chaste kisses on the cheek outside the dorms?

"If you're driving, you owe me fries." Will strode forward and waited near the car. He unlocked the door and climbed inside.

Nico followed suit and handed the keys back to Will. "Oh, I have to owe you food on the day before my birthday? What kind of gentleman are you?"

Will gasped. "It's your birthday in-" He glanced at his watch again. "Twenty minutes?!"

"I did say I was dragged into celebration."

"Get in the car! I'm taking you out for food! You get all of the fries and chicken nuggets you want!"

"Sounds like a date to me, Solace."

"You're the birthday boy. This can be whatever you want this to be."

His face flushed, suddenly not needing the heat on full blast inside. Nico seemed to feel the same way, not complaining. His eyes flicked across Will's face, stopping at his mouth.

Will cleared his throat. "Um, food?"

Nico blinked. "Please."

So they drove to the nearest Mac Donalds in complete awkward silence.

Will pulled into the parking lot. "Ok, what do you want?"

Nico took a deep breath and kissed him hard.

Will was more than happy to respond enthusiastically, cupping Nico's cheek with his palm.

When they finally pulled away, Will was grinning. "What was all that for?"

Nico pointed at the time on the car radio, which read exactly midnight. "A present to myself, I guess."
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The end!

So I wouldn't necessarily consider this my best work, but please bare with me because I had a super rough week and wanted to get this chapter out for y'all by Nico's birthday :)

Thanks to all of my phenomenal readers for 23k! Your support means a lot to me!!!

(I'll start the February chapter early for timing purposes so stay tuned 😚)

Word Count: 825