The Shadow of the Sun in Gotham

eyes and Gods are weird

A/N: it's currently midnight, and I'm bored

Will's POV

Will just stared into Nico's eyes, those annoying, beautiful eyes. They were just so Gods forsaken pretty.

They sat on the floor, just looking at each other, silence filled the room. Nico blinked, Will just smirked.

Nico pulled out a pen from his pocket, inched closer to Will, and pulled his face closer. He mouthed the words 'can I?' And Will just nodded.

Nio slowly started connecting the freckles on his face, sticking his tongue out slightly, a small quirk Will has grown to love. His concentration was beautiful in a dorky way.

  His dark eyes, matching the stars in the night, twitching every once in a while, it was so weird. Will loved Nico, every weird habit, and flaw on his face. The small scar above his eyebrow, a slightly crooked nose, and the uneven lip. Every part of it.

"Gods, they make me feel single."

"Why did we come for dinner?"

"Because I think my three elderly children should join for dinner every once in a while."

Will pulled his face away and glared at his siblings.

"Why did it have to be today? Couldn't you have planned around all our schedules?" Will asked, Apollo just looked offended.

"I plan a dinner, and you're ungrateful. I can't believe I gave birth to half of you, " Apollo muttered the last part. He and Austin were on the couch. While Kayla sat on the coffee table.

"Don't remind me," Kayla groaned, dragging her hands over her face. Her hair has looked practically the same since she was fourteen, short choppy red hair and green tips. The only difference is that it was actually brushed.

Austin looked a little different. He grew it out and kept it in a ponytail. They were both 20 now and leaving camp soon, Kayla is just waiting until Grace is better at medicine.

"Am I not allowed to have a Thanksgiving meal with my kids, and Nico?" Apollo asked, he sat in a suit, a fucking suit. He looked dashing.

"No." Nico said, shoving the pen back into his pocket, probably going g to stab someone's eye out (Kayla's)

"When will the pizza get here?" Austin asked.

"Who knows, it's Gotham." Will shrugged.

"Why would you move here William? There is no sunlight! You could have ived in New Rome, where I could vist more often." Apollo nagged, he was missing his emotional support Meg, and he was making it everyone's problem.

Will and Nico glanced at each other, they weren't going g to tell Apollo that that might have been a small factor in their decision.

"Uhh, it was a random dart on a map?" Will said, more like questioned.

Apollo didn't look convinced. But dropped the topic.

They all sat in an uncomfortable silence, only filled with the breathing and shifting of the people in the room. They all sat like that for probably a hour, until a knock at the door.

Both Nico and Kayla shot up, Nico runs to answer the door, while Kayla grabs a stack of paper plates and a pack of root beer.

"Hey, how much do we-" Will heard Nico say, before stopping abruptly. "Sorry, how much do we owe you?"

"76 dollars" the guy said, holding out the pizzas, Nico just took out a hundred bill and handed it to him. "Keep the change"

He took the pizzas and shut the door.

"Who wants pizza?" Nico Called out into the living room. The ex cabin seven members (and Apollo) all raised their hands.

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"So far, this dinner in my opinion, is successful.  We have food, no one is dead, and Nico and Will have o ly eye fucked once!" Austin said cheerfully.

"We all know thar can change soon" Nico muttered, leaning against the back of the couch, Will was still on the floor, but that didn't matter, Nico was happy, and his siblings aren't dead. Great family dinner.

"I miss Meg" Apollo said, he has moved to the floor, where he could sob about dead lovers. Hyacinths, Daphne, and for some reason, he also cried about the arrow of Dodana. So he was doing poorly.

Austin was on the couch, taking most of it up. He stared at the ceiling, humming song tunes, probably from different Broadway shows.

"I'm bored, can Will and Nico go back to eye fucking? At least it was interesting, " Kayla complained. She was holding a can of root beer and laying on the floor pathetically.

"No."

"Nope."

"No way in Tarturus, am I suffering through that again." Austin groaned.

"But I'm bored," she said again.

Will just glared at her before lighting up.

"Who wants to see my gun?"

"Wait, wait, wait, since when did you buy a gun?" Nico asked, looking down at the blonde idiot in front of him.

"....two weeks ago," Will whispered. Nico face palmmed.

"Not interested unless I can shoot Austin," Kayla told them, not even spari g a glance at them.

"Gods, how could I be related to either of you?" Austin muttered, just loud enough for Nico to hear, causing him to roll his eyes.

"Welp, Kayla, Austin... you want a ride back to camp half-blood?" Apollo sighed, standing up.

Evening ended with a goodbye hand shake from all of them, and Will telling Kayla to make sure Jermy gets sleep.

"So now that they're gone..." Nico started, glancing at Will, small smirk.

"Fine," Will smiled.

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A few minutes later, Will jad pen all over his face, with his Fiancé drawing stars all over his arms. They listened to the radio while they sat in the living room.

"Will, stop moving!" Nico told him, glancing up at Will.

"Neeks, I can't just...not breath"

"Will," Nico said again, Will gave in and took a deep breath, and held it in.

Nico finished drawing on Wills arms, moving to his chest. Drawing little masterpieces all over Wills chest and scars, smiling as he does so.

Will loved him, and nothing could ruin this night.

A/N: All I remember is that it's around American Thanksgiving, so enjoy my gift to you.

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