Solangelo Oneshots

Statue

Summary: god x mortal AU where Will is a long forgotten god and Nico is a teen who was seeking refuge from bullies in the woods. Enjoy!

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Will was getting bored of nonexistence. Floating in sky sized expanse of nothingness for eternity while his essence slowly, and painfully, dispersed wasn't the best way to spent his immortality. He couldn't remember how many centuries had past since he'd last been prayed to, but he did know that it had been a loooong time, and that he wished forever would go by just a bit faster.

One day in probably mid autumn, Will had been inhabiting one of his old, broken down statues so that he could get a glimpse of the mortal world for a bit. He had been peacefully contemplating the meaning of existence when he heard rustling in nearby bushes.

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Nico was having a normal day at school, which meant that as soon as the lunch bell sounded, the case was on. One of his older classmates, Clarisse, was a brute and known around school as the biggest bully, but Nico had made the mistake of insulting her once, and she made sure he never forgot. So as per usual Clarisse and her band of psycho chics were looking to give Nico a swirly.

"Hey! Death rat! We know you're over here!"

Nico could hear them shouting from outside the door. He was hiding in a stall in the girl's bathroom, sitting on the toilet tank so his feet wouldn't show under the door. The girls had seen him round the corner onto the stretch of hallway that houses this restroom, but they hadn't seen him go in, so he was hoping they wouldn't look in there.

Click!

The sound the old door made whenever it was opened.

"Sorry girls I gotta piss real quick. I'll be right back." Clarisse's voice echoed in the small space.

The door to the stall next to Nico's opened.

Badum. Badum. Badum.

Nico's heart pounded nearly out of his chest. He couldn't breath, or rather, he couldn't let himself breath for fear of being caught. He only dared take the smallest of breaths when the toilet flushed.

Faucet running, then off. Hand dryer running, then off. Door creek open, door squeak shut.

Click!

He was safe for now, but he couldn't stay in the girl's bathroom forever. someone would find him eventually. He opened the stall slowly, trying not to make a sound, tip-toed across the tile floor over to the door, opened it, and popped his head out. He looked around and strained his ears, listening for the girls. He heard them a ways away over by the back exit.

If they're going outside to look for me out back, then I'll go out front, Nico plotted, trying to think how far away the front doors of the building were.

The girls' voices stopped, now Nico had no way to tell where they were.

Fuck it. He decided and ran, making a mad dash through the hallways. His shoes squeaked on the slippery floor and he cursed his stupid rubber bottoms of his sneakers.

Nico turned a corner and could see the front door in front of him when there was a shout from behind.

"OI! Death rat!" One of Clarisse's goons shouted down the corridor.

"Shit." Nico spat, sprinting the last couple yards then bursting through the doors. He turned around the side of the building and ran straight into the woods. He crashed through tree branches and stumbled over bushes, twisting and turning in hopes of throwing the dogs of his scent and it seemed to work, he could hear the girl's screeching voices fade farther away. He looked over his shoulder just to be sure and immediately tripped over a root.