Spring Cleaning: A Willico/Solangelo Fanfiction (BoyxBoy)

Dinner

(Jason's POV)

To be honest, Jason wasn't really surprised when Nico walked into the dining hall side-by-side with Will Solace.

Not surprised. But he was excited.

Ever since he got over Percy, Nico hasn't seemed very interested in anyone else - at least, not that Jason could tell. But now, seeing Nico smile and actually laugh, and all because of some son of Apollo, it was clear. Nico liked Will.

Nico liked Will.

Jason forced himself to look away before he started smiling like an idiot. Out of the corner of his eye, Jason watched Nico lead Will to the Hades table and sit down across from him.

"Whatcha lookin' at?"

Jason looked up at Annabeth, who was sitting in front of him, beside Percy. Piper was sitting next to Jason, across from Percy, but they were having an argument about football (a sport that neither Jason nor Annabeth was interested in), so the son of Jupiter and the daughter of Athena mostly kept quiet. Until Annabeth questioned his thoughts.

"Um... Nothing."

But it didn't matter what he said; Annabeth had already followed his gaze, and was now looking at Nico and Will across the room. She gasped, and leaned forward.

"D'you think... D'you think Nico likes -"

"Yeah," Jason said, also leaning in so they could whisper. "Yeah, I think he does."

A grin spread across Annabeth's face. "I knew it! I thought, 'Maybe, maybe not,' but it's so obvious now."

Jason nodded, and they both watched as Will said something and Nico laughed.

Nico laughed. It seemed so carefree, so natural, like laughing was something Nico did everyday. It took Jason's mind a moment to comprehend exactly what was happening.

Then he said, "They would be so... cute together."

"Agreed," Annabeth said. "They just need a little push."

Jason smirked. "D'you think, maybe... Maybe we could push them?"

Annabeth smiled. "You read my mind, Grace."

Jason chuckled. "So, how do we do it? How do you get a happy, all-smiles doctor to date a goth kid who hangs out in the shadows and prefers ghosts to people?"

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Well, when you put it that way, it sounds impossible."

Jason nodded. "It is. But we demigods are known for doing the impossible."

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(Will's POV)

I must be dreaming, Will thought.

When he woke up that morning, Will had thought he was just going to do some innocent cabin-cleaning with his crush. But he ended up kissing him, and sitting with him at dinner.

Will sighed and stared up at the bottom of the bunk above him. The gentle snoring of his siblings filled the now-dark cabin. Will rolled over to face the wall, which was painted a pale yellow that would be tacky if it were any brighter, but was actually not too bad the way it was.

But all he could think of was Nico. He wasn't really Will's usual "type", but he sure was attractive, with his long black hair and dark eyes and even darker personality that very few people could crack through. Today, Will had found that he was one of the people who could.

Will wished Nico was here. He wanted to kiss him again. Nico's lips were warmer than Will had imagined (many, many times), but that was a pleasant surprise. Being a son of Apollo, Will wasn't used to cold things -- or darkness, for that matter, which made his crush on Nico even stranger.

Will made a conscious effort to close his eyes. He had to get some shuteye; he couldn't function on any less than nine hours of beauty sleep, and if he dozed off now, he'd still only get about eight and a half.

You'll kiss him tomorrow, Will told himself. Now go to sleep.

And a few minutes later, he did.

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