Solangelo Oneshots

Waking Up

Waking up had never been easy for Nico.

Opening his eyes to another day of fighting when all he wanted to do was rest had been an awful experience.

Mr. D recommend not opening his eyes when he first woke up. Nico would lie there, eyes shut, listening to his breathing and waiting for the initial dread to die down.

Waking up was becoming less of a chore. In fact, it was enjoyable when Will was with him.

"You awake, honey?" Will asked. Nico gently leaned in to the hand cupping his face.

Not being able to see used to terrify him. Bianca had always been afraid of the dark too. Nowadays, Nico was trying to associate with comfort. With the warmth of his boyfriend, with the eyes squeezed closed hugs from his sister, with late night  movies and sleepovers.

He leaned up for a kiss, humming softly.

"Good morning."

Will was smiling against his lips. Nico let himself melt into the pillows as Will dropped kisses all over his face.

"You're so pretty," Will whispered, leaving butterfly kisses down Nico's throat.

Nico huffed in half-hearted protest.

"It's true!" Will chuckled quietly, holding Nico's hip with a gentle grip. "You're the gosh darn prettiest thing."

Nico was almost too sleepy to smile at his boyfriend's heavy southern accent. He loved when Will woke up and his voice was hoarse and his twang was thick and his hair was fluffy.

"D'you know you have a freckle?" Will continued. He slipped in and out of muttering and whispering as he spoke. "Right over your heart."

Will kissed the freckle lightly.

"You have freckles all over," Nico mumbled.

"You have some on your stomach too," Will persevered, ignoring Nico. He swiped his thumb down the bumps of Nico's sternum to the softness of his stomach.

Nico turned his head into his pillow with a noise of acknowledgment.

"I love your stomach," Will said. "It's perfect for hugging and holding and kissing."

Nico snorted when Will planted an exaggerated kiss on his bellybutton.

"And I love your hips," Will said, squeezing with his hand to punctuate his point. "One of my favourite things about you."

"That and my gleaming personality," Nico teased.

"Yes," Will responded, pecking Nico's lips. "Your personality is just as gorgeous as your hips. And your legs."

"Oh gods, are we doing the whole body?"

"Of course! All of you deserves equal attention."

"My lips need attention."

"In a minute," Will scolded. "Let me finish."

He moved the duvet, offering a consoling kiss to Nico's chest when he shivered at the cold.

"Your legs have carried you so far," Will commented admiringly as he kissed Nico's kneecaps through the fabric of his sweatpants.

"You can't possibly have anything good to say about my feet."

"I have so many good things to say about your feet! I love the minion socks you wear on them and the way you wiggle your toes when you're excited. I love your painted nails and the anklets you wear."

"My feet smell."

"I love their smell."

Nico blindly reached out to bat Will on the head.

"You're a weirdo and a liar."

"Hush, sweetheart."

Nico couldn't see but he knew Will was pouting and it made him grin.

"I love your feet," Will said firmly. "And your hands."

He brought one of Nico's hands to his lips, kissing every knuckle.

"You have piano player hands," he said. "Long and slender. And I love the mark from where you used to wear Bianca's ring. And I really fucking love that I have that ring on a chain that I can wear with me all the time."

"Language." Nico sighed contentedly.

"I love the way your hand fits in mine," Will said as he entwined their fingers. "And the lines on your palms."

He left a trail of kisses up past Nico's elbow to his shoulder.

"You have such strong arms. And they're amazing at giving hugs. And sword fighting. And petting hellhounds. And I love that your shoulders rise up and your head tilts when you get confused. And I love the way you clench your jaw when you're determined."

Will kissed along Nico's jawline up to his ear, tugging lightly at his earlobe.

"And I love that you can hear me waking you up like this, my love. And that I get to wake you up like this."

Nico slowly opened his eyes, meeting Will's adoring blue.

"Hey, baby." Will grinned lopsidedly. "Such a pretty face."

"Sap," Nico said, kissing his boyfriend soundly. "I like mornings with you."

He hid his face in Will's chest and breathed.

A new day. He was ready.

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A/N

Hey, loves!

I've been in a fluffy mood so have this sickeningly sweet brainrot.

Ash x