Always You - Nico di Angelo x Reader (Oneshots)

To Be Okay

A/N - School's back in session now, and I already miss my bed :(

This one touches sensitive topics, so please proceed with caution <3

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- Third Person's POV -

You and Nico had been dating for about 2 years. It didn't take you long until you realized that Nico will always have a place in your heart. Through thick and thin, it was the two of you against the world.

However, Nico had changed a lot over the past few weeks. After the war against Gaea, he always seemed tired and angry even at the smallest things.

It might have caused him a lot of trauma and pain when he went alone to Tartarus. Back then, you had tried again and again to convince him to let you come with him, but Nico had closed the entrance before you could say anything else.

You regret not trying harder. You hated yourself that Nico had to go all alone into the worst place in existence, and you weren't there for him.

While Nico may not know what he's doing, you often felt like he was taking his anger all out on you.

"Just leave me alone, Y/N," Nico groaned as he buried himself back under the sheets, "I'm not in the mood to talk."

You were quiet, your voice barely audible as you stood timidly at the corner of the room, "But you never seem to be in the mood to talk to me anymore..."

Nico sighed gruffly and scowled at you, "If you can't stand the sight of me like this, why don't you just leave and break up with me?"

"What if I don't want to?" you retorted back, your voice shaking slightly as you held back tears, "You haven't broken up with me yet either. So why should I give up now?"

Your boyfriend fell silent. He peeked up from under the pillows and glared at you, "How long will you keep fighting for me? For us?"

You gulped, "As long as it takes."

"What if I never get better?"

"Then I'll stay with you. Always. Forever."

The silence after that was deafening. You could hear the blood rushing through your ears as you tried to make sense of the situation. Why wasn't he saying anything?

Without another word, Nico slowly sat up in bed. His hair was messy and had many visible knots. His clothes weren't ironed out and he was as skinner as ever.

Nico slowly stretched out his arms, still not looking at you and focusing all of his attention on the rough tiles on the floor.

You hesitantly tucked yourself into his arms, engulfing Nico into a warm hug. Just like how the two of you used to do.

You felt frozen in place, unable to move for fear of doing something wrong and setting Nico off again.

To your surprise, you felt your shirt getting soaked and damp. You looked down, tilting your head slightly to see Nico sobbing softly into your clothes as he wrapped his arms around your waist, desperate to not let go of his only lifeline in the world.

"I love you," he whispered, "I'm sorry. I know I don't show it very well anymore. But I do. I love you so, so much... with all of my heart, mia cara. I'm so sorry..."

"I know," you whispered back, your voice choking and breaking out in sobs, "I love you too, darling. I just... I just want you to be okay."

"I am now," Nico buried his face into your shoulders, hiding himself from the world, "I'm okay when I'm with you."

A/N - Note that this is actually a dynamic for a toxic relationship. But of course, Nico here is still our precious little green flag, so he'll come around :)

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